Gov. Baker today announced two phases of Covid-19 easing, that includes expanding restaurant capacity on March 1 and giving stadiums and arenas the ability to re-open, although not at full capacity, as Massachusetts Covid-19 numbers continue to fall. Read more.
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By adamg - 2/25/21 - 9:24 am
Update: We have a new, um, winner: Viewstitch reports: 104435 minutes - that’s 72 1/2 days.
At 8 this morning, people now eligible for shots (or their young'uns helping them out) rushed to their computers to try to score one of those new appointments. At least no four-armed octopus this time, but instead, a waiting room, of the sort familiar to people who try to get, oh, Sox tickets. And still with the crashes. Read more.
By adamg - 2/22/21 - 12:28 pm
Boston Calling says mark your calendar for Memorial Day weekend - in 2022, when it hopes to return after canceling the festival again this year due to exactly the reason you would expect.
After exploring all possible options for hosting Boston Calling this year, we have made the difficult decision in conjunction with local and state authorities to cancel the 2021 festival.
By adamg - 2/20/21 - 4:22 pm
Around 1:40 p.m., today, I rolled up my sleeve at the CVS on Harrison Avenue near Boston Medical Center and got a Moderna shot (double comorbidities for the, um, win). It all was simple and quick - the longest part of the whole thing was just sitting there afterwards for 15 minutes to make sure I didn't suffer a reaction. Read more.
By adamg - 2/19/21 - 11:20 pm
WCVB talks to the CEO of the Maryland-based company that strung together the Web site that kind of sucked yesterday:
PrepMod vowed that there would be excellent communication moving forward, and the issues that users faced on Thursday would not happen again.
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By adamg - 2/19/21 - 8:24 pm
Data released by the Department of Public Health today showed 990 people in Massachusetts hospitals due to Covid-19, the first time the daily number has been below 1,000 since November 26. Read more.
By adamg - 2/18/21 - 10:05 pm
Dan Cahoon, a Cambridge software wizard, has spun up a bot that "scrapes" the state immunization site and posts alerts when new batches of Covid-19 vaccination slots open up, along with a link to the relevant shot spot's signup form. Read more.
By adamg - 2/18/21 - 5:11 pm
A developer that wanted to replace a defunct Kneeland Street nightclub near South Station with a 230-room hotel asked the BPDA this week to let it build a 115-unit residential building instead, because it couldn't get financing for a hotel in the middle of a pandemic. Read more.
By adamg - 2/18/21 - 10:19 am
A federal judge yesterday denied a request from a member of an alleged South End drug ring that he be allowed to await trial at his godmother's home rather than behind bars. Read more.
By adamg - 2/18/21 - 9:02 am
The state added 1 million people to its list of vaccine-ready residents at precisely 8 a.m., which was when the state vaccination finder began to crash. Probably an unintentional metaphor that the octopus doesn't have enough arms.
By adamg - 2/17/21 - 11:39 pm
Boston Restaurant Talk reports the two restaurants are seeking to transfer their liquor licenses to UrbanMeritage, the company that runs the retail space inside the Hotel Commonwealth. That usually happens when a property owner or manager wants to keep liquor licenses as they look for a new restaurant operator.
By adamg - 2/17/21 - 12:20 pm
Gov. Baker announced today the state is lowering the age of eligibility for Covid-19 vaccinations from 75 to 65 and will allow anybody with two or more state-defined comorbidities to sign up for vaccination, starting Thursday morning. Read more.
By adamg - 2/13/21 - 12:26 pm
Boston Medical Center yesterday announced it's opening clinics in several Boston neighborhoods to provide Covid-19 shots to eligible residents - those on the state's Phase 1 list and people 75 or older. Read more.
By adamg - 2/13/21 - 12:21 pm
WBUR reports from a largely deserted Chinatown during the Lunar New Year.
By adamg - 2/12/21 - 10:34 am
Boston Restaurant Talk chronicles the demise of Atomic Bean Cafe on Mass. Ave. near Central Square.
By adamg - 2/11/21 - 1:56 pm
No more virtual nonsense, Northeastern says: It's going to let its seniors graduate outdoors, even if that means holding two commencement ceremonies to safely handle them all. The school is also looking at possibly holding a separate outdoor celebration for people who had to graduate virtually in 2020. Read more.
By adamg - 2/10/21 - 9:13 pm
A Kennedy School professor gave the medical mecca of the universe an F for its Covid-19 vaccination program so far - a program for which the governor has had to call out the National Guard because all these old people were being forced to stand outside for hours to get a shot in Springfield. Read more.
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