Cambridge

Store 24 held up by guy wearing a t-shirt around his head

adamg — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:50:48 -0400

A white T-shirt, to be exact. Cambridge Police report the Store 24 at 321 Broadway was held up shortly after 3 a.m. today by a polite black man, 24-30, about 6 feet tall, who was also wearing a black button-down shirt and black shorts.

Bike notes

adamg — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:16:16 -0400

Mike Ball is all in favor of bicycling, but says Mayor Menino needs to stop dressing like a grumpy Care Bear:

... That's doubly unfortunate in that he was doing something vaguely athletic and he was quite jolly at the time. ...

Don Martelli writes the photo of the biking mayor reminds him a bit of that infamous video of Mike Dukakis in a tank.

Mike Mennonno, normally an inveterate bike rider, is thinking of taking the T to work:

... Because the problem with encouraging more bicycle commuting before you've got adequate infrastructure in place for it is it may end up having the opposite of the intended effect. Add to that that there are plenty of Massholes among the ranks of cyclists, too, and Bike Week in Boston is a recipe for anarchy. ...

Oh, yeah, Masshole cyclists.

Casey reports on her first bicycle commute:

... When a Prius passed me, I laughed. "You think you're green? Ha!" ...

Adam Pieniazek reports Bike Week news, including:

... Yesterday I was biking through Cambridge and Somerville, via Hampshire and Beacon Street and noticed a new feature on the Beacon Street/Somerville side of the trip. Bike lanes! ...

Police details and Boston drivers

Boston Driver — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:05:52 -0400

Only Massachusetts requires police details at road work sites. Boston drivers are from Massachusetts. Coincidence? DrivingLikeAss.Com thinks not.
The new DLA Labs study, Traffic Authority Figures & Their Effectiveness in the Modification of Ass-like Driving Behavior: A DLA Research Study, points to a possible sensory cortex dysfunction among Boston drivers. On the other hand, it could also be that they just like driving like ass.

Do-it-yourself traffic regulatin'

adamg — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:33:54 -0400

It's amazing what you can do with some yellow paint and a "No Parking" sign.

Bicycle fans allegedly try to teach motorist a lesson - with their fists

adamg — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:21:28 -0400

UPDATE: Bikers leave one man unconscious after mob-style beating.

Cambridge Police report two guys, apparently fed up with a motorist who "swerved into and encroached upon" the Mass. Ave. bike lane around 11 p.m. on Saturday, caught up with the car, dragged the two people out and began beating them - one into unconsciousness - in front of 250 Mass. Ave.. Both alleged perps arrested.

Overused bike racks at Harvard?

adamg — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:57:44 -0400

Citizen Smith ponders a "Temporary Bike Rack 2 Hour Limit" sign at a Harvard building:

... Is there some sort of crazy bike parking going on where bikes are just piling up all over the place and people are leaving them there for days, weeks, months? If this is the case, which I don't think it is, because I've been walking by this for 4 years, and I assure you I would have noticed this rampant abuse of bike parking, but if it is the case, have you considered adding to the 2 small bike lock up bars that are there? Because there's plenty of room here. You could get two more racks in, easy. ...

What, me worry?

adamg — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:13:56 -0400

Olprofbear spots Alfred E. Neuman (and Goldenstash) in Central Square.

The perfect cafe?

adamg — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:15:02 -0400

Cantrabrigie raves about the new Cafe Crema in Harvard Square.

This is the sort of thing that almost led to a war between Colombia and Ecuador

adamg — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:51:50 -0400

Somerville cop writes ticket for car parked in Cambridge.

What if Boston started annexing surrounding communities again?

adamg — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:49:48 -0400

Sure, sure, hasn't happened since 1912, but what if?