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Back Bay's Israeli Consulate 'On High Alert'
Back Bay Patch
Feb 07It was only a few weeks ago that Israeli consulates around the world, including the local Israeli consulate whose offices are in Boston's Park Plaza Hotel, received suspicious envelopes containing a mysterious white powder. The envelopes had "anthrax"... »
Steve Nash has 24 points to lead Suns past Hawks 99-90
BostonHerald.com Sports Blog
Feb 07ATLANTA — On the eve of his 38th birthday, Steve Nash showed he can still control a game. Nash had 24 points and 11 assists while missing only three shots, and the Phoenix Suns closed the third quarter with a 24-6 run and beat the Atlanta Hawks 99-90 o... »
Esplanade Association to Present Plans for Improvement
Back Bay Patch
Feb 071. It will be sunny today, with a high near 45 and a low around 25 at night. 2. The Esplanade Association will unveil a long-term plan to improve the Esplanade, which, according to Boston.com, includes proposals for pedestrian pathways, landscape i... »
Event Spotlight: Valentine’s Matchmaking Mixer At Lolita's
Back Bay Patch
Feb 06Event info and article provided by the organizers: This Valentine’s Day, Lolita welcomes single Bostonians for a night of flirtatious festivities. Those who may be dreading February 14 can now celebrate St. Valentine with spicy libations and Mexican cu... »
Businesses: Claim Your Listing on Patch! It's Free!
Back Bay Patch
Feb 06When Back Bay Patch launched in November 2010, editors and freelancers ventured to local businesses in order to collect information for our Places directory. Now, 20 months later, Patch Places is a spot where users can find descriptions, hours, accepte... »
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We Bet Bloomberg Wishes Gisele’s Prayers Worked
Grub Street Boston
Feb 06I knew I should've ordered the chicken! Poor Mayor Bloomberg! His New York Giants might have won the Super Bowl, but that also means that he "won" Mayor Menino's friendly football bet. Dinner in Boston! Unfortunately for Bloomberg, that dinner will hap... »
New inner-city health center opens in Boston
The Boston Globe Roxbury News
Feb 04Bob Thompson learned he had prostate cancer after routine screening at the Whittier Street Health Center, a community-based facility that has long served serving thousands of residents of the inner-city Roxbury neighborhood. »
You think this guy knows he's using a stolen laptop?
Universal Hub
Feb 04Smile, you're on laptop camera! Late Friday night, some guy in an apartment in the area of Nazing Street in Roxbury turned on his new Macbook Air - and it promptly took this photo and e-mailed it to the Jamaica Plain man from whom it was stolen on Wedn... »
Cripes, leave Little Joe alone already
Universal Hub
Feb 03Hasn't the poor guy suffered enough indignities in his life in Franklin Park? The Globe reports the gorilla was unable to pick between the Patriots and Giants so the zoo had to swap in some substitute gorilla for the dumb stunt. »
CM's Reeves: 'It's going to be fun, I can't wait'
ESPN.com High School Report
Feb 01WEST ROXBURY, Mass. -- Just days after pledging a verbal commitment to Ohio State, Catholic Memorial athlete Armani Reeves signed a National Letter of Intent to the Buckeyes this morning in a ceremony on the school's campus. Reeves was joined by the Kn... »