Dennis Fox held a sign in support of Gaza in Coolidge Corner yesterday:

... I had two decent conversations with supporters of Israel that went beyond sloganeering, until in both cases they had enough and moved away. I don't believe such conversations will change many minds, and I doubt that changing individual minds will change Israeli policy, but it was more pleasant than mutual screaming.

One of my fellow protestors asked me what I thought made sense to do. I didn't have a good answer.

Miss Kelly, meanwhile, notes a pro-Gaza rally at 5 this afternoon in front of the Israeli consulate in Park Plaza, urges Israeli supporters to attend:

... Please go and show your support for Israel tomorrow. Don't let the Hamas-supporting, Muslim Brotherhood-backed Boston Muslim American Society get all the press coverage.

It's December and that means it's high shoplifting season in Coolidge Corner. Brookline Police report on three incidents yesterday, including a man allegedly caught trying to leave the Gap with a pair of pants concealed in his pants.

Michael Burstein is curious about a large wooden box with windows and aluminum-lined interior walls holding a log that appeared on the island on Beacon Street between Pleasant and Waldo streets today:

... If I had to guess, I'd say someone is doing an experiment with using sunlight to set the log aflame. But who is doing this, and why? ...

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Wicked Local Brookline reports the Coolidge Corner Barnes and Noble is flying the coop when its lease runs out in December, finally leaving Brookline Booksmith in peace.

When not blogging, Michael Burstein writes science fiction. He takes photos of his newest work on the shelf at Brookline Booksmith.

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Brookline Police report arresting nine people for stealing "large amounts of candy and other products" from the Coolidge Corner CVS around 4:30 p.m. yesterday.

Via Wicked Local Brookline.

Matt reports on Dennis Lehane's book reading/signing in Coolidge Corner last night.

Boston Foodie would return to "new American" Lineage in Coolidge Corner:

... It always makes me extremely happy when I hear wonderful things about a restaurant and find that they are true, especially when the concept is so simple. Good food, at good prices, delivered with finesse- you cant beat a well executed meal!

Kineferous was in Coolidge Corner yesterday. He took the video with his cellphone and describes (click on More Info on the right) the chaotic scene and the way so many people quickly rushed in to help after the fatal accident.

Harvard and Babcock streets, in front of the Gap around 5:30 p.m., at least four vehicles involved; numerous injuries reported. Ryan files this dispatch:

Both vehicles were crushed but one was much worst than the other -- completely minced. At my count there were at least three fire trucks, four ambulances and a swarm of police cars. They were closing down Harvard Street from Beacon down to (at least) the accident area, including the sidewalks. All the pedestrians were in the process of being rerouted.