Retail

Who started Starbucks?

The coffee chain, now considered one of the largest in the world, became the fortunate result of a friendship between three men who happened to meet by chance: Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker and Zev Siegel.

Boston's 1st marijuana shop opens, braces for large crowds

Mayor Marty Walsh says police will also make sure the opening is safe and orderly, with officers helping with crowd and traffic control and discouraging public consumption of marijuana, which remains illegal in Massachusetts.