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By adamg - 7/20/22 - 12:55 pm
Boston Restaurant Talk reports the Boston Licensing Board will hold a hearing next Wednesday on whether to let B.K.'s Pub on Washington Street in Roslindale sell its liquor license to Borrachito and the Garret Bar at The Superette on Seaport Boulevard, with Borrachito being your basic New York-style taco place and the Garret Bar a "speakeasy" behind that that those in the know will enter by opening what appears to be the door to a walk-in freezer, but, oops, we've said too much.
By adamg - 7/15/22 - 4:18 pm
Wagner Tejeda-Pena was arraigned today on charges he stabbed at least one person on Washington Street in Roslindale in February - but now faces extradition to Philadelphia, where he faces charges he shot an elderly man out for a walk last month. Read more.
By adamg - 7/12/22 - 2:08 pm
The Zoning Board of Appeal today unanimously approved developers' plans to retain the shell of the former Alexandra Hotel on the Roxbury/South End line as cladding for a new 13-story condo building. Read more.
By adamg - 7/2/22 - 5:16 pm
Chowderfest returned to Boston this year, after a couple years away because of, well, you know. City Hall Plaza is under reconstruction, so it was held this year along Washington Street in Downtown Crossing: Read more.
By adamg - 6/30/22 - 5:37 pm
No more nearly-bare women at Aga's Highland Tap.
The Boston Licensing Board today approved plans for a hamburger joint that celebriBrit Gordon Ramsay wants to open in the new hotel at Haymarket with a liquor license he's buying from the heirs of Aga's Highland Tap in Nubian Square, as well as plans for a Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville that will replace the old McCormick & Schmick in Faneuil Hall Marketplace with exactly what you'd expect. Read more.
By adamg - 6/12/22 - 5:38 pm
Remains of one of the cars. Photo by Live Boston.
Live Boston reports a crash on Washington Street at Tremlett Street in Dorchester early Saturday left a woman dead. Read more.
By adamg - 6/7/22 - 12:42 pm
A Zoning Board of Appeals ruling today should end a lawsuit that had blocked construction of a proposed-39-unit senior apartment building next to Turtle Swamp Brewing on Washington Street in Jamaica Plain. Read more.
By adamg - 6/7/22 - 10:56 am
Side, rear and front renderings of addition, by Timothy Burke.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved plans to add two apartments atop a storefront at 3514 Washington St., at one end of the building that now houses JP Kitchen and a former Harley-Davidson store. Read more.
By adamg - 6/2/22 - 10:11 pm
A person was shot at Washington and Fenelon streets in Dorchester shortly after 10 p.m. The homicide unit was called in due to the severity of the victim's injuries. Read more.
Kid was hanging out on Washington Street in Dorchester with a gun loaded with 13 bullets, police say
By adamg - 5/25/22 - 9:45 pm
Boston Police report arresting a 16-year-old they say tried and failed to ditch a loaded gun after he noticed gang-unit officers giving him the once over outside 150 Washington St. in Dorchester Monday night. Read more.
By adamg - 5/21/22 - 4:54 pm
Boston Police report arresting a 15-year-old in Downtown Crossing yesterday afternoon after the kid allegedly tried to end a fight between his crew and another group first by shaking up a can of soda and opening it up on them, throwing the can at them and then whipping out a folding knife and unfolding it in their direction. Read more
By adamg - 5/12/22 - 6:24 pm
The Substation in Roslindale Square formally opened today, starting with a performance by Musiconnects overlooking Adams Park. Read more.
By adamg - 5/10/22 - 2:17 pm
Rendering by MDJ.
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved Juan Chavez's latest plan to replace his Moreno collision shop with a four-story building with six condos and ground-floor commercial space - and four parking spaces. Read more.
By adamg - 5/6/22 - 2:15 pm
Boston Police report arresting a 15-year-old at 156 Washington St. after they spotted him and another guy break away from a group of guys just hanging off when they pulled up. Read more.
By adamg - 5/2/22 - 11:11 pm
Smith behind the bar with the one installed tap - for Guinness; says more will be online by next week.
Eugene O'Neill's, across from the Forest Hills T stop, plans to throw open its door on May 12, some 4 1/2 years after it closed during the morass caused by the demolition of the old Casey Overpass and construction of the new Arborway. Read more.
By adamg - 4/22/22 - 5:12 pm
Live Boston reports a homeless man who apparently fell asleep with a lit cigarette on Washington Street across from Macy's downtown, set himself on fire around 9:15 p.m. on Thursday. First responders found the man running down the street engulfed in flames. They put out the fire and rushed him to a nearby hospital for burn treatment.
By adamg - 4/8/22 - 9:56 pm
Victim identified as Dre'shaun Johnson, 23, of Mattapan.
Two people were shot at the Alfa gas station, 4139 Washington St., around 9:45 p.m. One was declared dead at the scene. Read more.
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