Saturday, March 4, 2017

Who will be at the Women's March in Boston? Everyone, it seems. and other top stories.

  • Who will be at the Women's March in Boston? Everyone, it seems.

    Who will be at the Women's March in Boston? Everyone, it seems.
    Finding who from Boston will be at the Trump inauguration felt like an exercise in futility. Hardly anyone planned to go, but now I know where everyone will be: the Boston Women’s March.Among the list of boldface types: Hill Holiday CEO Karen Kaplan; former Boston Federal Reserve Bank president Cathy Minehan; Weber Shandwick New England president Micho Spring; former Suffolk University president Margaret McKenna; Emerson College president Lee Pelton; Cambridge political activist and philanthrop..
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  • 10 things to do in Boston this weekend

    10 things to do in Boston this weekend
    BosTen is your weekly guide to events and cool happenings in and around Boston. Skip Netflix this weekend—here are 10 ways to get out of your home and not be bored in the city. If you’d like BosTen delivered to your inbox every Thursday, click here. Want more things to do? Check out our events calendar at boston.com/events. Friday morning marks the final chance for bellyachers nationwide to blame President Barack Obama for any and every negative part of their life, with a hearty “Thanks, Obama!..
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  • Boston vs. Pittsburgh — a classic matchup that goes beyond football

    Boston vs. Pittsburgh — a classic matchup that goes beyond football
    They both have a north shore. They both have fine universities. They both have rabid sports fans. They both have a quarterback out-of-towners love to deride. They both have a team in the AFC championship game Sunday at Foxborough.My two hometowns — Boston, where I was reared, and Pittsburgh, where I have lived for 14 years — are at it again. Tom Brady versus Ben Roethlisberger. Dion Lewis versus Le’Veon Bell. Julian Edelman versus Antonio Brown. Bill Belichik versus Mike Tomlin. Advertisement ..
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  • 'Sanctuary city' controversy embroils Newton

    'Sanctuary city' controversy embroils Newton
    NEWTON — Dozens of people with American flags and signs saying “No Sanctuary City” protested Wednesday night outside Newton City Hall as officials debated the city’s role in policing undocumented immigrants. Opponents said efforts to craft a city ordinance controlling the role of police and local officials in immigration enforcement would risk public safety and federal dollars that come to Newton. Advertisement But backers of such an ordinance, including Mayor Setti Warren and several city ..
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  • Trump's team says chowder is back on the inaugural menu

    Trump's team says chowder is back on the inaugural menu
    WASHINGTON — Legal Sea Foods says it will be serving traditional clam chowder during Friday’s inaugural ceremonies after all, making Donald Trump the sixth president to celebrate his new job with the New England specialty.The Boston company got word from Trump’s Presidential Inaugural Committee Thursday morning that the chowder would be included, Legal chief executive Roger Berkowitz said. Advertisement “We’re just happy that the tradition continues,” Berkowitz said. He had no further deta..
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  • Lawyer: Uber, Lyft may begin Logan pickups next month

    Lawyer: Uber, Lyft may begin Logan pickups next month
    Ride-for-hire app Lyft will begin picking up passengers at Logan Airport next month, the company and Massport said today."We are pleased to have signed an agreement with Lyft to provide our customers with as many transportation options as possible while maintaining the highest levels of security and reliability,” Massport CEO Thomas P. Glynn said in a statement. “This is something our customers requested and we’re glad to provide it as we ensure appropriate checks are in place."Massport will cha..
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  • Inquiry on Trump aides studies intercepted Russian data

    Inquiry on Trump aides studies intercepted Russian data
    WASHINGTON — U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies are examining intercepted communications and financial transactions as part of a broad investigation into possible links between Russian officials and associates of President-elect Donald Trump, including his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, current and former senior U.S. officials said.The continuing counterintelligence investigation means that Trump will take the oath of office Friday with his associates under investigation an..
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  • 11 new restaurants worth trying north of Boston

    11 new restaurants worth trying north of Boston
    Having weathered the lingering aftereffects of the Great Recession, the restaurant scene in the region north of Boston has rebounded and then some. Local restaurateurs are rolling out new dining concepts and giving old ones a new spin. The best new spots are often packed, whether the lure is cutting-edge sophistication or comfort food like momma made. Advertisement It's often said restaurants are most apt to fail in their first two years. We're betting the 11 dining spots noted here — all n..
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  • Americans want Donald Trump to hear them

    Americans want Donald Trump to hear them
    WASHINGTON — The votes were counted, the Electoral College tally is final, and at noon Donald Trump will be the duly elected president of all of this nation’s 325 million Americans.Yet most of those Americans did not vote for Trump, not just because of party or ideology, but because they fear the kind of values he will — or won’t — embrace. Those concerned citizens have no qualms with “putting America first.” They’re proud of their country and want it to be great.Their concerns lie in what “Amer..
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  • Spirited gags and some groans in entertaining 'Something Rotten!'

    Spirited gags and some groans in entertaining 'Something Rotten!'
    If I were a betting man, I’d wager that “Something Rotten!’’ will be largely forgotten in 10 years, a theatrical footnote to an era dominated by “Hamilton’’ and “The Book of Mormon.’’The rambunctiously good-natured, very broad “Something Rotten!’’ is not built to last. It’s built to entertain us in the here-and-now, and in that, it succeeds a reasonable amount of the time. Advertisement But even when you’re enjoying “Something Rotten!’’ at the Boston Opera House, where the musical comedy is ..
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Chewy.com bounds into Boston .'It almost brought me to tears': Teens surprise special-needs student with new shoes .
Boston dogs make Puppy Bowl roster .Nintendo's mobile Mario game sets download record but pricing proves sticking point .

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