A real bubble maker
The Fort Pointer watched a guy make giant bubbles on the Harborwalk near the ICA this morning.
View ArticleThe struggle is real: Sheer minutes of work went into clearing this parking...
A roving UHub photographer couldn't help but stop to marvel at the backbreaking work that obviously went into clearing this space on East Broadway in South Boston tonight.
View ArticlePolice: Would-be South Boston burglar pushed AC unit in, homeowner pushed it...
The burglar lost: He fled, but not fast enough to evade police.Boston Police report that what turned into a "see-saw battle for window access" began shortly before 1 a.m. today at 107 B St., when a...
View ArticleA refreshing New Year's dip
Steve Safran took The Plunge at L Street in South Boston this morning.
View ArticleAnother South Boston bar to make way for condos
A developer has filed plans for a six-story luxury condo building at 100 A St. that would feature eight two-bedroom units and one with an almost unheard of four bedrooms on land now occupied by...
View ArticleRiveting proposal on A Street: Developer would add three floors to old...
A developer has filed a proposal with the BRA to add three floors to the old Standard Rivet Co. building at 69 A St. and build a new six-story extension to create room for five floors of office space...
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Gillette says somebody's been stealing razor cartridges from its South Boston...
AttachmentSizeComplete Gilette complaint206.87 KBGillette yesterday sued several Lowell residents it charges have been selling Fusion cartridges stolen from World Shaving Headquarters by still unknown...
View ArticleGE brings good things to the South Boston waterfront?
General Electric announced today it's moving its corporate headquarters to the South Boston waterfront from Connecticut. “GE aspires to be the most competitive company in the world,” said GE Chairman...
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Sunset over Pleasure Bay
Guy with the Camera enjoyed a recent sunset in South Boston.Copyright Guy with the Camera. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
View ArticleWith GE moving to town, city might be able to find $100 million to fix the...
Vague talk about doing something about the rusted out old Northern Avenue Bridge one of these years has suddenly become a more focused goal of city officials now that GE is moving to the South Boston...
View ArticleSometimes it's a race to get a good domain name
Corrected to note that the No group registered its domain first.Our own John Keith noticed yesterday that when you go to noindycarboston.com, you're immediately redirected to indycarboston.com - and...
View ArticleThanks, GE: As the T falls apart and fares look to go up, the state considers...
First we learn the city might spend $100 million to fix the old Northern Avenue bridge so GEsters don't have to worry about getting stuck in traffic. Tonight, the Globe reports our local titans of...
View ArticleHomophobe gets jail for provoking Andrew Square knife fight
A Dorchester man got a 2 1/2-year jail sentence after a Suffolk Superior Court jury convicted him for his role in a 2014 knife fight that ended with him, his victim and a third person stabbed.On...
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And just like that, a Boston landmark will be removed
The Globe reports Boston officials have decided to tear down the old Northern Avenue Bridge starting in March - although a spokeswoman for the mayor said today that "there will still be an opportunity...
View ArticleHardy South Boston women win this storm
A pair of South Boston residents who set out for Broadway station on the Red Line refused to let the fact that the 9 bus never came stop them from getting to Newbury Street for a gallery show. So they...
View ArticleSnow proposal in South Boston
@maureencaught spotted on marine road. pic.twitter.com/04vI3PajeR— Meg Murph (@megggmurph) January 24, 2016
View ArticleCitizen complaint of the day: Temper, temper
Man, remember the days when we waited for the snow to get at least two feet high before getting this angry? A disgusted citizen on Prescott Street in East Boston complains:This is the note we found on...
View ArticlePedestrian struck and killed in South Boston
Around 6:15 p.m. on Old Colony Avenue at Gavin Way, John Duffill reports.State Police report:Preliminary investigation indicates that the pedestrian was crossing Old Colony Avenue at the time he was...
View ArticleNorth End restaurants under siege: Owners, councilors say neighborhood losing...
A series of hearings on licenses to serve all kinds of liquor today turned into something of a battle between the North End, where restaurants that traditionally serve nothing harder than aperitifs...
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