Blizzard may ruin romance biz

With a blizzard threatening to dishearten Valentine's Day celebrants, restaurants and florists have adjusted game plans to keep snow from ruining the romance and taking a bite out of their bottom lines. Restaurants are extending their specials to today...

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Settlement reached in World Trade Center name rights case

NEW YORK — A settlement has been reached in a case involving the 1986 transfer of rights of the name World Trade Center to a nonprofit. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Friday that an investigation found the Port Authority of New York...

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Connector still experiencing delays

The Bay State's health insurance website is improving, but remains a work in progress, with an online payment system that is causing frustration, state officials said yesterday. Consumers continue to experience long wait times due to heavy volumes at...

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Herald sports scribes Ron Borges, Steve Bulpett honored

Boston's sports teams aren't the only ones picking up some hardware. The Herald Sports department is taking a victory lap too after Ron Borges and Steve Bulpett were honored for outstanding writing this week by the Associated Press Sports Editors. ...

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Boston app startup catches eye of Richard Branson

Wanderu, travel czar Richard Branson's new favorite startup, yesterday launched its free bus- and train-booking app for iPhone and iPad, with plans to debut an Android version within the next two months. The Boston startup was among three companies...

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Harvard, MIT sued by U.S. deaf group

Advocates for the deaf are suing Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, claiming discrimination over a lack of closed captioning for online courses, podcasts and other educational materials, which are exploding in popularity. "If you...

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The Ticker

Facebook to let someone run account after you die Facebook is making it easier to plan for your online afterlife. The world's biggest online social network said yesterday that it will now let users pick someone who can manage their account after...

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NYT media columnist David Carr dies

David Carr, an influential media columnist for the New York Times recently named a Boston University media professor, collapsed and died while working in the newspaper's offices last night, the New York Times reported. The 58-year-old married father...

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Hot Property: New promotions try to lure renters

Sign an apartment lease and enter a raffle to win a $5,000 gift card. With nine new apartment complexes opening in Boston and Cambridge this year, competition for renters is heating up, and some buildings that opened within the past year or so and still...

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New York Times media columnist David Carr dies at 58

David Carr, the iconoclastic media columnist for the New York Times, died Thursday while working at the Times' office, according a report posted late Thursday on the Times' website. He was 58. The New York Times reported that he collapsed in The Times...

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