Hey, there! Log in / Register
Boston
By adamg - 7/18/12 - 11:05 am
Today's the 40th anniversary of a Rolling Stones concert at the Garden that almost didn't happen. On their way to the show, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards got into a scuffle with a photographer at TF Green Airport and wound up in jail. As thousands of hopped-up Stones fans waited at the Garden and Stevie Wonder played on and on, Boston Mayor Kevin White desperately worked the phones, finally convincing Rhode Island State Police that if they didn't release the pair, there'd be rioting in Boston.
By adamg - 7/18/12 - 7:48 am
The Globe reports the MBTA will use federal grants to bolster its camera network with thousands more cameras.
By adamg - 7/17/12 - 9:13 pm
Sure, there were hot trains and stinky people on the Red Line, and no doubt some Blue Line cars had the AC cranked up too high, but for sheer misery, nothing beat the Green and Orange Lines this evening: Dead trains, one rider who wanted to be dead and wandered onto the tracks, Red Sox fans, that single-door policy above ground and, oh, yeah, stations that appeared to stretch straight down to Hades. Herewith a report from what Alison Preston Baldyga dubbed the MBTA Sweat Fest 2012:
By adamg - 7/17/12 - 1:42 pm
The Boylston Street restaurant had to send a manager and a lawyer to the Boston Licensing Board today to explain why police on a routine inspection on June 9 found its various licenses in a binder at the hostess station, rather than prominently posted on a wall as required by law.
By Socializing4Justice - 7/17/12 - 11:40 am
Uncertain how to work towards a secure financial future while living out your values? Join Socializing for Justice for a Skillshare on Socially Responsible Investing on August 6th, 6:00 - 8:30 PM.
SoJust hosts events that draw progressives of all stripes that share common values but may work on different issues. We create social spaces that allow for the possibility of cross-issue connections and run a Skillshare Series, hosted by The NonProfit Center*, which increases our individual capacity for movement building.
6:00-6:30 Socializing - bring your own dinner
6:30-8:30 Training and Q & A
RSVP at http://www.sojust.org - Newcomers always welcomed!
Event fee: $10-$20 cash at the door.
Socially Responsible Investing
How do we manage our finances to best sustain ourselves and support our vision of a more just economy? This is a chance to learn investment basics and discuss financial management with a local progressive activist and finance professional. No prior knowledge expected: we'll start with fundamentals and definitions. Participants should come away with a more intuitive sense of how to use investments, and ideas about how to research and choose between different financial tools without checking your politics at the door.
ABOUT OUR PRESENTER
By adamg - 7/17/12 - 9:57 am
But you knew that. Still, here's the official NWS heat advisory and here are tips from the city of Boston (bonus tip: City Hall has some nice AC).
By adamg - 7/16/12 - 6:59 pm
Boston Police report what began as a hold-up attempt at Check Cashers, 1589 Blue Hill Ave. shortly before 7 a.m. ended with the failed robber firing shots at passersby after he had more luck beating and robbing somebody in the Farmers Market parking lot around the corner.
Police say Maurice Chase, 50, of Mattapan, waved a gun at a Check Cashers employee when she arrived to open the store. As she delayed for time - she told him she didn't have the key to the door - a store security guard showed up.
By bookpop - 7/16/12 - 2:20 pm
Seriously? In addition to paying attention to street cleaning hours, now I need to keep a Red Sox's schedule in my car before I park?
120 Brookline Avenue, Boston
By adamg - 7/16/12 - 10:18 am
At least three school officials used their city e-mail to encourage BPS employees to attend a weekend rally in support of School Superintendent Carol Johnson - under fire for the Rodney Peterson affair.
By adamg - 7/14/12 - 9:51 am
Clean Up BPPA did some research into the fundraiser to whom the Boston Police Patrolman's Association paid $260,000 in 2010 (which equals 77% of the revenue she brought in). Be sure to check out the comments on that post for the interesting things people in the house she owns have been up, to as well.
By adamg - 7/13/12 - 11:10 am
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that if you're facing criminal charges and want a court-appointed lawyer, you're going to have to prove you really are indigent - and that if you live at home, your parents or even significant others will have to chip in.
The state's highest court made its rulings in two separate cases today.
By adamg - 7/12/12 - 6:55 pm
Companies using a patent owned by the University of Washington yesterday sued every Boston research hospitals over the way they use MRI to diagnose certain brain problems.
By adamg - 7/12/12 - 6:30 pm
Northbound Orange Line riders reported more delays during this afternoon's rush.
By adamg - 7/12/12 - 11:59 am
The Boston Police Patrolmen's Association is acknowledging the recent protests over the content of its bimonthly newsletter, Pax Centurion.
First, the union fires back at people who asked advertisers to pull out:
By adamg - 7/11/12 - 8:21 pm
WBUR talks to Mary Tamer, a member of the School Committee who says she cannot believe how Superintendent Carol Johnson was going to just let former O'Bryant co-headmaster Rodney Peterson get away without any punishment after pleading guilty to beating his wife.
Her outrage is unusual on a committee hand-picked by the mayor.
Support Universal Hub
Help keep Universal Hub going. If you like what we're up to and want to help out, please consider a (completely non-deductible) contribution.
