Grimlocke posts the latest e-mail from an MBTA bus supervisor about her latest near run-in with an MBTA bus in Allston.
The Supreme Judicial Court today ruled State Police had established a strong enough case to warrant seizing a Canton man's Audi and bank account before his trial on charges of illegal distribution of steroids and Cialis. Read more
Like, Oh. My. God! It's been a month since our last snow storm! Howsoever shall we get ready? Have no fear, consumers, Stop & Shop is here to help, with a handy checklist it just blasted out to its scan-card customers, which urges you to stock up NOW on essentials such as hard candy, lollipops and at least seven gallons of bottled water PER PERSON. Oh, and pepper, because remember all those poor people in Baltimore bereft of pepper last week?
Wait, something's missing from their list. Where's the bread, eggs and milk? How can you have a storm without them? Also missing: Toilet paper. Who wrote this thing?
The Globe reports "a very low speed rear-end collision" between two trolleys at Boylston this morning. Nobody hurt, but the driver of the bumper car was reported to be shook up.
Two people who are trying just that are blogging the process (and keeping the nature and name of their organization on the hush-hush for now). Be sure to read the chicken-and-egg post about registering with the state.
The owners of three Cayuga ducks and two Wyandotte chickens are blogging to keep Cambridge from banning their pets. Read more
Matt Conti reports the North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council will oppose an attempt by the owner of a Segway tour service to sell non-alcoholic beverages to parched customers after exhausting rides on the moving mini-platforms because of "abusive parking," dangerous Segway maneuvering and training right on the sidewalks of Commercial Street. The tour-service owner retorts some of the residents are themselves pieces of work.
Bad news for fans of the Ball Square White Hen Pantry.
Boston Police report arresting three East Boston youths after a melee outside the White Hen Pantry on Byron Street Saturday night. Read more
While Harvey Leonard was only calling for 6-10 inches on Wednesday in tonight's forecast, Pete Bouchard was telling us could get up to 15 inches: "Wow! We're going to get hit pretty hard on the South Shore!" he said - adding Boston is also in that big band.
Harv did get points, however, for mentioning the Blizzard of '78, although he was referring to the Washington storm the other day. Pete, meanwhile, was pooh-poohing the 6,000-person snowball fight in DC: "You won't see us calling it 'Snowmageddon,' he said.
Channel 5 posts video of an Airbus A380 landing at Logan today.
Every week there are headaches with the T. My guess is that the trains are old and constantly having problems and we don't have the money to replace them. But understanding does not make the commuting experience any less miserable. I am so sick of having to explain that I'm late for work because of a disabled train, etc. So I plan to post a commuter's journal here when there are problems. Read more
The Boston Business Journal reports the three downtown sandwich shops were shut this weekend, victim of an economy in which the office workers who are left are more likely to brown bag it at lunch time.
A Roslindale man was charged with open and lewd grossness on Thursday after several passengers on his Orange Line car told police he stood up, opened his fly and began masturbating as the train hurtled through Roxbury and Jamaica Plain, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more
Boston Restaurant Talk has learned from Phantom Gourmet that The Kells in Allston will be closing in the near future. It seems that Tavern in the Square will be taking over the space. There is also a very telling discussion at Yelp concerning the closing.
One has to wonder if this is related to any of the recent problems that have landed the Kells in front of the Boston Licensing Board recently.
Joel Brown has the details on an award in which the recipient does not have to dress in drag.
Stephanie Rogers checks out the first Cabin Fever an indie gift show on what used to be a fairly desolate South End street.
Boston Police have issued an APB for Darius D. Young, 15, whom they say has now attacked six people in two incidents - five of them with a knife.
On the evening of Feb. 3, police say, Young stabbed a 6-year-old girl and three women in a domestic dispute at 21 Roseclair St. in South Boston, after which he fled. None of the injuries were life threatening, police say. Read more
French Toast Alert Level: High. Explanation.
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