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Russian social club in Allston gets permission to turn into part-time restaurant

The Boston Licensing Board today gave the Russian Benevolent Society, 14 Linden St., permission to serve dinner and liquor Thursday through Sunday night.

At a hearing yesterday, society lawyer Richard Vetstein said the move will not only help the club financially but give Russian immigrants in Allston and Brighton a chance to mingle and enjoy a taste of home.

Under the society's old club license, it could only open to serve meals and liquors for functions.


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MBTA to run 'near rush-hour' subway service on Saturday

The T says it's beefing up service on Saturday for the Bruins victory parade, which kicks off at 11 a.m. at the Garden.

All four subway lines will run at "near rush hour" schedules during the day. The T says it will also have extra orange-vested workers stationed throughout the system to help riders unfamiliar with how to use CharlieCards or get to the parade route.

The T said commuter rail will run on its normal Saturday schedule, but that it hopes to announce some additional service tomorrow.

Because of the expected crush of fans at the Garden, the T is urging people who want to be right there to use other stations, such as Haymarket and Government Center, or even Park Street and Downtown Crossing, and then walk over.


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Charlestown bakery to expand to the other side of the harbor

Sorelle Bakery and Cafe wants to open a location at 282 Congress St. near South Station.

Owner Marc Perelman told the Boston Licensing Board yesterday he's planning something very similar to his Charlestown location, with 16 seats inside and 14 seats outdoors, with hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The board voted today to give Perelman a food-serving license. He needs permission from the city Public Improvement Commission to install the outdoor seating on a city sidewalk.


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A novel reason for a Blue Line outage: Rodeo

Last week, Boston hosted the American Public Transportation Association's annual rail conference. A highlight of the conference is always the rail rodeo, in which teams from subway systems across the continent compete in both train maintenance and operation.

Turns out some Blue Line riders had to take a shuttle bus instead of trains to let the teams do some competition - and get some training - on real subway tracks. On Friday, the T substituted buses for trains between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. between Orient Heights (where the Blue Line maintenance facilities are) and Wonderland, then repeated the bustitution on Saturday from early in the morning until 3 p.m.

T spokesman Joe Pesturo says the outage also let T maintenance workers "address and rectify some defective lighting systems at Orient Heights and Wonderland Stations."

Railroad.net discussion on the topic.


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Better get those requests for late-train refunds in now

The MBTA's first-in-the-nation refund program for late trains goes away starting July 1. The move will save the T $1 million a year, which it says it can spend on service enhancements. In a statement, MBTA General Manager Rich Davey said:

While some customers may be disappointed with the program's elimination, it's important that people know that this money will be put to very good use. By reallocating these funds into the development of more customer service enhancements, we expect a greater number of T riders to benefit from this money.


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June 17 now the triple threat of Boston holidays

It was already Bunker Hill Day (which is why I wouldn't have felt guilty about taking the kidlet to the Bruins parade if they'd held it then - BPS kids already had the day off) and the feast day for St. Botolph, for whom Boston is named. And now it's also officially Six One Seven, as declared by the City Council in recognition of the contributions made by rappers in the 617.

Thanks to Liam Sullivan for the St. Botolph info.


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Final tally last night: Five people arrested - four of them out of towners

Alleged pride of EastieEastie ladAll five were arraigned today in Boston Municipal Court, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

The one local was Christopher Prader, 20, of East Boston, who was charged with inciting a riot, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after his arrest before the Bruins game had even ended - around 9:30 p.m. at Causeway and Beverly streets.

According to the DA's office, Prader began loudly declaring he wasn't a punk and daring police to arrest him. When they refused, he began cursing them out, took his shirt off and threw his belt at them, prosecutors say:

"Come and get me, you [expletive]," he allegedly said to the officers. Turning to a large crowd, he allegedly said, "They ain't [expletive]."

The DA's office says police gave Prader one last chance to cut things out:

Prader is said to have encouraged the crowd to turn on the police, defied instructions to contain himself or face arrest, and flailed his arms around while bumping into other, more peaceful revelers.

Police at that point moved in to arrest Prader, who allegedly struggled and kicked as they handcuffed him on the ground. Once at the District D-4 station, Prader allegedly hurled a wide variety of racist, homophobic, and misogynistic slurs at other officers in the booking area before attempting to flex his muscles and extend his middle finger at the booking photo camera.

His bail was set at $500.

Also arrested: Justin Jerackas, 22, of Chester, NH and Michael Trwari, 28, and Brandon Zagarella, 18, both of Andover, on five counts of malicious destruction of property. Police say the three busied themselves on Endicott Street in the North End around 12:40 a.m. by breaking off the side mirrors of parked cars. They were released on their own recognizance, but ordered to stay away from the Garden and the North End until their cases are resolved.

Trevor Legere, 20, of Swampscott, was charged with assault and battery on a public employee around 1 a.m. The DA's office says Legere initially sought help from police near Sudbury and Cambridge streets after he'd been hit in the face:

The officer began to walk Legere to the nearby District A-1 station to write a report and provide first aid when Legere allegedly became suddenly combative. The officer explained that he was trying to help Legere, but to no avail: Legere allegedly shouted profanity at him and shoved him twice. The officer then arrested him and brought him to A-1 anyway.

He was also released on his own recognizance.

Innocent, etc.


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Harvard taking new tack in Allston, public meeting at 6 tonight

Harvard University has decided to partner its space in Allston in an attempt to return to redevelopment of the area. The university is still under a heavy debt burden that does not allow it to accomplish its old design for the area.

Going forward, the plan is to not start any part of the project for which they don't have significant outside money raised. At the same time, Harvard will still be building its $1 billion, 589,000-square-foot life science complex with internal funds and donations to anchor the new development. The much-discussed Stone Hearth Pizza is also currently in the works along with a restaurant, called Swissbäkers, in the old Volkswagen dealership. Both should be open by the fall.

Residents are invited to a public meeting at 6 PM tonight in Cumnock Hall at the Harvard Business School where university officials will present the shift in plans.


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It's black and gold for Red

Red says hey

That's a custom-sewn T Red's wearing at Faneuil Hall Marketplace today.

Photo by Faneuil Hall Marketplace.


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Jamaica Plain made her get an iPhone

Sarah explains how a chance encounter with what looked like wild rhubarb in the Arnold Arboretum led her to the realization she needed a smartphone.


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