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By adamg - 8/10/12 - 8:28 am

A disgusted citizen - no doubt hoping the city doesn't forget Allston in its newfound zeal to go after the rat warrens of the Fenway - posts a photo of a very dead, very flat rat in the middle of

By adamg - 8/9/12 - 1:12 pm

WCVB reports ISD says rat infestations in two student-heavy buildings on Hemenway and Haviland streets in the Fenway are among the worst they've seen in years.

By adamg - 8/6/12 - 3:28 pm

Back in the day, kids had to learn how to hide under their desks when the A-bombs fell. Things sure are better these days - the odds of a Soviet ICBM barrage are kind of low. But as Boston University Police remind us, we need to be prepared for mass murderers.

Compare:

By adamg - 8/5/12 - 4:21 pm

Along Harvard Avenue. Again.

By adamg - 8/4/12 - 11:15 am

The Daily Free Press reports a BU alumnus who tried crossing in front of a 57 bus at Commonwealth and Babcock yesterday morning was taken away in bad shape. The T says the bus had the green light.

By adamg - 7/25/12 - 6:31 pm

The former Harpers Ferry goes before the Mayor's Office of Consumer Affairs and Licensing on Monday for permission to expand its capacity from 340 to 476 people.

The hearing starts at 10 a.m. in the Dapper O'Neil hearing room on City Hall's eighth floor.

By adamg - 7/25/12 - 8:15 am

The Crimson reports on a six-story, 300-apartment building with retail space proposed for Barry's Corner on what is now a Harvard parking lot and "a semi-underground" building. The Crimson dourly notes the structure would be taller than nearby Harvard Stadium.

By adamg - 7/23/12 - 8:08 am

A warning about some burglary scam in which "agents" come to see the apartment and test the locks with keys they have.

By adamg - 7/16/12 - 8:41 am

The Boston Fire Department reports one firefighter suffered heat exhaustion battling a blaze reported shortly after 7 a.m. at 100 Hooker St. in Allston.

Five residents were displaced, but none was injured, the department says. Damage was estimated at $100,000.

By adamg - 7/3/12 - 2:09 pm

F-Line to Dudley reports CSX is planning to open its new Worcester freight yards Sept. 1, which will mean a dramatic dropoff in traffic through Beacon Park in Allston - mainly train equipment needing repairs and a few trains going to a small number of customers inside 128 (such as the Houghton Chemical plant right next to the Allston yard).

By adamg - 6/25/12 - 10:24 pm

Bad crash

By adamg - 6/21/12 - 8:22 pm

No more bros

By adamg - 6/20/12 - 5:15 pm

The city reports Allston blinked out this afternoon, at least in the areas around Brighton Avenue and Allston street. However, the traffic lights, at least, were also out at Brighton and Harvard avenues.

UPDATE: Around 6, Dorchester in the vicinity of Dot. Ave. and Freeport Street went out.

By adamg - 6/13/12 - 11:18 pm

New memo straight from the top says construction on the Harvard science complex could resume in 2014, starting with a 500,000 to 600,000-square foot Health and Life Science Center.

Via Allston Brighton Community Blog.

By adamg - 6/9/12 - 9:04 am

It was raining, after all, but did anybody spot any tureens of tomato soup being wheeled in? Her sitcom's bus was there:

Disclaimer: I couldn't tell if IRL Zooey was here, on account of every girl in Allston looking like her.

By adamg - 6/3/12 - 10:17 pm

Wicked Local Allston/Brighton reports on an incident at the Allston Domino's early on May 28.

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