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Students get hands dirty for environment

April 19, 2012

Students in Environmental Politics gained real out-of-the-classroom experience this semester as they performed eco-friendly acts of their own picking. Projects included modifying the recycling system in students’ apartment buildings, starting an Earth Day program at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum and working to build a lesson plan for preschoolers and kindergarteners about recycling.

MBTA service cuts, fare increases approved

April 12, 2012

Activists are protesting service cuts and fare hikes after the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Board of Directors approved a 23 percent fare increase and a set of service reductions in a 4-1 vote on April 4 as a part of the MBTA’s third proposal to address its $185 million budget deficit for Fiscal Year 2013, released March 28. The changes will go into effect July 1.

Students form dating site that rates photos

April 5, 2012

Sometimes there is nothing more intimidating than approaching a member of the opposite sex. Four students are trying to take the guesswork out of this often-awkward first encounter by creating FirstSighter.com, a dating service that matches singles by comparative attractiveness.

‘Om Gal’ remains zen while hard at work

March 29, 2012

Om Gal Rebecca Pacheco stays at peace, even when her days are full. The Boston guru of sorts spends her days teaching fellow yogis, writing her Om Gal blog, and working as the online wellness editor for Boston Magazine, and has even started to write a book.

Study: Bostonians stay young

March 29, 2012

The combination of a healthy social environment and mandated medical coverage made Boston seventh-best city to stay young in, according to a Feb. 5 list released by RealAge, a media corporation run by physicians, epidemiologists and media writers.

Details on Boston fundraising walks this spring

March 22, 2012

Check out this list of upcoming fundraising walks in Boston this spring.

Chain Reaction offers cheap bike repairs

March 22, 2012

With temperatures bubbling up to 80 degrees this week, it’s time to brush off old, rusty bikes and put them to good use. Boston’s only after school, mobile, youth-run bike shop, Chain Reaction, opened March 14 at Yawkey Club of Roxbury to provide bicycles, bicycle repairs and free bike mechanic lessons.

Espresso Royale Caffe closed for shift to Pavement Coffeehouse

March 15, 2012

Espresso Royale Caffe (ERC) closed for renovations Monday as it transitions to become a Pavement Coffeehouse. The Gainsborough Street shop, under the same ownership as Pavement Coffeehouse on Boylston Street, will re-open March 26, said Andrew Lopilato, director of operations for the shops.

BostonTweet builds burrito characters, a career on Twitter

March 15, 2012

Tom O’Keefe has it made. Front-row seats at sporting events, the occasional free beer, getting invitations to dates from women he’s never met and most importantly, justification for his burrito obsession. He’s no movie star. Tom O’Keefe is the man behind @BostonTweet, a Twitter account disseminating information about local specials and current events in the city to more than 50,000 followers.

Oyster Specials

March 1, 2012

Cheap oysters are available all over the city. Check out this list and find cheap oyster specials by you.

Tension over nightlife restrictions continue

February 29, 2012

Boston is known for two things that don’t mix – its large population of college students and its early closing time. Local venue owners and managers have recently renewed the push for later closing times and bottle services at their establishments. However, with Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s recent implementation of a Nightclub Enforcement Unit and the Boston’s Licensing Board’s refusal of late-night venues to stay open past 2 a.m., the city is squashing these efforts, but letting a few changes slip by.

Boston a hub for entrepreneurs, start-ups

February 22, 2012

By Daniel Nordess, News Correspondent Fueled by media, attention and the current economic climate, a city that has always been known for its innovation has proven to be a choice destination for the entrepreneurial spirit. In the past five years, more than 1,400 start-ups have...