Andy Watson discovers the BPL main branch isn't the only one with a courtyard.

Around 7 p.m. tonight, the line outside the newly opened iScream Works on Centre Street in West Roxbury stretched to the end of Real Deal. Even at 9:30, there was still a line outside. You'd think Centre Street hadn't seen ice cream in years.

Oh, wait. It hadn't.

Inside, the store is kind of small, but cool, what with exposed brick and the original tin ceiling. All the ice cream is from Brigham's (even the frappe and ice-cream cups say "Brighams"). Considering the place only opened today, the line moved remarkably quickly.

IScream on Centre Street has taken down its Friday the 13th banner and put up its new sign.

Over in Roslindale, Washington Street is getting a new seafood takeout place - in the same general vicinity as Yucatan Mexican Grill and BBQ Town, but on the other side of the street:

David Ertischek reports the Local Scoop Ice Creamery opens next week next to Papa John's in the Roche Bros. plaza (basically, across from the Hallmark). No seats, though.

This is in addition to iScream Works on Centre Street which, as you can see above, opens Friday the 13th in June - where Imagine That used to be (note: Kidlet wants it noted she is not actually scared of either ice cream or Friday the 13th) - and Champs, which is slated to open next to where Tai Ho used to be.

OK, but what does it mean?

Andrew Watson posts a photo of the light near Faulkner Hospital.

Either the state is getting ready to put Rte. 1 back on its proper path along the Arborway/VFW Parkway or somebody has been inhaling too many paint fumes at the Department of Conservation and Recreation sign shop. How else to explain this sign, which recently went up where Centre Street turns into the VFW Parkway in Roslindale - 19 years after the state decided Rte. 1 was going to go south via 128 North?

Thanks to Bob Ward for the tip.

The West Roxbury Transcript reports on an accident at Centre Street and the West Roxbury Parkway in West Roxbury this past Saturday:

... Numerous officers responded to a motor vehicle accident in the Holy Name rotary in which a woman fighting with her friend allegedly lost control of her car and hit a police cruiser and a police van. ...

Centre Street in West Roxbury is getting TWO ice cream places, one next to where Tai Ho used to be and one where Imagine That soon won't be, the Transcript reports. However Sugar has backed off its plans to sell Emack & Bolio's ice cream.

Sadly, it means Roslindale is losing one. Pazzo Books is moving this May from Rozzie Square to 1898 Centre St. (where the old dancewear place used to be, near Park Street). Alas, the bookstore's skeeball machine won't be making the trip.

... For all of you Rozzites who do errands in West Roxbury, we’re working on an online errand optimizer - just plug in your errands and it will show you when the optimum time to stop at Pazzo is. ...