The MBTA reports a "power problem" has knocked out the newest part of the Green Line, between Medford/Tufts and Lechmere, and says riders should consider taking the 80 bus instead.
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By adamg - 6/22/23 - 12:56 pm
Dueling lost-item ads on local telephone poles.
Zuzu's Petals, or somebody who really likes the wine bar on Hampshire Street in Inman Square, has been busy putting up fliers around the area in search of "lost" items - hats, vases and a single clog last worn there. Then, roving UHub photographer Andrea Gray reports, Lehrhaus, the new kosher tavern on Washington Street in Somerville, put up a flier for Israeli writer S.Y. Agnon's "A Book that Was Lost." Read more.
By adamg - 6/11/23 - 10:37 pm
Sifu Tweety videoed a ride on the new community path along the Green Line Extension in Somerville today and set it to "Roadrunner." Read more.
By adamg - 6/9/23 - 2:57 pm
The MBTA reports that the Green Line Extension Community Path for pedestrians and bicyclists that runs along the newest part of the Green Line in Somerville will officially open to the public tomorrow. Read more.
By adamg - 6/3/23 - 11:12 pm
The MBTA reports trains are running again on the Red Line between Harvard and Alewife, OK, with 20 minute delays, after crews managed to wrestle a dead train at Davis out of the way.
By adamg - 5/29/23 - 11:02 pm
Frank Solensky captured the scene, and the mood, at the Elm Street Taproom in Somerville's Davis Square tonight.
By adamg - 5/26/23 - 2:14 pm
WBUR updates us on the latest round of MBTA repair shutdowns, which include shutting down the brand-spanking-new Green Line Extension for the first two weekends in June, because it turns out the T started running trains on it even though it wasn't completely done. The work involves various stuff along the tracks, not the still unopened community path in Somerville.
By adamg - 5/17/23 - 3:17 pm
A man who worked as as a manager at PNC Bank's office on Boylston Street in the Back Bay was charged today with one count of bank fraud for the way he allegedly transferred money from a number of dormant accounts to new accounts that he controlled. Read more.
By adamg - 5/16/23 - 9:43 am
A.P. Blake spotted the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile at the Somerville Holiday Inn this morning.
By adamg - 5/4/23 - 8:58 pm
Boston Restaurant Talk reports the pub in Davis Square plans to close in June, after 75 years in business.
By adamg - 4/28/23 - 10:04 am
This Web site will answer the question immediately (hint, the answer right now involves Betteridge's Law).
By adamg - 3/16/23 - 10:19 am
The Somerville Media Fund reports the Somerville City Council voted to begin drafting a home-rule petition asking the state Legislature to let it take steps to rein in rent increases in the city. The Boston City Council last week approved its own home-rule petition for the power to set limits on how fast rents could be increased in older, larger buildings in the city.
By adamg - 3/3/23 - 9:55 pm
Two sides of Bacon: Angry Trump putschist and thoughtful yoga instructor.
A jury in US District Court in Washington, DC today convicted Noah Bacon, 29, of Somerville, of traipsing around inside the Capitol with his fellow insurrectionist Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, the US Attorney's office in Washington reports. Read more.
By adamg - 3/3/23 - 3:45 pm
Lehrhouse, where the Jewish learning and discussion will flow along with food and cocktails from around the world, is set to open at 425 Washington St. in Somerville on March 13. Read more.
By adamg - 2/22/23 - 2:25 pm
A truck driver managed to find out how to mold his 18-wheeler into exciting new shapes today after challenging an underpass of McGrath Highway at Washington Street in Somerville.
By adamg - 2/4/23 - 11:26 am
While on a Union Square Donuts run this morning, Brandon Horst couldn't help but notice this guy.
Spotted my first guy walking out in shorts with an iced coffee. I knew Somerville wouldn’t let me down.
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