Boston OKs new farming rules

Boston officials are hoping to open up new opportunities for urban farmers by debuting city land-use regulations that make clear businesses growing fresh produce for inner city consumers are not only accepted, but welcomed. Outgoing Mayor Thomas M....

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Ariad’s stock soars after drug approved by FDA

Ariad Pharmaceuticals' stock rose 16 percent yesterday after the company announced that the Food and Drug Administration had approved revised prescribing information and other steps the FDA required to allow Ariad to resume marketing and distribution...

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Feds eye food defense vs. terrorism

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday proposed a rule that would require the largest food businesses to take steps to prevent its facilities from becoming the target of terrorists trying to contaminate the food supply. The proposed rule would apply...

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Patriots fan’s paradise

The owner of this new Brookline home will be neighbors with Patriots owner Robert Kraft and quarterback Tom Brady. The 6,000-square-foot shingle-style home at 324 Heath St. occupies nearly an acre in the wealthy Chestnut Hill enclave of south Brookline,...

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Lost piece of Chinatown to rise again

In the 1950s, Paul Lee's family was forced to leave a stretch of Hudson Street that was demolished to build the Southeast Expressway. Lee, now board chairman of the Asian Community Development Corp., recalled that the block "was full of Chinese families...

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Anti-Koch activists post T bus-stop ads

Environmental activists are launching a new wave of protests against conservative billionaire and WGBH board bigwig David Koch, sponsoring ads at MBTA bus stops with his image and the station's logo calling for his ouster. "We've discovered that as...

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Bay State’s jobless rate now higher than U.S.

The gap between state and national unemployment rates, once just under 2 percent, has been erased after the Bay State posted higher jobless numbers than the nation yesterday for the first time in six years. The state unemployment rate for November dipped...

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Robert DeLeo: We’re not changing Mass. gaming law for Wynn

House Speaker Robert DeLeo yesterday said he doesn't think Massachusetts' gaming law should be modified to suit casino operators, as Las Vegas billionaire Steve Wynn suggested this week. "When we had written the casino law ... we wanted to make sure...

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Opportunity knocks for Lego lovers

Lego enthusiasts can put their handiwork on the line to become the master model builder for the toy building brick brand's Legoland Discovery Center Boston. Applicants will vie for the full-time salaried position in multiple Lego construction rounds...

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Welcome, Facebook video ads

Facebook is set to begin testing video ads in users' news feeds today — but it's not as intrusive and annoying as it sounds. Though the ads begin playing automatically when a user comes upon them in a news feed, the audio is turned off. Sound only comes...

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Holidays key test for Nintendo as Wii U struggles

TOKYO — This holiday season Nintendo faces a critical test with its Wii U video game console that is pitted against Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One as it seeks to revive flagging sales. Analysts say there's a chance for the Kyoto-based...

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Report: 99.8 percent of store scanners accurate

BOSTON — Holiday shoppers in Massachusetts can have confidence that the checkout scanners at their local stores are working properly. The Division of Standards released the results of its annual survey of retail scanners Wednesday, finding a 99.8 percent...

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Fed stimulus reduction taken as optimistic sign

The Federal Reserve's announcement yesterday that it will slightly reduce its stimulus efforts beginning next month rallied Wall Street, but stands to have a limited practical effect on the economy, experts said. The Fed said at the end of its two-day...

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Welcome, Facebook video ads

Facebook is set to begin testing video ads in users' news feeds today — but it's not as intrusive and annoying as it sounds. Though the ads begin playing automatically when a user comes upon them in a news feed, the audio is turned off. Sound only comes...

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The Ticker

Apple taking orders for Mac Pro today Apple will start taking orders for its high-end Mac Pro desktop computer today. The computer is assembled in Austin, Texas, consistent with Apple's pledge to move manufacturing of an existing Mac line to the U.S....

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Opportunity knocks for Lego lovers

Lego enthusiasts can put their handiwork on the line to become the master model builder for the toy building brick brand's Legoland Discovery Center Boston. Applicants will vie for the full-time salaried position in multiple Lego construction rounds...

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Shopping hits homestretch

If yesterday's snow put a crimp in your holiday shopping plans, fret not: Today is "Free Shipping Day," and close to 900 online stores have agreed to a new change this year — no minimum purchase required for orders with guaranteed delivery by Christmas...

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B.R.A. adds huddle to end Menino era with project OKs

The Boston Redevelopment Authority is squeezing in an additional meeting Jan. 2 to approve development projects before the Menino administration comes to an end. "The lending and financing community is very confident in Boston right now, so we want...

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The Ticker

Consumer prices unchanged in Nov. The cost of living was unchanged last month as lower gas prices saved Americans money and offset price increases elsewhere, the government reported yesterday. November's unchanged inflation rate followed a 0.1...

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India central bank keeps interest rate unchanged

MUMBAI, India — India's central bank surprised many Wednesday by keeping its key interest rate unchanged despite a worrying rise in inflation, citing concerns over sluggish economic growth. The Reserve Bank of India held the benchmark rate at which...

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Buses to make Back Bay to Logan run

The Massachusetts Port Authority plans to launch a new express shuttle bus service between the Back Bay and Logan International Airport. The agency is soliciting proposals from operators to start the route in April, initially to help mitigate the impact...

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Google will keep robot co. in Mass.

Boston Dynamics — the maker of uncannily agile robots including Cheetah, WildCat and BigDog — is staying in Massachusetts for now after its acquisition by Google, a purchase that could draw investors to other robotics companies in the state and ultimately...

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Nonprofit to invest $20M in South End

Community Builders Inc. is planning more than $20 million in renovations to its South End properties, including 32 additional apartment units it has acquired for 
$5 million. The Hub-headquartered nonprofit housing developer, which has a 49-year history...

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Need for dementia caregivers grows as boomers age

ELMHURST, Ill. — World leaders set a goal for a cure or treatment for dementia by 2025 at the recent G8 summit in London. But for now, caregiving is among the most pressing issue for people with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. The Chicago-based...

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Report: Many private college presidents make $1M

WASHINGTON — Presidents at 42 private colleges scaled the $1 million annual mark in total pay and benefits in 2011 — a slight bump from the year before, according to a survey based on the latest federal tax information from the 500 private schools with...

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Tablet solution in sight

A Boston nonprofit is putting the finishing touches on the world's first affordable "tablet" for the blind, an Android-based device that is part of an innovative campaign to turn around a little-known literacy crisis among the visually impaired. "If...

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Broadcast copyright suit may go to SCOTUS

The potential for a Supreme Court case between established broadcasters and a small Internet company over copyright infringement went up last week, and could shape current and future innovation, experts said. The legal fight between major television...

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Dropcam Pro monitor remains best in the business

Dropcam Pro ($199, various retailers) The sequel to the Dropcam's original Wi-Fi video monitor offers twice as sharp viewing, a wider field of view and zoom capabilities. A two-way talk feature allows you to chat through the camera to whoever — or whatever...

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Reading the tech tea leaves

Predictions are a tricky business, but I did tell you last year that 2013 would be the year that Best Buy started to go bye-bye, that wearable devices like the Jawbone Up would be huge and that Apple's stock surge would start to collapse. So I'm reading...

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Michelin recalls 1.2 million tires in US

WASHINGTON — Tire-maker Michelin says it is recalling about 1.2 million tires sold in the U.S. because an increasing number are experiencing tread loss or rapid air loss. The tires are commonly used for pickup trucks, heavy-duty vans, small RVs and...

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China bans shellfish imports from US West Coast

SEATTLE — China has suspended imports of shellfish from the U.S. West Coast, cutting off one of the biggest export markets for Northwest companies. KUOW public radio reports (http://bit.ly/1fe35To) that the Chinese government imposed the ban after discovering...

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Fuel assistance drying up

Community activists are urging the federal government to increase fuel assistance funding, saying 50,000 households across the Bay State who depend on the aid to heat their homes may be left out in the cold by Christmas. "We have thousands of households...

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