A 9,750-square-foot Hopkinton property has changed hands for what brokerage firm Greater Boston Commercial Properties described as an "unprecedented value."Sold at $131 per square foot for a total of $1.28 million, the industrial property at 71 South St. is two-thirds two-story office space with the remaining area being industrial drive-through bays. "The value here is truly in the 3.82 acres of industrial land located less than a mile from Exit 21B off (Interstate) 495, and which can be utilized in (a) manner that is very difficult to find so close to 495 or the Mass Turnpike," said Continue reading >>>

Are you tired of winter yet? Well, Mother Nature isn't, as the Greater Boston area is slated to get even more snow on Saturday. The National Weather Service is projecting 2-4 inches of snowfall, so it may be a good idea to hang on to space savers like these in Boston. Here's the latest extended forecast from the NWS: Today: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Saturday: Continue reading >>>

State Sen. Linda Dorcena-Forry is the luckiest person in Boston.This year she is going to host the annual St. Patrick’s Day political roast and it will be watched by everyone in Greater Boston. With all the controversy and media hype recently about the South Boston parade and breakfast, people will be watching to see how well she performs.This has nothing to do with her not being from South Boston, and not being Irish. Oh, the president will call in and tell us about his distant cousins from Ireland. And you may have a distant relative from Ireland as well, but that’s not what people will be Continue reading >>>

A judge denied Thursday a request by the widow of one of James “Whitey” Bulger’s victims for a bigger share of the $822,000 cash and other assets that were seized from the gangster and will be split evenly among families of all 19 people he was accused of killing. Elaine Barrett, whose husband Arthur “Bucky” Barrett was killed by Bulger in South Boston in 1983, argued that 25 percent of Bulger’s assets should immediately be turned over to her, based in part on her husband’s “extraordinary suffering” and the fact jurors found Bulger not guilty of seven of the 19 slayings he was Continue reading >>>

CR Flooring (Westwood, Mass.) will be part of March’s “Boston Design Week,” a 10-day design-focused festival taking place at various locations in and around the greater Boston area. The wood flooring company will host “The Signature Series,” an exclusive program that allows design professionals to create their own exclusive brand of custom flooring, provides them with their own line of samples individually cataloged to ensure quick and accurate delivery, and offers a rebates incentive program and regular educational updates on new products, trends and floor Continue reading >>>

BOSTON — Approximately 30 percent of the flights out of Logan International Airport have been canceled today due to the nor'easter pounding the eastern part of the country. Three things are causing the cancellations: the weather in Boston, the weather in the rest of the country, and the busier than normal travel period because of the long President's Day weekend. The precipitation is currently alternating between snow and rain in the Greater Boston area. Measurable snow totals have not yet been reported. Latest forecast from the National Weather Service:This Afternoon: Snow before 3pm, then Continue reading >>>

Sonya Iverson rides her bicycle to work during the snowstorm. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) BOSTON — Another winter storm is hitting Massachusetts, bringing with it heavy wet snow, rain and high winds. The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings for most of the state. The snowfall will be heaviest in central and western portions of Massachusetts, which could see more than a foot. Most schools were closed Thursday in that part of the state, including Springfield and Worcester. Non-essential executive branch state workers in the five westernmost counties were also given the Continue reading >>>

Allston, a neighborhood popular among college students and young professionals, is home to the most single users seeking married men, according to the site.

Pictured: The intersection of Brighton Avenue, Cambridge Street, and North Beacon Street.

Data contained in this report are from the CE, which is collected on an ongoing basis by the U.S. Census Bureau for BLS. Here are some other interesting Boston-related figures from the study: Boston households spent more money on alcohol ($813) as compared to the national average ($454). Boston area households spent an average of $64,982 per year in 2011–2012, over 28 percent more than the $50,581 average expenditure level for the typical U.S. household. Among expenditure categories, housing was the largest expenditure outlay which accounted for 31.8 percent of a Boston area household's Continue reading >>>

Home Depot is gearing up for its big spring selling season, which means it's also adding to its employee ranks for the season. The company plans to hire 1,800 people in Greater Boston and 80,000 around the country for the spring season, Home Depot said in a news release. The jobs are open to students and retirees. Additionally, Home Depot said it will work especially hard to pair openings with the skills veterans acquired during recent stints of active duty. Continue reading >>>