Brian McGrory

Ralph de la Torre, the proud owner of a $40 million, 190-foot superyacht and the most sophisticated sportfish boat ever built, is cruising the skies in one of the biggest and most luxurious private jets that money can buy.

What this is about is the 16 or so hours between when he was told he needed heart surgery and when he was wheeled into the OR. That stretch of time pretty much captures Dan Shaughnessy to perfection.

A year ago, a Nantucket clam shack seemed ready to fall victim to familiar forces. And then a funny thing happened.

There may not be another group of people in the entire working world who are rewarded better to fail more spectacularly than the fortunate people atop Medical Properties Trust.

There is no shame in growing old. But there is in not knowing when to leave.

JetBlue was once a hero in Boston. Can they revive their service and reputation?

JetBlue believes it can fix what’s gone wrong, and vows that Boston remains utterly central to their future.

City leaders thought it was absolutely imperative that they crowbar bike lanes onto a street that was thriving without them. The whole thing now feels like a crowded, unkempt, chaotic mess.

One person with knowledge of the trip by Ralph de la Torre, who is CEO of Steward, described it as a long-planned family vacation with “unfortunate timing.”

Connors embarked on a mission to endow Camp Harbor View — his proudest accomplishment in the past decade — with enough money to fund it long after he died.