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| Boston this morning | Good morning, Boston |
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Wear 58° Slight chance rain showers then partly sunny. Low 41° tonight. Forecast → |
| Know 3.9% Boston-area unemployment in September, down from 4.1% in August, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The numbers → |
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| Ride | Green Line: no trains between North Station and Babcock St (B), Cleveland Circle (C), Kenmore (D) and Heath St (E) through Sunday, Nov. 15; take the buses to Copley/Back Bay or the Orange Line. Red Line, Orange Line and Blue Line are normal. Commuter Rail signal work today: Greenbush and Kingston trains end at Braintree, Needham trains at Forest Hills, with reduced schedules on the Worcester, Fairmount and Providence/Stoughton lines. Status → | | Drive | Today: Route 60 WB in Revere 6am-2pm; Route 28 SB in Medford 7am-3:30pm; Route 16 between Medford and Revere 9am-3pm. Tonight: I-93 both directions, Somerville-Medford, from 9pm; I-95 in Waltham from 9pm; Route 16 between Medford and Revere from 8pm. Live → | | Scores | 🏀 Celtics 117, Bucks 97 (Sun.) · 🏈 Packers 45, Patriots 27 (Sun.) · 🏒 Bruins 4, Panthers 1 (Sun.) · Next: 🏀 Celtics at 76ers, Tue. 8pm Scoreboard → |
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Boston by the numbers · BLS and Analyze Boston Metro unemployment 3.9% Down from 4.1% in Aug. A year ago: 4.2%. |
| Boston prices +3.8% Boston-area CPI, year over year, Sept. |
| Permits last week $60M 171 commercial permits, Nov. 2–8. |
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The Boston economy this week The Encore strike is over after 63 daysWorkers at Encore Boston Harbor are back on the job after ratifying a new contract Thursday night, ending a 63-day strike, per Boston.com. The two unions represent more than 1,300 hospitality workers, per WBUR. The union describes a five-and-a-half-year contract with wage increases, better benefits and stronger worker protections, per Boston.com; the full terms have not been released, per GBH. What it means for you: union housekeepers, bartenders, slot attendants and valets are back at the Everett resort and casino. The strike cut Encore’s September revenue 22% from a year earlier, per the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Read the story → |
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| 1 | Brigham nurses and the hospital meet today. Without a deal, 4,000 nurses begin an open-ended strike Thursday at 7am, the largest in state history. NBC10 Boston and WBUR Read → | | 2 | Question 7 lost by 1.2 points: 50.6% voted no on allowing homes on 5,000-square-foot lots. State House News Service Read → | | 3 | Higher rates are reopening deals. Lenders expect more than a few development projects to end up for sale. Banker & Tradesman Read → | | 4 | Chelsea, Malden and Waltham cut their income-restricted unit requirements this year to revive apartment building; Cambridge is considering it. Banker & Tradesman Read → |
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Opening / just opened Daily Provisions
Back Bay. Danny Meyer’s all-day cafe is now open near Copley Square. Leomatto
Financial District. Colin Lynch and Chris Jamison plan an Italian restaurant. TESO Life
Allston. An Asian lifestyle retailer appears set to take the old Blanchard’s. | Closed / closing Charlie’s Kitchen
Harvard Square. Won’t reopen after 75-plus years. Midway Cafe
Jamaica Plain. Could close unless a new owner steps in. Wahlburgers
Fenway. Closed Oct. 31 as its lease ended. |
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| Tue 5-7pm · Georgie’s Wine Bar, 100 Summer St An evening of conversation for women in middle-market deal-making, with no panels. |
| | Thu 4:30-8pm · 1 Broadway, Kendall Square Cambridge Innovation Center shows founders and scientists how its teams and spaces work. |
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