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Not just a user of Universal Hub, I'm the founder! Been doing Internetty Boston stuff for ages now (long enough that I started out with a gopher, and who remembers that?).

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12/13/24 - 12:27 pm It was their last formal meeting of the year Some Boston city councilors want to study how to better keep feds from getting hands on data collected by police, and not just about immigrants 14
12/13/24 - 11:26 am Yep, post fixed Just a little drain clog, MassDOT says of flooded Ted Williams Tunnel 10
12/12/24 - 6:10 pm Ten days Board orders ten-day alcohol-sales suspension for Allston market for running a not-so-secret slots parlor with beer service 4
12/12/24 - 1:08 pm He sure did 311 complaint of the day: The calliope crashed to the ground, but she was blinded by the light 13
12/11/24 - 10:21 am Follow the sheen Time to rename it the Oily River? 24
12/10/24 - 7:56 pm Yeah, that's what I thought ... Board approves 26 affordable apartments wrapped around Humboldt Avenue church 8
12/8/24 - 10:28 pm Harlow Woman sues MBTA for nearly fatal injuries after she fell under a Green Line trolley that had started pulling out of a stop in 2023 11
12/8/24 - 10:25 pm And another update ... Oil flows into Muddy River on Boston/Brookline line, coating, endangering birds 28
12/8/24 - 10:10 pm Just updated the story again Oil flows into Muddy River on Boston/Brookline line, coating, endangering birds 28
12/8/24 - 9:37 pm Just updated the story Oil flows into Muddy River on Boston/Brookline line, coating, endangering birds 28
12/7/24 - 1:17 pm Great Scott Developers will soon file plans for recreation of Allston's Great Scott in new building with 139 apartments 7
12/6/24 - 10:55 pm No bail Councilor Fernandes Anderson charged with getting kickback in a City Hall ladies room from a relative she put on payroll, but not one of the ones she was fined by the state for hiring 68
12/6/24 - 4:04 pm No Wu, other councilors call on Fernandes Anderson to resign 18
12/6/24 - 11:31 am The last time a D7 councilor faced federal charges Councilor Fernandes Anderson charged with getting kickback in a City Hall ladies room from a relative she put on payroll, but not one of the ones she was fined by the state for hiring 68
12/6/24 - 9:48 am I think your points have been made Councilor Fernandes Anderson charged with getting kickback in a City Hall ladies room from a relative she put on payroll, but not one of the ones she was fined by the state for hiring 68
12/6/24 - 8:29 am Apologies Councilor Fernandes Anderson charged with getting kickback in a City Hall ladies room from a relative she put on payroll, but not one of the ones she was fined by the state for hiring 68
12/5/24 - 11:15 pm About new housing Nick Collins once again blocks action on Boston property-tax measure 33
12/5/24 - 11:04 pm Sure, if the City Council agrees Nick Collins once again blocks action on Boston property-tax measure 33
12/5/24 - 10:58 pm No Nick Collins once again blocks action on Boston property-tax measure 33
12/5/24 - 5:27 pm Stuff that'll kill you Workers at Boston-area enterprise kept falling ill on the job - which involved packaging and selling crack and fentanyl, feds say 7
12/3/24 - 3:42 pm More on Collins and Boston battlin' Bostonians who think their next property-tax bills seem ludicrous can thank Nick Collins; but some city councilors want to hold Wu administration to account 43
12/3/24 - 9:29 am Hmm ... Developer hopes to break ground this spring on Roslindale Square apartment building 3
12/2/24 - 9:59 pm What about .... 311 complaint of the day: Busy beavers in West Roxbury 22
12/1/24 - 11:57 am With the radio on? One stabbed after closing time on Guest Street in Brighton 12
11/29/24 - 6:52 pm Original post updated Boston City Hall adds Bluesky to its social-media offerings 38
11/29/24 - 6:39 pm And the city has lots of e-mail you can sign up for Boston City Hall adds Bluesky to its social-media offerings 38
11/29/24 - 5:34 pm City posts tons of stuff on Boston.gov Boston City Hall adds Bluesky to its social-media offerings 38
11/26/24 - 8:38 pm One of those three ... Boston women's soccer team to consider changing its new name 15
11/26/24 - 7:57 pm You don't get what he and other people were saying Police return to foot patrols to try to curb rising crime downtown and on the Common; residents, parks advocates say more work needed 64
11/26/24 - 6:00 pm Hence the call for more services for the homeless and addicts Police return to foot patrols to try to curb rising crime downtown and on the Common; residents, parks advocates say more work needed 64
11/26/24 - 1:56 pm We live in an age of wonder North End restaurant owners win approval for new eatery focused on seafood, topped by four studio apartments 7
11/25/24 - 11:26 pm Not Boston Latin Parents sue BPS, bus company, drivers after, they say, their child with a learning disability is lost twice 15
11/25/24 - 8:22 pm Yes Man gets two years for beating up and trying to run down a woman who wouldn't say 'good morning' to him 33
11/25/24 - 12:42 pm Two words Friends turned foes gird for battle for car-wash dominance on VFW Parkway in West Roxbury 23
11/24/24 - 9:30 pm Well ... Friends turned foes gird for battle for car-wash dominance on VFW Parkway in West Roxbury 23
11/24/24 - 3:14 pm Must be a slow Sunday for you Man was driving through Roslindale with a gun loaded with 17 bullets and then he crashed, police say 6
11/23/24 - 10:29 am Story updated a bit Chinese takeout place in Roslindale Square to be replaced by 'fast casual' restaurant with tables - and pastries 11
11/22/24 - 5:51 pm But a neighboring neighborhood just faded away Today's Boston puzzler: What neighborhood is Fenway Park in? 52
11/22/24 - 1:13 pm I remember that 02131/02132 exchange! Today's Boston puzzler: What neighborhood is Fenway Park in? 52
11/22/24 - 1:09 pm Never use a Zip code as the basis for Boston neighborhoodness Today's Boston puzzler: What neighborhood is Fenway Park in? 52
11/21/24 - 8:12 pm Well, I was wrong Bottle blonde with her roots showing sought for making off with $250,000 in jewelry from locker room of high-end Back Bay spa 27
11/21/24 - 2:41 pm Bike lanes did not come up Boston City Council votes to accept federal grants for planting trees, housing migrants and upgrading three Roxbury streets, except for Councilor Flynn, who played Dr. No 34
11/21/24 - 9:31 am You're assuming just one person wore all that jewelry Bottle blonde with her roots showing sought for making off with $250,000 in jewelry from locker room of high-end Back Bay spa 27
11/20/24 - 6:33 pm Some people walk there? Almost everybody loves a billboard on Rte. 1A in East Boston, which on third try wins variances 14
11/20/24 - 4:05 pm Could be ... Court overturns first-degree murder conviction of man who didn't pull the trigger in 2018 Mattapan killing 3
11/20/24 - 1:37 pm Yeah, but that's not what they're limiting themselves to Councilor says it's time to rally around Boston's Haitian community 32
11/19/24 - 11:04 pm Oh? Clowning on forced-birth supporters on the Common 54
11/19/24 - 10:40 am Story updated Roxbury woman dies after her dog attacks her; police shoot the dog after it bites an officer 54
11/19/24 - 9:37 am One of two possible reasons Roxbury woman dies after her dog attacks her; police shoot the dog after it bites an officer 54
11/18/24 - 11:09 pm That was on the first case Man on bail on drug and gun charges arrested on new drug and gun charges after speeding down Blue Hill Avenue while drunk, police say 18

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My articles
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1/25/25 - 11:53 pm Woman stabbed on Polk Street in Charlestown
1/25/25 - 2:18 pm The frozen waterfall near the end of the Orange Line
1/25/25 - 11:28 am Masked man sought for trying to steal crashed satellite in Downtown Crossing
1/24/25 - 5:12 pm MBTA says the Red, Orange Lines could go faster miles an hours
1/24/25 - 4:08 pm UMass Amherst looks to develop 16 acres it owns in Newton
1/24/25 - 2:36 pm The crate Faneuil Hall came in is now an official city landmark
1/24/25 - 11:59 am MIT researchers to building contractors: Here's mud in your eye
1/24/25 - 11:51 am Apple takes a bite out of the Back Bay
1/24/25 - 11:15 am Downtown gets a new food-delivery option until 2 a.m.
1/24/25 - 11:02 am Licensing board to re-open applications for valuable new liquor licenses to encourage more applicants in underserved neighborhoods
1/24/25 - 9:27 am Oops: Nobody drove into Chestnut Hill Reservoir
1/23/25 - 11:36 pm Even the MBTA had to confess: Service from South Station was a complete mess
1/23/25 - 10:26 pm Whoever ICE arrested at the Chelsea Market Basket, he wasn't from Chelsea, which has no plans to join any mass roundups, city official says
1/23/25 - 2:20 pm ICE swarms Chelsea, East Boston
1/23/25 - 11:45 am Eek! A mouse - and silverfish - at Boston University
1/23/25 - 11:11 am Driver slams into Dorchester pre-school, but at least late at night when nobody was there
1/23/25 - 9:47 am Boston's largest farm plans a new farmstand and greenhouse
1/22/25 - 10:18 pm Queens resident charged with trafficking women for sex in luxury apartments in Packards Corner
1/22/25 - 4:36 pm Judge rules hospital had the right to fire a NICU nurse who believes Covid-19 shots and even masks are an affront to God
1/22/25 - 3:09 pm Where there's smoke there's fire, unless it's a Red Line train with an overheated motor
1/22/25 - 2:57 pm Globe buys Boston Magazine; they could call it BoGloBoMag
1/22/25 - 2:37 pm Feds say stealing and altering checks wasn't enough for Mission Hill gang member; he's now also charged with fraudulently obtaining Covid-19 relief funds
1/22/25 - 1:07 pm Driver takes out traffic signals at busy Dorchester intersection
1/22/25 - 12:52 pm A manhole belching some smoke caused B Line service to choke
1/22/25 - 10:55 am Harbor Point residents, landlord seek to block large new development at old Bayside Expo site
1/21/25 - 11:26 pm Man shot to death on Ridgewood Street in Dorchester
1/21/25 - 11:12 pm Man shot in the abdomen at Mildred Hailey Apartments
1/21/25 - 4:29 pm Kraft to announce run for Boston mayor next month
1/21/25 - 3:23 pm Massachusetts, other states sue over bid to keep American citizenship from people born on American soil
1/21/25 - 2:10 pm Watertown police chief says his department won't help enforce new federal immigration policies
1/21/25 - 1:52 pm Licensing board to consider rolling back closing time for Theater District clubs; says after-hours street parties getting out of hand
1/21/25 - 9:49 am Is this getting just a little old? Commuter rail can't handle the cold
1/21/25 - 9:39 am 15-year-old with a loaded gun was being ferried around Mattapan and Dorchester by another teen without a license, police say
1/20/25 - 11:05 pm Massachusetts AG picks her first fight: Birthright citizenship
1/20/25 - 10:30 pm They may have gotten pardons from the Felon in Chief, but they'll always be our little putschists
1/20/25 - 6:57 pm Embracing the day
1/20/25 - 5:22 pm Great white sharks that are spotted off Massachusetts migrate to the Gulf of Mexico and other interesting Gulf of Mexico facts
1/20/25 - 1:53 pm 311 complaint of the day: Cats have nine lives, right?
1/20/25 - 12:37 pm Lawyers group sets up local immigration hotline
1/20/25 - 12:21 pm Bright start to cold day
1/20/25 - 12:03 pm Police may have found the vehicle whose driver hit and killed a Fisher College student in Roxbury on Saturday
1/20/25 - 9:24 am The speed-bumpiest road in Boston
1/19/25 - 11:34 pm Man stabbed in the stomach and leg in the South End, but police found him in Allston
1/19/25 - 5:10 pm Something wintry this way comes
1/19/25 - 4:47 pm In Somerville, people were heeding the French Toast Alert
1/19/25 - 12:37 pm Aw, somebody remembered his birthday
1/19/25 - 12:23 pm Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't a bear
1/19/25 - 12:08 pm WCVB had the right to fire a cameraman who refused Covid-19 shots, court rules
1/18/25 - 11:49 pm Driver slams into two pedestrians, killing one, then takes off, on Washington Street in Roxbury
1/18/25 - 11:10 am Judge rules hospital's right to protect workers and patients from deadly contagion trumps Catholic nurse's belief that the vaccines are derived from aborted fetuses