Back Bay News

The tech world began crafting whimsical job titles years ago. Now, in the era of personal branding, other companies are doing the same.

Mayor Thomas Menino did not attend Tuesday's Boston Parks and Recreation Department Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series at Clarendon Street Play Lot in Back Bay, however several city officials were on hand to take questions from residents.

The ninth annual From the Top Gala fundraiser, UNIQUE AND UNMISSABLE , will take place tonight, May 22 at 6:30 PM at the Back Bay Events Center .

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Dan Donahue, managing director of the Lenox Hotel, is among the business executives recovering from losses from the Marathon bombings.

Where does one start when describing Boston . Historic? Cultural? Enthusiastic As after 9-11, Boston doesn't want travelers coming here and being sad.

Downtown Boston is booming with new residential construction that will add hundreds of new apartments and condominiums to an area that has already seen a doubling of its residential population in just a decade.

For nearly all of the 20th century, the Boston Irish had a lock - even a stranglehold - on the office of mayor.

Boston boasts a great skyline view and is distinguished by its vibrant neighborhoods.

Less than two years after a development team led by Donald Saunders bought out Starwood Hotels & Resorts' stake in the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and pumped an extra $12 million into the property, a new buyer has stepped to the plate with an offer to acquiret the storied site for $250 million, or 50 percent more than its most-recent assessed value.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 15th annual Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series in local parks citywide from May 8 to June 3. The South End meetup will be held Wednesday, May 29 at Ringgold Park, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. The open hour is an opportunity to speak directly with the mayor about open space and ... (more)

Often referred to as "the Oscars of the food world," the James Beard Awards celebrate professionals in the culinary arts.

The Kentucky Derby may be taking place May 4 in Louisville, Ky., but that shouldn't stop you from having some fun in the Boston area.

Major crimes were down in the South End during the first four months of 2013 as compared to 2012, according to recently released Boston Police figures .

In an embarrassing cartographic snafu, inaccurate street maps posted on advertising-backed signs throughout the city will have to be corrected or replaced by the New York outdoor advertising firm that has a multimillion-dollar contract with the city.

Boston-based home goods e-tailer Wayfair.com plans to move its headquarters within the Back Bay in June 2014, from the Christian Science plaza to Copley Place, a Wayfair spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.

The addition of two new express trains along the Worcester-to-Boston commuter rail line was welcome news for Surabhi Kumar, who said she uses the MBTA train service nearly every day to commute between Worcester and Framingham.

Friends of a Dorchester family that suffered some of the most devastating effects of the horrific marathon bomb blasts gathered for two fundraisers yesterday to help the Richards with their expenses.

It's easy to get caught up in Boston's past. Old graveyards and buildings, cobblestone streets, and historic buildings are everywhere, as are plaques that explain just what makes that particular square of pavement you're standing on so interesting.

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