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‘It’s just so healing’: Ronald McDonald House plans major Boston expansion
The Ronald McDonald House in Boston is preparing for a major expansion as demand for free housing and meals continues to outpace available space for families whose children are receiving critical care at Boston hospitals.
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Bridgewater Chocolate Opens First Shop Outside Connecticut in Wellesley Square
A Connecticut chocolate maker known for its toffees and turtle candies has set up shop in Wellesley Square, taking over the longtime home of the Wellesley Toy Shop at 59 Central St. Bridgewater Chocolate's new storefront marks the company's fifth retail location overall and its first permanent shop outside Connecticut, bringing hand-tied gift boxes and chocolate-covered treats to a new corner of Massachusetts just as the holiday shopping season ramps up.
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From Mild To Miserable: Cold Wind, Soaking Rain To Snarl Boston Commute
Boston stays cloudy Thursday afternoon, with only a slight chance of rain at first before showers become likely. Temperatures should hold in the lower 50s, while east winds strengthen to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, the National Weather Service’s latest Boston forecast says. Rain...
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A nurses' strike is averted, while a lack of urgency prevails on Beacon Hill
With less than eight hours to spare, Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses and Mass General Brigham late Wednesday managed to avert a potentially historic open-ended strike. Divided over cost-of-living increases, limits on temporary travel nurses and health insurance contributions, the parties negotiated for hours Monday and made "some progress" — but not enough to call off the strike. Even as Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu stopped by the session and called on the sides to strike a deal, it seemed likely thousands of nurses would end up streaming through Longwood Medical Area by 7 a.m. Thursday. No additional talks were scheduled.
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Ruben Files to Convert 250 Washington Office Floors Into 98 Apartments
Ruben Companies has filed plans to turn seven office floors at 250 Washington St. into 98 apartments, a change that would make its mostly residential Downtown Crossing tower fully residential if the city approves the work. The owner took the proposal to Boston's Planning Department, Universal Hub reported. Nothing in...
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Charlie’s Kitchen in Harvard Square to close for good, owner says
On a gray November afternoon in Harvard Square, the kind of light that makes brick look older than it is, people slowed in front of a darkened doorway they had walked past for decades. Menus were gone. The familiar clatter was gone. A handwritten note, already softening in the damp, told passersby what many regulars had feared since water rose through the lower rooms. Charlie’s Kitchen closes, the owner said, and this time the closing is permanent. For more than seventy years the room had been a place where students, cab drivers, professors, and people who simply wanted a burger and a beer could sit without performing Cambridge. Flood damage ended that run. What remains is the quieter question of what a neighborhood loses when a room like that goes dark, and whether anyone will bother to build another one that asks so little of the people who enter.
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November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month: Celebrate the Love of Older Companions
This Adopt a Senior Pet Month, the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) is celebrating the special bond senior pets share with their families and shining a spotlight on older animals waiting for a new chapter of their own. Puppies and kittens often capture the attention of potential adopters, but...
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The Boston House 'feels like home' for families dealing with childhood cancer
We find our joy at the Boston House, a free home for families whose children are being treated for cancer in Boston. Dawn Emerman is the co-executive director, along with her husband, Mike. When she was a child, her family was one of the first to stay at the Boston...
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4 Boston-Area Restaurants Offering Thanksgiving Takeout Foods for Your Holiday Feast
Several Boston-area restaurants are making your Thanksgiving meal easy. Guests can choose from takeout options spanning traditional turkey feasts, barbecue, Italian dishes, Greek pies, and seasonal sides and desserts. Tempt your taste buds with this lineup. You can also find additional takeout Thanksgiving recommendations on the BostonChefs.com website. Alma Gaucha.
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Zhu Brings Glamorous Dim Sum To Back Bay's Boylston Street
A glamorous new dim sum restaurant has taken over a stretch of Boylston Street in Boston's Back Bay, with a multi-level dining room, an open kitchen, and cocktails on offer. Zhu, at 903 Boylston St., serves dim sum, xiaolongbao, stir-fry dishes, and cocktails for business lunches, date nights, and group dinners.
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City streets projects, after a hiccup, taking shape. But advocates remain cautious.
On a damp weekday morning near a school crossing in Jamaica Plain, traffic did not so much flow as hesitate. A parent shifted a backpack higher on one shoulder and waited for a gap that never quite felt wide enough. The signal changed. The cars kept coming. Scenes like that have become the quiet background to a larger argument about pace, trust, and unfinished work. After a pause that left neighborhood groups unsure what would move and what would wait, Boston streets projects are taking shape again under interim leadership. The question on the sidewalk is no longer only whether the city intends to act. It is whether the next months will look different from the last ones.
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BU Tops No.15 BC 3–1 in Battle of Comm. Ave.
No. 15 Boston College women’s hockey welcomed rival Boston University to its weekend series the same way most BC students act when they meet someone from BU: with a cold shoulder. Unfortunately for the Eagles (6–6–0, 4–4 Hockey East), the Terriers (3–8–2, 2–3–2) returned the favor on the ice,...