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Boston's Cabot Corporation plans to donate $500K to Japan for tsunami and earthquake relief efforts. The donation will come from the Cabot Corporation Foundation. Cabot has offices and plants throughout Japan. A new Jordan's Furniture will open at the Warwick Mall next year. It's the chain's fifth store and will feature an IMAX 3-D Theater. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

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Say, do you like it when your city is run like a furniture store? Us too! That's why it's pretty cool that Mayor Menino was motivated by a call from Jordan's Furniture to have his staff call constituents back! Yes, all it took was a furniture giant's courteous customer service to point out the obvious counterpart to taking complaints by phone: following up by phone. Now, if you call the city (at 617-635-4500) with an easy complaint that it can successfully resolve, someone might call back to tell you that your woes have been whomped! The city has had an always-open call center since 1986, spending taxpayer money so bored city employees can take information requests by phone from people who don't know how to use the internet. It's pretty easy to see why the city likes calls: they're somewhat harder to track and report on than online requests would be, making it easier for the city to shroud its shortcomings in phone line static. Next up: get out of your taxes free if a Red Sox player homers to Menino's face on an outfield billboard! We can't wait. [Globe] more ›

--A three-alarm fire broke out at a West Roxbury apartment building. One woman went to the hospital, 25 people are homeless, and someone will have to pay $1 million in damages. Part of the problem was "plastic sprinkler piping that melted before it could douse the fire." What is the point of having sprinkler piping that melts? [Boston Herald] more ›