Harvard Avenue
Fed up with leering men on Harvard Avenue, woman punches one
By adamg - 1/24/12 - 8:13 amAllison Francis explains her need to punch the stranger after enduring leers and "oooohs" and solicitations on a walk between Comm. Ave. and Brighton with her girlfriend:
I'm not exactly a placid person, but I'd never punched someone before and I believe in the merits of peace over violence. Whatever that guy said wasn't the worst thing that's been said to me by any means. I just snapped. After 23 years as a woman and ~2 years being 'out' in Allston, after having been forced to tolerate my relationships and humanity degraded on a regular basis with no option other than to keep walking, I wasn't going to take it. It's not okay how so many men behave as though they have the right to aggressively address strangers on the street because we're women, and it's not okay that we are expected to take it with a smile.
Via the Phlog.
Toto, I don't think we're on Newbury Street anymore
By adamg - 11/26/11 - 5:35 pmSoftcoeur could hardly believe what was parked on Harvard Ave. in gritty Allston this evening.
Brookline teens learn the true meaning of Allston Christmas
By adamg - 8/31/11 - 6:03 pm'Tis better to receive from the curb than to smash into somebody's car and steal their GPS, especially if it's 4:40 a.m. on Harvard Avenue and there are cops there wondering what you're up to.
'I heard the roaring of the engine and turned around to see this homicidal maniac zig-zag ...'
By adamg - 7/30/11 - 10:31 amJonathan was among the bicyclists the driver of a gray Civic took aim at during last night's Critical Mass cork-up in Allston. He reports on the incident, notes he has the guy's license-plate number.
Goodness, why would anybody get upset with bicyclists?
By adamg - 7/29/11 - 7:53 pmBostonTweet captured a little corking or something this evening at Harvard and Brighton in Allston.
Via Allston Rat City, who wonders:
Was anyone there at the corner of Comm and Harvard when some dude in a Honda got pissed off at the people on bikes blocking traffic and literally drove through them?
UPDATE: JC tweets:
Yep, gray Civic plowed right through them. Don't think anyone was seriously hurt.
She rarely returns to restaurants, but will make an exception for Garlic and Lemons in Allston
By adamg - 7/28/11 - 9:03 amA Small Boston Kitchen reviews the Middle Eastern hole in the wall on Harvard Ave., can't stop thinking about the food:
[N]ot to be missed is the spicy chicken. A neat pile of delicately slivered meat with spiced up ends makes it hard for you to want to try anything else. But please do.
Allston bicyclist beaten with own bike lock in two-fight road-rage incident
By adamg - 6/9/11 - 7:47 pmWicked Local Allston/Brighton reports on a June 3 incident outside 74 Harvard Ave.
Pair charged with threatening to kill man at crowded Allston intersection - with a BB gun
By adamg - 5/26/11 - 11:29 amBoston Police report arresting two men for assault with a dangerous weapon following an incident last night at Harvard and Comm. avenues.
According to police, Aram Barseghyan, 28, of Brighton and Aleksandr Yeghiyan, 22, of Watertown, were in a silver BMW when they got into an argument with somebody on the sidewalk around 10:45 p.m.:
During the course of the verbal argument, the victim states that the individual sitting in the front passenger seat produced a firearm, pointed it at him and stated, "Next time. Bang. You're dead."
Officers found the pair not long after. According to police, an officer asked if they had any weapons:
[T]he operator stated, "No. You can check if you like." A search of the car enabled officers to see and take possession of a black firearm found under the front passenger seat. Upon further inspection, it was determined that the black firearm was, in fact, a replica style BB gun.
Innocent, etc.
Fire on Harvard Avenue tonight
By adamg - 9/16/10 - 8:40 pmBrian Smith shot this tonight.
UPDATE: It was "a large brush and trash fire" in the lot next to Blanchard's. See the comments for more.
Not packed powder, but it'll do
By adamg - 9/12/10 - 8:58 pm
There was a little snowboard (and ski) hill at the annual Allston Village Street Fair on Harvard Avenue today. The less adventurous could try hula-hooping down the street - or drawing on the road with Sidewalk Sam.
