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Watch Obama's Commencement Address at Morehouse College Live Online [Video]

Morehouse College will be receiving the graduation advice of a lifetime, delivered by none other than the President of the United States himself ...
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Same-sex marriage supporters celebrate 9th anniversary in Boston Public Garden

About three dozen supporters of same-sex marriage gathered in the Boston Public Garden recently to mark the ninth anniversary of its legalization in Massachusetts ...
Your Town

The MBTA: ruining weekends since 1897

The first portion of the subway line that would become the MBTA opened more than 115 years ago, and by the standards of that time, it's doing pretty well ...
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Menino outlines $1.8 billion, five-year plan for capital improvements across city

(Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff) Mayor Thomas M. Menino today at the proposed site of a handicapped friendly park near Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown ...
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Top 10 #MBTA Tweets of the Week: Wonderland Has No Wonder

The person who named the Blue Line stops on the T was either highly, highly optimistic, or just plain high ...
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ASSEMBLED, Somerville's Own Version of SoWa, Kicks Off This Weekend

For 10 years, SoWa Open Market has graced the South End with its wonderfulness ...
Historic Boston Inc.

HBI Readying Proposal for Allston’s Charles River Speedway

Proposals are now being accepted by the Departmentof Conservation and Recreation (DCR) for the rehabilitation and reuse of the 1899 CharlesRiver Speedway Building ...
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MBTA to launch faster, more informative 'T-Alerts' system; old system to be discontinued

The MBTA says riders will soon be able to receive faster, more reliable, and more informative alerts, via text and e-mail, about sudden service delays and disruptions and planned changes.
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Boston, Salem residents become semifinalists in national contest for wheelchair accessible van

Two disabled Massachusetts residents are one step closer to obtaining a wheelchair accessible van that would ease obstacles in transportation for them and their caretakers ...
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Remembering fallen cyclists

The cyclist community is coming together to honor the fallen after a string of tragic deaths in Boston this year ...
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Bostons Duckling Day Parade 2013

Tia Connell of Boston led her father, Dan Connell, by the hand to go look at the real ducklings in the pond on Sunday ...
Historic Boston Inc.

How Do I Revive Thee? Let Me Count the Ways

HBI is pleased to present the next installment in actor, and Greek Revival enthusiast, Bronson Pinchot's blog series ...
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Downtown Boston Business Improvement District home tour

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 ...
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Boston vs. New York Food Truck Throwdown

The 2nd annual Boston vs. New York City Food Truck Throwdown dominated the scene at the Greenway this Saturday ...
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Top 10 best locations to live in Mass.

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...
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Cheapest places to live in Massachusetts

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...
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Top 10 Most Fun Places to Live in Massachusetts

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...
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Top 10 towns with best schools in Massachusetts

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Top 10 hipster places in Massachusetts

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Dreamtown Finder: Massachusetts town search calculator

A tool to help you find the ideal Massachusetts communities for your needs ...
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