Washington Street

Man hit, killed by car in Roxbury

adamg — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:06:47 -0400

On Washington Street in Egleston Square, WBZ radio and the Globe report.

NOTE: I originally pointed to a Channel 4 report, which said the man was killed on Washington Street in Roslindale, and I should have known better than to trust Channel 4, because they seem unable to figure out the geography of any neighborhood south of the Fenway.

Square deal in Roslindale

adamg — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:41:32 -0400

Ed gives a thumb's up to the takeout at the Square Corner Cafe, the new place on Washington Street (a door down from Robyn's):

... All in all, we had a great first impression and can see ourselves getting something here about every week this summer. ...

Fresh floured clams

adamg — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:31:47 -0400

On the way back from Forest Hills this evening, I stopped at Blowfish, the new seafood take-out place (which does have a few tables, though), 4025 Washington St (across from the Yucatan and its giant bilingual "BURRITOS TO GO / Tacos y mas" sign).

For the most part, it's your basic fried flaky fish place. I haven't had a fried-clam platter in years (not since DeNo's in West Roxbury expanded into an old seafood place next door, in fact), so it was time. It was great, the strips were crispy and not oily, and it was plenty of food for two. And, yes, they floured the clams right before plopping them in the fryer - no frozen stuff here.

Just as cool: They have gyro - on a spit, with a tomato on top - which I think makes it Roslindale's first gyro joint (which is kind of odd given how many Greeks live in the neighborhood). They also have chicken, broccoli and ziti, which is the kidlet's favoritest dish ever, so I'll be back. For dessert, they have cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory.

Two new Rozzie restaurants open

adamg — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:32:30 -0400

The Square Corner Cafe, a sub shop on Washington Street next to Robyn's in Roslindale Square, and Blowfish, a take-out seafood place closer to Forest Hills, across from the Yucatan, are both now open.

Police: He says his Internet date didn't show, so he exposed himself to a newspaper vendor

adamg — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:04:51 -0400

Boston Police report arresting a man on charges he exposed himself this morning to a woman selling newspapers outside the Dunkin' Donuts on Washington Street in West Roxbury, near the Dedham line:

Cute is in for new Westie, Rozzie joints

adamg — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:47:06 -0400

IScream on Centre Street has taken down its Friday the 13th banner and put up its new sign.

Over in Roslindale, Washington Street is getting a new seafood takeout place - in the same general vicinity as Yucatan Mexican Grill and BBQ Town, but on the other side of the street:

Shabu-hoo

adamg — Sat, 17 May 2008 11:32:21 -0400

Shabu Village in Brookline is now kaput-u.

Did I miss this Forest Hills shooting story in the daily papers?

adamg — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:47:40 -0500

The Jamaica Plain Gazette reports:

Shots exchanged across New Washington Street between one person at Forest Hills Station and three people in the Southwest Corridor Park at approximately 7:50 p.m. on Jan. 17 resulted in no injuries or fatalities, according to MBTA officials. ...

Earlier:
Shooting in September.

Is the T quietly planning an extension of its crosstown service to New York?

adamg — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:16:05 -0500

Eeka figured she'll use the MBTA trip planner to find the best way to get from Forest Hills station to Beech Street in Roslindale. She discovered a slight problem - the planner thought she wants to get to Beech Street from Forest Hills in Queens. And apparently that line isn't finished yet (what would they call it? The Orange G? The 34 F?).

In the meantime, as I'm sure eeka found out (or already knew), the best way to get from the real Forest Hills to Beech Street is to hop on any of the roughly 3,000 bus routes that go down Washington Street toward Dedham (and even Walpole) and then get off here (just look for the Pleasant Cafe on the right, then yell "Bus driver, stop this bus!").

Ed. skeptical note: I just tried recreating eeka's proposed itinerary, i.e., "forest hills" to start and "washington st. and beech st., roslindale" as my destination. MBTA.com replied "there are no routes within 1 mile" of Forest Hills and suggested I first get myself to Providence (148.99 miles away) or Union Station in Worcester (151.95 miles away). Guess it's a good thing I can walk to Washington and Beech from my house.

Whatever you do, don't go in the attic

adamg — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:25:40 -0500

Tom Nealon reports the street outside his Rozzie Square store is under attack by starlings:

Every afternoon they descend on Washington Street, chattering noisily, eating locust seeds (or whatever they are - the worst choice for a sidewalk tree imaginable; they bloom for three days then litter the area with tiny yellow flowers only to months later grow sticky seed pods that then drop everywhere and attract the Starlings), and befouling the sidewalk and any cars in the vicinity with their strange red/brown droppings. ...