Stephen Cafferky, owner of People’s Choice Realty, said he's seen rents rise, but the double digits hikes are setting records. Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email It’s getting so expensive to lease apartments in Greater Boston that even veteran brokers are shocked Continue reading >>>

gcbma wrote: Brookline is more desirable than most of Cambridge, and absolutely more desirable than any part of Somerville. None of them are "hip." Somerville is a run-down eyesore where college kids or recent grads go to live merely because they can afford to and only if they live near the Cambridge/Somerville border can walk/bike/subway to Cambridge. The closest area that Boston has that could be considered even remotely hip may be a narrow strip of the South End with the bars and restaurants, and even that is a stretch. Bynxers wrote: Brookline, hip? HAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA Sure. When Continue reading >>>

Hunger, unfortunately, is alive and well. To counter that growing problem, the Greater Boston Food Bank continues to distribute truckloads of donated foodstuffs to 190 municipalities within nine eastern Massachusetts counties. Starting in August the number of food-truck deliveries to Taunton will increase from three to four times a month, according to Gary Krist, GBFB’s manager of member services. “The need is so great,” Krist said, referring to recent reports that the census bureau’s official poverty rate for 2011 will be as high as 15.7 percent, compared to 15.1 percent in 2010. Taunton Continue reading >>>

Fast-Growing Frozen Yogurt Concept 16 Handles Expands to Boston. Now Accepting Franchisees Interested in Developing in the Greater Boston Area. New York, NY (PRWEB) July 26, 2012 16 Handles™ (http://www.16handles.com), an innovative frozen dessert brand that started the self-serve frozen yogurt revolution in New York City, today announced that it is expanding into the Boston metro area and is actively looking for available sites and prospective franchisees. Boston’s first 16 Handles’ location will open in the Town of Brookline at 1309 Beacon St. next to Trader Joes. The new store is Continue reading >>>

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce today announced the winners of its 2012 Small Business of the Year Awards. This year’s awards honor the “Top 10” small, high-growth businesses in the Greater Boston region, with Meridian Associates, a land development and infrastructure consulting firm, being recognized as the “Small Business of the Year.” An awards luncheon for all the honorees will be held at the Sheraton Boston Hostel on Oct. 11. The additional nine companies that will be honored this year include Ace Ticket, Boloco, Cakes for Occasions, Fox RPM Corp., Life is good, Nexcelom Continue reading >>>

State police will nearly triple their overnight manpower on Route 24 and Interstate 195 beginning tomorrow in hopes of abating a surge of carnage on the highways that has claimed the lives of young and old alike. And while there’s no denying the Route 24 straightaway linking Greater Boston to Fall River and beyond is a siren call for lead foots, state police Superintendent Col. Timothy P. Alben said today road and traffic conditions have little to do with the problem. “This is about impaired and inattentive people behind the wheel. For the most part it’s (driver) indifference, and it’s Continue reading >>>

The Greater Boston YMCA's headquarters on Huntington Ave. The Y has sold part of the property to neighboring Northeastern University, which plans to build a new dorm. Galen Moore Web Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter The YMCA of Greater Boston and Northeastern Continue reading >>>

The Greater Boston area has been the setting for several iconic movie film settings. All sorts of filmes from crime dramas like "The Departed" and "The Town" to comedies like "Fever Pitch" and "Legally Blonde" have been drawn to the Hub thank to tax breaks and great locations.Take a look at scenes from movies recently shot in the area and what towns they were set in.Pictured: A crew filmed "Gone Baby Gone" in Dorchester in 2006. Take a look at scenes from movies recently shot in the area and what towns they were set in. Pictured: A crew filmed "Gone Baby Gone" in Dorchester in 2006. Continue reading >>>

Hunger, unfortunately, is alive and well. To counter that growing problem, the Greater Boston Food Bank continues to distribute truckloads of donated foodstuffs to 190 municipalities within nine eastern Massachusetts counties. Starting in August the number of food-truck deliveries to Taunton will increase from three to four times a month, according to Gary Krist, GBFB’s manager of member services. “The need is so great,” Krist said, referring to recent reports that the census bureau’s official poverty rate for 2011 will be as high as 15.7 percent, compared to 15.1 percent in 2010. Taunton Continue reading >>>

Clear Channel launches “The Harbor” in Boston By Carl Marcucci on Jul, 25 2012 with Comments 0 Tweet After the purchase of Phoenix Media’s heritage Alternative WFNX-FM, Clear Channel announced the debut of 101.7 WHBA-FM “The Harbor” as the flip.  WHBA will mark Clear Channel’s fifth station in the Greater Boston area and will represent the area’s first Variety Hit music station that will “play anything.” WHBA Continue reading >>>