Deck fire damages South Boston apartments after somebody uses a planter as an...
UPDATE: BFD reports: "Cause of roof deck fire 165 W 6th St.was careless disposal of smoking material.Specifically,using a planter as an ashtray."The Boston Fire Department reports a fire called in...
View ArticleStill snowy on the Fourth of July?
The South Boston snow pile made it through Memorial Day and as Conventures shows us, it's still there today. Will it be there on Flag Day? Dare we suggest July Fourth?Back on February 3.A little...
View ArticleFinally, a bouncy house for adults
Brad Kelly took a walk through the newly opened Pentalum on the Lawn at D.A couple days later, he spotted something that made him wonder if they were getting it ready for a visit by Tom Brady.Copyright...
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But we need the rain, right?
Eileen Murphy shows us the pouring rain in South Boston this afternoon.Around 5:30 p.m., Dana Worby-Robinson reported:Car stuck in flooded waters on Storrow Drive West just after the Cambridge/Mass...
View ArticleCity to set aside beach space for families with little kids
The mayor's office yesterday announced a new "family friendly beach" at M Street in South Boston.For a $5 fee, families will get access to an enclosed part of the beach, restrooms with changing tables,...
View ArticleBecause killing it with fire probably wouldn't have been a good idea
Conventures shows us that the South Boston snow pile got a surprise visit today from Boston firefighters, who set up hoses to dump water on it - whether to reduce its stench or shrink its size, we...
View ArticleMajor Boston sporting event cooked up in private with unrealistic expectations
No, not what you think. David Bernstein takes a look at the recently announced Grand Prix.
View ArticleIt's like it's coming right at you
Roving UHub photographer Jim Gavaghan got what may be the day's best photo of the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration radiation-background helicopter, which was flying low...
View ArticleDawn breaks over the South Boston snow pile
Steve awoke early this morning to capture that most magical moment when the sun rises over the snow pile on Tide Street.Copyright Steve. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
View ArticleMissing bricks in Fort Point replaced - with smaller bricks
Curious to know who's behind the new #lego installation at the corner of Congress and Farnsworth? @FortPointerpic.twitter.com/N6g0LIxaEY— Jessica Russo (@jesslrusso) June 8, 2015
View ArticleAlemany convicted of first-degree murder for death of Amy Lord
A Suffolk Superior Court jury today convicted Edward Alemany, 30, of murdering Amy Lord in July, 2013, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. The verdict means an automatic sentence of...
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Some storm
Frank Kosiba watched the storm roll in from his deck in South Boston.Elsie Kenyon, meanwhile, got to see both ends of the rainbow from the Longfellow Bridge:See it larger.
View ArticleLocal radio personality charged with OUI, attacking trooper
WMEX host and one-time crime reporter Michele McPhee was arraigned today on charges of OUI and attacking the trooper trying to arrest her on an I-93 exit ramp early this morning after he allegedly...
View ArticleTall ships are also long ships
Manu got a close-up look at the Juan Sebastián Elcano, a Spanish tall ship docked at Pier 4.
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Court: Man whose twin brother is charged with murder can't be forced to...
AttachmentSizeComplete ruling, Commonwealth vs. Christopher Kostka68.72 KBThe Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that Suffolk County prosecutors cannot yet force Christopher Kostka to provide a DNA...
View ArticleExpanded teen-design building would be a beehive of activity in South Boston
Artists for Humanity recently submitted detailed plans for its proposed expansion at 100 W. 2 St. in South Boston.The plans call to use land purchased from Gillette to add some 57,000 square feet of...
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Stormy skies, calm waters
Eileen Murphy spent some time today watching the fast changing weather over Boston Harbor. One moment fog, then the skies brightened:At one point, the clouds couldn't decide what to do - except give...
View ArticleEvans: Bomb threat on Congress Street yesterday shows why BPD needs authority...
Police Commissioner William Evans said today a bomb threat at 505 Congress St. proved the perfect - and fortunately harmless - example of why it's absurd Boston Police aren't supposed to respond to...
View ArticleLynch: Forget about building an Olympic stadium in Widett Circle
Steve Lynch (D-South Boston) went on NECN's Broadside tonight and told host Sue O'Connell that condemning the existing businesses at Widett Circle for a temporary 60,.000-seat stadium is stupid and...
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Police: Man went berserk with a hammer in South Boston until a cop took aim...
The alleged hammer. Photo by BPD.Boston Police report officers subdued and arrested a man who used a hammer to attack several businesses and two vehicles Sunday afternoon.Police say officers responded...
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