Republicans suffer a stunning upset. Our experts weigh in. Student loan relief: How one Boston nonprofit helps low-income students get through school. Ruth Reichl: The former restaurant critic discusses her new novel. "The Minimalists": Meet the men who gave up six-figure salaries and shed most of their possessions to live the minimalist life.    Email us at GreaterBoston@WGBH.org. Continue reading >>>

On Tuesday President Barack Obama signed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act, a bill that sounds excruciatingly boring but actually has major implications on Greater Boston. The measure approves federal funding for various aquatic infrastructure improvements, including deepening Boston Harbor. By signing the legislation into law, President Obama is allowing for a partial sum of the $310 million cost to be allocated towards the Boston Harbor Dredging Project – an initiative expected to double the amount of shipping containers that move in and out of Boston Harbor, specifically Continue reading >>>

Mary Moore Reporter- Boston Business Journal Email  |  Twitter The economy of Greater Boston gains about $1.4 billion each year from arts and culture, according to a report due out today. The report being issued by ArtsBoston, an organization that promotes the arts in Greater Boston, is titled "The Arts Factor." The findings aim to highlight the role the arts play in Boston's identity and future. Key findings Continue reading >>>

For Boston-area teenagers who are too young to drive – or don’t have access to a car – the MBTA is crucial to connecting them with friends – or transporting them to after-school jobs.  As of July 1st – a monthly T pass for middle and high school students will cost 29 dollars – compared to 75 for a standard monthly pass.  But that lower rate comes with a caveat.  Student passes are only good on school days.    Now some youth activists are demanding a more flexible – less expensive monthly pass for riders 12 to 21 years old.  The group “Youth Affordability Continue reading >>>

If you’re looking to lose weight, gain muscle, or just improve your overall health – there’s no shortage of pills and powders that promise to do the trick.  Dietary supplements are a booming business – operating out in the open – but with little oversight.  In part two of this week’s Focus report – we look at the debate over the risks and rewards of dietary supplements.  WGBH News Reporter Stephanie Leydon has this story.  Continue reading >>>

While Boston isn't the biggest city in the country, it can claim to have a huge number of young people, if only for a part of the year. Every fall, hundreds of thousands of students flock to Beantown to attend one of the one hundred colleges and universities in the Greater Boston area, making the city primed and ready for fun.If those numbers are true, it doesn't seem to make sense that Boston is suspiciously devoid of big parties and music events. Sure, planning a big festival within any city's limits can be tough, but surely there is someplace open enough Continue reading >>>

The Arts can be a nebulous term, including everything from street performances to grand concerts,  fringe theater companies to big Broadway-bound shows, local artists dotting canvases to masters gracing museum walls. What’s no longer nebulous though—the arts are an economic engine.  A new report by the non-profit group ArtsBoston reveals the arts are a $1.4 billion annual industry in Greater Boston. That’s no surprise to developer and philanthropist Ron Druker.  “I think the reasons why we have new flights coming in from Dubai and from Bejing and from Istanbul and from Tokyo is not Continue reading >>>

After weeks of repeated pomp and circumstance, commencement season has finally come to a ceremonious close here in the Hub. The tassels have been turned, mortarboards thrown and fuzzy platitudes dished out by semi-famous speakers who, more or less, followed a formula. The last month hasn't been without its headline-worthy moments, however, 14 of which we couldn't resist rounding up so you could relive the horror, and hilarity, of the celebratory season again and again. LL Cool J Became a Doctor Northeastern University awarded the rapper-turned-NCIS: Los Angeles star with an honorary degree Continue reading >>>

Even to the untrained eye – it was clear. Jared Remy – now serving a life sentence for murder – was a voracious steroid consumer.  The son of famed Red Sox announcer Jerry Remy went from a normal looking teenager – to a bulky brute.  And while no OFFICIAL link has been made between Remy’s drug use – and his violent behavior – it led us to wonder whether the two could be connected.  Even Jared Remy’s father wondered the same thing – discussing his son’s steroid use on WEEI just two months before Jared Remy pleaded guilty to murder.    In this week’s Continue reading >>>

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