Some slightly off-the-beaten-path stories from the past week:

— It’s slacker discrimination! “Entitled and Nepotistic. This Is Not What Democrats Need” (NYT)

— You can thank recent housing construction for this welcome trend: “Greater Boston Apartment Leasing Slumps as Vacancies Hit 6.9 Percent” (Banker &Tradesman)

— And this is most welcome too, if it becomes a trend: “Greystar begins construction on Massachusetts’ largest modular housing development”  (BBJ) 

— Where the people go, so flows capital: “Mass. Migration Aiding Bank Movement to New Hampshire” (Banker & Tradesman)

— The board membership pendulum has now fully swung in the opposite direction: “Massachusetts Gov’s Council is slammed for ‘outrageous’ vote to reject ex-prosecutor from Parole Board” (Boston Herald)

— To boldly go where no ashes have gone before; “’Why not?’: Casket company to send ashes, DNA to space” (BBJ)

— A controversy coming to a Cape beach near you: “The $255 Beach Shade Dividing America’s Coastal Towns” (WSJ)

— The latest North End eatery to expand beyond the ‘hood: “Mike’s Pastry to Open at Logan Airport in East Boston” (Boston Restaurant Talk)

— Larry’s not impressed – and neither am I: “‘You Can’t Beat Boston’ is a start. But slogans won’t fix what ails the city” (Globe)

— There’s a lot of gem cities with cheap housing in the heartland: “The Midwesterm Exodus is Finally Ending” (WSJ)

— You just don’t tell certain people how they should dress: “How Business Casual Blew Up the Libertarian National Convention” (WSJ)