By Isabel Hart – Reporter, Boston Business Journal Bertucci’s, a once-popular casual dining chain known for its brick oven pizza and signature bread rolls, is testing a new fast-casual concept called Bertucci’s Pronto in Downtown Boston. After filing for bankruptcy twice—in 2018 and 2022—the brand is pivoting under the direction of owner Robert Earl (Earl Enterprises) to […]
By Hannah Green Dominique Verhelle came to the United States in 1999 for postdoctoral training after completing a Ph.D. in her homeland of France. At the time, she had few reservations about the move: The U.S. was the best place in the world to pursue a career in science. Verhelle went on to build a life […]
The theater has been vacant on Church Street since 2012. The Cambridge City Council wants to question the owner about its reopening. By Molly Farrar Harvard Square is marred by at least a dozen of vacant storefronts, including, notably, the nearly century-old Harvard Square Theatre on Church Street. It’s been closed since 2012, and, after a failed […]
By Don Seiffert The James Beard Foundation has announced its 2025 finalists, and a Boston-area bar as well as chefs in Cambridge and Somerville have made the cut. The semifinalists were named earlier this year, and the winners will be named at a ceremony on June 16 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The finalist nominees and honorees were […]
By Eli Chavez Nuclear fusion has seen increased investment within the past five years due to its promise of an inexhaustible, clean energy source. One fusion startup that’s testing its technology in the greater Boston area has taken a step in the race toward the first commercially viable fusion reactor. Type One Energy, a fusion startup […]
Innovation center will be first U.S.-based R&D site for MitsubishiBy Eli Chavez One month after Nvidia announced plans to launch a new research center in Boston, an international electronics company has announced it will be bringing its resources to Boston with an innovation center in Cambridge. The Mitsubishi Electric U.S., an affiliate of Mitsubishi Electric Corp., announced that it […]
By Isabel Hart The plans to restore and renovate the historic Hotel Alexandra on the border of Boston’s South End and Roxbury neighborhoods have changed many times over the past several years, but developers of the property said they are close to getting the go-ahead from city planners. The newest version of the proposal for the Victorian […]
By Michael Silverman and Jon Chesto The New England Revolution just secured a crucial assist from the state Legislature to help build a soccer stadium in Everett. But it’s just the first of many issues to be resolved before they can reach that ultimate goal. Among the remaining questions: Is it financially feasible for the Kraft Group, […]
By Linda Moss Eataly, the global Italian gourmet market and restaurant chain, is venturing outside cities such as New York and Chicago into the suburbs to rapidly expand in North America. In so doing, it’s showing how suburban malls are attracting traditionally urban tenants. The company opened its first location in New Jersey at the upscale Mall […]
By Greg Ryan The potential soccer stadium in Everett may be getting lots of attention, but there’s another real estate-related provision in the state economic development bill that would have a far broader effect on the industry. The legislation, unveiled on Tuesday, extends approvals for building and other permits by two years statewide. The blanket extension would give […]
