Turbo-boosted Beetle

Sporty, quick and fuel-efficient — that sums up the 2013 VW Beetle TDI. Based on the popular Golf architecture, the 2.0 liter, 140-horsepower Turbo Diesel offers pleasantly surprising performance. Driven through the upgraded DSG Automatic Transmission,...

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Court gives OK for wharf eatery

Redevelopment of Boston's Long Wharf pavilion into a waterfront restaurant — seven years in the making — is a step closer thanks to a decision by Massachusetts' highest court. Restaurateur Michael Conlon and the Boston Redevelopment Authority welcomed...

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They’re married all year – to the IRS

Tax season is upon us and the Herald's TaxSmart experts are here each Friday to help. Today, Norwood CPA Robert Fineman discusses how married couples can cope with filing statuses. I got married toward the end of 2012. My wife and I had already bought...

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Rooms with a view of St. Pat’s Day fun

Rooms with a view of St. Pat's Day fun Once a year, a select group of Southie residents have front-row seats to the neighborhood's storied St. Patrick's Day parade. Tens of thousands flood the sidewalks and fill the windows along Broadway, East Fourth,...

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Cocktails will flow year-round in Frost’s cool setting

Customers can expect a cool reception at Boston's newest attraction this spring. Frost Ice Bar — where everything but the floor and ceiling will be made of ice — is under construction in a building near Faneuil Hall in preparation for a June opening....

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Roxbury grocer aims to triple size with $44M plan

Madison Park Development Corp. and Tropical Foods International hope to start construction by July on their $44 million mixed-used project in Roxbury's Dudley Square. The companies have filed a "letter of intent" to the Boston Redevelopment Authority...

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Harvard Poll: U.S. losing its zeal

Harvard Poll: U.S. losing its zeal Business leaders are warning that the federal budget morass is one symptom of a far more troubling problem: long-term challenges to U.S. competitiveness that are sapping America's strengths, according to a Harvard...

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Ready for spring

Surrounded by flowers, exhibitor Liz Behrend of The Cass School of Floral Design in 
Watertown puts the final touches on a selection of delphinium in preparation for The 
Boston Flower & Garden Show, which kicks off today at the Seaport World Trade...

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Yo! kicks into gear as Fung Wah still stalled

With Fung Wah still out of service, Greyhound revved up a bid to dominate the discount passenger bus market between Boston and New York City with yesterday's expansion of its Yo! brand. "Fung Wah had been a thorn in Greyhound's side for years, so they...

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Judge strikes down NYC ban on supersized sodas

NEW YORK — A judge struck down New York City's pioneering ban on big sugary drinks Monday just hours before it was supposed to take effect, handing a defeat to health-minded Mayor Michael Bloomberg and creating uncertainty for restaurants that had already...

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Fine-tuning fine dining preferences

A Cambridge startup is making it easier for diners to choose from the 200-plus eateries participating in Boston's Winter Restaurant Week this month. Nara Logics aims to become for restaurants what Pandora is for music. After users of Nara's website...

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Google now hits homer

One year since the launch of Android's virtual helper Google Now, Apple has failed to hit back with anything remotely as intuitive. Although it's the most robust smartphone assistant to date, Google Now has been sort of a quiet success. On a recent...

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Co. offers cash rewards 
for comparison shopping

Co. offers cash rewards 
for comparison shopping There was a time when small businesses took out ads in the Yellow Pages to get noticed. Today, they find themselves competing with national companies for attention online. But a new website founded by...

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Catholic faithful get wired for papal selection

The vote to select a new pope may remain shrouded in secrecy — the Vatican even installed special jamming equipment to block cellphone use inside the Sistine Chapel — but for the Catholic faithful who want to follow the papal election in real time, there's...

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