Citizen complaint of the day: That's a lot of parking tickets
A concerned citizen reports on a car that has been sitting on Gates Street "for weeks without moving" (see earlier report) - but whose owner seems a bit put out by the parking tickets he or she keeps...
View ArticleDeveloper looking at 20-story building in Fort Point
The Globe reports on a possible residential tower at 7 Channel Center. Current zoning there would only allow roughly seven stories, but that wouldn't be financially feasible, the developer says.
View ArticleCitizen complaint of the day: It's a shame car batteries are so good these days
A possibly sleep-deprived citizen reported at 11:04 a.m. that this mini-van's alarm had been "going off every 15 minutes or so for the past 5 hours."At 5:45 p.m. Jana reported the damn thing was still...
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South Boston man who beat neighbor to death with a baseball bat to continue...
AttachmentSizeComplete Cassino ruling91.04 KBThe Supreme Judicial Court ruled today it had no reason to overturn Adam Cassino's first-degree murder conviction for the death of neighbor Barbara Tagen,...
View ArticleIf you read only one obituary today, make it this one
James Mahlon Tower wasn't just the owner of Hub Video in South Boston:Jimmy loved Jujyfruits, Chinese food, banana splits, Bugs Bunny, the zipper lane and polo shirts. He was quite fond of people’s...
View ArticleBoard affirms death sentences for two South Boston bars
The Zoning Board of Appeals this week approved the replacement of Williams Tavern, 100 A St. and the Stadium Sports Bar, 232 Old Colony Ave., with the sort of fancy new housing that is rapidly taking...
View ArticleIndyCar says it has agreements with city, state officials for race over Labor...
Vroom, vroom, the Globe reports.
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Congress Street shut for suspicious package
Photo by Melissa Birch.UPDATE: All clear given around 2:05 p.m.Congress Street is shut at D Street as State Police and Boston firefighters investigate a suspicious package at 1 Seaport Lane.It's the...
View ArticleRising sun on single sailboat
Steve looked out over Pleasure Bay from Columbia Road and N Street at 5:37 a.m. yesterday.Copyright Steve. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
View ArticleWater main break floods South Boston streets
WHDH reports several streets flooded when the main gave way this morning at West Broadway and D Street. Stanley Staco reports the break, around 5 a.m., caused a large sinkhole.
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One Boston firefighter injured when remains of Anthony's Pier 4 catch on fire
The Boston Fire Department reports a fire broke out in the partially demolished Anthony's Pier 4 around 1:30 a.m.The two-alarm fire sent one firefighter to the hospital with an ankle injury.The cause...
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Court rules guy convicted of stabbing South Boston man in error got a fair...
AttachmentSizeComplete ruling, Commonwealth vs. Timothy Shruhan93.73 KBThe Massachusetts Appeals Court today upheld Timothy Shruhan's conviction for nearly killing somebody in a case of mistaken...
View ArticleSouthie gentrification continues apace: Neighborhood to get another...
Eileen Murphy reports on the newest addition to what's becoming South Boston's Caffeine Corner: A Starbucks, for which renovation is now underway at L Street and East Broadway, opening where developer...
View ArticleState reps vote to ban Uber, Lyft pickups at convention center
The Globe reports, quotes one rep as saying the measure is not really to help cabbies but to help the "small" banks he says could be devastated if the cab medallions they lent money for collapse in value.
View ArticleNo Sullivan's for the South Shore
Boston Restaurant Talk reports Sullivan's will continue to serve only visitors to Castle Island; it no longer has plans for an outlet in Hingham.
View ArticleCar fire spreads to house in South Boston, goes to two alarms
Boston firefighters are at 391 Silver St., battling a fire that spread from a car to a house. The fire broke out around the same time as another two-alarm fire in Dorchester.
View ArticleSo a guy walks into a bar, his credit card disappears and gets used to charge...
Both Boston Police and the owner of Stats Bar and Grille, 77 Dorchester St., are mystified about an incident last month in which a credit card being held for a man running a tab disappeared, was used...
View ArticleFirst the Olympics, now IndyCar
The Globe reports Bostonians have once again crushed the dreams and hopes of rich people who just wanted to have some fun. Yes, IndyCar Boston is dead.City Hall blames IndyCar: The City of Boston will...
View ArticleCitizen complaint of the day: Moakley Park becoming Needle Park
A concerned citizen reports there's only so much one person can do to rid the playing fields of Moakley Park of needles:Over the past week I've encountered several used hypodermic needles on the...
View ArticleSouth Boston market held up at knifepoint
The 7-Eleven at 473 W. Broadway was held up around 9:30 p.m. by a white man, about 5'10" with a scruffy beard and wearing a red mask and a dark jacket with a gray lining.Neighborhoods: South...
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