Archive for June 2023

Ming’s Supermarket, an Asian grocery store in a corner of the South End that recalls the neighborhood’s old days before it was home to a growing number of luxury towers, has filed for bankruptcy. Read More

JPMorgan Chase & Co has opened a branch in Harvard Square, according to a notice it filed with the Treasury Department last week. This location is the bank’s first branch in Cambridge. Read More

Isabella Mandis is making her peers aware of the simple existence of venture capital, which remains to these days dominated by men. Yet numbers show that change is in progress, particularly in the Bay State. Read More

Good News Tuesday: Now through Aug. 20, all Jordan’s Furniture store locations will collect donations of new and gently used clothing for children from birth to 12 years old in support of Cradles to Crayons’ Ready for Learning initiative. The Cradles to Crayons/Jordan’s Furniture partnership is now in its 11th year. Read More

Time’s up for single-use plastics. Or at least that remains the hope of representatives from 10 environmental organizations who gathered on Beacon Hill to promote bills that would ban the distribution of plastic shopping bags at retail stores statewide. Read More

A recent analysis by CoStar Group lists several potential indicators for cities that could disproportionately feel the effects of increased remote work. Read More

Both Juneteenth and Emancipation Day are powerful celebrations that honour the vibrancy and resilience of Black communities. They ignite important conversations and inspire individuals and groups to move toward greater equity and inclusion in society. But despite the symbolic progress represented by these commemorative days, inequalities still persist for many African Americans and Canadians, including…

Governor Maura Healey formed an advisory council that met for the first time Thursday to discuss maintaining diversity in higher education ahead of an upcoming Supreme Court decision. Read More

The time to start breaking down interstate transmission silos is now, energy chiefs from the Northeast states are telling the U.S. Department of Energy. Read More