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2013 Boston Marathon Paraphernalia Already Up for Sale on eBay
You just knew this would happen. In the days after Monday’s tragedy at the Boston Marathon, all sorts of marathon-related gear has shown up on eBay.
Boston Marathon Bombings: How to Send Help (and Avoid Scams)
It’s only human nature to want to help out victims of a disaster, but tragic events also bring scam artists out of the woodwork.
Dumpster Diver Café? ‘Underground Restaurant’ to Feature Discarded Foods – And No Prices
The practice of “dumpster diving” has been featured in reality TV shows and parodied on “Portlandia.” This summer, foods salvaged from supermarket dumpsters will play a central role in a very unusual Boston-area café.
Fenway Park Drops Beer and Food Prices … And Red Sox Fans Get Angry?
Cheaper beer prices? Free food for kids? How insulting!
Why Parking in Cities Should Be Way More Expensive
Here’s an idea that’ll probably be about as popular with drivers as 20 blocks of gridlock traffic.
NHL Lockout Is Over! Guess Who’s Happier than Fans or Players?
All along during the NHL lockout, fans have felt like they’ve been held hostage by both sides of the negotiations. But that’s nothing compared with businesses that rely on NHL game-day crowds — which have been laying off …
The Upside of an Awful Season: Cheaper Major League Baseball Tickets
A bad season for a pro sports franchise results in disappointed fans, empty seats in the ballpark, and lost revenues due to slumping merchandise sales and playoff games the team never gets to host. Team owners also try to avoid …
The Big Business of Bandwagon Baseball
Obviously, sports fans root for their teams to do well. But business owners who sell team merchandise probably root even harder, considering how much of an impact a team’s success (or failure) can have on sales of hats, jerseys, …
The New Way to Pick a Place to Retire
Retirement living is no longer about sunshine, golf, hospitals and low costs. It’s about senior-friendly activities, jobs, transportation and technologies. A new report examines 78 criteria in 359 cities to rank the very best …
Where a Major League Baseball Ticket Costs $1.45
Overall, baseball ticket prices have remained stable this year: The average seat to a Major League game costs a bit under $27 in 2012, roughly the same as last year. Still, considering how many games there are during the season, …
Fine Dining on the Cheap: Restaurants on Sale Coast to Coast
It’s easy to see why the start of the year is a slow time for restaurants. Diners tend to stay home and cook not only because the weather’s cold, but because they probably have yet to pay off the credit card debt accrued via …
