Court gives OK for wharf eatery

Redevelopment of Boston's Long Wharf pavilion into a waterfront restaurant — seven years in the making — is a step closer thanks to a decision by Massachusetts' highest court. Restaurateur Michael Conlon and the Boston Redevelopment Authority welcomed...

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Builders offer $250G to spruce up underpass

The timing couldn't have been worse: A murder victim is found sprawled in the shadows of a viaduct next to an upcoming South End apartment project — one day before a key neighborhood meeting about the development. Then again, the bad timing has turned...

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Turbo-boosted Beetle

Sporty, quick and fuel-efficient — that sums up the 2013 VW Beetle TDI. Based on the popular Golf architecture, the 2.0 liter, 140-horsepower Turbo Diesel offers pleasantly surprising performance. Driven through the upgraded DSG Automatic Transmission,...

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Obama: US should fund research for cleaner cars

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the U.S. must shift cars and trucks off oil for good so the public can avoid spikes in gasoline prices. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama promotes a plan to direct $200 million a year into an energy...

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The Ticker

Geithner book said to recount financial crisis Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, right, has a book deal with Crown Publishers, an imprint of Random House. Geithner's book, currently untitled, is scheduled for 2014 and will provide a "behind-the-scenes"...

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They’re married all year – to the IRS

Tax season is upon us and the Herald's TaxSmart experts are here each Friday to help. Today, Norwood CPA Robert Fineman discusses how married couples can cope with filing statuses. I got married toward the end of 2012. My wife and I had already bought...

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Rooms with a view of St. Pat’s Day fun

Rooms with a view of St. Pat's Day fun Once a year, a select group of Southie residents have front-row seats to the neighborhood's storied St. Patrick's Day parade. Tens of thousands flood the sidewalks and fill the windows along Broadway, East Fourth,...

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Samsung refreshes iPhone-challenging Galaxy line

NEW YORK — Samsung Electronics is ratcheting up its rivalry with Apple with its new Galaxy S 4 smartphone, which has a larger, sharper screen than its predecessor, the best-selling S III. Samsung trumpeted the much-anticipated phone's arrival Thursday...

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Cocktails will flow year-round in Frost’s cool setting

Customers can expect a cool reception at Boston's newest attraction this spring. Frost Ice Bar — where everything but the floor and ceiling will be made of ice — is under construction in a building near Faneuil Hall in preparation for a June opening....

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Roxbury grocer aims to triple size with $44M plan

Madison Park Development Corp. and Tropical Foods International hope to start construction by July on their $44 million mixed-used project in Roxbury's Dudley Square. The companies have filed a "letter of intent" to the Boston Redevelopment Authority...

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Apple CEO required to testify in NY e-books case

NEW YORK — Apple CEO Tim Cook has been ordered to testify in a New York court case the Justice Department brought against the company over the pricing of e-books for consumers. Federal Judge Denise Cote on Wednesday granted a government request to depose...

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Denver Post CEO Ed Moss resigns

DENVER — Ed Moss, the president and chief executive officer of The Denver Post, is resigning effective April 1. Moss told Post staff in an email Wednesday that he also is resigning his position as executive vice president of Digital First Media, which...

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Miami New Times rejects MLB request

MIAMI — The Miami New Times has rejected a request from Major League Baseball for records that the alternative newspaper obtained for a story that alleges several players received performance-enhancing drugs from a now-closed anti-aging clinic. New...

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Leap jumps to capture next step in motion control

AUSTIN, Texas — In a bustling tent set up in a parking lot here at the South By Southwest Interactive Festival, people are pointing their hands and gesturing with chopsticks as they guide various actions on a dozen computer screens. Some of the sharpest...

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Report: More youth use smartphones as route to Web

CHICAGO — Keep computers in a common area so you can monitor what your kids are doing. It's a longstanding directive for online safety — but one that's quickly becoming moot as more young people have mobile devices, often with Internet access. A new...

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Applying for Obama health care plan not easy

WASHINGTON — Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes. The government's draft application runs 15 pages for a three-person family. An outline of the online version has 21 steps,...

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Cape Wind going overseas, snubs Mass. steel co.

Cape Wind going overseas, snubs Mass. steel co. Another significant portion of the Cape Wind project — due to be underwritten by taxpayers and ratepayers — will be built in Europe instead of locally, and an embittered Bay State steel maker claims that's...

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Judge strikes down NYC ban on supersized sodas

NEW YORK — A judge struck down New York City's pioneering ban on big sugary drinks Monday just hours before it was supposed to take effect, handing a defeat to health-minded Mayor Michael Bloomberg and creating uncertainty for restaurants that had already...

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World stock markets edge away from recent highs

BANGKOK — World stock markets edged off recent highs in uneven trading Tuesday as worries grew about China's recovery and Europe's doldrums. Japan's Nikkei 225 did an about-face after spurting higher in the morning. After hitting 12,461.97, an intraday...

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Media watching for results of papal conclave

NEW YORK — White smoke or black smoke? Maybe it's easier just to wait for a text message that a new pope has been elected. A Catholic organization has set up a website, www.popealarm.com, that lets people register to receive a text or email notification...

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Google Now hits homer

One year since the launch of Android's virtual helper Google Now, Apple has failed to hit back with anything remotely as intuitive. Although it's the most robust smartphone assistant to date, Google Now has been sort of a quiet success. On a recent...

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Dutch airliner partly fueled by cooking oil A Dutch airliner is flying from New York to Amsterdam on a fuel mix that includes leftover oil from frying Louisiana's Cajun food. The KLM flights from Kennedy Airport are powered by a combination of 25 percent...

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Fine-tuning fine dining preferences

A Cambridge startup is making it easier for diners to choose from the 200-plus eateries participating in Boston's Winter Restaurant Week this month. Nara Logics aims to become for restaurants what Pandora is for music. After users of Nara's website...

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Phoenix's BizNasty scoring on Twitter

PHOENIX — EDITOR'S NOTE — Phoenix Coyotes enforcer Paul Bissonnette adopted Twitter reluctantly but has now become an unlikely star on the social media network. In keeping with Twitter style, this story about Bissonnette's online personality is broken...

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EA to give free game to SimCity buyers SimCity's launch has been termed a disaster, as many players have been unable to connect to servers required to play the city-building game that was released last week. So Lucy Bradshaw, general manager of...

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Co. offers cash rewards 
for comparison shopping

Co. offers cash rewards 
for comparison shopping There was a time when small businesses took out ads in the Yellow Pages to get noticed. Today, they find themselves competing with national companies for attention online. But a new website founded by...

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Lighting is net gain for tennis

Watertown co. creates green bulbs that don't cast glare A bright idea from Think-
Lite has indoor tennis clubs throughout Massachusetts going green and saving green. The Watertown-based technology company, which designs and manufactures custom lighting...

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Producers fish for 
ideas at trade shows

Boston is a food mecca this week. Exhibiting companies from 46 countries have descended on the Hub for the three-day International Boston Seafood Show/Seafood Processing America that starts today. More than 19,000 attendees are expected to pack the...

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