Allston

Remember when there was a giant rail yard in Allston?

adamg — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:57:38 -0400

16WadeSt gets us ready for the day when the Allston rail yard is just a memory.
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A tree falls in Allston

adamg — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:38:48 -0400

Brad Searles reports on, posts photos of an incident on Franklin Street around 10 p.m. last night:

A rotted tree next to our place decides to fall... directly on to an idling taxicab. He'd been sitting there for all of two minutes, and WHAM. Fortunately he wasn't hurt, but it was a close call.

Police say they have concrete evidence in Allston incident

adamg — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:04:46 -0400

The Tab reports two men were arrested on charges they "poured and mixed cement into [the victim's] toilet and sink" on June 28.

Sometimes, life in an Allston apartment isn't all it's cracked up to be

adamg — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:53:38 -0400

Burly construction guys jackhammering at 7 a.m., no water at all and crazy neighbors who, when not busy breaking their windows, leave kitty litter all over the apartment stairs, can leave a person an unwashed, unhappy urban-dweller.

Via Allston City Limits.

Yearning for some Grecian

adamg — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:36:12 -0400

BehindDarkEyes left her mark at the burned out Grecian Yearning in Allston.

You can always tell an Allston guy

adamg — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:23:36 -0400

Ameadowlark clues us in:

... If you see a dude wearing girl jeans anywhere near Boston, ask him if he's from Allston. Nine times out of ten, he'll do a double take and say "yeah, how'd you know?" The other time out of ten, he'll say "Brighton."

Via Allston City Limits.

Splash of color

adamg — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:46:22 -0400

Brian Lewandowski notices it's no mellow yellow for Harvard Ave. in Allston.

Asian massage parlors not only ones recruiting on Craigslist

adamg — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:13:51 -0400

Alicia notices an interesting Craigslist ad:

Become MA's Next 8th Congressional District US Representative (8th Congressional District)

Yes, we're serious.

We're looking for a candidate to run under a new political party intent on representing people directly through online polling. ...

So watch out, Mike Capuano: Some anonymous political party with no candidate (yet) is gunning for you.

Take a bite out of Allston

adamg — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:53:36 -0400

The annual Taste of Allston on the Charles is this Sunday (June 15), 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Herter Park, 1175 Soldiers Field Rd. (across from the Days Inn). $20 ($10 for kids 12 and under) gets you tons of food from local restaurants (from burgers to Malaysian), live music and more. Proceeds benefit the Allston Main Streets program. More info.

Mobile party

adamg — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:13:31 -0400

BehindDarkEyes watches a party trolley roll down Comm. Ave. in Allston.