Mayor Martin J. Walsh will unveil plans today to create a “zoning czar” within the Boston Redevelopment Authority as part of a larger effort to rezone the entire city to make development better fit the needs of neighborhoods and streamline regulations.“The goal is greater transparency and greater accountability so we don’t have over-development in the city. It really depends on what the communities are looking for,” said Walsh, noting a recent Boston Herald article about calls from at-large City Councilor Michael Flaherty and Council President Bill Linehan to revamp zoning in South Boston Continue reading >>>

You Are Not Special: Wellesley high school teacher David McCullough Jr. became a sensation two years ago when he told graduates, “You are not special.”

King, Johnson and Schwartz join Boston Z Realty These agents all possess a level passion, enthusiasm, and motivation that our clients will trust and rely on. Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 28, 2014 Boston Z Realty, a boutique real estate brokerage in the heart of Back Bay, has announced that Taryn King, Mackensie Johnson, and Kevin Schwartz have joined the brokerage as the newest real estate agents. The company Continue reading >>>

(NECN: Katelyn Tivnan: Everett, Mass.) - Sunday, two separate events in Greater Boston had one single mission - to show support and appreciation for our nation's veterans.Hundreds of military families boarded duck boats in Boston as a part of the Red Sox Foundation's and Massachusetts General Hospital's Home Base Program.The program is aimed at helping the families recover from the invisible wounds of war. Outings like this one provide a fun, family-friendly experience.Nearby, thousands of motorcycle riders geared up for the Riders for Boston's Continue reading >>>

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WHEN CHINESE CLASSICAL PIANIST Yuja Wang took the stage in a short, flaming-red dress and impossibly high black heels, it was obvious that this was no ordinary Thursday night at the Boston Symphony Orchestra. As she performed Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2, the 27-year-old stood out in a sea of older musicians wearing black. This high-energy concert was handpicked by the BSO for its new YoPro series, a ticket package targeting the type of young professionals the nonprofit hopes might one day become patrons. “Our focus early on is to develop relationships,” explains BSO managing director Continue reading >>>

SUNDAY Allison Canale (“Ella and the Worry Doll”) reads at 1 p.m. at Tatnuck Bookseller, 18 Lyman St., Westborough … Jeff Kinney (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid”) speaks at 2 p.m. in Rabb Lecture Hall, Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St. … Michael Sims (“The Adventures of Henry Thoreau: A Young Man’s Unlikely Path to Walden Pond”) reads at 3 p.m. at Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St., Concord MONDAY Francine Prose (“Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932”) reads at 7 p.m. at Porter Square Books TUESDAY Continue reading below Anita Shreve (“Stella Bain”) reads at Continue reading >>>

WHEN CHINESE CLASSICAL PIANIST Yuja Wang took the stage in a short, flaming-red dress and impossibly high black heels, it was obvious that this was no ordinary Thursday night at the Boston Symphony Orchestra. As she performed Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2, the 27-year-old stood out in a sea of older musicians wearing black. This high-energy concert was handpicked by the BSO for its new YoPro series, a ticket package targeting the type of young professionals the nonprofit hopes might one day become patrons. “Our focus early on is to develop relationships,” explains BSO managing director Continue reading >>>

As demand grows and supply tightens in Greater Boston's suburbs for office space, landlords seem more eager to put down stakes in the MetroWest area, according to a report by real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle.Over the first quarter the year, the Interstate -495 area saw six major property sales totaling $76 million, compared to just one in the same quarter in 2013. The area's office vacancy rate fell to 19.6 percent, down 0.5 percent year over year, the report said.Jones Lang LaSalle said that asking rents, which averaged $19.58 per square foot for the area, have climbed 6 percent over Continue reading >>>