The winner with the best artistic design gets their Twitter handle engraved on the unique ride. Photo by Alex Nenopoulos Tucked away in some of Hubway’s docking stations around Greater Boston are a few unique bikes unlike the others that the company likes to refer to as “unicorns.” These special bikes are usually marked with individualized sayings—like the one with a quote from former Mayor Tom Menino—and get commuters excited when they find the rare rides buried among the lines of silver-and-green bikes throughout the system. To add to these distinctive sets of wheels Continue reading >>>

Single-family home sales fell in May for the fourth consecutive month. Jon Chesto Managing Editor, Print- Boston Business Journal Email  |  Twitter  |  Google+ Continue reading >>>

Alleys. Sidewalks. Parking lots. Hectic intersections and interstate highways. And don’t forget “parklets.” Al fresco dining spots are popping up all over, and most of them can’t boast scenic waterfront or mountaintop views. Continue reading below Instead, they’re being incorporated into new restaurants or added to venerable establishments, amid some of Greater Boston’s least-scenic venues. Related Photos And restaurants aren’t just simply plopping some wobbly tables and folding Continue reading >>>

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What could be better in the sweet summertime than a mouthwatering burger and fries? Fortunately for Boston, we already have quite a few tasty options –from Shake Shack to Uburger, there’s no shortage of patties to be found in the Hub. And now, one of our favorite fast-serve eateries is opening even more locations in the Boston area. Five Guys Burgers and Fries is set to open (at least) two new locations in the Greater Boston Area, reports Boston Restaurant Talk. The popular burger franchise, which already has a few locations in Boston, will open in Newton and Brockton – bringing Continue reading >>>

Friday, July 18, 2014, 4:21pm By Steve Adams Banker Tradesman Staff Writer Blackstone Group's Equity Office division is looking to further reduce its Greater Boston office portfolio with plans to sell 125 and 150 Cambridgepark Drive, which it acquired in 2011 for $81.5 million.The private equity giant has hired CB Richard Ellis to market the two buildings totaling 470,000 square feet near the MBTA's Alewife Continue reading >>>

[Peters Park in the winter; photo by John Phelan via Wikimedia] As Curbed Boston's first-ever Outdoors Week wraps up today, we give you, dear readers, the chance to decide which dog park is the best in all of Greater Boston. Last week we solicited your nominations and spent a good portion of this one running down the top contenders. The nominees again are: · Peters Park in the South End · Ronan Park in Dorchester · Somerville's Nunziato Field Polls open through the weekend. Winner announced on Monday. Go! Our polls require javascript -- if you're viewing this in an RSS reader, click Continue reading >>>

The 40-year-old Southborough-based Webco Engineering has signed a lease extension Wednesday for its headquarters at 155 Northborough Rd., according to an announcement from Greater Boston Commercial Properties, which handled the transaction. While terms of the lease extension were not released, Greater Boston Commercial Properties said the extension will allow the manufacturer of custom equipment for the paper industry to continue to utilize 3,000 square feet of the 12,432-square-foot facility for both its office and design space, with the rest used for manufacturing purposes. Continue reading >>>

Tech workers ready to pay in cash and foreign buyers from Asia have helped push SF's median price into seven figures, the news site reports. Substitute life science for tech and you have a pretty good idea as well of what's driving up Boston area prices, especially in hotspots like Cambridge and Somerville's Davis Square. And like here, a shortage of inventory - homes for sale - has also pushed prices beyond crazy to full-scale insane out in San Francisco. Here's from the SFGate piece: The nosebleed price is a result of limited inventory and an influx of cash buyers willing to pay whatever Continue reading >>>

The Wink Nod is among a handful of modern-day speakeasies that dot the Greater Boston landscape. Some are easy to find, others aren't. Dim, sultry, and need-to-know: there’s no more evocative image in American drinking than the speakeasy. And they’re in fashion for the first time since Prohibition. New York started the neo-speakeasy Continue reading >>>