Mass. businesses disappointed at health care ruling
While the state can now phase in parts of the national health care law, a ruling doesn’t do enough to provide relief from insurance premium hikes, leaders say.
License plate-reading devices fuel privacy debate
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Arroyo formally enters Boston mayoral race
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Kerry upbeat after ‘very constructive talks’ on Middle East peace
Secretary of State John Kerry spent three days in high-level talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
Man charged with raping 15-year-old girl at knifepoint
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Mill No. 5 in Lowell is being reborn in the Hamilton Canal District of downtown Lowell, which has undergone a transformation.
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Mill No. 5 in Lowell is being renovated with a kind of fun-house brio to attract the eclectic, off-beat, and hip.
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The mill will house tech start-ups, a movie theater, yoga studio, restaurant, and lounge/library in the style of an English manor.
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Michele Hazut, a chef trained at Johnson and Wales, will run a cafe that will feature food made with ingredients from local growers.
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Retail stores will be set behind old-world storefronts, across from a Victorian lounge, which will serve as an in-house lending library.
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A boutique 64-seat movie theater is a pet project of developer Constantine Valhouli.
Renovation of Lowell mill aims to be truly ‘mixed use’
The mill under renovation in Lowell will house offices for tech start-ups, a movie theater, yoga studio, restaurant, and a lounge/library.
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Once a ‘disrupter,’ Markey now a mover
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Anti-Semitic graffiti stuns Medford
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North Korea urges foreigners in South Korea to evacuate
The new threat appeared to be an attempt to keep the region on tenterhooks over North Korea’s intentions.
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Obama makes emotional appeal for gun laws
The president pressed Congress to enact gun controls and voiced his determination to families of the Newtown, Conn., killings.
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In midst of steep losses, J.C. Penney ousts CEO
J.C. Penney’s board of directors has ousted chief executive Ron Johnson after only 16 months on the job.
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Album review | Country
Brad Paisley, ‘Wheelhouse’
The country star keeps his contemporary edge sharp with various production tweaks and guest appearances on his latest album.
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Editorial Event | April 17
Editorial Event: Video tips with Dina Rudick
Editorial Event: Video tips with Dina RudickAttend a session on photography and videography with the host of BostonGlobe.com’s “Back Story” series.