The owner of the Breezeway, 153 Blue Hill Ave., goes before the Boston Licensing Board on May 2 for permission to sell his liquor license to a proposed Brazilian meat place in the Back Bay. The move would leave Packy Connors as the only bar on Blue Hil... »
The FBI Bank Robbery Task Force reports the Sovereign Bank branch at 575 Boylston St. was held up Friday by a woman with a note. She's described as white, 5'1" with a medium build. She wore a black North Face jacket, a black baseball hat and sunglasses... »
The City Council today adopted new rules that will limit new City Clerk Maureen Feeney's ability to pick up pin money by performing weddings. City Councilor Matt O'Malley (West Roxbury) said the new rules will bring transparency to a government functio... »
Boston Police report they are looking for a man who held up the Eastern Bank branch at 155 Dartmouth St. around 1:50 p.m. on Monday. He's described as white, about 5'7" and in his mid 20s. He was wearing a dark gray knit cap, black sunglasses, a dark s... »
At least three manholes along Huntington Ave. exploded this afternoon, sending literal shudders through the nearby 101 Huntington, which has lapsed in and out of electrical service today. At 3:46, Bonnie O. tweeted: Why did we just hear and feel an exp... »
A Globe roundup of comments from Back Bay residents yesterday included this nugget: Vivien Li woke up in her Marlborough Street condo to find her power still out. She had a few crackers for breakfast, but no coffee, and was careful not to open her frid... »
Boston Police report that as of 4:15 a.m., NStar had restored power to Bay Village, Chinatown and the area east of Clarendon Street. Police also provide a tip for motorists who find themselves at an intersection with no functioning traffic lights and n... »
Boston Tweet reports there'll be no hemp ice cream for Back Bay residents. »
The city has installed a series of traps in parks to see if they can stop the destructive elm bark beetle: The traps consist of 18.5"x 28" green plywood boxes mounted approximately 15 feet off the ground on trees located at least 150 feet away from any... »
Boston Police report an off-duty cop returning home from a detail at the Garden last night had to subdue an out-of-control passenger who, after refusing to stop harassing other passengers, turned on him and sent him to the hospital with minor injuries.... »
The Hancock tower in 1974, when windows with a tendency to pop out had to be replaced (a closer view). »
Boston Restaurant Talk reports on an impending addition to Boston's food-truck scene. »
Boston Police report arresting two men from Chelsea and one from East Boston on charges they held a man up at knifepoint at Massachusetts Avenue and Marlborough Street shortly after midnight today. A fourth suspect remains at large, police say. Accordi... »
Wicked Local Somerville reports that JP Licks is coming out with a line of hemp-based non-dairy ice cream. The press release doesn't say what the chain will call the stuff, but Pot Pie seems too chickeny. »
