Commonwealth Avenue

BU credit union held up at gunpoint

adamg — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:12:58 -0500

The Daily Free Press reports the University Credit Union, 846 Commonwealth Ave., was held up around noon yesterday, by a black man with a mustache and a gun.

Paging Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, you're needed on the Green Line

adamg — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:48:12 -0400

No trolleys along Comm. Ave. between Packards Corner and Blandford St. The T says: Take the 57 bus instead - and that they've added extra buses.

T spokesman Joe Pesaturo says repairs are being made to a section of the overhead wire on the outbound side near the BU Bridge, with the work expected to be done by 1 p.m.

Bicyclist hit by trolley on Comm. Ave.

adamg — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:39:07 -0400

A BU student who failed to check for oncoming trolleys was "clipped" by one near BU Central around 5 p.m. Saturday, the Daily Free Press reports.

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Nightmare at the BU Bridge

adamg — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:18:43 -0400

The Outraged Liberal reports he made the mistake of trying to take a bus from Kenmore Square to Harvard Avenue and now wonders:

... [W]hat brilliant person is behind the rebuilding of the BU Bridge-Commonwealth Avenue nightmare? And do they have a clue how to time traffic lights? ...

Boston to propose bike lanes on Comm. Ave. from Kenmore to Public Garden

adamg — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:41:27 -0400

Boston Biker reports there's a meeting at 6 p.m. today (yes, today) at the BPL main branch in Copley Square - and that, as you might expect, Back Bay doyens and doyennes will oppose the plan.

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Comm Ave a nightmare....whats going on?!

billings — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:52:56 -0400

Does anyone have any idea whats going on by the BU bridge on Comm Ave? Tons of cop cars!

Car crash shuts B line

adamg — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:45:52 -0400

The MBTA reports it is running bus service between Washington Street and Boston College because of a car crash at Chiswick Street that ended with a car on the tracks.

Joe Gravellese reports his train stopped around 9:30 a.m. near Chestnut Hill Avenue. He tweets:

got off the train to walk to d-line-lots of cops, ambulances about half mile past chestnut hill av inbound. Not pretty.

Explosion at BU science center

adamg — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:56:21 -0400

Small chemical explosion on the third floor, 590 Comm. Ave., around 8:45 p.m., hazmat team on the way.

Truck vs. building on Comm. Ave. in Brighton

adamg — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:57:57 -0400

Building wins, truck, traffic lose during morning incident at 1515 Comm. Ave.

Looks like Dutch Elm Disease is back in Back Bay

adamg — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:24:17 -0400

Penny Cherubino posts a photo of an ailing elm tree at Mass. Ave. and Commonwealth Ave. that appears to have the classic signs of the killer fungus spread by beetles.

Earlier:
The dying trees of South Boston.