The two Boylston Street memorials for the four who died at the hands of the 2013 Marathon bombers were formally unveiled tonight. Chris photographed them.
Back Bay
By adamg - 8/17/19 - 6:43 pm
The BPDA board on Thursday approved plans for a two-building complex along Mass Ave. across atop the turnpike and what is now the Mass Ave. turnpike entrance. Read more.
By adamg - 8/17/19 - 12:20 pm
A verb, meaning: To ram your truck into a bridge or overpass because you thought the "CARS ONLY" signs at the onramps were just suggestions. Can be done on the river roads - Storrow Drive, Soldiers Field Drive and Memorial Drive - but also at select bridges elsewhere, such as the East Street Bridge that carries the Franklin Line near Endicott station in Dedham.
By adamg - 8/15/19 - 9:35 am
A puzzled citizen filed a 311 complaint this morning about the situation at Commonwealth Avenue and Clarendon Street:
Someone left their huge bag of bagels here.
By adamg - 8/14/19 - 9:37 am
Back in the day, when T riders without a monthly pass had to keep some tokens jangling in their pockets or purses, you usually had to pay extra to transfer from the subway to a bus. One of the exceptions was for riders of the 39 bus, who could get a transfer ticket at Back Bay. Read more.
By adamg - 7/30/19 - 9:47 am
What the State Police called an overheight tractor trailer got up close and personal with the Dartmouth Street footbridge on the inbound side of Storrow Drive right in the middle of rush hour this morning. Everybody had a hearty chuckle, especially the people who got stuck in a backup that extended back to North Harvard Street on Soldiers Field Road.
By adamg - 7/25/19 - 10:37 am
The Charles River Watershed Association reports a bloom of blue-green algae - which is actually a type of bacteria - in the Charles River between the BU Bridge and the Museum of Science. The stuff can kill dogs and make people pretty sick.
By adamg - 7/17/19 - 6:10 pm
Around 5:40 p.m. Sheila watched lightning strike.
Matthew Ireland got some video: Read more.
By adamg - 7/16/19 - 10:42 pm
A concerned citizen filed a 311 complaint about fresh graffiti today on the top floors of the Chilton Club on Commonwealth Avenue at Dartmouth Street.
Compare to the graffiti at the Hynes T stop for which a JP man was charged yesterday (note in particular the small 's' on the third letter-like thing).
By adamg - 7/14/19 - 7:57 pm
Fawn asks:
Looking for breakfast reco’s for Boylston St/Newbury, but on a Monday
By Anonymous - 7/12/19 - 7:29 pm
I'm with her. #Lights4Liberty pic.twitter.com/U5vRnk9xVm
— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) July 12, 2019
By adamg - 7/11/19 - 11:05 pm
UPDATE: State Police say she was a 23-year-old Mission Hill resident.
State Police have released a photo of a tattoo they found on a woman whose body was recovered from the Charles River yesterday, in the hopes somebody might recognize it and help them identify her. Read more.
By adamg - 7/10/19 - 12:59 pm
The MBTA reports Green Line delays of up to ten minutes due to a trolley with a dreaded mechanical problem at Copley.
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Recent Back Bay crime
Woman stabbed on the Esplanade, 6/28/19