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Week in Review: Villa Mexico to Leave by Jan. 31

A look back at Beacon Hill Patch's top stories from Jan. 13 to 19.

Check out our top stories of the week below (just click the link to see the full story):

Villa Mexico Cafe to Leave Grampy's Gas Station By End of Month: The redevelopment of the Cambridge Street spot that houses Villa Mexico will begin next month.

New 2013 Tax Rates and Standard Deductions: Standard deductions go up, but the ceiling for itemized deductions go down in 2013, plus other changes that will affect your taxes this year.

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SOLD: Beacon Street Condo Sells for $2.3 Million

Patrick: We Need to Increase Income Tax to Invest in Our Future: Do you think we need to increase taxes to strengthen education and transportation?

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Seniors Rally at State House to Demand Home Care Funding: Dozens of senior citizens stood outside Gov. Deval Patrick's office in the State House Thursday demanding that their concerns about cuts in home care spending be heard.

Patrick Files Legislation to Tighten Gun Laws: Hooking on to the national and local momentum to tighten gun laws in the wake of last month's school shootings in Connecticut, Gov. Deval Patrick introduced new legislation Wednesday that seeks to strengthen gun control.


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