Around 8:45 p.m., Local 718 tweeted BFD was racing over to Roche Bros. in West Roxbury for "a smoke condition in the rear of the store." There weren't any further tweets, so it probably wasn't anything major, so Westie residents can rest easy, right?

Matt O'Malley reports that with some orange-smoothie powder ($1 at Roche Bros.), some oranges and a blender, you can re-create the Orange Julius drinks of your youth:

... Ambrosia!

The next day I went back to Rochies and bought 5 more packets (there are plenty more in the produce section on a rack across from the pre-made salads, go buy one for yourself -- they also have banana smoothie mix). I've treated myself to one every other day.

Steve Garfield reports he was standing in front of Roche Bros. in West Roxbury - talking to Kevin McCrea of all people - when one of the 115-year-old guys who work there plowed into him at ramming speed with a line of shopping carts:

... "Hey!" I yelled. "Watch where you are going."

"You're in the way." he replied. ...

It was only supposed to be a joke when I proposed aisle reports on the threes at Roche Bros.

Steve Garfield, however, is bringing us a step closer to that useful service: He took a Panasonic camera, mounted it on a shopping cart and took it for a spin down the Roche Bros. cookie aisle. Yes, Shoppingcartcam! Sadly, it appears the video ends rather suddenly when the cart crashes into the milk shelves.

Photo of a woman covered in a year's worth of plastic bags, standing outside the West Roxbury Roche Bros. She was there as part of an effort by West Roxbury Saves Energy to get people to stop using the bags, although she looks kind of fetching and like she could burst into "America the Beautiful" at any moment.

Via ParkwayBoston.

Is nothing sacred over there anymore? Apparently not content to just move the bread and seltzer around, now Roche Bros. in West Roxbury has removed the white frosting from the Triple Berry Blast muffins, Matt O'Malley reports. O'Malley quickly adds he hopes this was just a mistake by the bakery department:

... However, if this frosting-free change is permanent, then God save the Commonwealth.

The parking lot at Roche Bros. in West Roxbury was insane tonight. Oh, right, it's always like that. Inside, they had plenty of milk and eggs, but looks like they had to break out the emergency bread replacements.

The Swellesley Report points us to this press release about Roche Bros. installing a sophisticated DeliVision system designed to make ordering stuff at the deli faster and funner than ever before, by letting you order at a self-serve kiosk rather than taking some Beetlejuice-like number.

Now, obsessive Roche Bros. customers are probably already scratching their heads, since the West Roxbury store has had a self-serve deli kiosk for several months now. And, to be honest, I can't really tell from the product sheet how DeliVision is superior to the current system, but with a name like DeliVision, it just has to be awesome. Well, there is one difference: DeliVision will let the store show ads to people ordering at the kiosk, rather than the simple, boring list of deli meats the current system provides. And who doesn't need more ads in their life? Especially when sliced up thin by DeliVision.

It appears the legislative wrangling that has been stalling activity on Beacon Hill since August is finally over. This afternoon, Westwood's home rule petition to allow an off-premises beer and wine license for potential Westwood Station tenant Wegmans, was passed in the House after Canton Representative Galvin dropped his objections.

And now, the Subaru Dealers of New England All-Wheel Drive Shopping Report on the Threes brought to you by Toyota, let's go over to Steve Garfield in the Commerce Insurance shopping cart - Steve, how's the shopping today? "It's terrible, Bob! The wait at the deli department is backed up beyond the apples and we've got some crawl-and-stall down on LaGrange Street as people try to figure out the new water-bottle lane configurations. And there's police action over by the olive bar, where a man just stuck his hand right in one of the containers and grabbed an olive!"