Top Stories: Tired Over Trash Collection, Turbine Trouble and More

We know that it can be easy to fall behind on the news. If you fell behind this week, here are five stories we think you should take a look at.

Why Does It Cost So Much to Live in Boston? According to a recently released study from theCenter for Housing Policy, 24% of Massachusetts families are spending as much as 50% of their incomes on housing. This will come as no surprise to those of us living here in Boston. Housing is expensive? This, we know. But, why does housing cost so much and, even more important, how can we fix this?

Olives Keeps Liquor License, Looks Ready:  looks ready to go, and, should it open its doors in the next 45 days, the long-dormant Charlestown restaurant will be able to serve liquor.

Murray, at BHCC, Attributes T Problems to Big Dig: Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, while visiting Bunker Hill Community College Wednesday, called the worrying Charlestown residents a legacy of The Big Dig.

Charlestown Turbine Sinks 2 Inches; Ground Stabilization Planned: The Massachusetts Water Resource Authority shut down Charlestown's wind turbine in January because it has settled two inches into the ground, a sink that was one inch more than expected, according to a Boston Herald articleon the turbine.  

Residents: Stop Overnight Commercial Trash Pickup: About a dozen Boston residents from a variety of neighborhoods said Monday night that they’re tired – some, literally exhausted – of being woken up by commercial trash and recycling trucks in the middle of every night.