Transwestern's Houston headquarters today announced it is acquiring Richards Barry Joyce Partners, LLC (RBJ), a full-service real estate firm based in Boston. Establishing its 34th U.S. office, Transwestern achieves a significant presence in the Boston market and takes a dynamic step toward its vision of becoming the No. 1 real estate value creator in the country. The transaction combines like-minded real estate firms, each with a client-centric business model and ambitious mission to excel in all areas of business."We are thrilled to add such a culturally compatible and dynamic firm Continue reading >>>

Mary Moore Reporter- Boston Business Journal Email Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Arbella Insurance has donated a total of $1.25 million to 25 charities in New England, the insurance company announced Monday. The total donation is evenly split among the organizations - $50,000 to each one, the company said. The 25 recipient nonprofits were selected from proposals submitted by Arbella employees, independent insurance Continue reading >>>

By Jaclyn Reiss, Town Correspondent Waltham's Back Pages Books will host author James O'Connell Tuesday night to discuss Waltham's unique place in the history of the region's development, according to the bookshop. The free event, titled "Waltham: Past, Present, Future," will be led by O'Connell, who wrote The Hub's Metropolis, a book that explores Greater Boston's development from railroad suburbs to "smart growth." O'Connell will trace the city's ascent from 19th century village retreat through the rise of the railroad, the streetcar, and into the present day landscape of roads, transit hubs, Continue reading >>>

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Do you want a casino, along with the problems they create? That question is posed at the start of a new televised ad by mayoral candidate Bill Walczak, who is hoping to draw a sharp distinction between himself and the other candidates over a proposed Boston casino. The ad—Walczak’s third of the campaign—will begin airing at 6 p.m. today on cable and local stations in Greater Boston, including on NECN during the first and only televised mayoral debate. The event is sponsored by the Boston Herald, Suffolk University, and NECN. All 12 candidates are expected to attend. The ad opens with Continue reading >>>

As Boston-based nonprofit Community Call moves into its second year of working with at-risk high school students in the city, the organization has found a way to expand its focus to better serve the students in its program. Community Call works with high school students in its Community Call Event Planning Enrichment Programs where students plan and execute community events while getting hands on training in business, leadership and making a positive difference in the community. To further highlight the importance of community service, Community Call has created the Greater Boston Young Continue reading >>>

Hospice of the North Shore Greater Boston has announced that it will be sponsoring “The Many Faces of ALS,” a comprehensive educational program offered to health-care professionals focused on the latest developments to improve care for patients afflicted with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. This program is being made possible through a generous gift to HNSGB, which established the Robert Marder ALS Education Series, honoring the memory of  Marder, an HNSGB patient with ALS who died in 2009. The daylong event will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Continue reading >>>

On one of the last days before school before the bustle of fall activities, 120 children and adults were treated to ice cream and entertainment by the Belmont Council on Aging at the Beech Street Center at their Annual Ice Cream Social and Mad Science’s entertaining program “Up, Up and Away!”  The program was aimed at the children, but enjoyed by the adults, as well. Mad Science’s Jesse transformed an everyday dry cleaning bag into a hot air balloon and explained how it worked. It’s similar, he explained to when you run around – you get hot! If you are air and Continue reading >>>

 The Nature Conservancy is asking foodies in Greater Boston to nominate their favorite green restaurants for Nature’s Plate, a contest to name the people’s choice for each area’s top green restaurant.  Whether you're a vegan, vegetarian or a meat-eater, it's a good bet the healthiest and tastiest food on your table came from nature. From the lobsters in the Gulf of Maine to the tomatoes soaking up the sun at the farm down the road, healthy food demands a healthy planet. And our planet is nurtured when food production is sustainable.  That's why The Nature Conservancy is to working Continue reading >>>