Paul McMorrow

Associate Editor, CommonWealth

About Paul McMorrow

Paul McMorrow comes to CommonWealth from Banker & Tradesman, where he covered commercial real estate and development. He previously worked as a contributing editor to Boston magazine, where he covered local politics in print and online. He got his start at the Weekly Dig, where he worked as a staff writer, and later news and features editor. Paul writes a frequent column about real estate for the Boston Globe’s Op-Ed page, and is a regular contributor to BeerAdvocate magazine. His work has been recognized by the City and Regional Magazine Association, the New England Press Association, and the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. He is a Boston University graduate and a lifelong New Englander.

About Paul McMorrow

Paul McMorrow comes to CommonWealth from Banker & Tradesman, where he covered commercial real estate and development. He previously worked as a contributing editor to Boston magazine, where he covered local politics in print and online. He got his start at the Weekly Dig, where he worked as a staff writer, and later news and features editor. Paul writes a frequent column about real estate for the Boston Globe’s Op-Ed page, and is a regular contributor to BeerAdvocate magazine. His work has been recognized by the City and Regional Magazine Association, the New England Press Association, and the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. He is a Boston University graduate and a lifelong New Englander.

Stories by Paul McMorrow

A bank for infrastructure

If the state doesn’t have any money for transportation improvements, maybe Wall Street can help

Coal-fired power in state down to embers

BID proposal would corral landlords

Changes to the state’s business improvement district law would require all commercial landlords in a district to contribute

The Greenway standoff continues

Report from Conservancy insists that public support for parkland is crucial

Conservancy loses bid for Armenian park care

Contract goes to UGL

Legal ambiguities face Mashpee Wampanoags

Rep. Koczera pushes for hard casino deadline

Rumble in the park

The nonprofit group formed to operate and maintain Boston's Greenway is being threatened by a political fight over who should fund it

Parking politics

Gambling glitch

New York scandal sheds light on differing Massachusetts rules for tribal, commercial casino operators

Storrow Drive garage, park proposed

Convention center chess

Expansion proposal noticeably absent from economic development legislation

South Station NOT on track

What’s up with the sales tax?

Finding her voice

After her devastating Senate defeat, Martha Coakley is back

Cahill lawsuit leads to indictment

Former Treasurer Tim Cahill is indicated for using Lottery ads to bolster his 2010 gubernatorial campaign

Globe raising price again

Essex official wants to sue over mortgage mess

Lawyering up on Beacon Hill

The Mashpee mad dash

Galvin trades barbs with S. Coast officials

‘We don’t expect belligerence and deceit,’ Secretary of State says

Historical roadblock

A standoff over the development of land in Freetown casts a spotlight on a little-known agency with an outsized role over development in Massachusetts

Smart growth funds running out

New Bedford developer sues over gambling law

Calls provision for tribes an illegal “racial set-aside”

Somerville: End the liquor license cap

Out of reach

The housing bubble burst six years ago, but homeownership is even more elusive today for middle-class families in Massachusetts

Court rejects Parente pension claim

Appeals court panel says former Milford rep not entitled to count travel per diem and expense stipend toward her pension

Winn pleads guilty to 2 misdemeanors

Firm formerly headed by Winn to pay $1.5m fine

Playing offense on redistricting

Greenway lowers its BID price

Greenway Conservancy began exploring BID creation more than an year ago

North Station garage deal on shaky ground?

Transportation board members question wisdom of proposed $75 million sale