Copley Square
Low blow in Copley Square
By adamg - 2/7/12 - 1:45 pm
Photo by Eric Steinhardt.
A pawnbroker dumped 900 pounds of Butterfingers candy bars in Copley Square today to commemorate Wes Welker's performance in the Super Bowl. The CEO claims he loves to talk to people; you can let him know what you think at 720-320-7777.
UPDATE: The mayor's office reports:
Code enforcement has tracked company's address and contacts; will be issuing violation for commercial dumping.
That could mean a fine of up to $1,000.
Not everybody looks kindly upon the guy who roams Copley Square on a sail-equipped scooter
By adamg - 1/16/12 - 3:58 pmScooterdude reports some of the less-than-favorable reactions he gets from people, including the ever popular "get a job!" and motorists who scream at him about taking up valuable road space. Also:
There's the 'deer-in-the-headlights' reaction when a pedestrian crossing against the traffic light steps right in front of the Wind-scooter, stops and, stunned, waits for there to be a collision. Fortunately, both my skill and the braking feature of the scooter secures my immediate halt.
Well thumbed
By adamg - 1/12/12 - 10:54 pm
Photographynatalia recently made a trip to the BPL main library in Copley Square for a bridal show, but she walked around the rest of the library as well.
Copyright Photographynatalia. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
An icy end to the year
By adamg - 12/31/11 - 9:27 pm
From Boston (above) to Needham, ice sculptors welcomed the New Year.
Eeka photographs an ice dragon in the making in Brookline.
Needham photo copyright Paul Keleher. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
Day of protests in Copley Square
By adamg - 12/3/11 - 9:02 pm
Occupy Boston moved over to Copley Square for a "general assembly" today even as Syrian expatriates and supporters were protesting for a free Syria. Richard Beaubien was there.
Copyright Richard Beaubien. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
FBI hunts two robbers who hit the same TD Bank branch on Boylston Street
By adamg - 11/30/11 - 7:27 am
The FBI reports the TD Bank branch at 535 Boylston St. was held up Sunday afternoon by a man who gave a teller a note.
He's described as black, about 6 feet tall, mid 40s and heavy, and was wearing a brown knit hat with a stripe, white button down shirt with a white tank top underneath, dark colored pants and black sneakers.
The FBI is also looking for a white guy who pulled the same basic maneuver at the bank on Nov. 17. He's described as 5'8" or 5'9" with a medium build and in his 20s.
The branch was also held up on Aug. 4.
BRA approves 47-story Copley Place tower
By adamg - 11/18/11 - 1:22 pmThe Herald reports on last night's BRA meeting on a developer's plan to build a tower with 318 condos and new retail space above the existing Neiman Marcus.
You know a protest movement is serious when it gets its own song
By adamg - 11/5/11 - 6:56 pmNo, not Occupy Boston or Whose Foods. Bob Feldman belts out a protest against the proposed skyscraper on top of Neiman Marcus at Copley Place. Lyrics.
'A little messy down there, but it is democracy at work'
By adamg - 10/5/11 - 9:54 amNorthEndWaterfront.com posts video from a Greenway Conservancy board meeting at which board members discussed the Occupy Boston encampment at Dewey Square.
Meanwhile, it looks like Occupy Boston might be putting down some roots in Copley Square.
