Just a block south of Commonwealth Avenue near the Griggs Street T stop, a patch of empty space sits enclosed by a tall chain-link fence. Technically in Allston — but practically in Brookline —...

By July 1, interest rates on federal student loans could double, meaning students who take out new Federal Direct Stafford Loans will end up accruing interest at a 6.8 percent rate rather than the current...

Elizabeth Warren and Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown will release their tax returns either this week or next, spokespeople from their campaigns said. The senatorial candidates have been engaged in debates...

Boston police are investigating the death of a Boston University School of Management graduate student who was shot early Thursday morning. Officers responded to a call from 139 Allston St. at about 2:43...

The following crime reports were taken from the Allston-Brighton District D-14 and the South End District D-4 crime logs from March 28 to April 3. At about 4 p.m. March 28, police arrested two men impersonating...

Many Boston voters accurately predicted former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney would win the Republican primary in the Commonwealth on Super Tuesday. Romney won the state’s primaries with 72.1 percent...

Boston is among the top U.S. cities for jobs, as Forbes ranked the Hub eighth in its Best U.S. Cities for Jobs List in a list published Monday. Forbes used statistics that accounted for factors such as...

It emerged from the depths of the Charles River, about three feet long and covered in armor. “First of all, it was unbelievably cool,” said Executive Director of the Charles River Watershed Association...

After Saturday, only US Airways offers direct flights from Boston to Philadelphia – and by then, its prices will have effectively doubled. This means that in the foreseeable future, commuters who wish...

After about five years of vacancy, concrete plans have been made to fill the empty lot in Downtown Crossing where Filene’s flagship store used to sit. Millennium Partners, a New York developing firm...

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced that after this year’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants, the city will not tolerate rowdiness. In an effort to keep celebrations...

Newton police officers arrested a local man for allegedly owning child pornography Tuesday, just a week after a Newton schoolteacher was arrested for similar charges.   The 47-year-old Peter Buchanan,...