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The '24 Olympics could have been in Boston. Did the city miss an opportunity or dodge a bullet?

by Henry Epp
Jun 5, 2024
The same disputes from the Olympic bidding process still rage.
Boston proposed building an Olympic stadium near its downtown in a failed bid for the 2024 Olympics.
Courtesy Boston 2024
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Vacant office buildings create a tax revenue problem for cities

by Kristin Schwab
Feb 16, 2024
Take Boston. Over the next five years, that city could face a tax revenue shortfall to the tune of $1.2 to $1.5 billion, according to a new study from the Boston Policy Institute.
Over the next five years, Boston could face a tax revenue shortfall of up to $1.5 billion.
Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images
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As home prices rise in big cities, holding out hope of buying

by Samantha Fields
Feb 14, 2020
Home prices have become unaffordable, but many are still trying to buy.
A Homebuying 101 class at the Blackstone Community Center in Boston.
Samantha Fields/Marketplace
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Food wars escalate in Boston and Philadelphia ahead of Super Bowl Sunday

by Emma Jacobs
Feb 2, 2018
Philadelphia and Boston ban each other’s foods leading up to Super Bowl Sunday.
A box of Dottie's Donuts in Philadelphia, where no more Boston Creme donuts will be made until after the Super Bowl.
Emma Jacobs/ for Marketplace
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Massachusetts could move one time zone east

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 29, 2016
The state is studying a move to the Atlantic Time Zone.
Historic Faneuil Hall is awash in Christmas lights November 29, 2000 in Boston. 
Darren McCollester/Newsmakers
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World's biggest art heist, 25 years later

by David Gura
Mar 18, 2015
Few clues and nothing recovered. The art world will never be the same
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Bars step up to head off sexual assaults

by Sarah McCammon
Mar 13, 2015
Some bars around the country are training staff in preventing rape and harassment.
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In Boston, just getting to work is a job in itself

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 24, 2015
This winter's record snowfall has hobbled the city's mass-transit system.
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Boston's massive snowfall brings in business

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 11, 2015
This winter is one of the snowiest ever. and some are cashing in.
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How do you get rid of 40 inches of snow?

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 5, 2015
After a week of record snow fall, Boston is trying to make it disappear.
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