Victorian gets beautiful restoration

This completely renovated mansard Victorian sits on a side street in West Somerville near Tufts University. The newly gut-renovated 1910-built single family at 30 Conwell Ave., on the market for $1,499,000, has four bedrooms, four full bathrooms, 3,183...

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2015 Lincoln Navigator navigates blizzards with style

As the Blizzard of 2015 approached New England, I knew I would be called upon to photograph the impending snowstorm. I would have accepted any four-wheel-drive vehicle, but when a 2015 Lincoln Navigator 4x4 showed up in our lot, I thought why ride in...

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High-tech council creates data dashboard to keep state on right road

A top tech industry group unveiled a new tool to compare Massachusetts to other states yesterday as Gov. Charlie Baker said the state needs to solidify its position as a high tech leader by working harder to be more competitive and lowering the cost...

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Solons back Charlie Baker Olympics veto

Ninety lawmakers have signed on to a bill that would create a commission to ensure transparency in Boston's bid to host the 2024 summer Olympics and would give the governor the final say if the games require state money. State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz,...

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Bay State sued over
 campaign finance law

A conservative Arizona think-tank and two Bay State businesses filed suit yesterday to change a state campaign finance law that allows unions to contribute up to $15,000, but blocks businesses from doing the same. "I don't have the same voice, the same...

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Eatery hit by marathon bomb to close doors

Forum, the Boylston Street bar and restaurant at ground zero of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, will close March 1 due to a large rent increase, according to owner Boston Nightlife Ventures. "Unfortunately, the current real estate climate on Boylston...

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The Ticker

Fed: Student loan 
deliquencies soar Student loans had a higher delinquency rate than credit cards, auto loans and home mortgages over the past three years, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported recently. Outstanding student loans in the country...

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Boston.com hires two editors

Boston Globe affiliate website Boston.com yesterday announced the hiring of two new editors to "strengthen a website beset by controversy." Editor Tim Molloy and Deputy Editor Kaitlyn Johnston will begin March 16. "Bringing in two great, experienced...

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Plugged-in blower is no ordinary Joe

Snow Joe SJ623E Ultra Electric Snow Thrower (SnowJoe.com, $249.99) This review was done under duress, following the untimely demise of a lesser snowblower that was no match for the unprecedented snow accumulations in my Charlestown patio and driveway....

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Booting Up: Laptop security hole puts buyers at risk, damages trust in company

When the government issues a warning about someone else's potential electronic spying, you're bound to feel as if we're teetering on the edge of a 1984 dystopia. But that's exactly what happened on Friday, when the Department of Homeland Security warned...

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Montreal knows where to stick snow

After roughly 8 feet of snow in three weeks, mammoth snowbanks everywhere and a problem-plagued public transit system, many Bostonians are thinking there's got to be a better way to deal with snow. In Montreal, which has been pounded by about 8 feet...

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Getting homes shown this winter ‘daunting’

More than 8 feet of snow has put a damper on a Boston-area real estate market already constrained by limited inventory — creating logistical issues for home-sellers, buyers and real estate agents — but opportunity awaits for those undaunted by the weather....

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