Bickford's burned to a crisp.

Paul Keleher took in the Run of the Charles races today, including this 26-mile run.

Local police are looking for a male/female duo who break into women's cars when they go to the gym in West Roxbury, Brookline and Needham.

Via the Roslindale Transcript.

A tractor trailer, minivan and a passenger car, around 2:30 p.m., nobody hurt.

A bit of snow.

Newton woman with Chinese name arrested in Needham; town's first prostitution arrest since 1996.

Earlier:
You might want to avoid Asian ladies offering massages on Craigslist for awhile.

Not the most dramatic sunset, but still a pleasant way to end a warmish day at the giant dog park that Millennium Park in West Roxbury seems to have become (it was amazing how many people were there at sunset with their dogs today).

Dave Atkins attended the funeral for Robert Moore, his former Needham neighbor bludgeoned to death last week:

... In that crowd today, the emotion of grief--but also love--was overpowering. I don't believe we should measure our success in life by the type of funeral we receive, but the power of feeling in that room quietly spoke volumes of a life well lived and well appreciated. ...

The Outraged Liberal notes the Herald ran an apparently verbatim interview with that human-rights guy who found himself surrounded by heavily armed State Troopers for daring to seem nervous during Needham's lockdown last Friday:

... Whatever the motives (and the Herald surely is aware that Neuer, unlike Judge Ernest Murphy, is clearly not a public figure) the Herald ultimately did wipe a bit of the smear off an innocent man. But it never should have happened in the first place.

And if you do, don't change into a business suit in the restroom.

And if you do, don't go next door to CVS before finishing your meal.

If you do these things, Needham police could arrest you for "disorderly conduct".