Friends of the Greater Boston area, pack your bags, because we are about to take a trip to the “True South.” The only thing that you will need, however, is your appetite. Absolutely Fabulous is paying true homage to the city of Yellow, Green and Purple with their weekend Mardi Gras Brunch. It features music, cocktails, décor and of course more amazing bites, courtesy of restaurant proprietor and executive chef Lori Muse. This new feature is offered at Ab Fab on Saturdays and Sundays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The inspiration came from Gary Parmenter, restaurant creative and Continue reading >>>

Rob Littlefield and Lara Chelak of the greater Boston area are engaged to be married in September 2014 in the Hudson Valley region of New York.

Rob is the son of Josh and Suzy Littlefield of Wellesley, and Lara is the daughter of Russ and Karen Chelak of Mendham, N.J.

Rob and Lara both graduated from Columbia University where Rob received his master’s degree and Lara her bachelor’s degree.

Rob is a biomedical engineer and Lara is the founder of a digital growth agency.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh enters office with the good will and encouragement of mayors and municipal managers throughout Metro Boston. We are eager to work with him to improve the quality of life for the people we all serve and bring people together from throughout Greater Boston for a truly regional approach to problem solving. Bostonians work, play and study in communities across the region, and many non-Bostonians work, play and study in the city. Boston is the anchor and hub of the region, but its boundaries are porous. Most people cross municipal boundaries without giving it a thought. They Continue reading >>>

Friday, January 17, 2014, 12:06pm The Greater Boston industrial real estate market absorbed four million square feet of space in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to a research report released by Transwestern RBJ. The fourth quarter was the busiest for absorption since 2000. It was the 11th consecutive quarter in which the region’s industrial market had positive absorption, according Continue reading >>>

By Matt PerkinsUp to 435,000 new housing units would need to be created in the Metro Boston area by the year 2040 to keep the region's economy growing, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) said in a new report released Thursday.The units would comprise mostly multifamily homes and be located, primarily, in urban areas, the MAPC said. The aim of the additional units is to attract younger workers to the region from elsewhere in the country to keep the economy growing in the Greater Boston area. The 435,000 new units are greater than the 305,000 new units needed in a Continue reading >>>

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A "for sale" sign hangs in front of a house in Walpole last year. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council reported Greater Boston will need up to 435,000 new housing units by 2040 to keep pace with expected population growth. AP FILE PHOTO Sun staff photos can be ordered by visiting our Smugmug site. By Michael Norton State House News Service BOSTON -- Massachusetts must significantly boost its housing supply to attract the younger workers needed to increase its labor force and help drive economic growth in the next 25 years, according to a new report. The Metropolitan Area Planning Continue reading >>>

(NECN: Peter Howe, Boston) - We’re always known super-expensive Greater Boston needs way more affordable housing. But Thursday regional planning experts put an astonishing new number on just how many new housing units the region will need by 2040 to keep the economy growing and accommodating new workers to replace retiring Baby Boomers: 300,000 to 435,000 more houses, apartments, condos, townhouses and micro-units."We have a lot of baby boomers who are likely to retire at an increasing pace over the course of the next few decades," said Continue reading >>>

BOSTON, Jan. 16, 2014 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ — The industrial real estate market in Greater Boston continued its positive momentum through the final quarter of 2013, according to “indSTATus – Winter 2014,” a research publication from Transwestern | RBJ that highlights warehouse, flex and manufacturing properties. The industrial market capped 2013 with a four-quarter absorption total of 4 million square feet, the region’s highest amount since 2000. The overall market is riding an 11-quarter positive absorption streak, during which occupancy Continue reading >>>

BOSTON — A new report is estimating that Greater Boston will need another 435,000 new housing units by 2040 to lure new workers and accommodate an aging population. The report issued by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) said the new housing — mostly multifamily and in urban areas — is key to ensuring the economy will keep growing by drawing in talented younger workers. If current demographic and housing trends continue, according to the report, the region’s population will grow by less than 7 percent over the next three decades and be decidedly older. While the Continue reading >>>