Allston

The heart of Allston

adamg — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:12:30 -0500

Somebody tried replacing the obscene anti-Urban Outfitters graffiti in front of the unopened Harvard Avenue store with a more charming love-of-Allston message. Allston City Limits says it's an improvement.

BRA postpones vote on moving Allston housing complex

adamg — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:44:31 -0500

Harry Mattison gets the scoop on the delay of tomorrow's originally scheduled vote. Michael Pahre wonders if it has to do with local officials, in particular Councilor Ciommo, still expressing reservations over the latest proposal.

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Historic Allston

adamg — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:00:30 -0500

Allston Village Main Streets and the Boston Preservation Alliance say they've started work on a historic walking tour of Allston, designed for the sort of people who love the Twin Donuts sign and want to learn more about the local history and architecture. Contact Allston Village Main Streets Executive Director Katie Reed if you want to help design the tour: katie@allstonvillage.com or 617-254-7564.

Twin Donuts makes history, well, an Errol Morris ad for beer:

You know how you can get free stuff on your birthday? Boston Police don't participate in that

adamg — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:02:57 -0500

An allegedly drunk Quincy man arrested at the Joshua Tree for refusing to leave when he'd had too much and then attacking one cop's chest with his elbows and beating his head against a mini-van asked if he could be let go because it was his birthday, Wicked Local Allston/Brighton reports.

Comfort-food overload warning

adamg — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:55:21 -0500

Mac and Cheese Takedown this Sunday at Great Scott, 1222 Comm. Ave. in Allston: $10 gets you in the door to sample everybody's macaroni and cheese (including your own) and help declare a winner (who gets a six-month membership in a mac-and-cheese-of-the-month club).

Via Allston City Limits.

How to memorialize a guy murdered outside a bar

adamg — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:10:52 -0500

BehindDarkEyes photographed the ad-hoc memorial for Gregory Phillips, whom police say died of a single stab wound to the heart in a fight at Harvard and Brighton avenues early Sunday morning.

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Hipsters don't like pretentious stores

adamg — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:57:19 -0500

A hearty Allston welcome for the new Urban Outfitters.

The Kells has not had a quiet fall

adamg — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:10:13 -0500

Since September, the Kells has had at least four violent incidents linked to it, most recently this past weekend's murder that prosecutors say started as an argument inside the Brighton Avenue bar. Here's a rundown of these incidents linked to the bar, which members of the Boston Licensing Board said is not a trouble spot:

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Kells 'not a troublespot,' official says

adamg — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:18:37 -0500

The Boston Licensing Board will hold a hearing sometime next month to consider this weekend's murder that prosecutors say started as an argument inside The Kells on Brighton Avenue.

Board Chairman Daniel Pokaski said today there was no need for an emergency hearing on the issue, in part because press reports indicated the fight that led to Gregory Phillips' death happened outside the bar, in part because there are no other outstanding issues with it. It typically takes about a month to schedule a hearing, he said.

"We do not consider them to be a troublespot," board member Michael Connolly said. Pokaski agreed, praising the Kells for its "level-headed" management.

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Man charged with trying to hide bloody knife after Sunday murder in Allston

adamg — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:10:26 -0500

An argument that began at the Kells early Sunday morning spilled onto Brighton Avenue, quickly became physical and ended with the stabbing death of Gregory Phillips of West Roxbury, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office.

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