West Roxbury

West Roxbury to get South Shore Italian cuisine

adamg — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:39:53 -0400

ParkwayBoston.com reports Vintage is getting bought by Alfredo's of Quincy (pending a city liquor-license transfer, natch).

Earlier:
West Roxbury restaurant pulls up steaks.

West Roxbury, South Brookline swept away by flooding, sinkholes

adamg — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:04:04 -0400

Tammy must have one of those old Amphibicars. How else to explain how she survived flooding and a Florida-style sinkhole on the West Roxbury Parkway near where it meets the VFW Parkway after today's storm?

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign

adamg — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:03:18 -0400

Above: Who knew the Boston Transportation Department was up for some wry commentary about the price of gas in West Roxbury?

Below: Katken notices a particularly apt wrong-way sign downtown:

Man vs. commuter rail. Sadly, man loses

Lyss — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:38:27 -0400

On my drive home today I was puzzled by all the emergency vehicles, including a Transit Police car, racing towards Colbert Street in West Roxbury.

West Roxbury's secret garden

adamg — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:51:56 -0400

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

Interesting place to put an apartment complex

adamg — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:30:20 -0400

357-unit complex proposed for space in old industrial park on Rivermoor Street, which is off the road that runs from Home Depot to Millennium Park in West Roxbury.

Candidate running because state rep wouldn't talk to her won't talk to a reporter

adamg — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:20:24 -0400

Only known
photo of Julian?

David Ertischek at the Transcript reports on the strange saga of Pamela Julian, who told a certain blogger she was running against incumbent state Rep. Mike Rush because he wouldn't return her call on a particular issue but who now is apparently avoiding Ertischek:

Can you think of a politician who doesn't want press about their candidacy? I have politicians calling me when they want to have a hearing. They drop story ideas in my lap, send me press releases, and have their staff call me about attending senior citizen events, a baseball game, greeting an injured child at the hospital or singing the national anthem.

Politicians want press, and most like to use the press to their advantage. I know I would do the same if I were a politician. Pamela Julian is not politically savvy in this way. ...

Roche Bros. shake-up?

newchristine — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:16:06 -0400

Article in The Ticker in the Boston Herald 6/7/08:

"Jay Roche, vice chairman and co-owner of Roche Bros., is leaving the Wellesley-based supermarket chain to "pursue other interests," the industry journal Progressive Grocer reported."

Well! This is very surprising...and very low-key.

Undependable Mail Delivery on Saturdays?

newchristine — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:11:27 -0400

Anybody been noticing that there are no US Mail deliveries sometimes on Saturdays? No mail truck, no postman/woman on foot....very annoying. Is there some official cutback?

Police: He says his Internet date didn't show, so he exposed himself to a newspaper vendor

adamg — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:04:51 -0400

Boston Police report arresting a man on charges he exposed himself this morning to a woman selling newspapers outside the Dunkin' Donuts on Washington Street in West Roxbury, near the Dedham line: