Truck involved in collision. Photo by Mike Juergens.
UPDATE: BU Today reports the bicylist was Christopher Weigl, 23, of Southborough, who was pursuing a master's degree in photojournalism at BU. His Web site.
A bicyclist did not survive a collision this morning with a semi at Comm. Ave. inbound at St. Paul St..
The Daily Free Press reports, adds he doesn't match the description of the guy wanted for pushing women down and lifting their skirts for photos on Ashford Street.
Another Korean restaurant has been cited for serving soju, a distilled rice beverage not allowed under its beer and wine license.
At a Boston Licensing Board hearing today, a lawyer for BonChon, 121 Brighton Ave. in Allston, blamed a liquor wholesaler, whom he said told the restaurant soju was OK to sell under its license. The restaurant inquired after seeing that other restaurants in the neighborhood had started serving the liquor - which Koreans prefer over the fermented-rice sake served in Japanese restaurants. A police detective cited BonChon for soju service during an inspection on Sept. 13.
A roving UHub photographer noticed this possible omen of things to come this morning in a barbershop on Comm. Ave. by BU.
Boston Police report arresting teens from Brighton, Allston, Brockton and Dorchester for an early morning knifepoint home invasion on Nov. 24.
The Daily Free Press reports a possibly soused smoker went berserk at the Nile Hookah Lounge, 70 Brighton Ave., on Friday, when his ex walked in and began to leave with another man. He threw a hookah against a wall, showering customers in glass, tried to punch somebody in the head and heaved a chair in the air. Then he fled, but returned when he realized he left his coat behind, and then got into another fight.
A concerned citizen checks in from Allston this morning:
Large number of crows circling above intersection of commonwealth and Harvard. This could be a bad omen for bike riders, hipsters, college students with upcoming finals, or even the expected winter storm.
Norm Vigeant posted a photo of three MBTA locomotives and a commuter-rail coach crossing a causeway at the Wachusett Reservoir in West Boylston on Saturday.
Normally, the T would use the Grand Junction bridge (the train bridge under the BU Bridge) to move cars from its repair facility in Somerville to points south, but the bridge was shut last Wednesday for some emergency repairs, changing what used to be a 7-mile trip into a 108-mile loop by way of Ayer and Worcester.
Jef Taylor reports finding some beach rose along the Green Line on Comm. Ave. by BU. And them's good eatin':
They were quite tasty, I suspect they had been through a frost, which is known to improve their flavor.
A.P. Blake reports a key part of the proposed route - the Grand Junction Bridge that spans the Charles under the BU Bridge - has had speed and weight limits put on it that are so severe the freight train that normally delivers produce to Chelsea couldn't go across it.
Boston Police today identified the BU student who died on Brighton Avenue on Monday as Chung-Wei Yang, 21.
Police add:
Preliminary investigation suggests an MBTA bus did come in contact with the victim. There is no indication that the driver or any of the passengers on the bus knew anyone was struck. At this time, no charges have been filed.
The Daily Free Press reports that around 8 p.m. on Nov. 6, a BU student was pushed onto a set of stairs on Ashford Street by a man who then lifted her skirt and took her picture - and that this was the third or fourth such incident along Ashford since September.
The bicycle after the crash. Photo copyright Scott Eisen.
A 21-year-old BU student died after a collision at Brighton and Harvard avenues with an MBTA bus.
Scott Eisen reports the bus seems to have simply driven away. WCVB reports police say the driver of the Route 57 bus did not realize he'd hit someone. BostInno reports the driver was taken off the job as the investigation continued.
Boston Biker has some more info on the bicyclist.
Traffic in the area quickly snarled after police shut Harvard Avenue to allow an investigation.
In June:
Bicyclist struck, killed in collision involving MBTA bus on Huntington Avenue.
Some fun with data:
(click on precincts to show details).
Naama Goldstein, who lives on Comm. Ave., writes her city councilor about the problems caused by the Monday Aerosmith concert - more specifically, the way the entire street was shut down without any coordination with Boston Public Schools to deal with kids who take buses to school:
Dear Councilor Ciommo:
As your Allston constituent, I am writing to request your advocacy on an issue that, to my disappointment, has garnered no response from City Hall or BPS, or other responsible parties.
The Daily Free Press reports a BU student lost two teeth around 2 a.m. on Saturday when somebody came up to him outside 39 Gardner Street and punched him in the mouth. Then, shortly before midnight late Saturday, a man coming out of the Paradise on Comm. Ave. was punched in the face.
Possibly not, given the city's ongoing crackdown on DIY and basement music in the neighborhood.
No, they're not trying to tie Allston up in knots - that's just a side bonus. From a press release:
The Music Museum Of New England (MM/ONE) is launching the Boston Music Trail by unveiling the first of several markers honoring sites significant to the musical history of the city. The marker will be installed at 1325 Commonwealth Avenue in Brighton, where Aerosmith lived together and rehearsed in the basement when the band first moved to Boston in 1971 to begin its storied career. ...
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