War on News?

In the last day or so, all the news boxes have mysteriously disappeared from my namesake neighborhood, around Mass. and Huntington. No more Improper Bostonian, no more South End News, no more Bay Windows, all banished from their convenient locations by Symphony Hall, in front of Whole Foods, and near the Green Line entrances.

My first thought was that this blatant attack on a free press is part of the ongoing sidewalk improvement projects in the area, but that construction appears to be pretty much done (except for the pit where Mass. Ave. crosses above Huntington, which has been dug up and fenced off since spring, though recent progress has been noted!). Anyone know what's going on?