Boston Harbor
The Harbor is their oyster
Pouring 40,000 oysters into Boston Harbor to help clean it up even more:
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Yuppies move next to Navy Yard, try to silence USS Constitution cannons
The Herald reports. Hmm, maybe they moved to Charlestown to get away from the noise at the South Street Diner.
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Water fire in the Harbor
Local 718 reports a barge fire in Boston Harbor out past Castle Island. Both Massport and Boston firefighters responded to the fire, which crews on one of the two tugs pushing the barge were able to extinguish.
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FAA says proposed harbor towers too tall; developer says don't worry
The Boston Business Journal reports on a preliminary ruling by the FAA that proposed 40- and 59-story towers on what is now the aquarium parking garage are way too tall too close to Logan. Developer Don Chiofaro basically said "meh" and that the ruling just means closer scrutiny of the project.
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Next ferry to Winthrop
Wicked Winthrop reports the town's gotten a $950,000 federal stimulus grant to start ferry service to and from Rowe's Wharf.
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City to try to make Boston a major port again
The BRA is leading efforts to win federal stimulus money for a proposed $84-million revamp of the antiquated Marine Industrial Park (which includes the Black Falcon Pier), by among other things, adding facilities for handling larger cruise ships and restoring freight rail service back to the waterfront.
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What do you do with 50,000 live oysters?
You pour them into Boston Harbor from Commercial Street in the hopes they'll establish a colony and help clean up Boston Harbor.
Massachusetts Oyster Project - which has already placed 150,000 oysters in the harbor by the mouth of the Charles.
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Don't worry: Boston isn't under attack this morning
If you hear loud booms from Boston Harbor, it's a cannon salute for the USS Constitution, Boston Police reassure.
The T reports the turnaround of Old Ironsides is causing 30-minute delays on the Charlestown ferry.
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Hot-dog-eating weenies
John Carrol is struck by how few hot dogs the winner and runner-up of a hot-dog-eating contest on Spectacle Island actually ate: The winner barely scarfed down 7 1/2 in 10 minutes:
... Not to get all New York on you, but at the annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, they down almost ten times that number of franks in the same amount of time. ...
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Pilings in the mist
Jeff Tamagini took a long exposure at Union Wharf (compare to Ed O'Connor's dawn shot of the pilings).
Copyright Jeff Tamagini. Tagged as universalhub on Flickr.
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