BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) – A Dorchester man was arrested Tuesday night in connection with running a human trafficking and prostitution ring in the Greater Boston area, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Wednesday.Michael Leoney, 49, is charged with trafficking of persons for sexual servitude and deriving support from a prostitute. He is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Dorchester District Court."We allege that this individual arranged for multiple women to provide sexual services and kept the profit from those arrangements," said Coakley.Coakley's office began an investigation Continue reading >>>

Burgers are still hot and here to stay. Over this past year, Greater Boston chefs and restaurateurs have been creative as ever. Between more savory cocktails, lamb belly as the new bacon and spiked milkshakes, there’s been a myriad of trends emerging from this market and beyond. Then there's the burger craze that won't let up. We’ve gathered the top 10 trends of this past year, but we know there’re many more. Feel free to give us your two cents on what you’ve been seeing. And bon appétit! Continue reading >>>

Leon Neyfakh is the staff writer for Ideas. Amanda Katz is the deputy Ideas editor. Stephen Heuser is the Ideas editor. Kevin Hartnett is a writer in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His last article for Ideas was about choosing Congress by lottery. Guest blogger Simon Waxman is Managing Editor of Boston Review and has written for WBUR, Alternet, McSweeney's, Jacobin, and others. Guest blogger Elizabeth Manus is a writer living in New York City. She has been a book review editor at the Boston Phoenix, and a columnist for The New York Observer and Metro. Guest blogger Sarah Laskow is a freelance writer Continue reading >>>

Leon Neyfakh is the staff writer for Ideas. Amanda Katz is the deputy Ideas editor. Stephen Heuser is the Ideas editor. Kevin Hartnett is a writer in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His last article for Ideas was about choosing Congress by lottery. Guest blogger Simon Waxman is Managing Editor of Boston Review and has written for WBUR, Alternet, McSweeney's, Jacobin, and others. Guest blogger Elizabeth Manus is a writer living in New York City. She has been a book review editor at the Boston Phoenix, and a columnist for The New York Observer and Metro. Guest blogger Sarah Laskow is a freelance writer Continue reading >>>

Riemer and Braunstein, a Boston-based law firm, has made an initial donation of $25,000 to fund a “campership” program to jointly benefit the Jewish Brothers Big Sisters Association of Greater Boston and the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston. The donation was made in honor of the memory of the firm’s recently deceased partner, Jonathan Samen. Samen, a Lexington resident, was a longtime philanthropist and partner at Riemer and Braunstein for 20 years. He previously served as president of Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston, and, at his time of death, was the president Continue reading >>>

Riemer and Braunstein, a Boston-based law firm, has made an initial donation of $25,000 to fund a “campership” program to jointly benefit the Jewish Brothers Big Sisters Association of Greater Boston and the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston. The donation was made in honor of the memory of the firm’s recently deceased partner, Jonathan Samen. Samen, a Lexington resident, was a longtime philanthropist and partner at Riemer and Braunstein for 20 years. He previously served as president of Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston, and, at his time of death, was the president Continue reading >>>

A point man for tourism in Boston, Larry Meehan could rattle off arcane facts about the city and its history with the confidence of a college professor and the enthusiasm of a Duck Tour driver. He knew, however, that tourists usually want more than just a stroll along the Freedom Trail and a beer at Cheers, so he encouraged regional collaboration. A tourist en route to another destination in the region, he reasoned, would drop a few bucks in Boston along the way. Such were his thoughts nearly a decade ago when ­Marlborough looked into marketing its suburban locale as a weekend crossroads. Mr. Continue reading >>>

Lawrence “Larry” Meehan, vice president of media and tourism sales for the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau, died Saturday after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.Meehan, a Needham resident who earned the nickname “Mr. Boston” during a 30-year career promoting the Hub and its attractions to film crews, travel writers and tour companies from around the globe, was 60.“He was always thinking that next level up,” said Patrick Moscaritolo, president of the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Most people are thinking in the here and now. He’s thinking, Continue reading >>>

Two media powerhouses in New England join together to showcase exclusive news, video, and weather Boston, Massachusetts (PRWEB) December 17, 2012 The Boston Globe and CBS Boston’s WBZ-TV today announced a collaboration that combines the power of two news organizations with a long tradition of excellence covering Greater Boston and New England. Beginning today, The Globe and WBZ-TV will showcase exclusive, breaking news, and video on television, in print, and on the web. “This collaboration will further allow The Boston Globe and WBZ-TV News to deliver the most comprehensive news and Continue reading >>>

The Malden High School girls cross country team finished the season strong, dominating the Greater Boston League Championship. The Golden Tornados took three of the top four spots en route to a 28-40 triumph over second-place Cambridge Rindge and Latin in the championship competition. With two of Malden’s top five runners sidelined, the girls were in need of a total team effort, according to a school release. Leading the effort over Cambridge’s 3.1 mile course and finishing second, third, and fourth overall were senior captain Haley Dowdie (20:57), sophomore Victoria Hannafin (20:58), Continue reading >>>