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	ADVERTISEMENT Friday, July 3, 2009 Back Bay website aims to woo tourists, locals By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff The Back Bay Association said it has just launched a new website that is part of a larger marketing campaign that promotes one of Boston's most famous neighborhoods as the ideal destination for folks interested... New Cadillacs are coming to Woburn By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff For Cadillac buffs, next Thursday could be a day of high excitement. That's when the luxury brand has scheduled a stop on its "Sneak Peak Tour" for R.C. Olsen Cadillac in Woburn. From 5... Summer program to help troubled youth is underway By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Citizens Bank and the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston said that their Summer Enrichment Series is underway in partnership with Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. The goal of the series is to help curb... Reading, and writing ... and Warcraft III? By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff In the groves of academe where chalky pedagogues wear out bad tweed jackets and write windy dissertations on such subjects as Sanskrit history and the importance of the oboe, titles can be a bit... Dell Mini 10 to include Skyhook location features By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Dell Mini 10 Netbook computers about to go on sale will include location and positioning services from Skyhook Wireless, Boston-based Skyhook Wireless said. Skyhook Wireless offers XPS, a hybrid positioning system that uses both GPS... Akamai provides video support for iPhone, iTouch By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Akamai Technologies Inc. announced variable bit rate streaming support for live and high quality video content on Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPod touch products. With the motto of "Powering a better Internet," Cambridge-based Akamai... Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard (File photo: Joanne Rathe/Globe staff) Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. - Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the... Saucony wins vendor award By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Saucony, a global athletic footwear and apparel brand based in Lexington, said it was named the 2009 Fleet Feet Sports Footwear Vendor of the Year. "This award recognizes a footwear manufacturer for providing excellent product,... Today in Globe Business Air base partner avoids closure The agency charged with overseeing one of the largest developments in Massachusetts, the conversion of the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station, narrowly avoided closing down thanks to a $250,000 cash infusion from its corporate...