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.

To get first tattoo parlor:

"I know it's going to be controversial. I don't want people thinking that I'm some type of biker or gangbanger. I have clients who are doctors and lawyers," said Clancy.

Interesting story and video on the impact of the national economy on the businesses of Roslindale Square (the Globe does know where Boston neighborhoods are!). I didn't know how many people had been laid off or that Bob's Pita Bakery no longer makes its own pita.

Art Jam sale and jazz concert on Friday, May 2 to raise money to get a "kinetic sculpture" installed on that weird traffic island at Corinth and Belgrade in Rozzie Square. Starts at 6:15 p.m. at the Roslindale Congregational Church, 25 Cummins Highway.

More on the proposed sculpture by George Greenamyer.

For a store that's been "liquidating to the bare walls" since September, Jax on Corinth Street in Roslindale Square sure is awfully full of merchandise. In fact, they keep changing their "CLOSING FOREVER" signs to showcase the new stuff they have on sale.

Speaking of being a bit past its expiration date, there's this house on Washington Street by Albano Street where it's always Christmas (at least they no longer turn on the plastic Halloween pumpkins that still hang from the porch):

Sadly, it means Roslindale is losing one. Pazzo Books is moving this May from Rozzie Square to 1898 Centre St. (where the old dancewear place used to be, near Park Street). Alas, the bookstore's skeeball machine won't be making the trip.

... For all of you Rozzites who do errands in West Roxbury, we’re working on an online errand optimizer - just plug in your errands and it will show you when the optimum time to stop at Pazzo is. ...

Not even in the summer, let alone in March.

Speaking of ice cream: In an otherwise depressing story about how Centre Street in West Roxbury now has more vacant storefronts than funeral homes, the Bulletin reports the old L'Essence art gallery (burned out in last year's Tai Ho fire), will be replaced by an ice-cream joint. Centre hasn't had an ice-cream place since Yoo Hoo's and Friendly's closed back in 2005.

Here comes the mini-Staples: They finally tore down the entire old Ashmont store on Washington Street this week, leaving only several piles of rubble. And the sign. Why are the signs always the last to go?

Everybody seemed to hail the rise of funky little restaurants in Roslindale Square. Now, however, two of those eateries are at loggerheads.

The Roslindale Bulletin reports Sophia's Grotto is opposing the Birch Street Bistro's proposal to offer live music in the courtyard they share. Seems Grotto customers are looking for a romantic - and quiet - meal, not music so loud they can't hear people across the table from them.

Meanwhile, one of Rozzie's original new-wave restaurants, NuVo, on Washington Street, is back open (so no Ethiopian food for Rozzie Square, at least not there), with the same sort of Italianish/Americanish menu it had before it closed last summer.

And while the Square Corner Cafe on Washington Street, next to Robyn's, still looks a ways away from opening, it at least now has an awning with a phone number on it:

Finally, if you pine for the days when Chinese restaurants around here gave your fluffy rolls with your food, Dragon Chef is the place for you (normally, we don't veer from Golden House, near Metropolitan, but I was there and figured I'd give it a try - update: We'll be sticking to Golden House).

Boston Police report on an incident around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, on South Street near the commuter-rail station:

Four males approached him and asked him if he had a cell phone. When the victim stated "no", they asked him if he had an IPOD. He told them he had no valuables or money with him. At this time, the suspect asking the questions, a black male 6'2", muscular build, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, jeans with red monkey's as a design and timberland work boots started punching & kicking him along with the other three suspects. The suspects fled after the assault.