Melissa Sullivan captured this Sanders supporter in Copley Square today.
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By adamg - 12/31/15 - 11:09 am
UPDATE: Body identified as that of missing Northeastern student.
State Police report recovering a man's body from the Charles River near the Fiedler footbridge on the Esplanade this morning.
State Police say they responded around 10 a.m. on a report of a body in the water.
By adamg - 12/31/15 - 11:03 am
As 1943 turned into 1944, Boston trolleys ran every 10 minute, all night, the folks at the Boston City Archives inform us. The BAC Library identifies the station as today's Prudential stop.
By adamg - 12/30/15 - 2:30 pm
Banker & Tradesman reports Boston Properties has filed a letter of intent with the BRA for a 1.4-million-square-foot mixed-use building above the station, and that the company said it would help fund a solution for the diesel clouds that typically hover inside the station.
By adamg - 12/30/15 - 2:24 pm
A Roxbury District Court judge yesterday revoked Daniel Danavian's bail for Cambridge break-in charges at his arraignment on a charge he broke into a Back Bay apartment on Monday, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.
By adamg - 12/29/15 - 8:45 am
Nick Cosky walked along the Charles at sunrise (such as it was) this morning.
By adamg - 12/29/15 - 8:32 am
The first major snow of the season turned to ice and freezing rain, causing problems on local roads. Matt Allen shows us the scene on Clarendon Street in the Back Bay, where buses and cars got stuck.
Jason shows us the fresh snow around 2 a.m. on his Somerville street: Read more.
By adamg - 12/26/15 - 4:57 pm
Like a lot of other people, we spent some time near the bridge over the Public Garden Lagoon today just marveling at the blooming cherry tree.
A tree in the Arnold Arboretum was also in full bloom.
By adamg - 12/25/15 - 7:45 pm
MC Slim JB spotted this pheasant by the Loews Hotel on Berkeley Street today.
By adamg - 12/23/15 - 9:20 am
On Monday, the mayor's office announced the city would be showing the Winter Classic Bruins hockey game on a big screen in Copley Square.
But the Globe reports that NBC/Comcast has blocked the outdoor viewing because it owns the exclusive rights to the telecast and it's not going to let a bunch of people just watch it in a park.
Also: Petition to let Rene Rancourt sing the national anthem.
By adamg - 12/19/15 - 6:43 pm
A concerned citizen reports on a poor unloved Christmas tree just lying on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall:
Perfectly good Christmas Tree left on Comm. Ave Mall @ Hereford St. Been there over 12 hours. Its about a 9 footer. It was probably too big for someone's apartment and they just ditched it.
By adamg - 12/17/15 - 9:53 pm
Louise Miller watched the changing display on the Dartmouth Street side of the Copley Square main library tonight.
By adamg - 12/15/15 - 8:13 am
State Rep. Jay Livingstone (D-Back Bay) announced last night he's running for the 1st Suffolk and Middlesex senate seat being vacated by Anthony Petruccelli.
His announcement came only hours after neighboring state Rep. Aaron Michlewitz (D-North End) announced he wasn't going to run for the seat. Read more.
By adamg - 12/14/15 - 9:24 am
Bettlebrox spotted this crossing sign on Dartmouth Street.
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By adamg - 12/14/15 - 9:00 am
T workers managed to dispose of the carcass of a trolley that died at Cleveland Circle earlier this morning, but now there are signal issues at Copley jamming up the works.
By adamg - 12/13/15 - 1:50 pm
Leslee spotted a driver who seemed a bit confused at what he saw in his rear-view mirror yesterday.
Earlier:
It was so warm even Santa and Mrs. Claus had to strip down for the day.
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By adamg - 12/12/15 - 7:17 pm
617Images reports the annual SSRun raised $97,000 for Play Ball Boston from Lir in the Back Bay back to Lir.
Arturo Gossage took lots of photos as well.
By adamg - 12/10/15 - 5:25 pm
Nick McNulty captured this scene at Community Boating on the Charles River this afternoon.
By adamg - 12/10/15 - 10:12 am
Mike Piehl shows us the remains of a decapitated truck on Storrow this morning.
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