FEMA unveiling new Hub flood zone maps

Suffolk County residents will get a first look today at new flood zone maps that have prompted outcry over rising federal flood insurance costs and a deluge of lawsuits across the nation. The Federal Emergency Management Agency today is unveiling the...

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Townhouse condo has roomy charm

A townhouse condo in Cambridge's Inman Square that's priced at nearly $1 million shows just how much has changed in the once-inexpensive neighborhood known for its funky, independently owned shops and eateries, including the iconic S&S Restaurant....

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Hyundai shifts gears, turns heads

While I was photographing this car a man approached and asked what kind of car I had. Told a 2014 Hyundai Equus, he let out a whoop, a friendly cuss and exclaimed "A Hyundai!" and left chuckling about how much better the car was than the 1990s rust-buckets....

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Gov offers boo$t to affordable housing

State officials are touting a massive influx of state and federal money for low- and moderate-income housing as a boon to economic development across Massachusetts. At the Putnam Square Apartments in Cambridge, Gov. Deval Patrick announced more than...

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BRA sued over no-bid deal with Sox on Yawkey Way

A sweetheart land and air rights deal between the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Boston Red Sox is now being attacked in court. Everett businessman and attorney Joseph Marchese is suing the BRA over the recent $7.3 million agreement that awarded...

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Foes: Revere casino would nix track

Suffolk Downs says it will have a new gaming partner before the end of the month to build a resort casino on the Revere portion of its property, but casino opponents are claiming that if that happens, East Boston's "No" vote means the racetrack can't...

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Experts: Sales of statins to soar

New guidelines for keeping cholesterol in check are likely to dramatically boost sales of statins — with a doubling to an estimated 33 million statin patients — but it won't cut into sales of non-statin cholesterol-controlling drugs, at least for now,...

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Prof reacts to bitter taste left by Lululemon remarks

Remarks about the size of women's thighs by the founder of a red-hot yoga­wear brand are rubbing some women the wrong way. And Salem State University professor Rebecca Hains is leading the call for lululemon athletica's Chip Wilson to apologize to women...

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Boeing machinists reject contract proposal

SEATTLE — Boeing machinists in the Northwest rejected a contentious contract proposal Wednesday that would have exchanged concessions for decades of secure jobs. The International Association of Machinists District 751 announced Wednesday night that...

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Wal-Mart steps up competition for holiday shopping

As more stores push for Thanksgiving shoppers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is stepping up its game for the official kickoff to the holiday shopping season. The world's largest retailer said Tuesday that it will start to offer its holiday blockbuster deals...

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Asian stocks mostly up after Dow hits record high

SEOUL, South Korea — Asian stock markets mostly traded higher Tuesday after the Dow Jones industrial average hit another all-time high. Tokyo's Nikkei jumped 1.9 percent to 14,534.91 and South Korea's Kospi added 0.7 percent to 1,991.26. China's Shanghai...

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NY ex-Madoff worker kept mouth shut as fraud grew

NEW YORK — In the many years he spent as a trader at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, David Kugel learned that investments that Madoff claimed to be making for clients were fiction. Kugel, 68, knew that because he was instrumental in concocting...

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More oil and gas drillers turn to water recycling

MIDLAND, Texas — When the rain stopped falling in Texas, the prairie grass yellowed, the soil cracked and oil drillers were confronted with a crisis. After years of easy access to cheap, plentiful water, the land they prized for its vast petroleum wealth...

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Calif. company recalls prepackaged salad, sandwich

RICHMOND, Calif. — More than 90 tons of ready-to-eat salads and sandwiches by a California catering company are being recalled after 26 people in three states were sickened by a bacterial strain of E. coli linked to its products, federal health officials...

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NY knish factory fire leads to nationwide shortage

COPIAGUE, N.Y. — A fire at a factory billed as the world's biggest maker of knishes has created nationwide shock and oy for those who can't seem to find the Jewish treats anywhere. Kvetching has been going on at delis, diners, food carts and groceries...

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