UPDATE: Boston Police identify the body as male.
The Boston Fire Department reports a body was discovered around 9 a.m. where Boylston Street crosses the river. The body was in bad enough shape the gender could not be immediately determined.
On Boston Reddit, ChickenWhiskers describes finding the body:
WBUR interviews Silvi Naci, who came up with the idea of "stitching" Boston and Cambridge together.
Among other things, she reports very few hipsters actually contributed to the project, so there.
The Santander Bank branch in the Prudential center was held up around 1:30 p.m. by a gun-wielding man in a surgical mask who apparently tried to make his getaway in a car across Huntington on St. Botolph. However, police on patrol stopped him before he could floor it and he was put into cuffs; a gun recovered from the car's passenger seat.
The Globe reports the owner of the John Hancock building is proposing a deal with the state to upgrade the train and bus station in exchange for development rights atop the station - and that part of the upgrades would include turning part of the station into a mall.
JB Parrett captured the scene by the Public Garden lagoon this afternoon.
Martin Lieberman spotted this overturned car on Storrow Drive inbound shortly before 8 p.m., says the driver reported he was OK.
Laura Manning reports she heard the incident from her window, says there was "a solid three seconds of brakes" before the crash. She adds "dude got cuffed" by State Police.
Aside from a brief and not very heavy spot of rain, it was a perfect day for the annual Pride parade from Copley Square to City Hall Plaza.
We stationed ourselves on Charles Street. By the time it was all over, the kidlet had built up quite the collection of beads.
One of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence:
He's got wings!
Lily Goldman watched a march for a jump in the minimum wage on Boylston Street this afternoon. More photos.
Tommy Von was among the motorists who had to just sit there as State Police cleared a path for a truck driver to slowly back his stupid truck off the road shortly after 10 a.m. But on the bright side, at least the guy didn't splatter the contents of his truck all over the road by slamming into a bridge or something.
The Globe reports on the plans for 60 floors' worth of "ultra high-end condos" on the edge of the Christian Science plaza, which raises the question: What happens when all those foreign investors stop buying up Boston residential units?
Around 7 p.m. came word that somebody had squealed to the cops and an officer was duly assigned to determine whether there was a pink pig with black spots roaming the Public Garden.
Mission Hill's Bobby the Pig? After all, he's been known to enjoy snuffling through the Public Garden.
But maybe not. Audrey alerted us to Back Bay's own Frank the Pig (Frank being short for Francis, as in, you know, that English guy), whose owner, Hayley, likes taking him out for constitutionals around the neighborhood
Marisssa Breton captured the sky over the Charles around 4:50 p.m., right before it was deluged.
Photo from last week's robbery.
The Eastern Bank branch at 155 Dartmouth St. was held up around 2:50 p.m. by a white man in a gray hoodie, a ball cap and sunglasses. Police suspect it's the same guy who robbed the branch last week because he has very big ears.
As he did last week, the robber presented a note, then grabbed it back when he got money. He did not show a weapon.
JGD spotted an occupied hammock by the Charles late yesterday afternoon.
It might have been a remnant from a more organized hammock hang.
Leslee captured an MIT alumnus crossing the Mass. Ave. Bridge yesterday.
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I have a wallet and could only find the address. I would rather not put much money or effort into it.
Found in the Common rummaged through and placed on top of a trash can. Against my better judgment I picked it up. Tried to give it to a busy bpd bike officer who suggested I call it in (told me to call 911 at first, lol). After 30min of waiting for a cruiser I gave up. Unfortunately still with possession of the wallet. Any reasonable suggestions?
Maureen Rogers reports that of the four people in her building to whom Restoration Hardware addressed its 17-pound catalog bundles, three haven't lived there for years. The fourth does live in the building. With her parents. She's 3.
A mini-documentary on some of Boston's food trucks by Mike Irving.
Via MC Slim JB.
Associated Press reports Suffolk County prosecutors didn't have enough evidence to prove that Kevin "Kayvan" Edson "communicated a clear threat" when he allegedly danced toward the Marathon finish line in a black outfit and put a backpack with a rice cooker there.
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