Week in Review: Forum Gets Back in Business

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Forum Reopens In Back Bay Four Months After Attack

"Finally."

The word was said with such relief, such joy and such hope for the future Thursday night by Forum Restaurant and Bar General Manager Chris Loper when he opened his restaurant for the first time in four months after the Boston Marathon bombings.

Former Back Bay Resident 'Clark Rockefeller' Sentenced in 1985 Murder

A con man who once passed himself off as a member of
the wealthy Rockefeller family while living in the Back Bay of Boston was sentenced today to 27 years to life behind bars for murdering his San Marino landlady's son more than 28 years ago and burying the man's remains in the backyard.

Repairs to Back Bay Overpass to Run $12 Million

New plans for repairs on the major bridge separating Back Bay from Kenmore Square won't be the last such project locals will see.

In fact, the quickly-deteriorating Bowker Overpass is deteriorating so quickly that state officials believe repairs are needed just to keep it safe for travel as bigger plans are formulated.