Sinkhole opens up behind federal courthouse
Sink hole behind Fed Courthouse Northern Av pic.twitter.com/aN6BYFCRHe— John GrelandBPD (@captaingreland) March 12, 2014
View ArticleAll six suspects in Red Line attack turn themselves in
Transit Police report, say tips from the public after video was posted were key to their investigation, but nobody has been formally charged yet for the incident on a train approaching Broadway.
View ArticleSouth End club drops Sam Adams over South Boston parade
Club Cafe on Columbus Avenue says it is dropping Sam Adams for its decision to continue sponsoring the St. Patrick's Day parade in South Boston.In a post on its Facebook page, its owners say they'll...
View ArticlePolice: Andrew Square red light foils joyriding car thieves
Boston Police report arresting teens from Roxbury and Arlington who tried to outrun a pursuing cruiser in a stolen car this afternoon only to be boxed in by cars whose drivers were waiting for the...
View ArticleSam Adams drops sponsorship of St. Patrick's parade
MassLive reports on Boston Beer Co.'s statement this morning:We have been participating in the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade for nearly a decade and have also supported the St. Patrick’s Day...
View ArticleThree arrested, one sought for Red Line attacks
Transit Police report arresting two South Boston residents and a Dorchester man on charges they beat a man on a Red Line train and two women who tried to come to his aid on Sunday.Police add they...
View ArticleWalsh staying home this afternoon
This just in from the mayor's office:The St. Patrick's Day parade was born out of the celebration of Evacuation Day, a day set aside to recognize and honor our military and those brave Americans who...
View ArticleYes, some gays marched in the South Boston parade - and so did the guy who...
As the Globe told us this morning, a "small contingent" of gay South Boston residents quietly marched in today's parade.Also marching today: Scott Lively, a Springfield minister who wants to make it...
View ArticleWhy the British had to evacuate Boston
This view, from 1838, shows the rather commanding position Dorchester Heights had over the town of Boston, so when Henry Knox got his Fort Ticonderoga cannons up there, the British really had no choice...
View ArticleDA: One of the alleged Broadway attackers hates yuppies
Four of five suspects in the Red Line beatings that sent a man to the hospital on March 9 were arraigned yesterday on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.Among them, Kevin McCarthy...
View ArticleMan already facing attempted-murder charges latest to be charged with Red...
UPDATE: The DA's office reports Capuzzo was not arraigned today. He instead faces a clerk's hearing to determine whether authorities have probable cause for a criminal complaint. A date has not yet...
View ArticleIn case you've missed all the other signs the seaport area is changing
MassLive reports on plans to move the tiny Our Lady of Good Voyage Chapel from Northern Avenue to space next to the Children's Museum, to make way for Yet Another Mega-Development.
View ArticleYou be the judge: Costumes at Anime Boston or an ICA exhibit?
Redsox223 took in at the Nick Cave exhibit at the ICA yesterday.Copyright Redsox223. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
View ArticleStill shipyards run deep
Greg C. photographed a road in the old South Boston Naval Annex - now known as the Boston Marine Industrial Park - the other night.Colby TC photographed the same stretch in daylight.History of the...
View ArticleLights, camera, underpass!
Dave Adams watched the lights go by on A Street under Summer Street in Fort Point yesterday. He reports:The lights were strung in December and have been uniformly blue. Until yesterday.
View ArticlePolice hope arrests end Seaport car break-in spree
Boston cops on a stake out on W. 3 Street last night got what they were looking for: Two people they suspect are responsible for series of car break-ins in the South Boston waterfront area, according...
View ArticleWoman found mummified in Michigan was from South Boston
You may have read recently about the woman who died in 2009 but nobody noticed because her bills kept getting paid automatically.A family member has set up Mummified in Michigan to try to figure out...
View ArticleSo a turkey wanders into South Boston ...
Roving UHub photographer Joseph Gugliotta reports spotting this turkey today on Middle Street. Unlike the swaggering brutes in Brookline, he reports this one looked kind of scared.
View ArticlePolice: Failed Southie home invader caught flatfooted after jumping from...
Capt John Greland at C-6 reports his officers arrested a Malden man around 9:15 a.m. on Saturday after he tried to force his way into an apartment at 325 E. 8 St.. Greland reports that when the man,...
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