The Washington City Paper reports the founders of a site called We Love DC are heading north next week with a new site called We Love Beantown. Think Bostonist (remember them?) but with better design and no icky crime news (don't worry, that's what we're here for).
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When they move here, they'll
By anon
Mon, 08/27/2012 - 4:34pm
When they move here, they'll realize that only tourists call it Beantown.
I tweeted these guys last night
By Nancy
Tue, 08/28/2012 - 12:49pm
and informed them that we don't call it Beantown so they must be out of towners. They tweeted back that one of the guys who runs the site was born at Beth Israel. Ok, but where was he raised?
Free Tip
By willisan
Mon, 08/27/2012 - 4:40pm
No one here calls Boston Beantown.
eh ... the "beantown" issue
By anon
Mon, 08/27/2012 - 4:42pm
Really? Eh ... so once again we have to explain to someone that nobody in Boston calls this place "Beantown" ... seriously. I think the phrase died out some time in the 19th century. It's like starting a site for New York City calling it "Ye Olde Knickerbocker Times."
The Beantown Bloggery
By Ron Newman
Mon, 08/27/2012 - 5:38pm
[url=http://www.beantownbloggery.com/]The Beantown Bloggery[/url] has been around for years with a similar name, and nobody seems to object to it.
Here's your first objection.
By NotWhitey
Mon, 08/27/2012 - 7:01pm
Here's your first objection. Either they aren't from here, or they're appealing to people who aren't from here. The Braves changed their name to be Beaneaters, and that didn't work either.
With a blog name like that ...
By Ian Lamont
Mon, 08/27/2012 - 4:42pm
... they will have trouble connecting with local readers.
But the idea of a solid lifestyle blog is a good one. Good luck to them (and seriously, change the name).
Beantown?
By anon
Mon, 08/27/2012 - 4:49pm
Clearly they are not from Boston. That's all we need, MORE non-Bostonians telling us what it is we love about Boston.
When people refer to "the bean"...
By anon
Mon, 08/27/2012 - 4:51pm
My immediate association is of the mirrored modern sculpture in millennium park in Chicago. That's coming from someone born and raised, still living and working in Boston. #Dotave
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/6...
The only bean related name I tolerate is the Beanpot
By Nancy
Mon, 08/27/2012 - 10:09pm
and that's only because it's hockey and the prize is a Bean Pot.
Future expansion plans
By Sock_Puppet
Mon, 08/27/2012 - 5:47pm
We Love Frisco
and
We Love St. Louie
While we're bashing the use of "Beantown"
By Michael
Mon, 08/27/2012 - 7:45pm
...can we agitate for a law that allows us to crack a cane over the head of anyone who should know better but still says "Public Gardens" or [ugh] "Boston Commons"?
Ditto for ...
By adamg
Mon, 08/27/2012 - 8:07pm
Cope-ly Square or who gets the South End and South Boston mixed up.
Hatch Shell
By Clams Casino
Mon, 08/27/2012 - 9:19pm
About 50% of the population think it's the "Hat Shell", the other half, fittingly, think it's the "Half Shell".
And while we're at it...
By John-W
Tue, 08/28/2012 - 11:03am
Can we just put up a big sign that says "Fuck you. Go away." And maybe have WalMart greeter types at the airport giving everyone a swift knee to the groin. And for those who are big enough assholes to pass through all that we accept them as our own (and then as part of the hazing procedure have them go to the nearest CVS in a Red Sox cap and track suit and steal us some percs).
Nothing says "Modern Boston" like intolerance and a shitty attitude! Make mine a Mickey's!
Intolerance? Yeah - people
By NotWhitey
Tue, 08/28/2012 - 12:33pm
Intolerance? Yeah - people are being beaten with baseball bats. Get a grip.
ok
By John-W
Tue, 08/28/2012 - 1:23pm
...the tip's turning blue...now whadda I do?
Bostonist!
By Miss M
Tue, 08/28/2012 - 9:32pm
I remember them. I mostly remember wishing they paid.
If they pay..
By a-non-e-nonny
Tue, 08/28/2012 - 10:20pm
I will gladly go to work at "We Love Gay Paree"!!