One of the 13 unions at The Boston Globe has agreed to $2.2 million in concessions in the face of a threat to close the 137-year-old newspaper, the Globe said. The Boston Newspaper Printing Pressmen Union agreed to a concessions plan and would put it to their 200 members within a week, the newspaper

By JESSICA HESLAM Cable TV's business commentators and pundits are working overtime with analysis of the Wall Street meltdown, but some observers say they're hardly a calming influence to already anxious viewers.

By Scott Van Voorhis, Boston Herald Aug. 7--Welcome to Southie-wood. Developer Tim Pappas is floating plans to build an L.A.-style movie production complex on a vacant lot he owns at the corner of West First and E streets, according to state Rep.

By Michael Marotta, Boston Herald Aug. 7--EVENT ArtsUnion's Vidfest 2008 Union Square, Somerville, Friday at 7:30 p.m. (Rain date is Saturday) FREE Live music and video art collide at Vidfest, an outdoor festival that blurs the line between audio and visual.

By Dave Wedge, Boston Herald Aug. 6--Ozzy Osbourne and his traveling troupe took a pass on the summer circuit this year and that's turned out to be good news. Headbangers have been blessed with the Mayhem Festival, a gift from the metal gods.