After a couple of stints behind bars, Angel LaCourt (right) is now a trainer at InnerCity Weightlifting in Boston. Here he works with Bill Gramby, who recently had a stroke and is working out to build strength and stamina. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption

The Millennium Tower looking down Franklin Street in downtown Boston. The city has seen a tech boom and housing prices have also increased over the past few years. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption

Bill Buckner throws out the ceremonial first pitch at a game between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers in 2008 at Fenway Park in Boston. Getty Images hide caption

Pierre Solon and Katty Familia lost their Boston home to foreclosure. Wells Fargo auctioned it off for $115,000 -- far less than the couple paid -- to a private investor. Anthony Brooks for NPR hide caption

Shoe companies claim that toning shoes can sculpt your legs and reduce the girth of your backside while you walk — but at least two new studies suggest such claims are untrue. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images hide caption

A new home in Davie, Fla., is offered for short sale in May. Florida, Massachusetts and Nevada are among the states where foreclosures are on the rise. J Pat Carter/AP hide caption

IOU, one of the books published by the Concord Free Press, is on display at The Concord Bookshop in Concord, Mass. As part of the publisher's generosity-based publishing model, patrons can take the book for free, but they're asked to make a donation to charity. Anthony Brooks/NPR hide caption