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GOING, GOING...RENTED! When priceline.com put airfares and hotel rooms on the cyberblock, online auctions became the deal-seeking traveler's best friend. Now Budget Rent a Car wants a piece of the action: at www.bid.drivebudget.com customers can name their price for, say, four days in a Dodge in Denver--and then hope Budget accepts the offer. Blackout dates apply, so don't expect deals in peak travel periods...
...rent control has meant that only upscale businesses--whether a chain or independent--can survive...
...biggest cause for change was the end of rent control, under which Cambridge set a ceiling on rents landlords could charge. Phased out by December 1996, rent control's end has made it possible for landlords to charge what the market will bear--often far more than mom-and-pop stores can afford...
...Central Square is becoming what Harvard Square used to be," says Phyllis Sterbakov of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. "Small businesses can experiment [there] and not have to worry [about] how they're going to pay the month's rent...
...with the demise of rent control, the Harvard Square consumer needs a whole new type of store...