A group of out-of-state Catholic men, possibly joined by some local Nazis, have decided to try to shove their will down our throats in a march Saturday morning from the Planned Parenthood clinic at Packards Corner down to the Common, where they will keen and wail and demand us godless heathens just stop all this nonsense immediately. Read more.
Charred remains of the hot-dog stand, photo by roving UHub photographer Patrick S.
Boston firefighters responded to the Common shortly after 2:20 p.m. for a flaming hot-dog stand on the main path near the baseball field. Firefighters quickly doused the fire.
No reports of injuries, no tallies of burnt wieners.
The City Council yesterday approved holding a hearing at which to consider ways to combat what some said was drug use and related violence that are so bad they are making some residents think of moving away and of threatening Boston's tourism industry. Read more.
Domingos DaRosa makes a point.
In the year since city police and public-works crews cleared out a growing encampment of homeless people and drug users on Atkinson Street, Mass and Cass has seen a significant decrease in crime and quality-of-life problems, officials from Boston's police and public-health departments told city councilors at a hearing by the council's committee on public safety and criminal justice. Read more.
Boston Police report arresting a man who robbed the Brookline Bank branch at 33 State St. shortly after noon yesterday. Read more.
An outraged resident filed a 311 complaint yesterday about the cruel activity on the Common yesterday: Read more.
For the past couple of days, at-large Councilor Henry Santana has been listing interesting and fun stuff to do in Downtown Crossing and across Tremont on Boston Common. Read more.
After a man was stabbed in Downtown Crossing yesterday, City Councilor Ed Flynn (South Boston, South End, Chinatown, Downtown) called on the city to end all organized events on the Common: Read more.
Turkey. Grass. Sidewalk.
Somebody who apparently does not live in a Boston neighborhood in which turkeys normally flock has filed a 311 complaint about the "loose" turkey that's been hanging out on the Common - a couple days after somebody filed a 311 complaint about a turkey in the Public Garden (maybe the same turkey, if it's learned how to cross Charles).
CommonWealth Beacon reports the owner of the Earl of Sandwich kiosk on Boston Common has had enough of all the money it keeps losing and so is closing it down at the end of next month. The city plans to look for a new operator for the one-time men's room, with beer and wine a possibility, although that would add more than $100,000 to the initial costs, given the state Legislature has once again refused to give Boston more alcohol licenses.
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.
A fight turned into a double stabbing near the Brewer Fountain on Boston Common around 11:45 p.m. on Thursday. Read more.
The Boston Sun reports there'll be a celebration at 11 a.m. for the annual first spritzing from the spray pipe.
A person was shot near the Brewer Fountain on Boston Common shortly before 10:10 p.m. Read more.
A roving UHub photographer spotted this guy slowly driving around the Common this morning, reports the guy has been circling Beacon Hill for a couple months now.
Today was the annual Japanese festival on Boston Common. As you might expect from his user name, Aviation Librarian was particularly drawn to the Japan Airlines display, where you could learn how to make an origami airplane and how to taxi a JAL 787 across a tarmac.
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