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Marino Diaz Cruz wipes down the surfaces inside an MBTA bus with disinfectant after it pulled into Ashmont Station From Jackson Square. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

How's The Air In There? A Look At Ventilation On The MBTA

As MBTA ridership ticks back up, public health experts say good air flow can help reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

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05:205 hours ago

Suffolk Downs Developer Discusses Next Steps After $8B Project Approved

For more on where the project goes from here, WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes spoke with Thomas O'Brien, managing director of the HYM Investment Group, which will develop the...

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04:45Sep 25, 2020

The Suffolk Downs race track in East Boston is set to be redeveloped into a new neighborhood by HYM Investment Group. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

BPDA Approves Suffolk Downs Redevelopment After 7-Hour Meeting

The Suffolk Downs race track property will be redeveloped to create 10,000 units of housing after Boston's planning agency approved the creation of an entire new neighborhood there early Friday...

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Sep 25, 2020

A sign announces the status of a closed burger eatery in Dallas, Sept. 2, 2020. The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly last week to 870,000, a historically high figure that shows that the viral pandemic is still squeezing restaurants, airlines, hotels and many other businesses six months after it first erupted. (LM Otero/AP)

U.S. Jobless Claims At 870,000 As Fraud, Backlogs Cloud Data

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose slightly last week to 870,000, a historically high figure that shows that the viral pandemic is still squeezing restaurants, airlines, hotels...

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Sep 24, 2020

The Suffolk Downs race track in East Boston is set to be redeveloped into a new neighborhood by HYM Investment Group. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Advocates Call For More Affordable Housing As BPDA Is Set To Vote On Massive Suffolk Downs Development

The Suffolk Downs redevelopment proposal would create 10,000 units of housing and promises to create an entire new neighborhood between East Boston and Revere.

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04:45Sep 24, 2020

Median Home Sale Price In Mass. Nearing Half A Million Dollars

August marked the second month in a row that transactions and median sale prices both rose notably after a "lackluster second quarter due to COVID-19 and the resulting lockdown."

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Sep 23, 2020

Massachusetts restaurant owners and chefs gathered in front of the State House to show support for legislation that would provide aid to struggling restaurants during the coronavirus pandemic. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

As Temperature Drops, Restaurant Owners Urge State Lawmakers To Pass Relief Bill

"The one thing that we love is the one thing that everybody fears, and that's going out to eat," said one restaurateur.

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Sep 22, 2020

An empty MBTA Green Line train en route to Government Center. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

MBTA Considering Major Service Reductions To Ease Budget Crisis

MBTA chief financial officer Mary Ann O'Hara told board members that, depending on where the deficit lands, the T should target between $60 million and $255 million in cuts to...

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Sep 22, 2020

A Now Hiring sign is seen behind bars at Tillys in Assembly Square in Somerville on May 12, 2020. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Mass. Jobless Rate Tumbles to 11.3%

Massachusetts employers added 51,600 jobs in August as the statewide unemployment rate dropped nearly 5 percentage points, bucking a two-month trend of the Bay State bearing the highest jobless rate...

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Sep 18, 2020

The Boch Center's new Ghost Light Series gives musicians a chance to perform before an empty theater while capacity limits, distancing requirements and the state's phased reopening plan mean many live performances — and the jobs supported by the live events industry — remain on an indefinite pause. (Courtesy Boch Center)

'First To Go, Last To Come Back:' Live Event Workers In Limbo As Pandemic Keeps Venues Shuttered

Under Massachusetts' gradual economic reopening strategy, "large capacity venues" including stadiums, arenas, dance floors, exhibition halls and convention centers cannot reopen until the fourth and final phase, which hinges on...

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Sep 16, 2020

Guests eat in the shade outside James Hook & Co on Atlantic Avenue, Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Outdoor Dining Season Extended In Boston

Dining on city sidewalks and streets in Boston will be allowed to continue until at least Dec. 1, if the weather cooperates, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced on Tuesday.

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Sep 16, 2020

A man waits for a train in the Arlington MBTA station. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

'We Have To Be Realistic': MBTA Considers Permanent Service Cuts Amid Budget Crisis

The proposed service overhaul could mean some riders may have to walk further, transfer more or switch modes of transit -- and potentially pay more -- in the future.

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Sep 15, 2020

The list of restrictions on the door due to the coronavirus pandemic at Star Fish Market in Egelston Square. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

State Hears Ideas To Strengthen Workplace COVID-19 Safety

The Department of Labor Standards held a hearing Wednesday -- the first of two -- on a set of emergency regulations setting COVID-19 safety standards.

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Sep 10, 2020

In this Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, file photo, cocktails are photographed. (Eric Risberg/AP)

State Alcohol Regulators Sanction 300 Businesses For Failure To Enforce Public Health Regulations

Out of the 1,200 businesses that received a visit from the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, one-third were found to have violated public health guidelines, or at least failed to enforce...

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Sep 9, 2020

Massachusetts officials project that the unemployment insurance trust fund deficit will grow to more than $2.4 billion by the end of the year, prompting a nearly 60 percent increase in the contributions that employers pay to keep benefits flowing to the jobless. (Chris Lisinski/SHNS)

Employers Face 'Staggering' Hike In Unemployment Taxes

Unemployment is high, and the unemployment insurance trust fund is suddenly facing a multibillion-dollar deficit over the next four years. Mass. lawmakers are looking for a way to soften the...

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Sep 8, 2020

State Tourism Industry Faces Challenging Recovery From Pandemic Losses

WBUR's Morning Edition spoke with Martha Sheridan, CEO of the Greater Boston Convention and Visitor's Bureau, about how local tourism has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

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04:27Sep 7, 2020

A surfer heads to the water at Narragansett Town Beach on June 25, 2020. (Alex Nunes/The Public's Radio)

Surf’s Up In Rhode Island’s South County

With COVID-19 sending people outdoors and in search of socially distant recreation, more people are discovering and rediscovering surfing in southern Rhode Island.

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03:30Sep 7, 2020

Why The Sales Of Moderna Stock Are Raising Eyebrows

An investigation by NPR has found that the biotech company's executives have sold $90 million worth of Moderna stock since June 1. That comes after executives sold off stock in...

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05:03Sep 4, 2020

In this May 5, 2018, file photo, Mike Smith rides Justify to victory during the Kentucky Derby horse race in Louisville. The move of the Triple Crown’s first leg to Labor Day weekend due to the coronavirus pandemic will mark the first time the Derby won’t run on the first Saturday in May since 1945. (Morry Gash/AP)

Get Ready For A Drive-Thru Derby Day In Plainville

Under COVID-19 safety-related capacity limits but still expecting increased demand for wagering, Plainridge Park plans to take Derby day bets from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in its parking lot,...

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Sep 4, 2020

Tourists walk along Commercial Street in Provincetown, an area where local officials ordered it mandatory to wear a mask in the business district due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Cape Hopes For 'Second Summer' Tourism, As Businesses Continue To Face Challenges

Cape Cod officials hope to entice travelers to come to the region -- and spend money there -- this fall, especially as many businesses have taken a hit this summer...

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Sep 4, 2020