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By adamg - 4/8/12 - 3:24 pm

Liberty to drink.

Thomas Kershaw's Hampshire House Corp. asks the Boston Licensing Board on Wednesday for permission to open a bar at Liberty Wharf on Northern Avenue.

The proposed Little Chestnut Boston Harbor would fill what is now a vacant "kiosk" next to the main wharf complex, which already houses several restaurants with bars. The 1,490-square-foot bar would have room for 60 patrons.

Rather than just hope the board has a spare license to hand out, Hampshire House already has a deal to buy the liquor license from XO Bar and Restaurant on Washington Street in Dorchester.

By adamg - 8/16/11 - 10:39 am

Masshole Jumps From Roof of Atlantic Beer Garden After Bruins Parade

The Atlantic Beer Garden found itself before the Boston Licensing Board this morning to explain why somebody jumped off its roof while holding a fake Stanley Cup on June 18.

It faces an additional hearing for another incident within the past month in which another man eating dinner on a waterside deck decided to take a swim as well.

Restaurant attorney Jeremiah Sullivan said the Bruins jump was not something the restaurant could have anticipated and that in response, the restaurant has installed a fence and is meeting with local police to try to keep people from scaling to the top of the restaurant's roof again. The topmost part of the restaurant is not public and already had a fence.

"How did a man with a fake Stanley Cup get over that without being noticed by anyone?" board Chairwoman Nicole Murati Ferrer asked. Restaurant manager Joseph Primo said nobody noticed the guy climbing up there because it was a very busy night.

Police Sgt. Robert Mulvey said the Bruins jumper attracted quite the crowd. "The crowd was very agitated and excited about what had happened and encouraged him to do it again."

Primo acknowledge he did not call police. He said that in hindsight, he should have, but the jumper left quickly and there appeared to be no safety issues once he left.

The board decides Thursday what action, if any, to take related to the Bruins incident.

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