Victim identified as Terrell Banks, 37.
Boston Police report two men were shot at Tremont Street at Hammond Street around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday. Read more.
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By adamg - 2/19/23 - 9:07 am
Outside Slade's after the shooting. Photo by Live Boston.
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By adamg - 2/17/23 - 2:48 pm
Surveillance photos via TPD.
Transit Police have released photos a guy they say went up to another man and, for no reason they can figure out, punched him in the face, around 3 p.m. on Jan. 31.
If he looks familiar, contact detectives at 617-222-1050.
By adamg - 2/13/23 - 1:51 pm
From report: Root (top) approaches Godin, yelling "I'm law enforcement."
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said today no criminal charges are warranted for the police gunfire outside Brigham and Women's Hospital that injured a hospital valet and sent Juston Root driving down Rte. 9, until he was stopped and shot to death by pursuing officers near the Chestnut Hill Star Market on Feb. 7, 2020. Read more.
By adamg - 2/10/23 - 11:03 am
First Church members would give away newborn slave children.
In a report for and on the First Church in Roxbury, Aabid Allibhai chronicles some of the horrible exploits of the colonial founders of the church, including its founding minister, as enslavers of both Blacks and natives, from their involvement in the slave trade to owning slaves themselves, to giving away newborn Black children "like puppies." Read more.
By adamg - 2/4/23 - 8:50 pm
Angry Wang customers demand to be let back in. Photo by Live Boston.
So far tonight, burst pipes caused by the sudden freeze have forced three hospitals to send patients elsewhere, left Wang Theatre patrons out in the cold, angrily yelling to be let back in, and flooded a floor at the Prudential Center mall. Read more.
By adamg - 2/2/23 - 11:38 am
The Boston Licensing Board today approved a request for a Panera to stay open 24 hours a day - inside the lobby of Brigham and Women's Hospital at 75 Francis St.
By adamg - 2/1/23 - 9:48 pm
Blue Hill Avenue between Moreland and Dudley streets is shut so National Grid can plug a gas leak.
By adamg - 1/30/23 - 4:28 pm
The Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology - which grew out of a bequest from ol' Ben himself - announced today it's changing its name to the Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, or Franklin Cummings Tech for short, in honor of the Cummings Foundation, which gave the school a $12.5 million grant in 2021. Read more.
By adamg - 1/23/23 - 11:11 am
Boston Police report officers, including gang-unit members, arrested Jonathan Velasquez, 18, on gun charges a Seaver and Harold streets in Roxbury around 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. Read more.
By adamg - 1/21/23 - 12:14 pm
No, don't worry, leaking roofs are not (yet, anyway) a problem on the new trains. But riders carrying beer and Gatorade are, Transit Police report. Read more.
By adamg - 1/20/23 - 1:18 pm
Bird-infused rendering by DREAM Collaborative.
A development group headed by HYM and My City at Peace yesterday won preliminary BPDA approval to build 466 apartments and condos, life-sciences space and a civil-rights museum on the long-vacant P-3 parcel on Tremont Street in Roxbury, under a plan that would include an acre of public space with a layout aimed at stitching the empty land back into the surrounding neighborhood - and creating wealth-building opportunities for its residents. Read more.
By adamg - 1/10/23 - 10:25 pm
Surveillance photos via BPD.
Boston Police have released photos of the man they say held up Marcella's Market, 80 Marcella St at Highland Street in Roxbury last night.
If he looks familiar, contact detectives at 617-343-4275 or the anonymous tip line by calling 800-494-TIPS or by texting TIP to CRIME (27463).
By adamg - 1/4/23 - 12:02 am
Boston Police report this guy got steaming mad over the way a worker at the McDonald's at 301 Warren St. in Roxbury prepared his coffee around 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, to the point where he felt he had grounds to shove "a glass encased bakery warmer off the counter, causing it to shatter behind the counter."
If Time for Decaf Guy looks familiar, contact detectives at 617-343-4275 or the anonymous tip line by calling 800-494-TIPS or by texting TIP to CRIME (27463).
By adamg - 12/28/22 - 11:39 am
Photo of purloined catalytic converters and a jack by BPD.
Boston Police report arresting three men they say had stealing catalytic converters off parked cars down to an art: One guy used a jack and power tool to saw off the converter, another stood guard as a lookout and the third remained behind the wheel of a running vehicle nearby for a fast getaway. Read more.
By adamg - 12/28/22 - 11:06 am
James Hills and Michelle Wu discussing city issues this morning.
A group of women investors that includes the Globe's Linda Henry has put in a bid for an expansion slot in the National Women's Soccer League. Read more.
By adamg - 12/24/22 - 2:25 pm
314 Warren St. Photo by BFD.
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 314 Warren St. in Roxbury around 4:20 a.m. for what turned into a two-alarm fire on the coldest night of the season. Read more.
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