Homegrown Karmaloop and some California woman who leads an organization for "professional groupies" are battling over the right to sell things with the word "Plastics" on them.

In a pre-emptive strike, Karmaloop this week sued Yvonne Nicoletti, a.k.a. Lexxa Vonn, for the right to continue producing trucker hats that say "PLASTICS" on the front and "She's fabulous but she's evil" on the lower brim.

Nicoletti runs the Plastics Professional Groupies, and had sic'ed her lawyer on Karmaloop to get it to stop selling the caps, claiming she owns the trademark on the word "Plastics."

Boston Police say a Dorchester man shot somebody on Brook Street in Roslindale on Monday over a money dispute.

Conrad Blake, 35, of Dorchester was arrested on two counts of assault with intent to murder. According to police:

Witnesses told officers they heard a dispute over money owed. Officers were also told the suspect had come to the residence several times looking for the victim when he was not home.

After the shooting, witnesses said the suspect fled on foot. The suspect later turned himself into police.

Innocent, etc.

Easton Street fire. Photo by Courtney J. Burns.

A fire reported at 2:44 p.m. in the rear of 16 Easton St. in Allston went to two alarms, the Boston Fire Department says.

One firefighter was injured. The Red Cross was requested to help the residents find new places to stay tonight.

The cause is under investigation.

They're charged with taking stuff out of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's dorm room or lying to federal investigators, not anything directly related to the bombing itself, the Globe reports.

Two were those Kazakh nationals already being held on immigration charges.

Boston Police report: "Tthere is no threat to public safety."

Popehat has copies of the criminal complaints along with some quick analysis.

Shaun Ivers of Jamaica Plain plans to formally launch his campaign today in Geneva/Bowdoin, but first he took a few potshots against rivals Michael Flaherty, Steve Murphy, Ayanna Pressley and Michelle Wu.

There is no place in an at-large race for candidates like Michael Flaherty who are only interested in issues that pertain to their own neighborhood. That’s what district races are for. ... This city does not need more hack politicians like Michael Flaherty and Stephen Murphy, nor does it need self-interested opportunists like Michelle Wu and Ayanna Pressley. When elected I promise serve the people – not exploit them.

Meanwhile, the Jamaica Plain Gazette reports that two employers whom Ivers claimed to be working for as a freelance writer say he never worked for them.

Ivers's complete release:

Limeduck reports the Cuppacoffee being built on what used to be a Merrimac Street parking lot is close to opening.

Local man Adam Smith, currently teaching English to kindergarteners in Yangsan, South Korea, forwards this photo of himself and his Sox cap at a Hello Kitty cafe in Pusan.

Adding another country to Red Sox Nation!

Our own Ron Newman, a longtime participant in the Davis Square LiveJournal community, reports that he, former Somerville Journal editor Deb Filcman and 100 "John and Jane Does" are being sued for more than $5 million for libel by Turbine founder Johnny Monsarrat. At issue: A lengthy LiveJournal discussion and a couple of Wicked Local blog posts about Monsarrat's arrest after a wild party, along with other online discussions about Monsarrat.

AP called the 1st Suffolk race for Collins early on, but as of 10:08 p.m., city results showed Dorcena Forry leading by a slim margin - and the Dorcena Forry camp was declaring victory. The Collins camp, however, was conceding nothing.

The Dorchester Reporter has more.