Training, timing and luck saved lives in the minutes after the Boston Marathon bombings, the president of Massachusetts General Hospital said today.“I think we are very proud … that of the 250 people that showed up at hospitals that day that were alive, every single one of them is still alive,” Peter Slavin, the president of MGH, told the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.The twin bombs exploded on Boylston Street at 2:50 p.m. on Patriots Day — just 10 minutes before shift changes at the emergency and operating rooms inside the city’s hospitals. “We were double-staffed, as were Continue reading >>>

Cambridge’s Sudo Shoes is the sole vegan shop in Greater Boston and a destination for people looking for organic, union-made and sweatshop-free shoes, bags and accessories. Owner Scot Fitzsimmons and Suffolk University marketing professor Giana Eckhardt discuss the demand for ethically produced products, the premium people must pay for them and whether or not consumer behavior can improve labor conditions in overseas garment factories. 

This post is sponsored by the law firmGesmer Updegrove LLP -- providing emerging and technology-based companies the business guidance and legal experience they need to prosper. New England was named the worst in the nation for retaining college graduates this week. With that bad news reiterated, however, there is a promising positive: MassChallenge has done its part to help. Out of the 128 companies participating in its summer accelerator program, dozens come from Greater Boston’s colleges and universities. Babson College was actually granted the incubator’s “Trendspotter of Continue reading >>>

Don't get too excited about that cute cape or spiffy colonial you listed online. It may not really still be on the market after all. More than a few homes are being listed as active on popular real estate websites when in fact they are all but officially off the market, under agreement to a buyer but not yet officially sold. Fortunately, come May 21, MLS PIN will close this loophole, giving buyers a more accurate picture of what is actually for sale and what is under agreement and off the market. Yet it all comes a little late, with the spring selling season entering the fourth quarter here. To Continue reading >>>

FRAMINGHAM (CBS) – The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority says someone cut the locks to three hatches at one of its aqueducts in Framingham. The incident occurred at the Hultman Aqueduct, which is one of the two lines that carry drinking water to the Greater Boston area. The three padlocks were cut from separate access hatches located at approximately half-mile intervals along the aqueduct. Police say there is evidence of an attempt to cut a fourth lock. State Police are investigating, though they say “there is no evidence of any crime other than vandalism.” The MWRA says it Continue reading >>>

BOSTON (MyFoxBoston.com) – State Police are investigating apparent break-ins at a water transmission line that carries drinking water to the greater-Boston area. A Massachusetts Water Resources Authority official said that employees discovered locks had been cut to three outer hatches along the Hultman Aqueduct in Framingham Monday morning. Massachusetts State Police said the hatches were located about a half-mile away from each other. They said it appeared that the vandals had attempted to cut a fourth lock. Officials said that there was no evidence of any attempts to disrupt or contaminate Continue reading >>>

Owners of the burger chain are eyeing another Cambridge location, but are still dealing with the permitting process. Photo via Flickr.com The burger boom in Greater Boston is continuing to sizzle. According to the owners of Tasty Burger, a new restaurant will be cropping up in Cambridge’s Central Square, but details about the exact location are still under wraps. The opening of another Tasty Burger restaurant will make it the fourth one in the area. Tasty Burger’s other locations are in Harvard Square, South Boston and the Fenway on Boylston Street. The launch of a Central Continue reading >>>

BOSTON (CBS) — Some of Boston’s finest chefs cooked up a special meal Sunday night to help raise money for Big Sister Association of Greater Boston. Chef Michael Schlow of Radius restaurant and other celebrity chefs prepared a six-course meal for the annual fund-raiser. WBZ-TV news anchor Lisa Hughes served as emcee for the event. Big Sister supports about 2,600 girls in mentoring relationships every year. Sunday night’s event raised enough money to get 48 girls off a waiting list to participate in the program. There are about 500 girls on the waiting list. The Big Sister Association Continue reading >>>

If you think there are a lot of Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks stores in Greater Boston, just wait. The competition between Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks is about to get a lot more caffeinated. The coffee titans, firmly entrenched in communities in and around Boston, and fighting out it cup by cup, are vowing to expand stores and offerings in the area, although they are cagey about where, when, and how. It promises to crank up an already epic battle for the hearts, minds, and taste buds of local java drinkers in a clash between two business giants famous for their coffee — but dissimilar in Continue reading >>>