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The article discusses efforts by various U.S. cities to challenge residents to lose weight as part of public health initiatives. Particular focus is given to the poor results of such a challenge in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, as well as those in cities including Louisville, Kentucky, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Corpus Christi, Texas. Comments are provided on topics including promotion of such initiatives, food habits of working professionals, and food options at restaurants.

The article discusses reaction in Boston, Massachusetts to the failure of Major League Baseball's (MLB's) Boston Red Sox to secure a spot in the MLB playoffs by losing the last game of the season, despite having had a large lead over their nearest rival earlier in the year. Some fans in Boston are very disappointed, while other think the team had become arrogant and got what it deserved.

The article reports that about 200 people participated in one of the few sanctioned public swims in Boston, Massachusetts' Charles River, which was polluted by industrial waste and old city sewer systems but has since significantly improved in recent years.

The article discusses a one-year anniversary celebration in commemoration of the bombings which took place at the 2013 Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, focusing on the city's adoption of the "Boston Strong" slogan, as well as information on bombing survivors such as Celeste Corcoran.

The article reports on the move by the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts to turn to evangelizing in response to a significant drop in churchgoing.

The article reports that Fidelity Investments is being sued due to the losses it incurred in the Fidelity Ultra-Short bond fund, which made investments in risky mortgage-backed securities. The class action suit filed before the U.S. District Court in Boston, Masschusetts claims that the mutual fund used misleading means in promoting the fund as a safe alternative to cash and that the firm did not sufficiently reveal the risks involved. The said fund is down 6.6% for 2008.

Reports on the results of a study evaluating the efficacy of STARFlex, a heart-implant device developed by Boston, Massachusetts-based NMT Medical Inc.

The article states that U.S. social media company Facebook Inc.'s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, chief financial officer David Ebersman, and chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg participated in meetings in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 8, 2012, concerning its initial public offering (IPO).