http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/BostonFind stories, videos, and photos about Boston from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:20:21 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Boston14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Boston from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/11/23/northeastern.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/11/23/northeastern.ap/index.htmlBOSTON (AP) -- Northeastern University is dropping its football program after 74 years, saying it's too expensive to maintain.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/11/02/northeastern.weekend.getaways/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/11/02/northeastern.weekend.getaways/index.html#cnnSTCTextEnjoy the seaside charms of southern Maine, antiquing in the Hudson River Valley and Virginia's emerging wine country.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:20:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/30/smallbusiness/sportello_boston.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/30/smallbusiness/sportello_boston.fsb/index.htmIt's late afternoon, and chef Barbara Lynch has been at her new restaurant and cafe, Sportello, all day: hand-rolling pasta, refining menus and, now, fueling up on coffee for the long evening ahead.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/07/14/ntsb.train.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/07/14/ntsb.train.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Boston trolley operator killed in a crash last year likely had a sleep disorder and fell into a "micro-sleep" shortly before the collision, the National Transportation Safety Board ruled Tuesday.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/12/smallbusiness/tour_wars_in_boston.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/12/smallbusiness/tour_wars_in_boston.fsb/index.htmErroll Tyler doesn't give up easily. For six years the Melrose, Mass. entrepreneur has been battling the cities of Cambridge and Boston to get his amphibious-vehicle sightseeing company, Nautical Tours, off the ground and into the water. His case is pending in federal court; here's a look at how it got there.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/11/boston.trolley.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/11/boston.trolley.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe operator of a trolley that rear-ended another trolley should have been able to see the other vehicle was stopped 480 feet ahead, a federal investigator said Monday.Mon, 11 May 2009 15:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/08/massachusetts.trolley.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/08/massachusetts.trolley.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe operator of the trolley that rear-ended another trolley Friday night in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, has told investigators that he was text messaging at the time of the accident, which injured 20 people, a transit official said.Sat, 09 May 2009 03:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/31/real_estate/boston/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/31/real_estate/boston/index.htmThe tallest building in Boston sold for $660.6 million at a foreclosure auction in New York Tuesday -- about half the price it sold for just three years ago.Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/03/02/winter.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/03/02/winter.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTextHeavy snow -- close to a foot in some cities -- blanketed much of the Eastern Seaboard on Monday and spelled a nightmare for morning commuters battling strong winds and freezing rain.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/03/01/winter.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/03/01/winter.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTextA snowstorm that could last up to 18 hours was on its way to southern New England, and Boston, Massachusetts, could be snowed under with up to 15 inches, the National Weather Service said Sunday afternoon.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/08/27/aquatic.boston/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/08/27/aquatic.boston/index.html#cnnSTCTextEveryone knows Boston is a city steeped in history, but on a steamy hot summer day, one of the best places to experience the city is from the ocean or the harbor.Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:59:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1831872,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1831872,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA small plane carrying a patient to Boston for medical treatment crashed Tuesday in a grocery store parking lot, killing all three people on boardTue, 12 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1821595,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1821595,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsResearch points to learning-related genes as a contributor to autism and suggests that early intervention in children can help fix genetic defectsThu, 10 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/07/news/economy/taxis_gas_prices/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/07/news/economy/taxis_gas_prices/index.htmMikhail Glikberg remembers when he made a decent living as a taxi driver in Boston. He could work a 12-hour shift and take home up to $80 a day after expenses.Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/27/navarette.may.27/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/27/navarette.may.27/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn the question of whether recent immigrants assimilate as quickly as previous waves, many Americans exhibit short fuses -- and even shorter memories.Wed, 28 May 2008 00:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/04/02/postnuptial.agreement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/04/02/postnuptial.agreement/index.html#cnnSTCTextCan a piece of paper save a marriage? One suburban Boston couple figured it was worth trying so they entered into a legal agreement to manage a major source of tension in their relationship - money.Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/03/18/boston.colleges/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/03/18/boston.colleges/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretly, I'm congratulating myself.Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:58:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/scott_wraight/02/26/power.rankings21/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/scott_wraight/02/26/power.rankings21/index.htmlBIGGEST CLIMB: Boston (17 to 12), Columbus (27 to 22) BIGGEST FALL: Philadelphia (11 to 17)Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:12:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/scott_wraight/12/25/power.rankings13/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/scott_wraight/12/25/power.rankings13/index.htmlBIGGEST CLIMB: Atlanta (28 to 21) BIGGEST FALL: S.J. (3 to 9), Boston (5 to 11), Philadelphia (11 to 17)Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/11/14/green.market/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/11/14/green.market/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrom Boston to Seattle, eight stores where you can buy smart -- and give back.Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/12/05/boston.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/12/05/boston.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 200 people were evacuated from their homes, including 84 residents of an apartment building for the elderly, after a tanker truck carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline erupted early Wednesday in a northern Boston suburb. Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:27:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1687895,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1687895,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFaced with high-profile youth crime, Boston has started a controversial program allowing cops into homes to look for guns -- and gets surprising supportMon, 26 Nov 2007 22:00:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20158842,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20158842,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnAttention Boston bachelors: Jessica Simpson is out to find love, and she's looking in your direction.Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:09:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dr_z/11/02/matchups/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dr_z/11/02/matchups/index.htmlI'm glad to see that my match-ups for this weekend's Colts-Pats game got posted in time for rapid e-mailers to get a crack at them. The layout of the match-ups always poses a problem for the technicians in the office, a problem of "formatting," as they say. Actually I don't say it because I don't like to use a noun as a verb. Quite exciting actually. One of the computers blew and lots of little names were flung off the screen, onto the floor, where they were seen scurrying toward freedom. Andrew came through, though, and caught them all in his butterfly net.Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/18/smbusiness/Paul_Revere_Bike_Tour.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/18/smbusiness/Paul_Revere_Bike_Tour.fsb/index.htmHeading for the Massachusetts Turnpike, a Mercedes sedan closes in on the back tire of my bicycle with an aggressive honk. Less than a mile of Boston's streets have designated bike lanes, and Commonwealth Avenue - where I'm trying to avoid construction sites and deep trolley tracks - is not one of them. "Stay close to me - this traffic circle might get hairy!" shouts Andrew Prescott, one of my guides. Dodging rush-hour traffic isn't easy, and with a few hours still to go on his Paul Revere Ride to Freedom tour, I'm wondering if I'd be happier straddling a horse.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:11:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/09/12/bc.fbn.bucs.boston.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/09/12/bc.fbn.bucs.boston.ap/index.htmlReceiver David Boston was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wednesday, two days after police released results of a urine test that showed the eighth-year pro had a depressant in his system when he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence last month.Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:59:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/09/10/boston.ghb.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/09/10/boston.ghb.ap/index.htmlA urine test indicated Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver David Boston had GHB in his system when police found him passed out behind the wheel of a sport utility vehicle last month and charged him with driving under the influence.Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1656899,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1656899,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.S. home prices fell 3.2 percent in the second quarter, the steepest rate of decline since Standard & Poor's began its nationwide housing index in 1987Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1650068,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1650068,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsState lawmakers are increasingly stepping into the void created by the failure of Congress to approve sweeping changes to immigration policyMon, 06 Aug 2007 15:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/30/news/companies/citadel_sowood.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/30/news/companies/citadel_sowood.reut/index.htmHedge fund Citadel Investment Group, LLC said Monday that it took over Sowood Capital's credit portfolio following speculation last week that heavy losses might force the smaller hedge fund to shut down.Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:40:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/allan_muir/06/21/draft.trades/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/allan_muir/06/21/draft.trades/index.htmlThe talk around Columbus, the site of the NHL Entry Draft, is that there will be a considerable amount of wheeling and dealing this weekend, and it won't just be anonymous picks swapping hands as teams try to move up in the draft order.Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:34:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/scott_wraight/03/12/power.rankings21/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/scott_wraight/03/12/power.rankings21/index.htmlNote: All statistics are through Sunday.Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:44:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/chris_mannix/02/13/state.of.the.celtics/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/chris_mannix/02/13/state.of.the.celtics/index.htmlThere is no joy on Causeway Street, not even after a franchise-worst 18-game losing streak was finally halted Wednesday against Milwaukee at TD Banknorth Garden. Boston has fallen on hard times before -- witness the 15-win season of 1996-97 -- but even then there seemed to be a method to its madness. In 1997, it was an open secret that general manager M.L. Carr had installed himself as head coach in order to sink the team to where it could land the top pick in the draft, one Mr. Tim Duncan (hey, nobody said it worked out). In other words, Carr was trying to tank the season.Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:32:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/allan_muir/02/11/flames.trade/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/allan_muir/02/11/flames.trade/index.htmlThe Bruins Get: RW Chuck Kobasew, D Andrew FerenceSun, 11 Feb 2007 19:19:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/06/smbusiness/immigrant_entrepreneurs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/06/smbusiness/immigrant_entrepreneurs/index.htmForeign-born workers have become a powerful engine of growth in the U.S., according to a report Tuesday.Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/05/turner.statement/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/05/turner.statement/index.htmlAs we have expressed to Boston and state public officials and law enforcement, we acknowledge our responsibility for the unconventional marketing tactic that we authorized, and apologize to the citizens of the greater Boston area, especially the citizens of Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville and the customers of the MBTA, for any hardship they encountered last week. We understand now that in today's post-September 11 environment, it was reasonable and appropriate for citizens and law enforcement officials to take any perceived threat posed by our light boards very seriously and to respond as they did.Mon, 05 Feb 2007 18:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/02/buzz.marketing/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/02/buzz.marketing/index.htmlPeople are certainly talking about "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" after a publicity stunt that went spectacularly wrong, but marketing experts say paralyzing a city and landing two guys in court isn't the best way to build a brand.Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/01/boston.bombscare/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/01/boston.bombscare/index.htmlTwo men pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges they created panic by placing electronic light boards that caused a bomb scare Wednesday in Boston.Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/01/31/boston.bombscare/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/01/31/boston.bombscare/index.htmlAuthorities have arrested two men in connection with electronic light boards depicting a middle-finger-waving moon man that triggered repeated bomb scares around Boston on Wednesday and prompted the closure of bridges and a stretch of the Charles River.Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/08/31/trips.local.boston/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/08/31/trips.local.boston/index.htmlBostonians are an odd lot. We take our traditions seriously, we're deeply loyal, and, on the whole, we're thrifty. All of which bodes well for the diner searching for a bargain.Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/21/8383644/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/21/8383644/index.htmJoanne Smith wants to make flying Delta swank again. In 2003 she helped launch mod offspring Song, known for lime-green planes and Kate Spade - attired flight attendants. But the budget service flo... Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/08/16/flight.diverted.scare/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/08/16/flight.diverted.scare/index.htmlA woman whose altercation with passengers and crew led to the diversion of a trans-Atlantic passenger flight Wednesday will be detained and likely will face federal criminal charges, a U.S. federal prosecutor said.Wed, 16 Aug 2006 23:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/07/8382570/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/08/07/8382570/index.htmIf Boston were a stock, it would be Apple Computer: great highs, great lows. The year 2004 was a high: Our beloved Red Sox won the World Series, and our not-so-beloved Senator John Kerry didn't tot... Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:59:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/02/14/profile.rypka/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/02/14/profile.rypka/index.htmlFor more than 20 years Bill Rypka's career plans have been up in the air, and there are plenty of people alive today who can thank him and his colleagues for it.Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:33:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/13/real_estate/twomarkets_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/13/real_estate/twomarkets_fortune/index.htmIf you want to know where real estate prices are headed in California's Orange County, the man to talk to is Gary Watts. The Mission Viejo broker has 35 years of experience and doubles as a spokesman for the O.C.'s Association of Realtors.Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/02/20/8369118/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/02/20/8369118/index.htmIf you want to know where real estate prices are headed in California's Orange County, the man to talk to is Gary Watts. The Mission Viejo broker has 35 years of experience and doubles as a spokesm... Tue, 07 Feb 2006 11:12:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/02/01/8368197/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/02/01/8368197/index.htmUrban Miyares returned from the Vietnam war in 1968 with nerve damage and diabetes. Blindness came later. When he couldn't find employment, it made him angry. So the New York City native founded a ... Thu, 02 Feb 2006 09:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/07/real_estate/buying_selling/small_landlord_guide/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/07/real_estate/buying_selling/small_landlord_guide/index.htmSmall fortunes have been made during the past few years by investing in rapidly rising real estate...buy, rent out, flip, repeat. But now stagnating home prices and a bad rental market threaten to end that -- and put the holdings of small landlords in jeopardy.Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/29/journal.roundup/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/09/29/journal.roundup/index.htmlNew uses for old drugs?Thu, 29 Sep 2005 18:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/03/real_estate/buying_selling/pmi_riskiest-markets/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/03/real_estate/buying_selling/pmi_riskiest-markets/index.htmSome of the nation's frothiest housing markets are at growing risk of price declines, according to the most recent survey from PMI Mortgage Insurance Corporation.Wed, 03 Aug 2005 19:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/07/21/journal.roundup/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/07/21/journal.roundup/index.htmlBetter than a spoonful of sugarThu, 21 Jul 2005 18:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/01/news/song/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/01/news/song/index.htmDelta Airlines announced that its subsidiary, Song, will offer more transcontinental flights beginning on September 6.Wed, 01 Jun 2005 19:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/05/26/72.holes.boston/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/05/26/72.holes.boston/index.htmlThere's no better time to be a sports enthusiast in Boston than right now.Thu, 26 May 2005 11:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/24/blizzard.airport/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/24/blizzard.airport/index.htmlBoston's Logan International Airport reopened for flights Monday morning after closing for more than 24-hours due to the weekend blizzard that dumped more than two feet of snow across parts of southern New England.Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/01/20/boston.threat/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/01/20/boston.threat/index.htmlThe FBI has added the names of 10 more people to the list of those being sought for questioning in connection with a possible terror plot against Boston, Massachusetts.Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/01/19/boston.threat/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/01/19/boston.threat/index.htmlState, federal and local authorities Wednesday were seeking four Chinese nationals wanted for questioning in connection with a possible terrorist threat to the Boston, Massachusetts, area, but they said the source of the information was "unknown and uncorroborated."Wed, 19 Jan 2005 22:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/29/8192715/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/29/8192715/index.htmTHE DUSTY FLATLANDS of the Texas panhandle seem a world away from society's great debate about human stem cells. But if you want to see how stem cells could transform medicine, a ranch near Dalhart...Mon, 29 Nov 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/15/8191107/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/15/8191107/index.htmWHEN THE BOSTON RED SOX WON their first World Series in 86 years this past October, sportswriters everywhere heralded an end to the infamous Curse--in which the ball club was supposedly jinxed afte...Mon, 15 Nov 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/08/30/rnc/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/08/30/rnc/index.htmlThe Democrats had their week in Boston. Now, it's the Republicans' turn in New York. The political stakes are enormous. That's because this is shaping up potentially as such an incredibly close contest -- perhaps even a repeat of what happened four years ago.Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/27/gop.protests/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/27/gop.protests/index.htmlThousands of protesters will face thousands of security officials at the Republican National Convention even before the event begins Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York.Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/02/shields/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/02/shields/index.htmlThe morning after his address at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, former President Clinton volunteered to this scripturally challenged reporter that his speech's most provocative line had been inspired by the Book of Isaiah.Mon, 02 Aug 2004 15:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/26/mon.hot/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/26/mon.hot/index.htmlCheck out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/25/dems.security/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/25/dems.security/index.htmlAs the Democratic National Convention opens Monday, the city of Boston will be under an unprecedented $60 million security curtain.Sun, 25 Jul 2004 18:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/25/dems.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/25/dems.main/index.htmlSen. John Kerry pulled a convention-eve surprise Sunday night, taking time out from his swing across the country to attend a baseball game in Boston between the Red Sox and their hated rivals, the New York Yankees.Sun, 25 Jul 2004 17:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/23/convention.security/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/23/convention.security/index.htmlAmid final preparations for the first political nominating convention since the attacks of September 11, 2001, security officials are preparing to lock down a huge area of Boston.Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/22/boston.police/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/22/boston.police/index.htmlA state arbitrator has proposed a settlement of a thorny pay dispute between the city of Boston and its police union, which had raised the specter of picketing at next week's Democratic National Convention.Thu, 22 Jul 2004 22:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/22/labor/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/22/labor/index.htmlThomas M. Menino usually is a happy warrior who has loved being mayor of Boston for the past 11 years, but he is plainly irritated these days.Thu, 22 Jul 2004 21:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/22/news/economy/conventions_money/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/22/news/economy/conventions_money/index.htmEveryone knows cash and politics go hand in hand. But perhaps never in such an obvious way as the event sponsorship at the upcoming political conventions.Thu, 22 Jul 2004 18:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/22/thursday/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/22/thursday/index.htmlA federal judge Thursday denied a lawsuit brought by protestors and groups trying to get better access to delegates at the Democratic National Convention.Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/21/wednesday/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/21/wednesday/index.htmlPick up a newspaper, turn on the TV, listen to the radio and all you will hear about in the metropolitan Boston area is the Democratic National Convention.Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/19/wisdom/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/19/wisdom/index.htmlThe national political convention opening in Boston on July 26 will be my 17th.Mon, 19 Jul 2004 18:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/07/01/going.home/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/07/01/going.home/index.htmlIt was time to hit life's little red "reset" button.Thu, 01 Jul 2004 14:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/06/13/gay.pride/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/06/13/gay.pride/index.htmlCourt approval of same-sex marriage gave extra flair Saturday to the Boston Pride gay and lesbian parade, where men and women gyrated in tuxedos and wedding gowns atop floats and an oom-pah band played "Chapel of Love."Sun, 13 Jun 2004 05:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/28/menino/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/28/menino/index.htmlBoston worked hard to get the Democratic convention. And the nominee -- a senator from Massachusetts -- was threatening to spoil it.Fri, 28 May 2004 18:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/02/01/360642/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/02/01/360642/index.htmContributor Ed Welles is best known to FSB readers for his in-depth investigative stories--say, on health insurers that defraud small firms. But Ed recently allowed that he'd like an occasional cha...Sun, 01 Feb 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/06/pf/yourhome/hotzipcodes/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/06/pf/yourhome/hotzipcodes/index.htmAmong the eight largest metro regions tracked by real estate research firm Fiserv CSW, zip codes in and around Los Angeles and Boston saw home values increase the most between 1998 and 2003.Tue, 06 Jan 2004 16:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/10/27/351669/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/10/27/351669/index.htmActuaries, not economists, are the truly dismal scientists. Consider some actuarial projections about the graying America of 2050: One in 26 of us will have Alzheimer's disease, compared with one i...Mon, 27 Oct 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/10/01/353426/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/10/01/353426/index.htmThe best entry-level job at ChildrenFirst--and maybe one of the prime after-college gigs anywhere--is assistant to the chairman, Rosemary Jordano. It's a one-year deal with an option for two. The o...Wed, 01 Oct 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/10/01/328673/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/10/01/328673/index.htmOnly a few years ago, estate planning boiled down to one question: How can I make sure that the wealth I've amassed through hard work and savvy investing won't be decimated by taxes when I die? Tue, 01 Oct 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/03/01/319489/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/03/01/319489/index.htm--Stuck at Logan for a few hours? Hungry? Looking for the real thing? No, not Cheers, you idiot! Listen, here's what you do. Take the shuttle bus to the airport subway stop (the No. 22 or the No. 3...Fri, 01 Mar 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/12/01/315109/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/12/01/315109/index.htmIt's tough helping entrepreneurs untangle complex financial issues like estate planning and investing for retirement. That's the challenge Peter Simmons, president of Bingham Legg Advisers, a priva...Sat, 01 Dec 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/10/01/311237/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/10/01/311237/index.htmIn April, we skeptically reported that after some setbacks, Tealuxe, a Boston-based chain of tea bars, was at a crossroads in its effort to bring tea to the masses ("The Next Starbucks?"). The situ...Mon, 01 Oct 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/07/01/305783/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/07/01/305783/index.htmNetting Credit Criminals Sun, 01 Jul 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/07/01/283690/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/07/01/283690/index.htmBoston is a charming contradiction of a city. It is steeped in colonial history yet more European than American in character. The city is home to a bewildering array of tribes: blue-blooded Brahmin...Sat, 01 Jul 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/21/273851/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/21/273851/index.htmThe bustling construction activity in the photo at right shows just a portion of what Bostonians, with a mixture of pride and annoyance at all the detours, call the Big Dig. Known properly as the C...Mon, 21 Feb 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/07/06/244804/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/07/06/244804/index.htmDeep in the heart of every entrepreneur lies the secret and ever so slightly subversive desire to change the world. Not necessarily to stand reality on its head, but to take that one eureka! moment...Mon, 06 Jul 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/21/229195/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/21/229195/index.htmThere's no such thing as a bad pizza. Nevertheless, only a few restaurants have reached the pinnacle of piemaking. The pizzerias below are all exemplary, and their products range widely, from the t...Mon, 21 Jul 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/11/11/218223/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/11/11/218223/index.htmIt may be worldwide, but what does the web offer that's useful for managers? We surfed some popular sites and returned to shore with these verdicts. Mon, 11 Nov 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/07/01/214150/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/07/01/214150/index.htmBig usually isn't better if you want to improve your quality of life. this year, none of the 15 largest U.S. metro areas--home to 25% of the population--rank among our 15 best places to live. The t...Mon, 01 Jul 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/02/01/207739/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/02/01/207739/index.htmPACED BY HIGH-FLYING BANK AND technology stocks, shares of Boston-based companies were 1995's top performers. Beantown's stocks posted a stunning 51.8% average return, beating out those of the 23 o...Thu, 01 Feb 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/09/04/205875/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/09/04/205875/index.htm"Now the tinkle of ice pitchers is louder, the whine of wicker heightened. The lending-library waiting list is longer for Point of No Return. Here once more is the fixed reigning smile worn by the ...Mon, 04 Sep 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1995/08/01/205210/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1995/08/01/205210/index.htmNOW YOU CAN CALL BEANTOWN "BOOMTOWN." In the second quarter of 1995, stocks of firms based in Boston shot up 16.6%, outperforming those of the other 23 metropolitan areas in the exclusive Money/Nor...Tue, 01 Aug 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/08/22/79672/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/08/22/79672/index.htm-- RICH TEERLINK, 57, CEO of Harley-Davidson, on the downside of new management theories: "If you empower dummies, you get bad decisions faster." Mon, 22 Aug 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/12/15/88555/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/12/15/88555/index.htmEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jason McManus EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Henry Muller Wed, 15 Dec 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/12/30/75906/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/12/30/75906/index.htmThe news that the Massachusetts Turnpike might be privatized triggered unfond memories for the present writer, who has personally been keen to overturn the management of this toll road ever since L...Mon, 30 Dec 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/28/74621/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/01/28/74621/index.htmMeet Cicero and his understudy, ''B'' -- cockatoos currently appearing in Boston in the comedy La Bete and due to make their Broadway debut at the Eugene O'Neill theater on January 31. The birds ar...Mon, 28 Jan 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/03/74430/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/03/74430/index.htmThe body count on Wall Street keeps rising. Prudential-Bache will fire about 120 of its 180 investment bankers. Merrill Lynch is cutting another 50 financiers, bringing its staff down by 125, or 18...Mon, 03 Dec 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/11/05/74302/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/11/05/74302/index.htmPETER MAYER, chairman of publisher Penguin Group, recently booked an overnight flight from New York to Paris on Air France, just so he could attend a meeting the next morning. Then, he says, ''my s...Mon, 05 Nov 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/09/01/85317/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/09/01/85317/index.htmWhat a difference a year makes. Last year, in our second annual survey of the best places to live in the U.S.A., Danbury, Conn. headed the list. This time, mirroring the shift in strength of the na...Fri, 01 Sep 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/14/72353/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/14/72353/index.htmONCE UPON A TIME, Affiliated Publications was, in the words of the Wall Street Journal, ''a dowdy publisher whose fortunes were tied to the ((Boston)) Globe.'' Then the company, under CEO William T...Mon, 14 Aug 1989 04:01:00 EDT