Back Bay

Citizen complaint of the day: Oh, dear, I do believe that gaslight, which is fed by a natural-gas line, has burst into flames

adamg — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:12:35 +0000

A concerned citizen filed a complaint about a gaslight at Arlington and Beacon this afternoon:

Gas lantern appears to be on fire.

One can only hope he or she called 911 first.

Restoration Hardware grand-opening party too successful: Fire Department shuts shindig

adamg — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 01:29:23 +0000

"The last thing you want to see at an event are police and panicked PR girls." Photo by Sean William.

Apparently Restoration Hardware, um, RH, had more people stuffed into the restored Museum of Natural History than it was permitted for, so fire inspectors started shutting the thing down shortly after 8 p.m. - barring people from going in, even if they had already been in but stepped outside.

At 7:47, Priya Sisodia tweeted:

At the Restoration Hardware opening, so freaking crowded can barely move. At least the wine's good. On the lookout for celebs and athletes!

47-story tower at Copley Place could still be alive - but as apartments instead of condos

adamg — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:29:30 +0000

Curbed Boston reports.

No huskies and little snow, but that didn't stop the Boston Iditarod

adamg — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:57:09 +0000

Greg Cook photographed Saturday's Boston Iditarod - a race in which teams of people push or pull a shopping cart to see who can get to each participating bar the fastest.

GLAD Summer Party

gladevents — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:54:53 +0000

Join Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders at our annual Summer Party held outside in the heart of Provincetown, MA on Saturday, July 27 from 4:00-7:00PM. Enjoy the view of the harbor, mingle with other GLAD supporters and learn more about our ground-breaking cases.

Tickets are $75 online | $85 on site | $30 student
Purchase at www.glad.org/events.

Don't miss our amazing auction and celebrity auctioneer Kate Clinton. You don't have to be present to win. Travel packages, restaurants, massages, and much more - something for everyone!

Children are welcome to attend (at no charge) and will enjoy a range of fun activities.

Delicious summer fare and refreshing cocktails provided.

More information, tickets and sponsorships are available at www.glad.org/events.

Back on the Charles

adamg — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:37:25 +0000

Sarah Bourne captured sailboats on a reduced-ice Charles yesterday afternoon.

Copyright Sarah Bourne.

What's happening to some former Upper Crusts is Just and Proper

adamg — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:02:07 +0000

A former Harvard Square Upper Crust renamed the Just Crust could soon be joined by a former Newbury Street Upper Crust to be renamed the Proper Slice.

The Boston Licensing Board today gave SS Investments permission to start serving food at the old Upper Crust at 222 Newbury St., a location it acquired from bankruptcy court in December. However, the board deferred action on a request from the company to also obtain the location's beer and wine license, pending submission of some corrected paperwork.

Attorney Mark Evlogiadis said his client, which already runs a pizza place in Brighton, will not need much time to start cheesing up the street - because the old Upper Crust's kitchen and dining area "are in pristine condition."

Two manholes burst into flames this morning

adamg — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:31:40 +0000

Fire in the hole: Dartmouth and Newbury. Photo by roving UHub photographer Penny C.

First around 9:15 at Tremont and Park and then around 11:25 at Dartmouth and Newbury.

2/25/13 - 11:25 am

Most prescient headline of the month

adamg — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:31:44 +0000

This week's Phoenix carries an article headlined:

Fresh Blood: Meet Boston's new culinary muscle

It features a photo and bio of Doug Rodrigues, executive chef at Clio, strike that, the now former executive chef at Clio, who was fired for stabbing a man at a Back Bay bar last weekend - accidentally, he says. His alleged victim lost so much blood a bystander used his belt as a tourniquet.

Police say hotel refused orders to shut down out-of-control Tufts vomit and piss party

adamg — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:01:33 +0000

Boston Police report officers issued a citation to the Westin Copley Place at the already infamous Tufts "Winter Bash" on Feb. 2:

A bar probably not the best place to teach somebody how to open a folding knife

adamg — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:03:00 +0000

Back Bay Patch reports a man showing a woman how to open a folding knife at the Crossroads on Beacon Street early one recent morning wound up stabbing another patron in the leg.

Dumbass on ice

adamg — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:02:38 +0000

Penny Cherubino watches (and photographs) a guy who started walking across the Charles, then thought the better of it, or satisfied his curiosity or something. She finds the large crack in the ice he almost walked over. With bonus Leslie Jones photo of a Charles River ice rescue from back in the day.

Fire rips through Back Bay brownstone

adamg — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:48:13 +0000

17 Comm. Ave. Photo by BFD.

A three-alarm fire sparked by a heater and reported around 9:20 a.m. at 17 Commonwealth Ave. caused no injuries but did an estimated $5 million in damage, according to the Boston Fire Department.

The fire spread through ductwork to the fourth floor of the five-story brownstone, the department reports.

Around 10:20 a.m., after the bulk of the fire had been knocked down, the third-floor ceiling collapsed, likely because of the weight of water used to combat the fire; no firefighters were underneath it.

2/20/13 - 9:18 am

Tufts students probably won't be invited back to the Westin Copley Place anytime soon

adamg — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:14:38 +0000

Tufts University officials are aghast at an annual "Winter Bash" event earlier this month that ended with up to 20 students so drunk paramedics were kept busy "trying to make sure you didn't die" and with large numbers of students who vomited and pissed all over the place - two of them right in the hotel lobby - and who just generally treated hotel and university staffers like shit.

Dean of Student Affairs Bruce Reitman adds:

More track woes on the Red Line; Green Line dead in the tunnel

adamg — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:20:55 +0000

At least this time the track problems were at Harvard instead of Central. Meanwhile, shortly after 9 a.m., Meghan M tweeted:

Green line inbound passengers. My train is so 100% stuck between kenmore & hynes. Expect delays. Also send breakfast.

And to top it all off, the electronic signboard at Park Street continues to show White Sox ads.