Central Square

The CharlieCard Screen of Death

adamg — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:02:04 -0400

Seems the software behind CharlieCard readers was built in Microsoft Visual C++. And guess what? It's not immune from crashing. Zeroday posts the photographic proof from the Central Square station.

Drive-by shooting in Cambridge

adamg — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:23:52 -0400

The Cambridge Chronicle reports: Shootout ends with gunman jumping from bullet-riddled car after a high-speed chase this afternoon that ended at Main Street and Bishop Allen Drive.

Where will he get his tchotchkes now?

adamg — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:35:26 -0400

Steve Nadis reports the Lucky Store's luck ran out - the Central Square gewgaw joint is closing its doors.

Bananagun

adamg — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:34:53 -0400

Sushiesque visits Modica Way in Central Square.

Cambridge Police force bicyclists to obey the law

adamg — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:46:18 -0400

Rob Bellinger advises that Cambridge Police are actually ticketing bicyclists who run a red light at Mass. Ave. and Pleasant Street:

... They got eight bicyclists for this while I was having lunch nearby, plus ticketed another for biking on the sidewalk in front of 7-11. ...

Just when you thought you'd never hear the phrase 'flash mob' ever again

adamg — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:04:39 -0400

Flash mob in Central Square tonight.

Central Square's burgeoning pantsless population

adamg — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:25:39 -0400

Heidi reports seeing three people over the past month take their pants off in Central Square, the most recent yesterday:

... [Y]esterday at the Central Square bus stop, a guy (who I guess was getting tired of waiting for the bus) took off his pants and walked out into traffic. he didn't get hit but apparently wasn't too worried about anything. you know how I know? he was barefoot the whole time..gross.

Review of Green Street Grill: Meh

adamg — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:36:49 -0400

Boston Chomps doesn't find a lot to be excited about at the Central Square restaurant.

Telewho whattity?

Jay Levitt — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:20:11 -0400

Having no particular place to go, I stopped in Central Square yesterday to talk to a "Want to help elect Obama?" guy; I think his name was Greg. It went something like this:

The Conversation

Me: Are you with the campaign, or just a signature-gathering company?

Greg: The campaign!

Me: Good, so you can feed opinions back to the campaign. I have two words: Telecom Immunity.

Greg: What's that?

Dancing in the streets

adamg — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:41:04 -0400

Jim posts video from last night's Cambridge Dance Party, in which Mass. Ave. in front of City Hall was turned into an outdoor disco.

Overmatter posts some photos:

... My friend N. noted that the D.J. was aiming to cater to everyone in the crowd, starting with the 60s soul music, then to Latin dance music, then to hipster hip-hop, then to Latin hip-hop, then to gay dance party music. We left a little early, and assume we missed the Latin gay disco hip-hop-folk-soul music. ...

Could you imagine something like this on Newbury Street?