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Boston's residential neighborhoods are thriving, while downtown struggles

While the Financial District and Downtown Crossing trudge through the pandemic recovery, the outer neighborhoods of Boston are alive with activity that rivals the Before Times.

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For brick and mortar retailers, it's boom or bust, depending on where you look

For brick and mortar retailers in the Boston area, it’s boom or bust, depending on where you look By Janelle Nanos Globe Staff,Updated January 23, 2021, 2:50 p.m. Email to a Friend A shuttered store opposite the empty Lord & Taylor department store on Boylston Street.Lane Turner/Globe Staff Legions of Boston’s office workers left town when the pandemic broke out. When they return, they’ll find its streetscapes profoundly transformed. Wander the city’s corridors of commerce and you’ll witness darkened storefronts and shuttered restaurants. These are the casualties of a pandemic that has hit the retail world unevenly. A tour of the region’s shopping hubs offers a complex look at street life now that holiday shoppers have retreated, with one new reality starkly clear: Urban shopping districts are in dire shape right now, while the situation is more nuanced in the suburbs.