Wicked Local Allston/Brighton reports Boston Police arrested four 20-something lads from Oak Bluffs, Newton, Edgartown and Concord on charges they'd just marked up 1269 Comm. Ave. Police say they found both the building and the men covered in fresh paint; the men brought "a growling pit bull" along for company.

Bonus fun fact: The Concord resident gave his address as Chablis Terrace. Is that up the street from Chardonnay Lane?

Clean canvasses until covered with the paint of justice, etc.

Kathy reports there's a gaggle of geese under the BU bridge. By itself, no big deal, except the goslings are now big enough to notice that while some are obviously the spawn of the white adult geese that watch over them, some have the black legs of Canada geese:

... So it looks like maybe some Canada gooselings imprinted on domesticated parents. So what type do you think these Canadas will try to mate with when they grow up?

Nacho Patrol is forced to banish the White Horse Tavern to culinary Siberia for the crime it committed against nachos:

... Could it be? No, it couldn't possibly. Or could it?? They couldn't. They simply wouldn't! But they did. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, White Horse Tavern committed a sin so vile, so horrific, that it was heretofore unfathomable: AMERICAN CHEESE. ...

Via Allston City Limits.

Boston University Police report this is an artist's rendering of a man who apparently keeps trying to get close views of women on campus.

Most recently, on June 19, around 3:45 p.m., police say, the guy entered the women's bathroom on the third floor of 675 Comm. Ave.:

He then entered the stall next to the one the victim was in and looked down on her from over the top of the dividing wall. The suspect fled the bathroom in an unknown direction when the victim screamed. If you observe this suspect or have information that would aid in his identification, please contact the BUPD at (617) 353-2121 or 353-2110. Refer to IRC 9013642.

The Globe covered the change-over as the Allston Herrell's at Brighton and Harvard Ave leaves the parent company to become an independent creamery.

It seems the Herrell's contract was going to squeeze down on the location's individuality and independent attitude that made it interesting:

Along the way, the managers had skirmishes with the corporate side, such as when it put the kibosh on the logo, which also featured a double entendre. “That was way too much for us,’’ Judith Herrell recalled.

And the music was an issue. ’’The lighter music you can still talk over - that gives you a lighter feeling, that reminds you of your childhood, that is better,’’ Judith Herrell said.

Some of the music in the Allston store has racy lyrics, she said. “I’m not a prude, but they make me blush.’’

In order to establish a branding that Herrell's will be able to expand outside of the state, they wanted to replace the punk rock novelty with teddy bears and funhouse mirrors for the kids. That didn't sit well for married owners Page Masse and Derek Brown. Nor did it work for the original owner Marc Cooper who still makes ice cream in Watertown for the Allston store and holds some of the store's licenses.

Personally, I like their spirit and think the area will benefit with having the attitude remain the same even if it loses the Herrell's name. I actually have never been into Herrell's, but now I might just go check out Allston Cafe.

The Bulletin introduces us to the four people running for the district 9 city-council seat in Allston/Brighton, including incumbent Mark Ciommo.

Harry Mattison reports on the decaying hulk that is the former Black and Decker building at the gateway to Allston on Western Avenue, says it hasn't decayed that much to drop several hundred thousand dollars in value in just one year, which means the city is losing out on several thousand dollars in tax revenue.

Associated Press reports Genzyme has stopped production of two drugs so it can sanitize its plant following the discovery of a virus in one of its "bioreactors" - giant tanks filled with billions of Chinese hamster ovary cells that excrete enzymes needed by some people.

The company says the virus is no threat to humans, but interferes with the way the cells grow, slowing their production of the drugs Cerezyme and Fabrazyme.

In March, the FDA warned Genzyme that a fall inspection of the plant found ripe conditions for viral infection because of "failure to establish and follow written procedures designed to prevent microbiological contamination of drug products purporting to be sterile."

Harry Mattison reports:

Harvard planted approximately 150 street trees on Western Avenue in 2007 and it is amazing how many of them are now dead or far from flourishing. ...

Earlier:
The dying trees of South Boston.

Apparently, it was the Great Boston Beer Marathon, hence the 26, at least. No explanation for the green shirts and Viking hats.

Thanks to Space_Man_Spiff for tweeting the mystery and Briandigital for tweeting the answer, and condolences to Andrewd who tweeted he found himself stuck on the Green Line with a bunch of loud, obnoxious beer marathoners.