Police: Spare Change Guy nabbed again for fare jumping - and assault and battery
For the second time in a week, Transit Police report stopping John Bubier at Andrew station for trying to ride the Red Line for free - and then placing him in custody because he has an outstanding...
View ArticleGuns come out on West 7 Street: One shot, one arrested with shotgun in...
Around 4 p.m., police found a man shot at 40 W. 7 St. Not long after, a man was arrested for a separate incident half a block away at W. 7 and C streets in which he allegedly pointed a shotgun at some...
View ArticleThey're still working on the railroad this morning
Johnmcboston this morning photographed workers dealing with the aftermath of yesterday afternoon's Amtrak/commuter rail train bopping just outside South Station.
View ArticleHow you gonna keep 'em down in the Seaport?
Capt. John Greland at C-6 reports that around 2:10 a.m. on Saturday, a brawl outside 1 Marina Park Dr. ended with several participants injured and on their way to local hospitals.Greland reports no...
View ArticleStudent neighborhoods not only ones with moving issues
Take, for example, Bowen Street in South Boston, where a concerned citizen complained about the state of the sidewalk at 1:21 p.m. At 2:28 p.m., a DPW supervisor marked the complaint "closed" (and...
View ArticleSouth Boston Chinese Restaurant wants to stay open until 4 a.m.
The South Boston Chinese Restaurant, 429 W. Broadway, is scheduled to appear before the Boston Licensing Board next week to request permission to extend its current 1:30 a.m. closing time to 4...
View ArticleWhen developers name projects after the things they tear down
Anthony Flint ponders the names of things as neighborhoods go upscale, such as the new Ink Block luxo-complex in the South End named for the Boston Herald plant it replaces and a South Boston bistro...
View ArticleSouth Boston Chinese Restaurant now says it only wants to stay open until 3 a.m.
The Boston Licensing Board agreed with eatery manager Angus Mui to delay any action on his request for later hours until after he can meet with neighbors to explain why a 1:30 a.m. closing time is no...
View ArticleHookers may have hearts of gold, but not strippers, apparently
Capt. John Greland at District C-6 reports on an incident early Saturday on Dorchester Street at Old Colony Avenue in South Boston:Victims hired a stripper, they paid her a sum of money and she pulled...
View ArticleWhy should kids have all the fun with swings?
Viewsnortheast visited the new Lawn on D in Fort Point, which features large, illuminated swings.Copyright Viewsnortheast. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
View ArticleSeashell by the sea
Chris Rich recently visited Eastport Park, an open-air sculpture garden on the South Boston waterfront.Copyright Chris Rich. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
View ArticleParking, Southie style
Ryan O. came out of his home this morning to find his car like this, on East Broadway:The joys of trying to get to work while living in Southie!He updates that the story had a happy ending: His...
View ArticleMan shot in South Boston
Around 8:05 p.m. outside 40 W. 7 St. Injuries not considered life threatening.Police shut Morrissey Boulevard from roughly JFK station to the Globe to search for evidence that the possible shooters may...
View ArticleAnybody missing an ax?
Capt. John Greland of District C-6 reports the owner of a car parked for a week at 391 Congress St. came back the other day to find his or her rear window smashed with an ax. Greland says police know...
View ArticleSun comes up over the harbor
Tim Colby watched the sun come up over Boston Harbor and the South Boston waterfront this morning.
View ArticleMaybe somebody wasn't using their noodle
Boston Restaurant Talk reports a deal to open a Wagamama on the other side of Fort Point Channel has fallen through, but that the chain is continuing to look for space in the up-and-coming area.
View ArticleNothing reserved about this ship
Neal Gaffey watched the Brilliance of the Seas passing Castle Island on its way out to sea today.
View ArticleAbout time: South Boston waterfront to get tapas place
The Boston Licensing Board decides tomorrow whether to let restaurateur George Aboujaoude open a small-plates restaurant in one of the new Vertex buildings.With the board's approval, Aboujaoude will...
View ArticleThese days, they can use carts to get pyramids into position
Don Eyles and crew are scheduled to launch this floating pyramid from Necco Court into Fort Point Channel at 2:30 p.m. today.
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