Archive for August 2020

The proposal comes at a time when multiple housing projects are proposed in Allston/Brighton near the new MBTA Boston Landing Commuter Rail station. Read More

Sheila Layne’s responsibilities will be spread across three other executives. Read More

While more than 300 Massachusetts communities are at or below targets for new COVID-19 case numbers, public health officials on Tuesday released a color-coded map highlighting community-by-community at-risk levels. Read More

Boston University students currently scattered across the world have been meeting regularly on Zoom this summer to brainstorm how they could convince their peers to follow public health guidelines on campus this fall. The students don’t want to take classes from their childhood bedrooms — but that depends on people following social distancing rules on…

BBJ oped: We both grew up in Boston. One of us is Black, the other is white. Our common history binds our hopes and vision for a better future. But racial justice will not be found until success is shared from the boardroom to the block. Read More

A huge chunk of small businesses across the country have already closed. Read More

The Boston-based joint venture between self-driving vehicle company Aptiv and Hyundai Motor Group has plans to hire up to 200 people in Boston and Pittsburgh, claiming that the pandemic spurs a renovated interest in autonomous means of transportation. Read More

The president and COO of Framingham-based consumer-electronics company Bose Corp. is joining his alma mater’s board of trustees. Read More

You won’t have to go only to Wahlburgers’ to get its “Wahl-Sauce” anymore. The company announced it’ll start selling its sauce nationwide in grocery stores. Read More

While hundreds of thousands of tourists won’t be visiting my city this Halloween, I’d argue that it’s one holiday that can — and should — easily be adapted to the realities of Covid-19. Here’s what Halloween in Salem, Mass., could look like. Read More