With the autumnal equinox this past Saturday, fall is officially in full swing. The nip may not be in the air quite yet, but students around campus are already preparing for the season’s festivities. This article is the first of a two-part series exploring the many activities students can enjoy in the Greater Boston area during the fall season. Today’s installment will focus on traditional fall activities, including apple picking and leaf peeping; the second article, in tomorrow’s Daily, will look into popular events and festivals. Sophomore Massachusetts native Sean Fernald Continue reading >>>

It's been four days since more than two dozen buildings and public spaces across Boston, Cambridge, and beyond got smacked with posters of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama flashing cash like Biggie at a strip club. The life-size black-and-white images are hard to miss; from a lot near Malden High School to Jamaica Plain, both candidates appear to be laughing at the voting masses as a caricature lobbyist cracks a suitcase full of Benjamins. The Phoenix touched base with the artist troupe behind these wheat-pasted marvels – collectively known, according to the posters, as the Blank Administration Continue reading >>>

<!-- end javascript to email the article -->  Marketwire BROOKLINE, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/24/12 -- With a current Home Equity Line of Credit being offered for as low as 2.99% Annual Percentage Rate (APR)*, Brookline Bank continues its focus on providing Greater Boston homeowners with a range of home equity financing solutions, including home equity lines of credit and home equity loans. To make this low 2.99% APR home equity line of credit (HELOC) offer more accessible to homeowners, the bank has launched BrooklineBankHomeEquity.com Continue reading >>>

Boston Fed chief Eric Rosengren called for increased attention by policymakers on the region’s mid-sized cities. “They have not seen the same degree of economic vibrancy as residents in Greater Boston, but they do encompass an important source of future growth, for a couple of reasons,” Rosengren said. “One, they frequently serve as an entry point for new immigrants, and two, they have on average a younger population than the rest of New England.” Rosengren — speaking in Lawrence at an annual meeting of the Community Development Advisory Council — said the populations of New England’s Continue reading >>>

1) Somerville resident helping fight hungerCatherine D'Amato, of Somerville, was one of 300 local business and community leaders who gathered Sept. 19 at the Women Fighting Hunger breakfast organized by The Greater Boston Food Bank, according to an email send on behalf of  the hunger organization. The banquet raised over $55,000 to help fight hunger in the New England area. 2) Crazy cellistRushad Eggleston will be at The Burren tonight for what looks like some boisterous folk music with crazy cello-playing. It starts at 8 p.m. 3) Life on the Campaign TrailKate Chang, who worked on campaigns for Continue reading >>>

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When Joey Voto of Billerica was 6, his first-grade teacher at the Dutile Elementary School knew there was something special about him. She recommended his parents, Joe and Melissa, take Joey to see his pediatrician. The doctor didn’t agree there was an issue, so Joey’s parents took him to see a neuropsychologist, a specialist who studies the structure and function of the brain as they relate to specific psychological processes and behaviors. And Joey’s journey with Asperger’s began. Joey was reading when he was 3, and when he reached elementary school he read at an advanced level, Continue reading >>>

The FULL story all day: Enjoy all of the high-quality, in-depth journalism in the print edition of The Boston Globe — plus breaking news that's updated 24/7. A truly reader-friendly format: Online news that is uncluttered, and easy to navigate. The Boston Globe ePaper: New feature that replicates the print edition in its exact layout. Browse page by page, including stories and advertisements. Video: Enjoy expanded coverage of the stories that matter most. Questions? Call customer service at (617) Continue reading >>>

The FULL story all day: Enjoy all of the high-quality, in-depth journalism in the print edition of The Boston Globe — plus breaking news that's updated 24/7. A truly reader-friendly format: Online news that is uncluttered, and easy to navigate. The Boston Globe ePaper: New feature that replicates the print edition in its exact layout. Browse page by page, including stories and advertisements. Video: Enjoy expanded coverage of the stories that matter most. Questions? Call customer service at (617) Continue reading >>>

Closet Storage Concepts closet designs will be featured in several homes at the Ferguson Greater Boston Home Tour FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / PRURGENT Closet Storage Concepts is excited to announce that several of their closet design projects will be featured in the Greater Boston Home Tour September 22nd-23rd and September 29th-30th, 2012. The Ferguson Greater Boston Home Tour is the region's largest multi-site tour of show homes throughout Greater Boston that demonstrate the latest in design, technology and architectural concepts in residential construction. Ferguson Greater Boston Home Tour September Continue reading >>>