Picking a winner in musical chairs can be tough: Licensing board holds off...
The Boston Licensing Board yesterday deferred any action on the 12 requests it had for a small number of valuable "all alcohol" licenses it suddenly got to dole out this year.Thanks to the state...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What a difference a year makes: The Tide Street snow farm
This afternoon, Eileen Murphy visited the infamous Tide Street snow farm, which didn't completely melt until mid-July, and as you can see, it's looking a bit different these days.On the plus side, she...
View ArticleSouth Boston could get restaurant focusing on food rather than sports,...
Michael Norton, who has long owned buildings that house restaurants, wants to open one of his own: He's applied for a liquor license for vacant restaurant space in a building he renovated at East...
View ArticlePissed off councilor says he's tired of Massport screwing around with...
The Boston City Council today approved a request from at-large Councilor Michael Flaherty for a hearing to try to get Massport, the BRA and the city Economic Development and Industrial Corp. on the...
View ArticlePre-storm bees land on people in Fort Point
Dan Feidt reports:The bees are officially out and landing on people like me in Ft Point Boston. February bees!
View ArticleNo secret snow emergency: DPW crew spent day picking up space savers
Despite what the city was telling at least one Brighton resident, people didn't have 48 hours for saving a space they'd marked. Jenna spotted this DPW truck on O Street in South Boston this afternoon...
View ArticleHow to Write a College Scholarship Essay
Tips on How to Set Up an Online These are the finest tips for those who are an active Internet user and think that creating their own online store is easy. So, you are thinking about setting your own...
View ArticlePro-race group offers bonus to supporters who show up at community meeting
There's a meeting this evening for Fort Point residents to learn more about the IndyCar race. IndyCar organizers don't want to take any chances that boo birds dominate the discussion, so they're...
View ArticleSouth Boston power plant for sale, could be torn down for redevelopment
The Globe reports the owner of the Summer Street power plant, which almost never generates power anymore, has put the property up for sale - with an eye towards maybe turning the space into residential...
View ArticleSouth Boston doggie daycare suddenly shuts down
Fenway Bark on W. 1 Street shut down tonight. In an e-mail to customers, owner Jane Fulton said she'd been planning to close by month's end, in any case, as she tries to find a new location, but:The...
View ArticleRay Flynn unhurt after hitting wall in South Boston
pic.twitter.com/ENi7Rzvmnt— John GrelandBPD (@captaingreland) February 11, 2016The Globe reports on the crash yesterday afternoon off Marine Road.
View ArticleBoard doles out full liquor licenses to lucky North End restaurants
The Boston Licensing Board this week granted valuable full-liquor licenses to several North End restaurants that say they need to fend off advances from fancier places on the waterfront.But with only a...
View ArticleSeveral hundred bags of heroin and cocaine and ammunition seized in South...
Boston Police report arresting three and seizing drugs and ammunition in raids at the Mary Ellen McCormack project early this morning.Tahkeese Brown, 44, was arrested in a raid at 433 Old Colony Ave.,...
View ArticleBurst sprinkler pipes shut several Boston restaurants
UPDATE: Barney Fannings has gotten the OK to reopen.ISD inspectors have shut several restaurants after their sprinkler pipes burst, flooding their kitchens with water and, in some cases, shutting off...
View ArticleDunkin' Donuts probably not the best place to be removing anti-theft tags...
Cops tend to frequent those places.
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Boston's giant smiley face
Joseph reports:Makes my morning every day as I see this from my window but I can't imagine what it is. It's facing Andrew Square off of Dot Ave by the Marr equipment rental. Any clues?Neighborhoods:...
View ArticleSomebody calling in bomb threats to Boston-area buildings
BC High School in Dorchester, South Boston High School, East Boston High School, the South Bay jail and a location on Queensberry Street in the Fenway all got bomb threats around noon. Police have not...
View ArticleRay Flynn could get a bridge named after him
A commission set up to figure out how to honor former Mayor Ray Flynn says that in addition to renaming the Boston Marine Industrial Park after Flynn, the city should rename the Summer Street Bridge...
View ArticleGroups move to save Northern Avenue bridge - and not just by dumping its...
The Fort Point Boston Blog reports on efforts by the Boston Preservation Alliance, The Friends of the Northern Avenue Bridge and the Fort Point Neighborhood Association to make sure the now unusable...
View ArticleSigns of spring emerge
Sullivan's at Castle Island opens for the season tomorrow. And the Clam Box at Wollaston Beach opens March 4.
View Article