Apt. tower proposed for Bromfield; JP raccoons get ornery
Developer proposes 17-story apartment building on Bromfield Street - near site where it's been proposing various towers for 20 years now
June 28
A New York real-estate firm says it will soon file detailed plans for a 17-story, 158-unit apartment building on Bromfield Street at Province Street downtown - a couple doors down from a larger parcel where the Payless used to be for which it has filed a series of plans for a tower since 2006.
Driver slams into pedestrian and takes off on Warren Street in Roxbury
June 29
Staco City reports a woman with a 5-year-old child with her was hit and critically injured by a driver who sped off at Warren and Holborn streets in Roxbury shortly before 8 p.m. Police are looking for a white Kia Soul.
Elderly wrong-way driver kills man in head-on crash on I-93 in South Boston
June 28
WBZ reports an 81-year-old man in a Cadillac Escalade drove south on I-93 north after getting on the highway at Mass. Ave late Saturday and caused one driver with three family members in his car to crash to avoid him and then hit a Chevy Cruze ...
Boston Duck Tours offering refunds to people who suddenly would rather do something else
June 28
Drew Starr reports he had a ticket on an upcoming Duck Boat excursion but got email from the operator offering a refund because of yesterday's flip over.
Second person bitten by a raccoon in Jamaica Plain
June 28
Boston Animal Care and Control reports two people have been bitten by raccoons in recent days: A man fishing near the Jamaica Pond boathouse on Friday afternoon and a second person about a mile away on Kenton Road on Saturday.
Dangerous heat rolls in mid-week; we could see temperatures above 100 by Thursday
June 27
The National Weather Service is warning people to limit their time outdoors in the coming week, with the worst of it possibly coming Thursday, when we could see actual temperatures, never mind that "real feel" stuff, above 100 degrees.
Medford Square shut after manholes erupt in flames
June 27
Medford Police report that Medford Square was shut this afternoon, and businesses evacuated, after multiple manholes burst...
Eleven injured, one seriously, as Duck Boat flips over at Charles exit ramp
June 27
WBZ reports the landing craft turned tour bus/boat flipped on its side after it became disabled in the Charles, was towed back to its Cambridge ramp by another Duck Boat and the tow rope snapped just as it was getting back up to land.
Venerable Brookline party place and bakery to close doors
June 27
Party Favors, 1356 Beacon St. in Brookline, which has been open for 35 years, announced today it's closing by July 15.
Brookline's Golden Temple shuts its doors
June 27
The Taw family, which had been serving Chinese food for 66 years at Golden Temple, 1651 Beacon St. in Brookline, announced today their venerable restaurant is now closed for good.
Hulk lose place to eat in Boston
June 27
Hulk no longer go to Smashburger on Boylston Street in Copley Square because Smashburger close, Boston Restaurant Talk report. Hulk mad!
Five shot, one dead in Mattapan Square
June 27
Update: Murder victim identified as Jose Dantes, 26, of Brockton.
Boston Police report five people were shot in the area of Blue Hill Avenue and Almont Street around 1:45 a.m.
Row, row, row your cone ...
June 27
Adam Castiglioni spotted these Norway fans on Atlantic Avenue last night, taking a break from their rowing to try a Scottish cone on for size.
Summer sunrise stunner
June 27
Handmaid dedicates this morning's sunrise over Franklin Park to "the Blue Sharks of Cabo Verde who have just advanced to the group of 32!"
