Newtonville

Massholes on the phone

adamg — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:59:36 -0500

Jessica Lipnack decides she wants a sandwich board to use while walking in crosswalks to tell Massholes to get off their damn phones and pay more attention to the intersection. She says she got the idea after an encounter with a phone-using Masshole in an SUV in a Newtonville crosswalk.

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Taste of Newtonville

adamg — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:17:07 -0500

Jessica Lipnack accepts the blame for making the Taste Coffee House so crowded - after all, she blogged about it.

... Then a man, sitting at a table by himself, offers me the chair across from him. I explain that there are two more coming. At which point, Nik repeats his view of me as the cause of the standing-room-only. And explains that I've blogged about Taste. At which point the man pipes up: "Here's a quote for your blog: 'Taste is the best thing to happen to Newtonville in five years.'" ...

Mayhem at Newtonville commuter-rail stop

adamg — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:52:45 -0500

Wicked Local Newton: Newton man arrested for assault with intent to murder this morning.

The Boss does Newton

adamg — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:47:56 -0400

Bruce Springsteen spotted at the Newtonville Shaw's on Sunday afternoon.

Giving Starbucks up cold turkey

adamg — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:08:43 -0400

Theresa has enough of "corporate coffee" and so tries out locally owned shops in Newtonville.