Neponset Circle
Christmas-night brawl costs Dorchester bar its license for three days
By adamg - 4/4/10 - 9:19 amThe Boston Licensing Board suspended Ups n' Downs liquor license for three days because of a massive brawl at closing time that required every police officer in District C-11 and left one bar worker smashed in the face with a bottle.
Classic Dot dive could have hours cut because of brawling women
By adamg - 3/30/10 - 12:30 pmUPDATE: The licensing board suspended the bar's liquor license for three days; took no action on rolling back closing time.
A series of recent incidents at the Upstairs Downstairs bar at Neponset Circle is putting the establishment's 2 a.m. closing time at risk.
The Boston Licensing Board decides Thursday what to do about incidents involving brawling women in December, January and February that required every available cruiser in Dorchester to respond. In one incident, some patrons took advantage of the commotion to jump behind the bar and empty the cash register and haul off several bottles of liquor. In another, a Boston police officer on detail in the bar heard bottles smashing behind him - at which point a bartender jumped on the bar, turned on the lights and told people to leave.
'The City of Boston wishes everyone en route to Quincy happy holidays, Thanksgiving included!'
By adamg - 11/15/09 - 7:23 pmWhalehead King notes the Neponset Circle Christmas tree is already in place:
... Office pools have already started to pick the day a placard will be planted next to this tannenbaum. What will the sign say? That is subject for another pool but most bets rest on variations of "Season's Greetings from Mayor Thomas M. Menino." Those are words that warm the heart like cocoa heated a few degrees above tepid. Season's Greetings!
Punch drunk in Dorchester
By adamg - 12/21/08 - 3:17 pmBoston Police report workers at the Ups and Downs Bar, 469 Neponset Ave., in Dorchester, called around 1 this morning to complain a guy was outside starting fights and trying to punch out car windows.
When officers looked over at the suspect, the suspect began punching a window on a car. As officers approached, the suspect walked towards them, fell over a snow bank and into the side of a car. When officers helped the suspect to his feet, the suspect began yelling and screaming at the officers. Moreover, the suspect attempted to punch the officers.
Ryan Claire, 27, of Boston, was then arrested and charged with resisting arrest, assault and battery on a police officer and disorderly conduct.
