Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Friday that a restaurateur can open a casual eatery on Boston’s Long Wharf, rebuffing a challenge from North End neighbors who said it would damage a popular gathering spot on the harbor. The court found that Michael Conlon, owner Eat Drink Laugh Restaurant Group, can proceed with his hotly-contested plan for the Long Wharf pavilion along Boston Harbor. A group of North End neighbors disputed a 2008 Boston Redevelopment Authority decision allowing the project, arguing that it would create noise and was inappropriate for the waterfront location. The neighbors won a lower court decision, but the state's Supreme Judicial Court ruled Friday that the BRA acted appropriately, essentially giving new life to Conlon’s long-stalled restaurant project. , the Waltham-based defense contractor advocates STEM education, marked Pi Day earlier this week by delivering hundreds of apple pies to math and science teachers located within a 3.14-mile radius of several company facilities across the country. The purpose of this exercise was to highlight the importance of pi calculations in science, technology, engineering, and math --- the so-called STEM subjects – and to thank teachers for encouraging their students to pursue STEM-related careers. Pi, as most arithmetic whizzes know, is the mathematical constant roughly equal to 3.14, and in certain circles, it is celebrated on March 14 --- a.k.a. 3/14. On National Pi Day 2013, Raytheon surprised teachers at several schools within a pi throw of Raytheon’s headquarters. SideCar, a San Francisco company specializing in a mobile ride-sharing app that matches smartphone users who need a ride with drivers willing to give them one, said that it is expanding into the Boston market, a move that could make local taxi companies uneasy. Launched last year and operating in such markets as San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle, SideCar said that it is adding Boston, Chicago, and Brooklyn to its roster of venues. SideCar’s announcement comes as one of Boston’s largest cab companies filed a lawsuit earlier this week against smartphone app maker Uber Technologies Inc., which lets users request a taxi or livery service. The traditional cabbies contend the start-up is running an unlicensed car service and ignoring virtually all of the government rules that have been in place for years. A Massachusetts woman is suing Michaels Stores Inc. for allegedly violating the state’s consumer privacy laws by collecting zip codes for credit card purchases and then using the information to send junk mail to customers without their permission. The lawsuit was filed this week in US District Court in Boston by Susan D’Esposito, who is seeking class action status in the action against the national craft goods chain. It came just after the state Supreme Judicial Court ruled retailers could not require shoppers to provide their zip codes on credit card purchases. Officials at Michaels, which operates 27 stores in Massachusetts, could not immediately be reached for comment. Esposito claims she is forced to provide her zip code to complete credit card transactions. Three chief executives of local companies have made Glassdoor’s 50 Highest Rated CEOs list. Joe Tucci of EMC took the sixth spot on the list, making the CEO of the Hopkinton-based company the top local CEO on the list. Edward Johnson III of Boston-based Fidelity Investments took the 31st spot and Alan J. Herrick of Boston-based Sapient came in 35th. The list was compiled by Glassdoor, a jobs and career community. “While anyone can assume a position in leadership, not everyone garners their employees’ support for how they lead the company. The CEOs who are most successful in gaining employee approval are those who paint a clear vision of what the company is setting out to achieve and how it’s going to get there,” said Robert Hohman, Glassdoor CEO and co-founder. Pedro Martinez, former Red Sox star and now a special assistant to the club’s GM, will do a star turn in new TV ads for Jordan’s Furniture, the chain said. Most of Jordan’s recent ads feature two things --- furniture and company president Eliot Tatelman, a Jordan’s press release noted, but a new round of ads will also include Martinez. The ads were recently shot in Fenway Park, including some footage that was taped near the Green Monster, the company said. The new series of Jordan’s commercials are scheduled to air in the Boston and Providence Markets during the baseball season. “I am thrilled to work with Pedro and look to his continued contribution to the Red Sox organization throughout the season,” Tatelman said. The Boston Phoenix, which only six months ago reinvented itself from a tabloid-sized weekly newspaper known for its gritty coverage of politics and the arts into a glossy magazine, will be closing immediately, while its sister publications in Providence and Portland will remain open, according to a statement from the company. WFNX.com, the company’s online radio station, is also closing. The final print edition is dated March 15. The online issue of the Boston Phoenix slated for March 22 will be the last. | | |
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