Well wishers waving goodbye to the Norwegian Dream this afternoon as it left the Black Falcon Pier for Bermuda. It was preceded by a Boston Police boat that kept the Reserve Channel clear - once by having an officer get on the bullhorn and basically yell at some guy in a dinghy to get out of the way, NOW.

The fire that destroyed the landmark James Hook & Co. was likely due to an electrical or mechanical problem, Channel 4 reports.

16WadeSt took photos at what's left of James Hook & Co. after this morning's fire.

Greg MacKay also took photos:

Lyetteann took more photos.

More photos.

Fire destroys landmark seafood business in Boston; Atlantic Avenue shut, Purchase Street exit on I-93 closed. Seven-alarm fire.

NECN reports 60,000 pounds of lobster charred; has interview with fire official on why it was so difficult to put the fire out; says the fourth generation of Hooks vow to rebuild rather than sell out to developers:

Hook building in better times:

Greg MacKay posts another view and sighs: "Goodbye Old Friend."

The company's unique weathervane:

Rhea photographs the Queen Mary 2, docked at the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal.

$4 million package to keep JP Morgan in the city - by consolidating its local operations in a waterfront building, using city and state programs intended to help blighted areas. As the Globe notes:

... The tax breaks come as the city is struggling to fund its school system and Mayor Thomas M. Menino has proposed increasing parking fines to raise money. ...

However, the tax deal would run through 2022, with the estimated $4 million in breaks spread out over that period, so it's not like the city will have to close a school or two next month to pay for it.

Detailed plans due tonight for $3-billion, 5,000-resident development next to the Moakley Courthouse.

Shutterscript photographs it, docked at Rowes Wharf.

Yesterday, I linked to a cool photo on Flickr of a Beacon Hill street at night. Turns out the photographer has a blog, where he's posted that and a lot of other great photos of places around Boston (in particular, the waterfront).

Daily Candy shucks the starbucks and grabs a cup from Flamepoeira on Lewis Street in the North End, apparently just missing Bostonist.

Flamepoeira introduces a new type of cafe to Boston, a friendly, social, caffeinated art spot that is part Littlest Bar, part Pan 9-- yet oddly North End.