Little Joe moving on; woman butts in at Boylston;

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Little Joe moving on; woman butts in at Boylston;
Little Joe. Photo by Franklin Park Zoo.

Time for Little Joe to mosey on out of Franklin Park to start a family - but he won't be taking the T to his new home

April 21

Little Joe, the Franklin Park Zoo gorilla who became famous for the way he escaped one September afternoon in 2003, only to be captured at a nearby MBTA bus stop, is being transferred to another facility where he will hopefully start a gorilla family of his own, the zoo announced.

Woman butts in at Boylston T stop; police are not amused

April 21

Transit Police report they are looking for a woman they say used her gluteus to the maximus to bust open a fare gate that then required some "costly repair" to fix. 

311 complaint of the day: Bay Village's round mound of sound

April 21

A fed-up resident filed a 311 complaint this morning about one of Boston's roundest buildings: The former Church of All Nations where Charles, Oak and Tremont streets meet on the border of Chinatown and Bay Village ...

BC student missed most of the Marathon after getting arrested for stealing a cop's bike, police say

April 21

Boston Police report arresting a Boston College student from Illinois they say stole an officer's official bicycle yesterday as the cop joined in a police sweep of overcrowded backyards on Foster Street just off the Marathon route.

Harvard grad students go on strike, walk picket lines this morning

April 21

Harvard University graduate students, members of a UAW local, walked picket lines this morning after 14 months of fruitless contract talks with the school. 

Films that aren't just another Marvel sequel

April 21

Michael Marano previews the entries in the Independent Film Festival.