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By adamg - 4/11/24 - 2:18 pm
Ari Ofsevit, who reports he missed qualifying for the Boston Marathon this year by 24 seconds, provides details of what he calls the MBTA's "somewhat impressive" service additions for Monday.
By adamg - 4/8/24 - 1:03 pm
Handmaid captured some workers today erecting the viewing stands at the Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street for next week's annual race.
By adamg - 3/30/24 - 6:20 pm
Tim West reports kids at the athletic fields at the old West Roxbury High School had 20,000 Easter eggs to choose from at today's annual Parkway In Motion Easter-egg hunt.
By adamg - 12/31/23 - 10:03 pm
Myron Freeman took in the family fireworks over Boston Common tonight - after first watching some ice skating under the lights at the Frog Pond.
By adamg - 12/25/23 - 7:25 pm
Amanda the roving UHub photographer spotted Santa Squirrel outside the Dudley Street firehouse in Nubian Square today.
By adamg - 12/24/23 - 12:25 pm
TheBostonLOL forwards this photo of a tiny tree in Franklin Park that somebody wrapped with a blue tree skirt and decorated with a single red ornament, just like Charlie Brown would do.
By adamg - 12/21/23 - 1:27 pm
Boston Police report they will seek criminal charges against a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old they say approached a group of "elderly Christmas carolers" from behind on Johnston Road in Dorchester and punched two of them in the back of the head several times, around 3 p.m. on Sunday. Read more.
By Sasha Patkin - 12/20/23 - 9:07 am
The T-Rex nativity at 61 Putnam.
How many different ways can you decorate your yard for the holidays? You might opt for the classy, minimal look with classic winter colors. You might choose a whimsical aesthetic with bright and multicolored lights, or you might prefer an over-the-top look with giant inflatables. Or, if you're 61 Putnam St. in Somerville, you might decide to create a portal to a prehistoric hellscape featuring a T‑Rex nativity and elves being torn to shreds by the skeletons of demon hellhounds while a raptor skeleton in a Santa hat flies overhead. Read more.
By adamg - 12/9/23 - 6:33 pm
Mary Ellen reports she came across some of the folks who have been decorating a living Christmas tree at Millennium Park in West Roxbury for years: Read more.
By adamg - 12/2/23 - 6:16 pm
A put out citizen files a 311 complaint about Boston's less than world-class public Christmas decorations: Read more.
By adamg - 11/20/23 - 9:39 am
CommonWealth Beacon reports on state and local efforts to return cranberry bogs to their pre-cultivation days as traditional cranberry farmers retire. A lot of sand dredging is involved.
By adamg - 11/1/23 - 12:33 pm
So many pumpkins, but here's some time to get rid of them in a more environmentally friendly way: The city of Boston Zero Waste team, Boston Green Academy, the South Street Youth Center and Mothers Out Front will hold a pumpkin-smashing and composting event at the English High School track, 144 McBride St. in Jamaica Plain, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. this Saturday. Read more.
By adamg - 10/31/23 - 4:54 pm
Ghoulish staties Joe DeMasi and Teresa Marx await the next truck driver to come down Sorrow Drive, also known as Tyndale Street in Roslindale.
Drivers can't say they weren't warned: Read more.
By adamg - 10/30/23 - 9:58 pm
Peter Cheungshows us the Halloween-ready scene on Boynton Street near the Southwest Corridor Park in Jamaica Plain.
By adamg - 10/30/23 - 7:31 am
Paul Revere forced to go "Whoa!" to avoid careering into the tree.
A disgruntled citizen files a 311 complaint about the Christmas tree now towering over the Prado and Hanover Street in the North End: Read more.
By adamg - 10/21/23 - 5:15 pm
Festive dual-season holiday tree at the Dunkin' Donuts on Washington Street in West Roxbury.
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