The owners of three Cayuga ducks and two Wyandotte chickens are blogging to keep Cambridge from banning their pets.
Seems the People's Republic currently doesn't regulate domestic fowl, but apparently some neighbors of an eight-person co-op house on Putnam Street are clucking about odors, noise, rats and, of course, the specter of deadly flu strains.
Save the Ducks says that's just daffy: The birds are clean, there are no rats and Cambridge shouldn't waddle behind New York City and neighboring Arlington in promoting urban agriculture.
Via Megan Johnson.
Matt Conti reports the North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council will oppose an attempt by the owner of a Segway tour service to sell non-alcoholic beverages to parched customers after exhausting rides on the moving mini-platforms because of "abusive parking," dangerous Segway maneuvering and training right on the sidewalks of Commercial Street. The tour-service owner retorts some of the residents are themselves pieces of work.
Bad news for fans of the Ball Square White Hen Pantry.
Boston Police report arresting three East Boston youths after a melee outside the White Hen Pantry on Byron Street Saturday night. Read more
While Harvey Leonard was only calling for 6-10 inches on Wednesday in tonight's forecast, Pete Bouchard was telling us could get up to 15 inches: "Wow! We're going to get hit pretty hard on the South Shore!" he said - adding Boston is also in that big band.
Harv did get points, however, for mentioning the Blizzard of '78, although he was referring to the Washington storm the other day. Pete, meanwhile, was pooh-poohing the 6,000-person snowball fight in DC: "You won't see us calling it 'Snowmageddon,' he said.
Channel 5 posts video of an Airbus A380 landing at Logan today.
Every week there are headaches with the T. My guess is that the trains are old and constantly having problems and we don't have the money to replace them. But understanding does not make the commuting experience any less miserable. I am so sick of having to explain that I'm late for work because of a disabled train, etc. So I plan to post a commuter's journal here when there are problems. Read more
The Boston Business Journal reports the three downtown sandwich shops were shut this weekend, victim of an economy in which the office workers who are left are more likely to brown bag it at lunch time.
A Roslindale man was charged with open and lewd grossness on Thursday after several passengers on his Orange Line car told police he stood up, opened his fly and began masturbating as the train hurtled through Roxbury and Jamaica Plain, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more
Boston Restaurant Talk has learned from Phantom Gourmet that The Kells in Allston will be closing in the near future. It seems that Tavern in the Square will be taking over the space. There is also a very telling discussion at Yelp concerning the closing.
One has to wonder if this is related to any of the recent problems that have landed the Kells in front of the Boston Licensing Board recently.
Joel Brown has the details on an award in which the recipient does not have to dress in drag.
Stephanie Rogers checks out the first Cabin Fever an indie gift show on what used to be a fairly desolate South End street.
Boston Police have issued an APB for Darius D. Young, 15, whom they say has now attacked six people in two incidents - five of them with a knife.
On the evening of Feb. 3, police say, Young stabbed a 6-year-old girl and three women in a domestic dispute at 21 Roseclair St. in South Boston, after which he fled. None of the injuries were life threatening, police say. Read more
Channel 4 sics the I-Team on the restaurants at Logan, says they found lots of violations, but no proof anybody's actually gotten sick - not that that stopped them from teasing the story that you would.
Might be offline for much of the day, so if news breaks, post it!
Boston Police report a woman was indecently attacked at Centre Street and Seaverns Avenue around 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 3.
Police describe the alleged perp as black, about 5'8" and about 20. He was carrying a black backpack and wore a blue hood or large hat that covered his neck. They say he ran toward Green Street.
If you know him, contact the sexual assault unit at 617-343-4400 or contact the anonymous tip line by calling 800-494-TIPS or texting TIP to CRIME.
A couple hours before this attack, a woman walking near the Shawmut T stop was also attacked but beat her assailant off with her cane. The attacker in that case was described as about 5'10" and 200 lbs.
The Boston Fire Department reports a discarded cigarette on a third-floor porch sparked a two-alarm fire in a Dorchester three decker this morning.
Nobody was injured in the fire at 11 Althea St., but seven adults and six children now have to find someplace else to live, BFD reports, adding damage was estimated at $150,000.
This photo is a good reason to be glad we didn't get hit with a snowpocalypse today.
French Toast Alert Level: Elevated. Explanation.
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