Boston Police advise there will be "simulated gunfire" at Sumner and New streets throughout the day today.

The Urban Mechanic gladly pays the tunnel tolls to get to Belle Isle Seafood in East Boston, adds:

... While locals may not give much thought to the ignorance of their fellow Hubsters on the mainland, any half-serious, self-respecting foodie in Boston should pay serious attention to this neighborhood. Seriously! ...

Jim snaps a shot of the Panagia Lady steaming up Chelsea Creek yesterday.

The East Boston Times-Free Press reports how a $100 eBay error ballooned into hundreds of dollars of fees because Citizens Bank sucks and got her stuck at a bank robbery and then fined $200.

District A-7 reports a woman shopping at AJ Wright around 4 p.m. on Wednesday was grabbed from behind and marched to the shoe department, where she was ordered to hand over her money.

After giving her two attackers $60, one of them grabbed her cell phone, but he "looked at it and returned it to her after stating it wasn't good," police say.

The suspects are described as two black Hispanic males, one about 30, medium build and wearing a black T-shirt, the other about 25, with no further description.

District A-7 reports a teacher walking on Brooks Street toward East Boston High School was surrounded by three teenage males and mugged around 7:10 a.m. on Tuesday:

The suspects stated to him "Don't move, we're taking all your stuff." They then stated "Give me your backpack; I know you have a laptop".

They also took his wallet and keys. Police described them as white Hispanic males.

Faegirl reports the power was out in her part of East Boston between 5 and 7:30 p.m. tonight, "from Bennington St/145 up past our house towards Wood Island."

Copyright 2009 Faegirl. Posted with a universalhub tag on Flickr.

Boston Police tweet somebody was shot in the thigh at 14 Maverick Sq. around 10 p.m. yesterday.

District A-7 reports a delivery guy waiting for a customer to come out to get his food around 1 a.m. on Oct. 18 at 6 Jacobbe Rd. was instead greeted by three guys, one of whom pulled a black gun and demanded all his money.

The three suspects, described as young Hispanic men, all in black baseball caps, then fled in the victim's car.

Boston Police report arresting two alleged vandals bent on destroying cars; in one case for the apparent hell of it, in the other because of unrequited love.