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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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During the fiscal year 2014, 15 of 19 Boston colleges and universities enrolled in the voluntary Payment-in-Lieu-of-Tax, or PILOT, program failed to meet their suggested payment amount. GRAPHIC BY OLIVIA DENG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU falls short of PILOT payment, still contributes most of all other educational institutions

Olivia Deng November 6, 2014

During fiscal year 2014, 15 of the 19 colleges and universities in Boston did not pay their suggested amounts agreed upon as part of a program of voluntary contributions in lieu of taxes, known as the...

Entrepreneur proposes 740-foot Financial District skyscraper

Stephanie Tran September 29, 2014

Entrepreneur Steve Belkin, former owner of the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA and Atlanta Thrashers in the NHL, is proposing to build a 740-foot glass tower in Boston’s Financial District, uprooting a space...

Julie Burros will be the first person in 20 years to fill the position of Chief of Arts and Culture in Boston. PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF BOSTON

Mayor Walsh appoints cabinet-level arts chief

Samantha J. Gross September 26, 2014

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh appointed the City’s first cabinet-level Chief of Arts and Culture in more than 20 years on Tuesday. Julie Burros, the current director of cultural planning for the City of...

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