Back Bay

Duck Boat vs. car on Mass. Ave

adamg — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:34:21 -0500

SuperMark posts a photo of a Duck Boat that tried to occupy the same space as a car on Mass. Ave. northbound between Boylston and Newbury this afternoon. Traffic, he tweets, was all messed up.

Flaherty took Back Bay

adamg — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:40:47 -0500

The preliminary precinct breakdowns from the city show that Michael Flaherty actually carried Ward 5 (Back Bay, Beacon Hill and part of Fenway), although barely (2,544 to 2,472). In the September preliminary, that was Menino country.

Floon also carried the day in Ward 16 in Dorchester, another area Menino took in September. Obviously, though, that and the Flaherty strongholds of Charlestown, South Boston and neighboring Ward 7 in Dorchester were not enough to overcome Menino romps in areas such as Hyde Park, Roslindale and Roxbury.

Matt O'Malley, who has much better eyes, dives into the numbers in much greater depth. On Blue Mass. Group, Bob has still more analysis of the numbers.

Green Line fail

adamg — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:37:02 -0500

Dead train at Copley messing things up.

MBTA: Two alleged gropers grabbed last night

adamg — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:32:36 -0500

Carlyle

The MBTA reports Transit Police arrested two alleged gropers last night, one for an incident at Copley station around 10 p.m., the other for an incident this past June in Quincy.

On the Green Line, MBTA Transit Police arrested William Carlyle, 52, of Northampton Street in Boston on a charge of indecent assault and battery after he allegedly put his hands where he shouldn't have on the rear of a Revere woman:

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A good Halloween moon

adamg — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:34:07 -0400

Tonight's moon was just right - bright, nearly full and with plenty of spooky clouds scudding by. Matthew I. captured the scene over the Back Bay.

Copyright Matthew I. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

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Suit: This town not big enough for two Living Rooms

adamg — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:23:47 -0400

The Living Room, an Atlantic Avenue restaurant, filed suit yesterday against Starwood Hotels, which is about to open a restaurant called the Living Room in its new W hotel on Stuart Street in the Back Bay.

In its suit, filed in US District Court in Boston, the original Living Room says the new Living Room would confuse Boston diners, that it's trademarked the name for use as a restaurant and that it was here first - it opened in 2002. The W Living Room is scheduled to open on Thursday.

Complete Living Room complaint.

Globe story in which the reporter worries we're not hip enough for a W hotel.

Earlier:
The restaurant tomato fight.

Muslim workers charge post-9/11 discrimination at Copley Plaza

adamg — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:31:52 -0400

A group of seven current and former employees of the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel today filed a federal civil-right suit alleging several years of harassment because of their religion and Moroccan background.

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Heh-heh-heh-HEH-heh: Back Bay has a woodpecker

adamg — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:32:30 -0400

Penny Cherubino snaps his/her photo.

This traffic snarl brought to you by the White House

oddjob60 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:03:32 -0400

Boston Police relay word of street closings and such for Obama's appearance at the Copley Plaza this afternoon:

Huntington Avenue eastbound from West Newton Street will be closed to traffic from Noon to 4 PM. Within this same time frame, there will be intermittent closings of Dartmouth Street and St. James Avenue as well.

"No Stopping, Boston Police Special Event, Friday" signs will be posted at the following locations:

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Smoking trolley at Arlington station

adamg — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:00:56 -0400

Boston Fire Department is on scene for a trolley fire on the outbound side. Pantograph fire is out, the train is dead, expect delays.