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By adamg - 8/8/15 - 3:27 pm
Guy flying confederate fla near Massachusetts State House

One of the cleaner trucks. Photo by DD808.

There are guys in mud-covered pickups flying confederate flags, driving around the State House, with a foray into Chinatown. Read more.

By adamg - 7/28/15 - 4:04 pm

State Police reported around 3:55 p.m. that the ramp from Leverett Circle to 93 south is shut so a crew can remove a disabled truck. EZRide Shuttle reports that translates into 30-minute delays getting through the circle.

By adamg - 7/12/15 - 10:29 am
Naked bicycle rider

OfficerInBoston watched the World Naked Bike Ride Boston edition go by last night.

Not everybody bicycled in complete deshabille, as Arturo Gossage shows us: Read more.

By adamg - 6/29/15 - 6:15 am
Remains of Confederate flag on the 54th Massachusetts memorial

Remains of the flag. Photo by Hkergrrl.

The Globe reports Melissa Carino took down a Confederate flag that had been draped over the memorial to the North's first black regiment last night after State and Boston Police declined to act, each saying the other was responsible for the historic marker across from the State House.

By adamg - 6/28/15 - 10:41 pm
Cardinal Sean O'Malley addresses crowd at Parkman Bandstand

Arturo Gossage took in the protest at the Parkman Bandstand today. Among the speakers: Cardinal Sean O'Malley.

Copyright Arturo Gossage. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

By adamg - 6/23/15 - 8:58 am
Pope John Paul II monument tumbled over on Boston Common

Renee Graham wonders what happened to the marker commemorating Pope John Paul II's visit to the Common.

By adamg - 6/10/15 - 6:18 pm
Smokey Red Line

Firefighters had to foam down a smoking Red Line on the Longfellow Bridge just past Charles/MGH around 6 p.m. Gabriel Fishman, who captured the scene just as firefighters arrived, reports they made short work of whatever the problem was and that service seemed to start up not long after.

By adamg - 6/10/15 - 8:58 am
Fallen tree on Beacon Street

Teddy Kokoros couldn't help but notice this fallen tree between Cheers and the Common this morning.

By adamg - 6/9/15 - 8:42 pm
Storm from South Boston deck

Frank Kosiba watched the storm roll in from his deck in South Boston.

Elsie Kenyon, meanwhile, got to see both ends of the rainbow from the Longfellow Bridge: Read more.

By adamg - 6/8/15 - 7:36 am

A concerned citizen reports a nefarious practice:

People from outside neighborhood are bringing rubbish and paper products on Sunday for Monday pick up.

By adamg - 6/6/15 - 10:39 am
Helicopter circling Chelsea

Chopper over Chelsea. Photo by Andrew Teman.

A helicopter is flying low and in circles over the area this morning. It could be a federal radiation chopper, or it could be a training exercise by the FBI and State Police. Read more.

By adamg - 5/29/15 - 3:02 pm
A note to somebody who tossed garbage out of a window on Beacon Hill

A Beacon Hill resident forwards this shot of a note on a pole on one of the neighborhood's historic streets this morning - about six doors down from yesterday's space saver.

And here's what the mess looked like: Read more.

By adamg - 5/28/15 - 6:59 pm
Clouds over the Charles River

Ryan Meador watched the clouds moving over the Charles without doing much more than looking menacing, around 6:20 p.m.

By adamg - 5/28/15 - 11:52 am
Space saver on Beacon Hill

Sure, there's still snow in South Boston, but Andy Santos thinks a certain Beacon Hill resident needs a reminder winter officially ended two months ago.

By adamg - 5/25/15 - 11:39 pm
Revolutionaries remember the reason for Memorial Day on Boston Common

Stevil was on the Common today: Read more.

By adamg - 5/22/15 - 10:38 am
Almost Storrowed truck at Storrow Drive entrance

Lenny Rowe watched a Storrowing that wasn't shortly after 10 a.m. today. But don't worry, traffic-jam fans: Police still shut down the road to let the trucker back up and find another way to head towards 93.

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