BOSTON – With growth in economic activity and jobs projected to exceed state averages over the next few years, the Massachusetts capital likely will continue to attract new residents and hold on to a significant portion of the more than 150,000 students who flock to the Athens of America each year.
So figuring out where many of these new permanent residents would prefer to live, based on criteria such as amenities, home prices and getting to and from work can be important. To that end, a real estate industry group, the Urban Land Institute, commissioned a survey to determine what young professionals look for in a workplace and in a place to live.
BOSTON – Only the banging of a drum nearby punctuates the squeak and screech of sneakers and the slap of a basketball hitting the floor in the Roslindale Community Center at midday on a recent Thursday as a group of older men battle for the ball and go for the hoop.
"Once you got it ingrained, its kind of hard to stop," said Richard Kee, an 83-year-old player from Newton. "Basketball is the key to my life."
