The photo here, which comes from Boston.com's real estate listings, is of a two-bedroom, 1,450-square-foot home on Lake Street in Wellesley that is priced just below $800,000, a rarity right now in this crazy spring market. The same holds true for Needham, where 70 percent of all homes on the market during the first quarter were listed at $1 million and up. Here's what Pinnacle's Elaine Bannigan told me in a column I wrote for today's issue of Banker Tradesman. "These numbers are disturbing," notes Elaine Bannigan, owner of Wellesley-based Pinnacle Residential Properties, Bannigan said. Continue reading >>>

Grocery shopping can be a pain – and especially if you're strapped for time, it can become an inconvenience. That's why delivery services have popped up both online and through local stores that allow shoppers to pick out what they want, then have their groceries delivered right to their home. And starting today, a popular Greater Boston grocery store is expanding their delivery service into the Boston Proper area. Roche Bros., a suburb-based market, currently delivers to its immediate surrounding areas for those who can't come to the store and shop. Now, Boston neighborhoods including Continue reading >>>

The header of the BZR Bulletin “In addition to information for prospective buyers, sellers, and renters, readers will find other news that we assure they will find valuable” Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 05, 2014 Boston Z Realty launched the The BZR Bulletin, a new monthly, electronic newsletter designed to keep past clients, prospective clients, and colleagues informed about Boston Z Realty news and activities, Continue reading >>>

About a year ago, the Boston business community was beginning to think about who might be the next mayor. They never really landed on one candidate, and even then-candidate Marty Walsh would acknowledge he had a long way to go with the pro-business crowd at that point.Last week, Mayor Walsh addressed the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce for the first time since his election. He seized the opportunity and came across as informed and committed to a climate in which business can thrive. He let them know he wants to make it easier to do business here. Most agree that he nailed it at pretty much every Continue reading >>>

The Hub was under siege yesterday by terrorists — but that is exactly what authorities planned for during a 24-hour training exercise meant to simulate a real-life attack targeting the city and Greater Boston dubbed “Urban Shield.”About 2,000 city employees, including police, fire, public health, emergency management and Metro-Boston Homeland Security, took part, along with personnel from Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Quincy, Revere, Somerville, Brookline and Winthrop.The event began yesterday at 8 a.m. and was to end today at 8 a.m.Some simulations performed included an active-shooter scenario, Continue reading >>>

The Hub was under siege yesterday by terrorists — but that is exactly what authorities planned for during a 24-hour training exercise meant to simulate a real-life attack targeting the city and Greater Boston dubbed “Urban Shield.”About 2,000 city employees, including police, fire, public health, emergency management and Metro-Boston Homeland Security, took part, along with personnel from Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Quincy, Revere, Somerville, Brookline and Winthrop.The event began yesterday at 8 a.m. and was to end today at 8 a.m.Some simulations performed included an active-shooter scenario, Continue reading >>>

CAIRO – Muslim community leaders in the Greater Boston area are putting final touches on their planned “Walk Against Hunger” on Sunday, May 4, teaming up with Project Bread to raise awareness of the reality of hunger in the state and apply Islamic ethics of helping the poor and needy.“On Sunday, May 4th, Muslims Against Hunger is proud to be joining in Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger,” a statement published at Project Bread website reads.“Together, we raise awareness of the reality of hunger in our state, make a powerful statement about Continue reading >>>

Kara Miller launched Innovation Hub, WGBH’s weekly public radio show about tech and innovation, in 2011 after realizing that she could expand a segment she was doing for the WGBH show Greater Boston. As she was doing research for the segment, she noticed a growing segment of people who were eschewing traditional career paths to set out on their own, starting new companies.  After getting the OK from WGBH and starting the new radio show, something interesting happened. Innovation Hub took off. This weekend, the show is going national. On Saturday, Innovation Hub will be distributed Continue reading >>>

BOSTON — A 24-hour regional training exercise for emergency response personnel will occur in the Greater Boston area this weekend. The exercise known as Urban Shield: Boston will involve 2,000 emergency personnel from multiple departments and run from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday. Responders will run exercises responding to 11 different kinds of mass casualty events that could occur in the region, like a mass shooting or building collapse. "As we saw last year during the Boston Marathon attacks, our first responders are well trained to handle any situation,"€ said Mayor Martin J. Walsh Continue reading >>>