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Menino bans sale of soda on city property

April 20, 2011

Citing a link between the consumption of sugary beverages and rising obesity rates and health care costs, Mayor Thomas M. Menino issued an executive order April 7 that requires city departments to take steps in the next six months to phase out the sale, advertising and promotion of sugary beverages on city-owned property.

Students to support mental health walk

April 14, 2011

This May, a team of Northeastern students will be enjoying a scenic view of the Charles River as they walk for a cause. They will walk among 7,000 volunteers with a common goal that unites them: to fight mental illness.

Planned Parenthood debate ends today

April 14, 2011

Although the federal government dodged a nationwide shutdown last Friday, the dispute over Planned Parenthood’s funding is not over. Government funding of the organization will be voted on today in Congress.

Increased meter prices, hours hit Fenway

April 7, 2011

As of April 1, hours of operation and parking meter rates are extended during Red Sox home games for parking meters located within the St. Mary’s Commercial District. In doing so, the town of Brookline hopes to make back lost revenue for the town and ensure parking spaces will be available for customers of local merchant businesses.

New store blooms on Newbury Street

March 31, 2011

After more than a decade of absence, clothing company Timberland has returned to Newbury Street. Returning with a new approach for its second time around, the store debuted March 18 at 201 Newbury St., where it has replaced the Gap store. More changes are happening down the block, although they are less visible. Linear Retail Properties, a Massachusetts commercial real estate company, bought four condominium buildings at 292-296 Newbury St. earlier this month.

MBTA adds three-car trains to Green Line

March 24, 2011

As of Monday, the Green Line has been sporting nearly triple the number of three-car trains and has jumped from 13 to 32 trips per weekday on its B, D and E branches. This will be the first time in at least six years that Lechmere Station will house three-car trains and the first time ever that Huntington Avenue will see them on its tracks, according to a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) press release.

NU to hold controversial forum

March 24, 2011

Chuck Turner will be one of four guest speakers tonight at the Northeastern School of Law’s “Framing the Innocent,” a forum about prosecutorial terrorism, FBI repression techniques and political prisoners. The lecture will focus primarily on supposed government misconduct at the Massachusetts US Attorneys office and will allow students, faculty and community to sound off on the issues in question.

Boston Common to be redone by fall

March 24, 2011

A new, decked-out Boston Common will debut this fall, with free wireless Internet access and a renovated plaza featuring movable tables and chairs, a food cart, reading room, chess rentals and a lunchtime piano player.

MOS exhibit challenges racism

March 17, 2011

“RACE: Are We So Different?,” which premiered Jan. 16, is a traveling exhibit at the MOS produced by the American Anthropological Association. The exhibit, in its own words, seeks to “challenge how we think about race, human interactions, and about the similarities among people.”

Your Full St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Guide

March 17, 2011

Here is your complete checklist to a jam-packed St. Patrick's Day weekend.

‘Change is always disruptive’

March 10, 2011

A decision by Superintendent Carol Johnson in December to close or merge 18 Boston schools in predominately black and Latino neighborhoods, including Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan has prompted accusations of racism from a Massachusetts black education advocacy group.

Brookline to roll with skate park plans

February 24, 2011

Amin Bachman, co-owner of Orchard Skatepark in Allston, understands skaters’ concerns and agrees that Boston and specifically Brookline needs more skater-friendly facilities. This is why he has joined the newly formed subcommittee from the Parks and Recreational Commission designed to provide Brookline skaters with more venues