January in New England is a great time to cozy up with a good book. Need ideas? Tonight, we revisit the Montague Book Mill, home to 40,000 books in a historic mill, and the Boston Athenaeum, a private ...

Coffee shop by day, wine bar by night. Boston and Cambridge have welcomed not one, not two, but three new businesses built on this model in December and January. Not all have the wine bar portion up ...

Low-income communities get back far less in state aid than their residents spend on the lottery, contrary to the original ...

The state’s second-ever annual Climate Report Card was released Friday, showing a mixed bag of results.

New shops and restaurants in Cambridge's Central Square, a new pickleball chain enters Massachusetts, and more local retail ...

A Worcester, Massachusetts man was arrested after he allegedly exposed himself to three teenagers at Auburn Mall Tuesday ...

Johnny Cupcakes — the bakery-themed T-shirt shop on Boston’s Newbury Street — will close after more than 18 years. Owner ...

Cumby’s has lost its lawsuit against a Massachusetts health board after a local store was busted for offering an illegal ...

Cambridge Typewriter in Arlington will close on March 31 after more than 50 years in business, owner Tom Furrier said. The ...

Hundreds of people are facing layoffs as a result of fashion retailer Nordstrom’s decision to shutter a pair of popular store ...

Gordon Brothers has handled liquidation of several prominent defunct brands, including Bed Bath & Beyond, CompUSA, KB Toys, ...

Kohl’s is closing 27 stores across more than a dozen states as the struggling retailer looks to improve profitability.The ...