Back Bay

Nature's fireworks

Sunrise this morning over Back Bay.

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Bursting in air

Ka-BOOM

Joe Driscoll took photos (such as the above) of last night's Charles River fireworks from the Hancock.

Garreyf photographed the reflections of the fireworks on the Hancock and the river.

Ben Ostrander posts fireworks photos from the Mass. Ave. bridge.

More photos.

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Happy Fourth

Big flag

BostonZest shoots a big flag on Comm. Ave. in the Back Bay.

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What a difference a year makes

Dirty Water reports from the Pour House:

...When Tampa took the lead Wednesday night suddenly the entire bar was chanting TAMPA SUCKS.

Wondering how long before the website and t-shirts appear as we have to face facts. ...

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Finally: A bar for anal-retentive perfectionists

Everybody else, however, might want to avoid TC's Lounge on Haviland Street, Jason Feifer reports.

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Smoke coming out of the Pru

Nothing on the news about it, so this couldn't have been too serious, right? Another view.

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Fire on Beacon Street in the Back Bay

Two-alarm fire this afternoon at 256 Beacon St.. Sandy posts photos.

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Massholes like to stay in practice on Storrow Drive

Deb Geisler reports on an only-in-Boston maneuver on Storrow Drive during the outbound rush hour yesterday involving somebody in the right lane who'd just realized he'd missed that weird left exit for Copley after the tunnel:

... Car comes to a dead stop, backs up on Storrow Drive, re-aligns himself, and makes a 90ish-degree turn across two lanes of traffic and a rumble strip to get off the road. ...

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