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People like to play up the rivalry between the two Cambridge-based Universities, but historians say the bridge was named in 1891 after Rev. John Harvard (not the school) before MIT even moved its campus from Back Bay. The funnier story that persists to this day is that authorities offered to name the bridge after one of the local schools. Harvard petitioned for the naming rights because it argued it was more “prestigious” and MIT, after finding the structural integrity of the bridge wanting, agreed that the bridge deserved to be named after Harvard, too. Today, most people call it Mass Continue reading >>>

By Jarret Bencks, Town CorrespondentDuring peak commuting times, over 300 bicycles travel Somerville's Beacon Street an hour, making it Greater Boston's busiest cycling corridor. It's also considered to be the most dangerous in the state, with 154 bicycle accidents in the Inman Square area between 2002 and 2010, according to a state Department of Transportation report. The street is riddled with potholes, and in certain areas cyclists are frequently exposed to the danger of being "doored:" struck by an opening door of a parked vehicle. But despite the dangers, it has become increasingly Continue reading >>>

From cellar dwellers to state tourney contenders, the Medford High girls basketball team have endured a rollercoaster of emotions over the course of the season. After stalling out to a disastrous during the first month and a half of the season, the Mustangs have since made an abrupt about face, clinching its third consecutive Greater Boston League championship, while also securing a spot in postseason play. Not bad for a team many had written off after the opening month. “We started out 1-7 this year and people didn’t have much hope for our team,” Medford Coach Continue reading >>>

Mayor Thomas M. Menino, seeking to encourage Boston businesses to be more energy conscious, is proposing a new law that would require commercial building owners to report annual energy and water use to the city, which would in turn make it public. The proposal, which needs City Council approval, is already generating opposition from building owners, who say the city wants to shame them into expensive energy upgrades that will raise rents for tenants and hurt the commercial real estate market. “The whole concept is sort of like the scarlet letter,” said Gregory Vasil, chief executive of the Continue reading >>>

SUNDAY: Robert Cox and Jacob Walker (“Massachusetts Cranberry Culture”) read at 2 p.m. at the Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden St., Duxbury … Margaret Roach (“The Backyard Parables”) and Katrina Kenison (“Magical Journey”) read at 3 p.m. at the Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St., Concord … Rosie Schaap (“Drinking With Men”) reads at 4 p.m. at Brookline Booksmith … Andrew Bacevich (“The Short American Century”) reads at 4 p.m. at Paul Pratt Memorial Library, 35 Ripley Rd., Cohasset (rsvp at 781-383-1348) MONDAY: Andrew Solomon (“Far From the Tree”) reads at 12 p.m. in Marran Continue reading >>>

Boston City Councillor Charles C. Yancey, in collaboration with Councillors Ayanna Pressley and Tito Jackson and Blacks In Government (BIG) Greater Boston Chapter, will host a Black History Month Celebration on Thursday, February 28, 12:00pm to 1:30pm at Boston City Hall in the Iannella Chambers on the 5th Floor. The Keynote speaker, Peniel E. Joseph, professor of history at Tufts University, is a leading authority on African American History, including the Civil Rights/Black Power Movements; African American Intellectual History; Black Feminism; Comparative Black Nationalism; Twentieth Century Continue reading >>>

It seemed that Massachusetts was trying to steer people away from Foxwoods when it passed it’s expanded gaming law in 2011, but now it just might be Foxwoods that Massachusetts gamblers flock to once again as the Connecticut casino giant entered the battle last week for a resort casino license in Greater Boston (Region A). They will compete with proposals from Suffolk Downs in Revere/Eastie and Wynn Entertainment in Everett. Foxwoods announced that it had partnered with Crossroads Massachusetts LLC – a proposal headed up by Colorado developer David Nunes and located in Milford. Though Milford Continue reading >>>

Apartment construction in the Greater Boston area is on the rise. PHOTO BY MADISON FRANCOIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF Boston real estate agencies are feeling the increase in demand for condominium sales and recognize that for many people, the best time to buy is now, agents said. “Newly renovated suites in the South End, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are very attractive to buyers,” said Eden Edwards, real estate agent at Metropolitan Boston Real Estate. “The opportunity to purchase is greater because it is an investment.” Frank Carroll, principal of BostonRealtyNet.com Inc., said condominium Continue reading >>>