Eastie casino foes: Fold Suffok's hand

East Boston casino opponents yesterday called on their elected officials and the state Gaming Commission to reject Suffolk Downs' last-ditch effort to shift its proposed casino to Revere, but a gaming expert said the matter ultimately may be decided...

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Classics that keep memories alive

There is nothing like a classic car to bring back memories from years ago, but it takes work to build and maintain a legacy. "Few things get brand recognition like a name with a story," said car expert Mike McGrath, features editor at Edmunds.com. "You...

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Amenities rival upscale hotels’

It's not new for apartment buildings to be customized with common areas, including pools, gyms and game rooms, but some of today's high-end buildings are outdoing each other with services and features that rival the most upscale hotels. "Modern and...

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Massachusetts economy’s running ahead of U.S.

A recovering housing market and resilient consumers boosted the Bay State economy in the third quarter, but federal fiscal policies continue to restrain growth, according to a University of Massachusetts journal. Massachusetts real gross domestic product...

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Startups urged to fight patent trolls

The booming Bay State startup economy is being threatened by patent trolls — patent-owning firms with frivolous or overreaching infringement claims — and needs to fight back, industry leaders and Attorney General Martha Coakley said yesterday. Level...

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BRA: Exhibit ‘Vital’ to foot traffic

Faneuil Hall Marketplace is bringing in a new tenant just in time for the holiday shopping season, but it's not a store or restaurant. "Body Worlds Vital" — an exhibit of human body parts and cadavers preserved through "plastination" — debuts at the...

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Twitter to start trading

Social media giant Twitter will start trading tomorrow on the New York Stock Exchange in one of the highest-profile initial public offerings in years, and analysts and investors are expecting shares to be at a premium. "When this thing starts trading,...

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New mayor should hook up these 5 tech improvements

He may not be big on voice mail, but Mayor Thomas M. Menino leaves a respectable technological legacy, having released a series of transformative mobile apps to help residents and students, established the Seaport Innovation District and launched an...

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Black day for BlackBerry

Shares of BlackBerry plunged yesterday on news that its $4.7 million buyout was off and that its chief executive was out — leaving an opening for Microsoft to fill behind Google and Apple in the race for smartphone stardom. BlackBerry's stock tumbled...

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The Ticker

MGM Springfield, 
Six Flags ink deal MGM Springfield and Six Flags New England have signed an exclusive, multiyear joint-marketing agreement that designates MGM Springfield as the official resort casino partner of Six Flags New England, MGM Resorts...

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Hub startup musters $5M in venture capital

A year after a Boston startup began testing the military equivalent of LinkedIn, the firm has raised $5 million in venture capital to officially launch its fast-growing website in time for Veterans Day. The investment, which brings RallyPoint's total...

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Holiday season war of tablets

The iPad Air is the best 10-inch tablet ever, but it faces stiff competition as we enter the first-ever holiday season of the tablet. The war is being waged on three fronts: battery life, value and productivity. It seems like nearly everyone — from...

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Site repair: Hold that online health application

WASHINGTON — The application page of the troubled health insurance website is offline until Sunday morning. The Health and Human Services Department says a technology team will be working on HealthCare.gov, so people won't be able to apply or enroll...

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Food pantries fear EBT cuts

Local charities are bracing for a boost in requests for help now that almost half a million households in the Bay State that rely on government assistance to feed their families are getting less money thanks to the end of a federal stimulus program....

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