The Greater Boston area is dodging a major snowstorm this weekend as a system will be tracking off the coast all weekend. Earlier in the week, forecasters were projecting a significant snow event over the weekend before reducing it to less than half a foot of snow and eventually only scattered snow showers. Here's your weekend forecast from the National Weather Service: Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind around 14 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 29. Wind Continue reading >>>

President Obama spent his most formative years in the Greater Boston area as an aspiring Harvard Law student, in Cambridge. And aside from bringing his Choom Gang chops to The Hub, he also learned a thing or two about a thing or two. So it's only natural that he'd descend upon Boston to meet with some local movers and shakers while raising funds to aid the Democratic National Committee. According to the Associated Press via CBS Local, President Obama will be coming to Boston on March 5 after a roundtable discussion in Washington D.C., "for another round-table and a dinner." The money generated Continue reading >>>

★★★½ The LEGO Movie (PG), 18 Reviewed Thursday ★★ The Monuments Men (PG-13) Note: “Vampire Academy” did not screen in time for publication in today’s G Section. A review can be found on BostonGlobe.com and Boston.com. Continue reading >>>

Somerville is seeking a master developer to maximize the use of parcels identified in the city's Union Square Revitalization Plan. By Brock Parker, Boston.com Staff Developers of some of the Greater Boston area's largest projects are showing interest in becoming the master developer for Union Square and Boynton Yards in Somerville. Mayor Joseph Curtatone's office said Thursday that the city has received 10 responses to a request for qualifications released by the Somerville Redevelopment Authority in December to find partner to develop what could be more than two million square feet Continue reading >>>

By Adeline Sire
medford@wickedlocal.com


Posted Feb. 6, 2014 @ 9:00 am
Updated Updated at 2:41 PM

Medford, Mass.

Gracie Gold won the U.S. Figure Skating Championship at TD Garden. Thomas Grillo Real Estate Editor- Boston Business Journal Email  | Twitter Greater Boston’s hotels had their strongest December in six years, fueled in part by 15,000 visitors Continue reading >>>

A Chelmsford dish recently made Boston Magazine’s “Cheap Eats” list.The magazine picked 26 “Cheap Eats” in the Boston area ($15 or less). The list will run in the magazine’s February edition.Among them was Gene's Chinese Flatbread Cafe in Chelmsford, which recently opened another location in Boston's Chinatown. Gene's also recently made news in Chelmsford as the restaurant will be forced to move due to an affordable housing project that is coming this summer.The Boston Magazine article recommends an order of "thick, ropey noodles à la minute" tossed in chili Continue reading >>>

BOSTON — While almost a foot of snow was falling on Greater Boston on Wednesday, people were already looking ahead to a possible major weekend storm. Forecasters are now saying that it may not be that bad after all. The National Weather Service is projecting that the major system headed our way will pass far enough out to sea and to the east of Boston that it will spare the region a major snow event. Still, some snow accumulation is expected. Glenn Field of the National Weather Service's Taunton office told the Patriot Ledger that "the big storm is off" for this weekend and to not expect Continue reading >>>