BOSTON, Mass.—On Fri., Nov. 2, the Armenian Student Organization (ASO) of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) hosted a reception for the Armenian student organizations of the Greater Boston area. On Fri., Nov. 2, the Armenian Student Organization (ASO) of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) hosted a reception for the Armenian student organizations of the Greater Boston area. The evening began with a buffet-style dinner featuring Middle Eastern food, which was catered by the Garlic ‘n Lemons restaurant in Allston, Continue reading >>>

As a man in a white, jeweled jumpsuit enters the room, the applause roar. “I said C., C.C. Rider, oh see what you have done,” sings Mark Stanzler, belting out the opening lines of a blues song often performed by Elvis Presley. The audience, mostly women over 60, clap to the beat. “I guess I’m the only one who got the memo that  this was a costume party,”  he joked after finishing the song with a bow. An Elvis impersonator, Stanzler has performed  around the greater Boston  area for 10 years. On a recent afternoon at the Quincy Council on Aging’s  Kennedy Center, he wore Continue reading >>>

G. Scott Thomas Email Greater Boston added approximately 75,000 residents over the past two years, good enough to retain the region's rank as the 10th-largest metropolitan area in the country. But other Massachusetts metros were not as fortunate. That's according to a new analysis by Bizjournals.com, the Continue reading >>>

Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 11:22am By Jim Cronin Banker Tradesman Staff Writer Richards Barry Joyce Partners (RBJ) has made managing partners out of Michael Joyce and Steven Purpura. Joyce is a member of RBJ's Boston leasing group. Prior to co-founding the firm, he was a partner at CB Richard Ellis/Whittier Partners. He twice received the Greater Boston Real Estate Board's Landlord Deal of the Year award; Continue reading >>>

Bethesda, Maryland-based RLJ Lodging Trust ( RLJ ) , a real estate investment trust (REIT), recently entered the Greater Boston market with the acquisition of Embassy Suites in Waltham, Massachusetts. The purchase price of $64.5 million signifies a forward capitalization rate of around 7.9% on the hotel's estimated net operating income in 2013. The acquisition of the top-class hotel is in line with the company's goal of investment in key gateway U.S. markets including Washington DC and New York City. With the addition of this new hotel, RLJ Lodging Continue reading >>>

Bethesda, Maryland-based RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ - Snapshot Report), a real estate investment trust (REIT), recently entered the Greater Boston market with the acquisition of Embassy Suites in Waltham, Massachusetts. The purchase price of $64.5 million signifies a forward capitalization rate of around 7.9% on the hotel’s estimated net operating income in 2013. The acquisition of the top-class hotel is in line with the company’s goal of investment in key gateway U.S. markets including Washington DC and New York City. With the addition of this new hotel, RLJ Lodging now owns around 145 hotels Continue reading >>>

BOSTON (CBS) – It’s a chance for volunteers to give back to those that have served the country. The Greater Boston Food Bank’s mobile outreach unit and the Department of Veterans Services gave out thousands of pounds of fresh produce to hundreds of veterans at Bunker Hill Community College Monday morning. WBZ NewsRadio 1030′s Kim Tunnicliffe reports Each family received 20 to 25 pounds of fresh food and vegetables. Volunteers from the Greater Boston Food Bank say they look forward to this event each year because it is a way to give back to those that have served the country. Veteran Continue reading >>>

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With unemployment remaining high, and another holiday season upon us, HighRoads, the industry leader in health care compliance and benefits management, is putting 6,250 traditional Thanksgiving turkey meals on the table for Boston area families. HighRoads is renewing its support of the Greater Boston Food Bank’s campaign to provide needy families with a good meal this holiday season. The 12 to 14 pound turkeys donated by HighRoads are enough to feed a family of eight. Greater Boston Food bank has Continue reading >>>

My Friends at "On the Water" sent along this report: "We're still catching stripers in Greater Boston and points north folks, and the outings are not micro-marathons but jousts with fish that will pull drag! When not preoccupied with linesider longing, we're finding jack smelt big enough to rival a stocked trout. And for sweet water pursuits, there's fine fishing for salmon and rainbows in Wachusett Reservoir and its tributaries until November 30 . The Stillwater River is loaded with salmon right now. "This is a year for the books. Striper fever kicked in earlier than in memory with blitzes Continue reading >>>

Hospice of the North Shore Greater Boston will host its annual Tree of Lights ceremony in Swampscott at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6 on the lawn in front of the Swampscott Town Hall at 22 Monument Ave. The Tree of Lights is an event that invites members of the community to sponsor a light on a tree in memory or in honor of a loved one with a donation to support the mission of Hospice of the North Shore Greater Boston. Immediately following the tree-lighting ceremony, there will be a reception across the street at the First Church of Swampscott Congregational, where guests will be able to Continue reading >>>