Police: Snarling Red Line rider arrested for knocking woman's phone out of...
Transit Police report arresting a guy they say reacted to a woman videoing him being a jerk on a Red Line train by threatening her and then knocking her phone out of her hands.Police say the incident...
View ArticleMan stabbed in South Boston
A man was stabbed on B Street near West 5 St. around 10: 30 p.m. John Duffill reports he was found a couple blocks away on Dalessio Court.. The homicide unit was called in because of the the...
View ArticleJudge OKs one state authority's request to join suit against another
US District Court Judge Richard Stearns today added Massport to the federal government's suit against the MWRA and Eversource over an electric cable to Deer Island from South Boston that the feds say...
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Judge tosses lawsuit over length of South Boston parade and presence of gays...
AttachmentSizeCouncil's amended complaint910.96 KBA federal judge today tossed out the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council's latest legal effort to get the city to leave it alone and do whatever...
View ArticleMan stabbed in South Boston
Around 9:10 p.m. on McDonough Way.Neighborhoods: South BostonTopics: CrimeFree tagging: Knives, McDonough Way
View ArticleMarket with liquor proposed for Fan Pier
The Boston Licensing Board decides tomorrow whether to grant a packie license to a proposed neighborhood grocery on the first floor of the Vertex building on Northern Avenue.Francesco Scire, who has...
View ArticleFeds cite seafood company for ammonia leak that killed worker
WBZ reports OSHA has cited Stavis Seafood on Channel Street for 20 safety violations - and proposed a $174,000 fine - for the March ammonia leak that killed Brian Caron.
View ArticleImagine a floating helipad
The Herald quotes City Councilor Michael Flaherty (at large) as saying officials are looking at fulfilling our sacred promise to General Electric for a helipad by building one that floats on the water....
View ArticleWhee: State official forced out after using State Police cruiser for joyride...
Sure, Matthew Sisk wasn't looking too good after using DCR resources for a private party for Republicans, but the Herald reports what got his superiors to show him the door was the way he used the...
View ArticleNorth End, Chinatown, South Boston waterfront have enough liquor licenses,...
The Boston Licensing Board today rejected requests from several North End and Chinatown restaurants to serve hard liquor, saying there's no public need in an area already full of places to get a...
View ArticleSouth Boston Waterfront to get a moving sushi experience; East Boston to get...
Yo Sushi, a British sushi chain, is bringing its conveyor-belt sushi - in which plates of food glide around diners who pick what looks good - to 79 Seaport Blvd.The Boston Licensing Board yesterday...
View ArticleTrain sticks to tracks like glue on the Red Line at Andrew
The T is reporting the dreaded severe delays on the Red Line inbound due to a train whose poor heart gave out at Andrew.
View ArticlePerson stabbed in South Boston
Shortly before midnight on the 300 block of East 8 Street, Boston EMS Incidents reports.Neighborhoods: South BostonTopics: CrimeFree tagging: Knives, East 8 Street
View ArticleBright orange people float into Fort Point Channel
M couldn't help but notice the bright orange people hanging onto inner tubes bobbing in Fort Point Channel this morning. Begin Fort Point and all, it is, of course, art, specifically, SOS (Safety...
View ArticleBus depot for City Point?
WBZ reports that's one possibility for dealing with South Boston bus stops that are bursting at the seams - although state Rep. Nick Collins, who suggested the idea said the real answer is more bus...
View ArticleNew to South Boston: Drive-in condos
Eileen Murphy happened upon this Southie storrowing on East 1 Street around 8 last night. No injuries, at least.Jason Muth reports the driver may have been trying to get around a large truck on the...
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The king of dives into the king of tides
As today's king tide reached its peak around 1:20 p.m., this guy kept diving into the harbor from the end of Long Wharf.He dove off one of the giant bollard things. He took a running leap into the...
View ArticleSouth Boston to lose a Dunkin' Donuts
The BPDA today approved a mixed-use building where West Broadway becomes East Broadway that will require the demolition of a Dunkin' Donuts.The proposal, which calls for ground-floor retail - but not a...
View ArticleBPDA puts off vote on GE headquarters
The board was scheduled to annoint GE's plans for two buildings on Necco Street at its monthly meeting today, but put off the discussion and vote because of a clerical error involving the agenda for...
View ArticleApartment building demands DNA tests for tenants' dogs
WCVB reports the managers of an apartment building on A Street in Fort Point require tenants to have their dogs' DNA tested - so if maintenance workers find dog shit, they can test it and, if it...
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