Yes, of course, on one of the hottest, most humid days of the year, a train would jam up the already partially not running Red Line by dying (of heat exhaustion?) at Downtown Crossing. Read more.
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By adamg - 7/16/24 - 6:11 pm
Sweltering riders can't get to the Kendall platform because it's already full of other sweltering passengers waiting for the Godot Line. Photo by Johnmcboston.
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By adamg - 7/14/24 - 12:13 pm
Transitadvocate highlights some of the trains on various lines out of South Station that were canceled yesterday because of "crew availability issues." Read more.
By adamg - 7/12/24 - 10:17 am
A proposal to begin charging drivers a fee to come into downtown Boston will remain in committee as its sponsors consider what are turning out to be some possibly complex issues. Read more.
By adamg - 7/11/24 - 1:07 pm
Roving UHub photographer Meghan Perdue snapped the line yesterday evening to get into Fajitas & 'Ritas - as it readies to close forever on Saturday after 35 years serving up, well, fajitas and margaritas.
By adamg - 7/9/24 - 9:10 am
They'll be working on the railroad, all the live long day. Photo by Just Some Dude.
By adamg - 7/3/24 - 11:37 am
WBUR has the details on how to get between East Boston and downtown during the summer repair shutdown of the Sumner Tunnel, which starts Friday.
By adamg - 7/3/24 - 9:43 am
Boston Restaurant Talk reports the venerable West Street Tex-Mex place is closing for good on July 13.
By adamg - 6/30/24 - 10:23 pm
Matt Frank reports that people flocked to the East Boston waterfront this evening to take in the sunset over downtown.
By adamg - 6/27/24 - 12:51 pm
BU minds the GAP: Rendering of the building it could put up on Ashford Street.
Boston University yesterday paid $19.8 million to buy what is now a one-story warehouse and parking lot at 76 Ashford St. in Allston from City Realty, which won approval in September to put up a 17-story 254-unit apartment building there. Read more.
By adamg - 6/26/24 - 1:59 pm
The Boston Licensing Board today approved plans for a three-stall food hall-ette where a Starbucks used to be at 45 Broad St. downtown. Read more.
By adamg - 6/26/24 - 9:45 am
Milk Street Cafe, one of downtown Boston's few kosher options, last week filed for Chap. 11 bankruptcy protection, listing a bank that gave it a federally backed loan to help it survive the pandemic and its landlord as its two largest creditors. Read more.
By adamg - 6/22/24 - 12:05 pm
The Fort Pointer came across the channel this morning and strolled around Federal Street as it was getting re-made as a post-apocalyptic New York for the Walking Dead series.
Still, at least we're getting some new subway signs: Read more.
By adamg - 6/21/24 - 1:06 pm
Tim Murphy reports this hawk rode a BC trolley from the Government Center loop to at least Arlington, where he snapped these photos, today, wonders if anybody had the heart to tell the hawk that BC is probably the wrong school for it.
By adamg - 6/20/24 - 10:13 pm
Seems there's only so far you can go to replicate post-apocalyptic Manhattan on the streets of Lowell, so the producers of The Walking Dead were setting up some props for filming in downtown Boston today, like at High and Congress. A roving UHub photographer couldn't help but note that a BTD employee ticketed a zombiemobile.
By adamg - 6/20/24 - 9:56 pm
Surveillance photos of suspect and escape car via BPD.
Boston Police have released photos of the man they say stabbed two people in a fight that also sent two other people to the hospital near the main entrance to the Park Street T stop on June 13. Read more.
By adamg - 6/18/24 - 12:47 pm
Keolis pairs some video of celebrating Celts players with this advisory for Championship Duck Boat Day, i.e., Friday:
We'll be operating on a weekday schedule with service changes. Please avoid traveling into the city on this day!
By adamg - 6/18/24 - 9:02 am
The city announced our five-year Duck Boat parade drought will end Friday at 11 a.m., when the Celtics head on out for a triumphal procession from Causeway Street in front of the Garden. The parade will go by City Hall Plaza and the Common via Tremont Street, turn onto Boylston and end at the Hynes.
By adamg - 6/17/24 - 10:48 pm
Adam Castiglioni snapped what looked like sunset on a really hot day this evening, although it was actually pretty pleasant.
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