Esplanade

Big Ferris wheel for the Esplanade?

adamg — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:56:44 +0000

The Globe and the Herald report on a plan for the Esplandade that calls for better access across Storrow Drive, a cafe next to the Hatch Shell, doing more with the Charles River dam and the Muddy River and just generally sprucing up the existing facilities after decades of neglect. Another idea would be a 100-foot-tall Ferris wheel by the Museum of Science. Of course, this would take some money.

Forget the Freedom Trail; she's working on the Giant Heads Trail

adamg — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:36:22 +0000

Eeka, who wants to be a tour guide when she grows up, is putting together a list of Boston's Giant Heads, from the Creepy Baby Heads outside the MFA to the Sphinxy Arthur Fiedler Head on the Esplanade.

Police looking for pack in Esplanade robbery attempt

adamg — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:54:39 +0000

10/15/11 - 9:43 pm

State and Boston police are looking for a group of eight men on charges they surrounded a woman jogging on the Esplanade around 9:45 p.m., Saturday.

State Police report the woman, a 31-year-old Cambridge resident, was jogging near Community Boating when "several men, who had been among a group that was sitting in that area, came toward her and surrounded her." State Police say the woman was able to break past the man and ran toward the Museum of Science - where she found a state trooper working a detail. In a statement, they add:

Women who use the Esplanade for recreational activities are reminded to be aware of their surroundings, to walk or run with a companion if possible, to stay in well-lit areas, and to carry a charged cell phone at all times. Anyone who feels threatened or uncomfortable, or who sees anything that does not look right, should immediately call 911 on a cell phone to be connected to a State Police dispatcher.

State Police say they do not believe the incident is related to a series of unsolved sexual attacks on the Esplanade, which have all involved a single would-be rapist, not a group of robbers.

Police: Another woman attacked on the Esplanade

adamg — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:12:01 +0000

8/14/11 - 2:00 am

State Police are investigating an incident early this morning in which a woman was sexually assaulted and then thrown into the Charles River near Massachusetts Avenue, State Police and the Suffolk County District Attorney's office report.

Authorities say they do not yet know if the attack is linked to a series of other sexual attacks in recent years along the Esplanade - or to a non-sexual attack in the same area in June in which a woman was also thrown in the river.

CBS, Mugar: Reality is so overrated

adamg — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:46:05 +0000

Next year's display? By Aughtomat, who also gives us this.

The Globe talks to the guy who organizes the Esplanade fireworks, who basically goes, yeah, so we did some fake shots, big deal, David E. Kelley shoots his "Boston" shows in LA.

Prominently quoted is our own Kaz, who first noted the bogus shots.

Fireworks over the Esplanade

adamg — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:02:59 +0000

Myron Freeman watched the Esplanade fireworks.

John Tammaro took photos:

July 3rd with the Pops

adamg — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:02:04 +0000

Leslee took in the rehersal performance at the Hatch Shell.

Posted under this Creative Commons license and in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

Woman beaten on Esplanade, thrown into Charles

adamg — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:50:28 +0000

NECN reports on the early morning attack. Unlike in a series of other attacks, however, there was no evidence of sexual assault.

Esplanade celebration

adamg — Sun, 22 May 2011 15:46:56 +0000

Nathanael Hevelone snapped some coconut heads at Earthfest on the Esplanade yesterday. Jeff Tamagini listened to OK Go ringing bells.

M. Morris Gaman sketched some of the concertgoers.

Hevelone's photo posted under this Creative Commons license and in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr. Tamagini's photo copyright Jeff Tamagini, tagged as universalhub on Flickr.

Remember when you could sit on the Esplanade and just enjoy the day?

adamg — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:45:16 +0000

Historygradguy takes us back to those halcyon days of yore, like last week.

Copyright Historygradguy. Tagged as universalhub on Flickr.

Serenity on the Charles

adamg — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:29:54 +0000

Vikas Anand captured some stillness on an Esplanade dock.

Copyright Vikas Anand. Tagged as universalhub on Flickr.

Woman attacked on Esplanade; incident similar to unsolved assaults in recent years

adamg — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:24:55 +0000

4/9/11 - 11:30 pm

A woman sitting on a bench by Mass. Ave. was attacked around 11:30 p.m. yesterday by a man who first engaged her in a lengthy discussion, according to a statement from Boston and State Police and the Suffolk County District Attorney's office.

The man was described as black, 25 to 30, 6'1" or 6'2", about 230 lbs., with short hair and a missing front tooth. He was wearing black sweatpants and a green top, authorities say, adding the woman was able to flee.

Since 2006, three women have been attacked on the Esplanade and one in Moakley Park in South Boston. Authorities say they have yet to determine if last night's attack is related, however - the suspect in the earlier cases was described as shorter.

The runner in love with his city

adamg — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:37:05 +0000

Sure, there are the annoying people on the T and the panhandlers and the outrageous cost of an apartment, but Elliot Haney reports there's nothing like a run on the Esplanade in the fall to make you appreciate Boston:

Running in a city is unlike running anywhere else. There is such an energy here, that it may almost be worth the cost. I feel like I'm a part of something here, wether it's the fact that I feel such a connection to the city because of my work with City Year, or whatever it is, Boston is a pretty amazing place.

Alleged Esplanade butt grabber grabbed by State Police

adamg — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:44:17 +0000

9/9/10 - 3:41 pm

Boston University Police report a bystander sprung into action around 3:40 p.m. yesterday when he saw a man on a bicycle grab a woman's buttocks on the Esplanade by the Bowker Overpass: He followed the guy and held him until State Police arrived to arrest him.

Man's remains discovered by Hatch Shell

adamg — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:20:24 +0000

State Police are investigating how the body of an older white male came to be by the Hatch Shell early this morning, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. The office adds that the body, spotted by a passerby around 4:45 a.m., shows no outward signs of trauma or foul play.