Community journalism

Salem's Last Road

dmoisan — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:15:58 -0400

Salem's Last Road is now open.

If Kevin Cullen didn't exist, would it be necessary to invent him?

Spatch — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:05:42 -0400

Now that we've taken the mask off of Clark Rockefeller and revealed one Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter underneath, the Glob's resident chappy Kevin Cullen activates his Smug Powers and writes a column mocking Gerhartsreiter and most of Germany, for that matter. And when Cullen gets going, you better batten down the comedy hatches because no vaguely Teutonic pop culture figure is safe! Even California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn't escape Kevin's irreverent jabs and goofy names. I don't know how he does it, but coming up with "Governor Terminator" is a true feat of skill no matter who you are or which newspaper you're working for.

And for those of you keeping score, here is a list of hilarious names which Cullen, taking a page from the Howie Carr School of Columnistin', uses to refer to the faux Rockefeller:

Herr Gerhartsreiter
Herr Whackjob
Herr Loony
Herr Rockefeller

You can tell he's German because Kevin uses "Herr" a lot!

Mayor Thomas G. Ambrosino Receives Grant for Better Summer Meals at Garfield Magnet School

brooke_mackinnon — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:22:48 -0400

Project Bread distributes $10,000 to Revere summer programs

July 23, 2008 —As gas and food prices spiral upward, Thomas G. Ambrosino, mayor of Revere, got relief for his city when he accepted a check for $10,000 from Project Bread during a visit to the summer meals site at the Garfield Magnet School.

Get Some Knowledge About Securing Your Vehicle with an Upside Down Auto Finance

debtconsole — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:13:32 -0400

When you go about securing a car loan the vehicle itself is used as the collateral on the car loan which is what makes the secured car loan itself. The car finance company online that you end up going with will then loan you the finances for the car based upon the cars current value at the time of the loan based upon the loan value of the car. This loan value will usually be about seventy five to eighty percent of the actual retail cost of the car itself.

Dorchester, Dorchester, Dorchester: All Good

rsiasoco — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:12:02 -0400

Three things that reinforce my decision to live in the Dorchester community: Dot2Dot Cafe ( I’ve been waiting for a cafe to open up in Dorchester since I moved here three years ago); DotOut at the Dorchester Day Parade; and the Revitalization of Dorchester Ave.

Girl Meets Mass.

pierce — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:59:03 -0400

Generous tax breaks have made our fair city into the Toronto of the US and made Hollywood faces a not uncommon site around certain restaurants.

So does our Sunset Blvd. stretch all the way to Worcester? If so Perez Hilton may have found our Viper Room, where TV's Topanga, Danielle Fishel, got all Britney last night......

Seen this dude?

adamg — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:58:38 -0400

It's the face of a suspect in three unsolved sexual attacks along the Esplanade and in South Boston last year, officials say.

State and Boston police and the Suffolk County DA's office released the sketch today of a man they say attacked a woman jogging on the Esplanade around 11 p.m. on July 29, 2007 and whom they believe is involved in a similar attack on June 16, 2007 near the Esplanade and on July 29, 2006 at Moakley Park in South Boston.

Each victim described her assailant as a clean-shaven African-American male in his mid-20s to mid-30s, standing 5'8" to 5'10". At the time of the attacks, he had a medium to large build and a bald head.

Officials say they are also looking for some specific people they believe may have witnessed the Back Bay attacker: A lone male present near an Esplanade footbridge around 11:15 the night of the Esplanade attack; A pair of bicyclists wearing helmets and cycling gear who were walking their bikes near the footbridges between 4:30 and 5:00 a.m. on July 29, 2007 - whose presence prompted the attacker assailant to put his arm around the woman as if they were a couple; and a man and woman, both well-dressed and in their late 20s, who were near Joe's American Bar and Grill at the intersection of Dartmouth and Newbury streets between 5:00 and 5:30 a.m. that same day.

Info? Call the State Police at 617-727-6780 or the Boston Police CrimeStoppers tip line at 1-800-494-TIPS - or text the word "tip" to CRIME (27463).

Attending the Civic Summit

rossoduck — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:16:23 -0400

Like Adam, I attended the Boston Civic summit today. I was pleasantly surprised. I posted an entry on my blog about it here: http://rosslevanto.blogspot.com/2008/05/boston-civic-summit.html

Enjoy!

Online tools for community organizing

adamg — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:11:25 -0400

I'll be at the Boston Civic Summit on Saturday, so if you're there, look for a bearded middle-aged guy wandering around with a perpetually worried look, a black laptop bag and camera and say hi. More specifically, I'll be participating in a couple of sessions in the morning (9:30 and 11, I think) on how community groups can contact the media (John Henning) and organize online (me, although, really, Joseph Porcelli should be doing this!).

Rather than printing out a gazillion pieces of paper, I'll point folks to this page, so here's a start at a basic online-organizing toolkit - essential things every budding community activist should know about. Feel free to add suggestions!

http://localgovwatch.blogspot.com/

the zak — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:41:14 -0400

http://localgovwatch.blogspot.com/