Bite Size News, March 5: Jobs & Homes Edition

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  • State unemployment rate rises above 7%. [Boston Business Journal]
  • On the bright side, an asteroid didn't hit us. [CNN]
  • U2 won't make it to Paradise next week, but Somerville is close enough. [The Phoenix]
  • As if his $45 million Dodgers deal isn't enough, Manny wants $8.5 million for his Boston condo. Maybe he'll throw in a car or a grill. [Boston Herald]
  • A New Bedford firefighter returns from serving in Iraq and finds his job is a casualty of budget woes. [Boston Channel]
  • For some people, the "best places to live" is equivalent to the best places to own a home. [Boston Magazine]


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