Karl “Chip” Case was a serious academic, albeit one who reveled in having a chuckle at others’ expense. I had the good fortune of many encounters with Case over the years, mostly in our for...
Lost amid the frenetic finish to last weekend’s legislation session was the fact that Charlie Baker’s half-hearted effort to drain the commonwealth’s hot tub time machine was dying a quiet ...
Massachusetts insurer Minuteman Health is suing the federal government over an Obamacare program that requires it to give millions of dollars to its competitors. The lawsuit — filed Friday in B...
The beleaguered board at Suffolk University took the unusual step of firing the school's president yesterday, ending a long-brewing leadership standoff and opening yet another chapter of uncertai...
PHILADELPHIA – Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pitched himself as a sort of nonpartisan national ombudsman on Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention....
Democrats officially nominated Hillary Clinton for President Tuesday, making her the first woman to get the nod from a major party. “What an incredible honor that you have given me,” she said...
On Tuesday evening, we're babysitting for a friend’s 3-year-old, a boy the same age as our own 3-year-old daughter. The toddlers are doing pretty much what toddlers do. They eat mac and cheese....
Common wisdom in Massachusetts would have you believe that schools and housing have something of a symbiotic relationship: The more expensive the community, the better the schools ... and the bet...
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's big speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia began like so many introductions in church basements. "My name is Marty Walsh, and I'm an alcoholic," s...
The owner of the popular Dumpling Cafe in Chinatown has opened another restaurant — this time in Allston. Restaurateur Zengqi Lui along with executive chef Peter Wang opened their new Chinese a...