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Thursday, August 18, 2011

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Heavy burden

More than any other city on the East Coast, Boston is addicted to property taxes. Could the Hub be hitting a crippling tax-levy ceiling soon?
In 2012, collections on homes, buildings, and private infrastructure will feed more than 65 percent of Boston's $2.4 billion budget.
By: CHRIS FARAONE  |  August 17, 2011
 

Arts

Food

Review: Robinwood Café & Grille
Executing solidly in the classic New England Greek-American diner tradition
Review: Think Tank Bistrotheque
Southeast Asian treats among some head-scratchers

Life

Virtual porn
Failure

Movies

Review: Attack the Block
London crawling
Review: Conan the Barbarian
Blurry action scenes
Review: Final Destination 5
3D splatter-fest
Review: Fright Night
Friendly neighborhood vampire
Review: How to Live Forever
Wexler mocks the "anti-aging marketplace"
Review: One Day
A love that spans 20 years
Review: Senna
Chronicling Ayrton Senna's career
Review: The Names of Love
Softcore sex and politics

Music

Active Child | You Are All I See
Vagrant Records (2011)
Britpop timeline
From Suede crashing the party to a 2000 wake-up call
Don't look back in anger
Checking in with 14 former stars of Britpop to see if modern life is truly rubbish in 2011

Music Continued

Jeff Bridges | Jeff Bridges
Blue Note (2011)
Photos: Charlemont Reggae Festival 2011
Charlemont Fairgrounds | August 13, 2011
Photos: Girls Rock Boston Showcase at Brighton Music Hall
Brighton Music Hall | August 13, 2011
Photos: My Morning Jacket at the MFA
WFNX Acoustic Session | August 14, 2011
Photos: Soulshot, The Itals, Bushman and more at the Newport Reggae Festival
Newport Waterfront Folk Festival | August 13, 2011
Sun Araw | Ancient Romans
Sun Ark/Drag City (2011)
Viva cool Britannia
Counting down the top 100 greatest Britpop anthems of the ’90s

News

'All hat, no cattle'
Rick Perry’s candidacy. Plus, news from Iraq and Pakistan, and the AT&T/T-Mobile merger.
Beantown counters
Infographic: Boston's addiction to property taxes
Boat people
They cover the waterfront
Filling in the blanks
Letters to the Boston editors, August 19, 2011
Heavy burden
More than any other city on the East Coast, Boston is addicted to property taxes. Could the Hub be hitting a crippling tax-levy ceiling soon?
How the Arroyo jury got it right
Law-abiding citizens
Mitt's best week ever
Romney's presidential quest is looking better than ever - no thanks to his own campaign
Photos: PBR Skateboard Pub Crawl
From Cambridge to Downtown Crossing | August 13, 2011
Skate of the union
Pissed pedaling

RecRoom

Crossword: ''To Be Announced''
When you least expect it.

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