Esplanade

Bursting in air

adamg — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:52:55 -0400

Joe Driscoll took photos (such as the above) of last night's Charles River fireworks from the Hancock.

Garreyf photographed the reflections of the fireworks on the Hancock and the river.

Ben Ostrander posts fireworks photos from the Mass. Ave. bridge.

A disease to watch out for

adamg — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:30:55 -0400

BostonZest discusses efforts by state and city arborists and local volunteers to protect elm trees on the Commonwealth Avenue mall and along the Esplanade and Charlesgate from the dreaded Dutch Elm Disease:

... When we have a few days of hot weather, the elm bark beetle will come out of hiding and begin spreading the disease. That's when volunteers look to the treetops for signs of distress. "We call it flagging, which is the yellowing of the leaves on a certain section," said Greg Mosman, Boston's city arborist. ...

Lame vandalism on the Fiedler Footbridge

adamg — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:28:02 -0400

Fenix shows the lengths to which some people will go to vandalize a lightbulb.

Branes!

adamg — Sat, 24 May 2008 18:43:29 -0400

Alyssa photographs zombies enjoying Earthfest on the Esplanade today.

But then the zombies attacked. Rebecca Corliss somehow escaped with this video:

River on fire

adamg — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:02:53 -0400

Most cool photo from the Esplanade at sunset.

Robbed at knifepoint on the Esplanade

adamg — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:23:04 -0400

Man robbed around 11 p.m. yesterday by the Bay State Road footbridge. Assailants described as Hispanic teen-agers, between 5'5" and 5'8", about 150 pounds, both wearing dark jackets and dark skullcaps.

Down by the river

adamg — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:32:17 -0400

Good, moody Esplanade photo.

Great: The Charles River is flammable

adamg — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:57:23 -0400

The Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports that five people working on a Charles River cleanup suffered burns when a "taffy-like substance," which they'd hauled aboard their boat, caught fire this afternoon near the Esplanade.

Officials are investigating exactly what the stuff is, but say they doubt it was part of an intentionally explosive device.

He says selfish Beacon Hill needs to suck it up

adamg — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:28:11 -0400

Aaron Read writes that Beacon Hill denizens threatening to chain themselves to trees to protect the Esplanade will be the same ones screaming if they win and traffic diverted from the closed Storrow tunnel winds up on their streets:

... The ultimate costs to business, the state and to ourselves could well run into the billions (if the Esplanade bypass isn't built). I don't know what the exact number is, but the Patrick administration bettter figure that out quick because I'm willing to bet it's a helluva lot more than the entire construction project will cost.

And someone ought to remind those selfish SOB "Beautiful People" on Beacon Hill to think of the entire state a little more, instead of only themselves.

Earlier:
Re-route Storrow Drive traffic onto the Esplanade?

Re-route Storrow Drive traffic onto the Esplanade

adamg — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:13:55 -0400

* Yes - The tunnel needs repair and it's only temporary * No - It'll ruin the Esplanade and become permanent * Don't know