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Long-time Bostonian, Mike Ball is a blogger and podcaster.

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8/1/23 - 4:48 pm How odd Virginia man charged with Grove Hall murder 1
1/13/23 - 4:51 pm Magic ears You can take the girl out of eastern Mass., but ... 18
12/9/22 - 8:01 pm Bee Guy Dogwood Cafe in Forest Hills closing doors 15
8/23/22 - 4:47 pm Let's ask Stephen King Board approves plan to replace old Roslindale funeral home with apartments 42
6/26/22 - 7:56 pm Bunches of bunnies here Raising this year's crop of urban buns 10
3/9/22 - 3:16 pm Beyond box The evolution of a Boston newcomer 23
11/20/21 - 11:54 am Worse than NIMBYs That'll teach me to link to Patch 28
9/25/21 - 8:47 am Farewell After 34 years, BNN anchor Chris Lovett signs off for the last time 4
9/15/21 - 4:50 pm An Essay on Criticism Leader of heavily armed 'militia' driving on 128 says Second Amendment gives them the right to protect Maine from foreign invasion 23
7/5/21 - 11:32 am Tricksy Don't let this Monday day off fool you: Boston trash pickup remains on its normal schedule 12
6/21/21 - 5:54 pm "Marxism" Military court convincts marine of killing Emerson student in Allston fight 12
6/21/21 - 3:53 pm Moreover Military court convincts marine of killing Emerson student in Allston fight 12
6/6/21 - 5:03 pm Birdbrained Allston gets deer, Brookline gets turkeys and the South End gets: Bugs with googly eyes 9
4/22/21 - 10:18 am Yet other, older Filene's is long gone, but one question remains: How to pronounce it 50
3/26/21 - 5:27 pm Jake's legacy Company proposes turning former Jacob Wirth into a marijuana shop 15
3/24/21 - 3:31 pm Spock Disapproves Woman able to escape laughing ride-share driver who'd locked her into his car in Allston, police say 40
3/21/21 - 5:43 pm Ochs' Crucifixion Woman able to escape laughing ride-share driver who'd locked her into his car in Allston, police say 40
12/22/20 - 3:53 pm D'accord The fabled polar bear of Millennium Park makes a rare appearance 11
12/21/20 - 2:33 pm Cocktail If you're going to savor one of the last cans of Tab, you need to let it chill properly 15
11/13/20 - 4:05 pm What One Needs To Know... Downtown modem company keeps puttering along 11
10/6/20 - 4:05 pm Wowzer bar Dropping like flies: Stoddard's closes for good in a deserted downtown 39
10/6/20 - 11:11 am Jolly tappullers... Kinsale Irish Pub downtown is no more 9
8/12/20 - 4:50 pm Vaguely apropos Sumner Redstone, Boston Latin School graduate, dies at 97 8
8/7/20 - 3:00 pm Rob at his worst... In 14th Suffolk, differing views on eliminating legal doctrine that protects cops in lawsuits 12
8/4/20 - 5:41 pm She Crab Gone Southern restaurant in Jamaica Plain closing 14
5/30/20 - 3:52 pm Lackaday Allston bar with deep drink menu shutting forever 16
4/22/20 - 3:40 pm Impactful in HP Baker: Forget about getting a haircut at a barbershop or salon anytime soon 36
4/17/20 - 2:45 pm Loudspeaker Double Walsh: Sound trucks to broadcast coronavirus messages in high-rate neighborhods; Marathon runners thinking of running Monday should think again 16
4/10/20 - 6:04 pm Serious in Dedham Take-out fish fry these days 9
4/7/20 - 4:05 pm Bong bong Boston Pride postpones what would have been its 50th-anniversary celebration to next year 8
3/22/20 - 5:48 pm Taking air If you happen to find yourself on Braddock Park in the South End today, wish Hal a happy 90th birthday 3
3/15/20 - 1:12 pm Invisible magic You'll have a bit less time to Stop & Shop starting Monday 25
2/13/20 - 5:28 pm No Counselor Troi Meteorologist briefly under the weather map after on-site tumble 3
12/2/19 - 8:45 am It takes some villagers Slip slidin' away on South Huntington 5
11/7/19 - 5:44 pm Tabulators now What it will take to get a recount in the at-large council race 14
11/2/19 - 8:33 pm Others Know Fairmount Line as case study in community development 19
9/10/19 - 10:56 am Fair fare or free fare Candidates agree: In Hyde Park, the T is awful, housing prices are out of control and Cleary Square is full of trash 31
8/3/19 - 6:48 pm Quincy solution Donating a used pediatric wheelchair and walker 7
7/29/19 - 9:43 am A decade ago Political candidate, landlord, motorcycle rider Kevin McCrea dead at 52 23
6/6/19 - 4:35 pm Boomer Snort Tom Brady says he tried trademarking 'Tom Terrific' because he hates being called that 11
5/29/19 - 4:44 pm Fair Enough... Jacob Wirth could re-open under new ownership 8
5/5/19 - 2:33 pm Things Italian Italian tomatoes 6
3/15/19 - 8:58 am As Phil Ochs sNg Charlestown man now charged with ten counts of rape in January kidnapping case 22
2/22/19 - 5:27 pm Triple har! Brookline man denies paying for sex in a Florida strip mall 54
1/7/19 - 1:56 pm Light not relevant Marathon bombing survivor gets hit by car while in Back Bay crosswalk 91
12/10/18 - 5:38 pm Most excellent Judge rules again that people have the right to make secret audio recordings of police in public places 23
11/25/18 - 3:42 pm Hooey the Cur... Boston columnist injury report 25
11/8/18 - 8:29 am WABAC Machine Judge upholds BPS residency requirements in case involving Virginia doctors who really want their kid to go to Boston Latin 54
10/16/18 - 1:49 pm Purple Meatland in Jamaica Plain closes 4
9/10/18 - 2:00 pm Light 'em if you got 'em\i Old Glory in old Boston 24

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11/5/24 - 8:51 am HP vote wait
4/30/18 - 1:42 pm Sounds like M.A.S.H. in HP
10/20/17 - 1:55 pm MBTA mishegas at South Station
11/18/16 - 4:50 pm Cartoon Characters and Sports Heroes on the Ballot
11/18/16 - 4:45 pm Tricksy Voting and Watchful Voters
11/8/16 - 10:52 pm Frivolous Writing
11/3/16 - 3:35 pm Early voting jest
9/30/16 - 8:40 pm Commuter rail little victory
7/18/15 - 11:06 am The Duke of Dedham
11/12/14 - 3:40 pm MBTA miracle — weekend Fairmount service
3/11/13 - 3:02 pm End of Townsend's Ending
2/13/13 - 2:21 pm Shaw's artistry
9/5/12 - 8:58 pm Bud bumps building
7/17/12 - 5:00 pm Foreign risks
8/20/11 - 12:09 pm Lighter Fluid in Bike "Wars"
7/20/11 - 4:19 pm Bike Share Rolling, Rolling, Rolling
6/28/11 - 8:15 pm Stop & Gone
3/18/11 - 5:09 pm Meh from Bob Slate
11/22/10 - 9:04 am Putting the H, P and Y in Happy YMCA
10/29/10 - 2:20 pm Duck, Chuck!
4/30/10 - 12:33 pm Tweet for Treasurer
10/31/09 - 7:35 pm The All-Powerful Adam
3/24/09 - 7:57 am 3rd Suffolk: Michlewitz Live Stream
3/7/09 - 4:50 pm Dedham style Muzak
9/15/08 - 10:41 am Who for U.S. Senate?