Today's look in 1860 townhouse

This 1860-built Charlestown townhouse has been given a high-end gut-rehab and interior makeover, turning it into a showpiece contemporary single-family with four floors of living space. The four-bedroom attached brick rowhouse at 6 Washington St. features...

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Sexy, stylish Fiat turns heads

Undersized, underpowered, but with a huge personality, the 2012 Fiat 500C is just a blast to drive. Let's face it, you're not going to win any races with this runaround, but heads will turn as you sport about the city. The sexy Cinquecento is the second...

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IPad mini is Apple's sweetest tablet ever

This might just be Apple's best tablet yet. Holding it for the first time, I couldn't help but think that the size of the iPad mini is what iPad should have been all along. At 7.9 inches, you can grip it with one hand and type with the other. It feels...

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R.I. socks Curt Schilling, advisers

The state of Rhode Island stopped just short of suing itself in its wide-ranging court action against 38 Studios, and nearly everyone who had an advisory role in the bankrupt company's $75 million loan guarantee, alleging a massive fraud. "It's very...

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Newbury St. water main fix has retail group piping mad

The Back Bay Association wants the Boston Water and Sewer Commission to step up and help with a promotional campaign for Newbury Street businesses disrupted by a water main replacement project. "We are encouraging the commission to do whatever they...

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Building boom in Newton

Seven miles west of downtown Boston in the city of Newton, construction activity is going strong. Less than a 45-minute commute from downtown Boston by train, subway or express bus, Newton is divided into 13 "villages" and rather than having a single...

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Springfield developers blast gambling honcho

The head of the state gaming board encouraged a top casino exec who had been considering Springfield to mull Boston, raising ethical questions from industry watchdogs as well as the ire of developers who claim the conversation helped sink their project....

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'Facebook' for docs sees rash of success

Matthew J. Goldstein was stumped. Three months ago, the Brigham and Women's Hospital physician had a patient with a mysterious rash. So, uncertain what to prescribe, Goldstein obtained the woman's permission to post photos of it on Doximity, the equivalent...

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Twit does damage to Twitter

It took a 29-year-old hedge fund analyst and political operative with a sick compulsion for inciting panic to expose the dark side of Twitter earlier this week. Using his widely followed account @ComfortablySmug, the New Yorker posted false updates...

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Chestnut Hill to add 3 restaurants

The Mall at Chestnut Hill wants to expand its footprint so it can fit in three new restaurants and spiff up the front of the upscale shopping center. Owner Simon Property Group's plans come amid a flurry of competing Route 9 retail developments taking...

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In NYC, the show goes on, even if sans audience

NEW YORK — For the second night in a row, superstorm Sandy and its aftermath forced David Letterman to live out that performer's nightmare: Telling jokes to a vacant theater, or as he called it, "a big ol' empty barn." Letterman hosting the "Late...

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Taylor Swift's 'Red' sells 1.2 million copies in debut

NEW YORK — Taylor Swift's new album is called "Red," but its true color is a brilliant platinum. The 22-year-old sold 1.2 million copies of her latest album in its first week — the largest sales week for any album in a decade. Nielsen SoundScan confirmed...

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Despite cuts, lensbright for Dynavac

Even as it won a contract to design satellite test facilities, Hingham-based Dynavac, a market leader in precision optical coating systems, has been forced to lay off 10 percent of its workforce. CEO Thomas Foley said Dynavac laid off six people this...

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Virgin Australia offers $102 million for Skywest

SYDNEY — Virgin Australia Holdings, the nation's second-largest airline, announced Tuesday a 99 million Australian dollar ($102 million) takeover offer for regional carrier Skywest Airlines and revealed it had bought a 60 percent stake in budget domestic...

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Swiss bank UBS to cut as many as 10,000 jobs

GENEVA — Swiss banking giant UBS AG is to cut as many as 10,000 employees, or some 15 percent of its staff, to drastically shrink its ailing investment bank. The news of the layoffs came as Switzerland's biggest bank posted another big loss for the...

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The Ticker

Time to sell Facebook Current and former Facebook employees will be able to sell their shares in the social networking company today for the first time. The lifting of the post-IPO "lockup" period could flood the public market with shares because some...

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Professional groups offer career training, networking events

When it comes to business networking for the city's multicultural professional class, Boston is home to some of the best and most active groups in the country. Local organizations host everything from social meet-ups to community giveback events to...

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Sandy to be boon for sweeps

It's a sweeps month bonanza for Boston TV stations — the mammoth hurricane rocketing toward the East Coast is expected to draw big audiences during one of the most critical ratings periods of the year. "Household-using-television levels will go way...

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The Ticker

Johnson ditches A123 Auto parts maker Johnson Controls is stepping away from its position as the debtor-in-possession lender during the bankruptcy process for battery maker A123 Systems in order to prevent delays. The company is avoiding a premature...

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Obama's head of the class

The sluggish economic recovery has the Hub's collegiate upperclassmen wracked with worry over their job prospects come graduation day, yet many say President Obama remains the right leader to fix the nation's ills. "Obama has already pushed down the...

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Beware of app-aritions this Halloween!

Trick-or-treating has gone digital. No more going door-to-door without a plan. These days, you've got to maximize your treat-collection efficiency by plotting a route with a mobile app. For 99 cents, the Trick or Treating app, available at the iTunes...

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