Results tagged “filenes”

  • If you buy Patriots tickets (or any tickets) on Craigslist, they might be fake. On the other hand, CL experiences could definitely be worse. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]
  • A Pace University student from Easton was killed by police in NY after driving away from a bar fight. [Boston Channel]
  • Signs are positive for finding a new developer to actually build something at the old Filene's location. [Boston Globe]
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  • Worcester police may have a break in several decades-old cases although the suspect is dead. [Telegram & Gazette]
  • Dozens of nonviolent offenders with outstanding warrants surrendered in Mattapan on the first of a 4-day leniency program. [Dorchester Reporter]
  • A long-forgotten collection of colonial artifacts from the Lexington house of John Hancock's grandfather was found in one of its closets. [Boston Globe]
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    The Downtown Crossing location formerly occupied by Filene's is for sale again as owners Boston Global Investors and Vornado Realty Trust have hired a broker to move the property. The construction plans for the site continued to stall since 2008, which drew criticism of the developers from Mayor Tom Menino. The normally bland - that's not necessarily an insult, just an observation on their tone - Boston Business Journal described the site as a "crater" and a "carcass." Boston plans revoking the project’s permits. [Boston Business Journal], [Boston Globe]
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    • It's so nice out that people are getting scantily clad and sunbathing on the common. [An Inside Source]
    • A brush fire burns in Lexington. [WBZ]
    • A heater fire sent Hopkinton Elementary School staffers home. [WCVB]
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    --Bye-bye, Filene. The legendary store saw some "major destruction" today. [More photos at On Common Ground] more ›

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