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BOSTON — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCO), Equity Office Properties (EOP) and Philips Color Kinetics announced that a bright orange glow will greet South Station commuters March 3-9 as Boston shows its support of National Multiple Sclerosis Week. Clear Channel Outdoor, the new advertising media provider in South Station, signed on to support the MS Week awareness campaign through the orange illumination of the station’s exterior as well as strategically placed campaign messages on digital billboards across the Greater Boston Continue reading >>>

'Tis March, though it feels like February. You remember, February, right? Bitterly wintry and full of new apartments. At least that's how the month that was seemed to us. More than 1,280 apartments in Greater Boston either got the apropos green-light or started their marketing pushes. Here then a look back at the hot new developments during the year's coldest month. Continue reading >>>

The National Weather Service reports that a cold front will continue passing farther south of New England today. Light snow over the south coast will end this morning. We are looking at mainly dry but much colder than normal weather into Thursday across Greater Boston with just intermittent chances for snow showers. We are watching the potential for another ocean storm that may impact southern New England late Thursday and into Friday. Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. North wind Continue reading >>>

Children dressed as superheroes, queens, and football players ate pastries and listened to the story of Purim at Boston Children’s Museum on Sunday. The early Purim event was organized by the PJ Library, a nine-year-old nonprofit that gives free books to Jewish families with young children, in collaboration with the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston and Combined Jewish Philanthropies. But one Purim book has incited some controversy for the PJ Library recently. “The Purim Superhero,” written by Elisabeth Kushner and illustrated by Mike Byrne, was the winner of a contest for Jewish-themed Continue reading >>>

The Michelle Kosilek prison interview: Hear from this controversial inmate fighting for gender reassignment surgery. MFA Director Malcolm Rogers sits down with Jared Bowen for his only television interview about his surprise retirement announcement. Email us at GreaterBoston@WGBH.org. Continue reading >>>

Yesterday's fourth annual TEDxManhattan: Changing the Way We Eat was the pistol fire on a marathon month of food events. (If you missed the livestream and want a peek at how it went, check out Yangbo Du's awesome Storify.) Given this Examiner's proclivity for all things action-learning and food entrepreneurship, here are a few Boston local food events you might want to jot down... Tuesday, March 4th | Local Food Trade Show | Northeastern, Boston Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts hosts its annual Local Food Trade Show connecting wholesale buyers and local food producers. From 8:30 Continue reading >>>

The city of Boston has shelled out more than a million dollars in vacation and sick-time buyouts

The Medulla Review Publishing, an independent small press located in the Greater Boston area announces the release of Moumita Basuroychowdhury's poetry book, "Live Nude." The author is a student at NYU and a resident of Edison, NJ. The publisher states that Basuroychowdhury, while previously unpublished, managed to win the contest over many established poets with her experimental verse, which challenges multi-cultural and psychological boundaries. From the book: "...and she grew to be of a martian race freckled with insanity." Copies of Live Nude are currently available at Amazon in ebook Continue reading >>>

The National Weather Service has significantly decreased the amount of snow previously forecast for this particular storm. Dry air in place over the area will cause most of the moisture to dissipate before ever reaching the ground. Look for just an inch or so in the Greater Boston area with perhaps 2-4 inches on the south coast. Winter weather warnings are goin up for the Cape. 2-4 is more likely from the Cape Cod Canal to Hyannis and Chatham and less than that from Eastham to Provincetown. Stay prepared for more bitter cold and perhaps another storm at the end of the week. Today: Scattered Continue reading >>>