Matt Conti runs down all the proposed developments for the Greenway - mostly all completely unfunded. One of the projects, which would replace the shelved plan to build a Boston museum atop a series of ramps, would consist of an "urban nursery," in which:

Trees would be planted in pots along rows, as if in a real nursery. After a period of time, an entire row would be "harvested" for use in other locations.

NorthEndWaterfront.com posts a photo of a toilet that's been sitting on the Freedom Trail on Hull Street near Old North Church since Tuesday, along with a note from the disgusted photographer:

... Why the stewards of the historic shrine or any of the commercial and residential abutters have not taken action to remove the plumbing fixture is a graphic commentary on what they really think about the neighborhood.

Sure, you could just stage a boring rally to call for action on climate change. Or you could hold a Boston Under Water Climate Festival, featuring such fun events as

• Building a sandbag flood barrier
• A massive group photo in front of the sandbag wall with a banner calling on world leaders to get us back to 350 and to pass a fair, ambitious and binding climate treaty this yearFlooding Station: learn about what sea level rise and higher storm surges will mean for Boston
• Fred Small sings "Three Five 0"
• Canoe relay racing!!
• Participatory Climate Theater!!
• Plus blue face-painting, bike-flag making, and much, much more!

Saturday, Oct. 24, 3-5:30 p.m. at Christopher Columbus Park.

A Newton butcher shop was fined $1,000 today for advertising kosher meat even after it stopped paying for kosher certification, the state Attorney General's office announced today.

The Gordon and Alperin Butcher Shop made a business decision in 2008 to drop its kosher certification, but the AG's office said the shop continued to post "Kosher meat" signs in Hebrew and to advertise the same on a Web site.

Gordon and Alperin has since regained its kashrut certification, Kosher Blog reports.

Today was the annual Columbus Day parade through the North End. Lots of marching bands, of course, along with a float of clowns throwing clown noses into the crowds. One lady put hers on:

One high school's uniforms were kind of unsettling:

Location

A two-alarm fire that broke out shortly before 5 a.m. at 247 Hanover St. did about $300,000 in damage according to tweets from Boston Fireman and the Boston Fire Department. About seven residents had to be evacuated, but nobody was injured, the department reports.

Pre-fire:

Jen reports on a recent visit to the North End restaurant:

... Their chefs definitely know what they are doing and can execute excellent dishes. The downside? The menu is not very large, and it's a bit pricey. Even though we really enjoyed our meal there, in the end we both agreed that our favorite restaurant in North End is still Prezza. Being pasta lovers, we were a bit sad that there were only a few pasta choice on this menu. Nevertheless, this is still an excellent restaurant and definitely worth trying. ...

Thetan battle between Cruise and Affleck? Night filming of one of their movies? Does the Town just want to keep the North End up all night?

Anybody know?

Channel 5 reports the bomb squad called in a water cannon to dispense with "suspicious material" found in an unoccupied apartment at 57 Fulton St. around noon.

Oh, phew, it was just a movie.