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By adamg - 3/18/24 - 5:49 pm

A Dublin man was ordered held in lieu of $100,000 bail after he was charged with raping a woman at the Omni Parker House, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.

By adamg - 3/15/24 - 1:13 pm

A Suffolk Superior Court jury today convicted former Transit Police officer Shawn McCarthy for raping two women against and in his cruiser after offering them a joy ride in his cruiser that started near the Aquarium T stop and ended in a vacant lot near the Museum of Science in 2012, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.

By adamg - 3/14/24 - 11:52 am
Kendall station headhouse

At Kendall Square Red Line entrance, sign would go under the red-and-white "Kendall" sign

The MBTA and the company that handles its electronic ad boards inside subway stations have begun a program to bring the boards above ground, at the entrances to stations. Read more.

By adamg - 3/11/24 - 1:08 pm
Ad for the Tremont Turkish Bath

1899 ad (source).

Long, long before the AMC Boston Common went up at the corner of Tremont and Avery streets, the site was the home of the Tremont Theatre, where an enterprising Swedish immigrant put in a swimming pool and a Turkish bath in the basement - open all night, at least for men. Read more.

By adamg - 3/9/24 - 2:09 pm
1931 Ford on Federal Street

The Fort Pointer spotted this pristine 1931 Ford on Federal Street today.

By adamg - 3/9/24 - 12:25 pm
Etching showing the death of Attucks

The City Council will consider a measure to permanently honor Crispus Attucks, the first man to die in the Boston Massacre. Read more.

By adamg - 3/7/24 - 9:22 am

Protesters calling for a Gaza ceasefire blocked Atlantic Avenue in front of South Station around 8:30 a.m. Not long after, Boston Police began arresting the protesters.

By adamg - 3/3/24 - 9:10 pm
Sunset over the Tobin Bridge and the Mystic River

Matt Frank took in the sunset over Chelsea, the Tobin, the Mystic, Boston Harbor and downtown Boston this evening.

By adamg - 3/1/24 - 2:26 pm
Protesters showing support for Sacco and Vanzetti

On March 1, 1925, people who supported a new trial for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, convicted of a 1920 robbery turned double murder in Braintree, marched through the North End and Scollay Square for a rally at Faneuil Hall, where Boston City Council President James Moriarty joined their cause. Read more.

By adamg - 2/28/24 - 3:38 pm
Smashed window bits lying on Washington Street

Carina Flynn reports she was walking down Washington Street in Downtown Crossing shortly before 3:15 p.m. when she heard a loud crashing sound and turned to see the remains of a second-floor window from HomeGoods, 350 Washington St. lying all over the sidewalk. Read more.

By adamg - 2/26/24 - 9:54 pm

At 8:51 p.m., the MBTA reported a Red Line train pulled up lame at Downtown Crossing, causing delays of up to 20 minutes.

By adamg - 2/26/24 - 1:27 pm

An area man already wanted on unspecified charges in Philadelphia was arrested inside the Bank of America branch at 175 Federal St. downtown early this morning, police say. Read more.

By adamg - 2/25/24 - 4:54 pm

Transit Police report arresting a man they say went berserk and repeatedly punched a worker at McDonald's stand at South Station for the alleged sin of touching the lid of the man's drink around 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Police say the man, 34, was arrested for assault and battery. His victim was treated at the scene, police say.

By adamg - 2/24/24 - 5:35 pm

A recent report projected more than a $1-billiion decrease in property-tax revenue from downtown office buildings seeing a continuing drop in occupancy because a lot of people are still working at home. Scott Van Voorhis reports we're now seeing the first wave of that: A growing number of requests for tax abatements from downtown building owners who claim their buildings simply aren't worth what they were in the Before Times.

By adamg - 2/23/24 - 9:20 am

A man screaming about masks attacked a 69-year-old woman at the State Street Orange Line stop Wednesday afternoon, ripping her mask off, knocking her to the floor and trying to drag her to the tracks before a bystander intervened, Transit Police and WBZ report. Read more.

By adamg - 2/22/24 - 6:47 am

Christianity Today reports on divisions inside Park Street Church:

A years-long fight over leadership styles and decision-making processes at historic Park Street Church in Boston has boiled over into accusations of abusing spiritual authority and authoritarianism.

By adamg - 2/21/24 - 3:59 pm

A New York developer has filed plans with the BPDA to replace offices in three adjoining buildings it owns on Washington, Water and Washington, Water and Devonshire streets in Downtown Crossing with apartments, under a city pilot aimed at giving tax breaks to building owners who do just that. Read more.

By adamg - 2/20/24 - 12:00 pm

At 11:17 a.m., the MBTA reported: "Delays of about 15 minutes while personnel complete a track repair between Haymarket and State." They have since updated the track is no longer whack.

By adamg - 2/19/24 - 12:00 pm

Boston Police report officers assigned specifically to Downtown Crossing to deal with "community complaints of drug use, trespassing and quality of life issues" arrested a man they say was exactly the sort of person they were looking for, shortly before 7 p.m. on Saturday: Read more.

By adamg - 2/16/24 - 5:58 pm
Whistleon

A man who was convicted of raping a 72-year-old woman in her South End apartment in 2000 was arrested today on charges he held up a market on Washington Street in Downtown Crossing and a market on Staniford Street in the West End, both on Feb. 11. Read more.

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