Rara avis in Scituate; now looking like not much snow in Hub
Tropical bird shows up in Scituate, just ahead of a possible snowstorm
November 30
Mary Ellen journeyed to Scituate today to take a gander at the limpkin first spotted there by Jessie McGuire. If that doesn't sound familiar, it's because limpkins, common to Central and South America and the Caribbean, normally aren't seen north of Florida. And yet here it is ...
Current French Toast Alert Level: 2 Slices
Dec. 1
Sunday night, the French Toast gnomes raised the alert level to 3 Slices, when the National Weather Service started speculating about a possible 6 inches of snow in Boston. But this morning, they say, nah, it's now looking like lots of rain on the coastal plain, so the gnomes have stepped back to 2 Slices, partly because the rain/snow line is still pretty close to 128, partly because we might see some snow on Thursday.
Fun with headlines at the Boston Globe
November 30
If you haven't already read it, look at the above photo of an article in the oped section of today's print Boston Globe. What do you think the point of the article will be?
Family of man killed by a drunk driver on I-93 sues Dorchester bar they say overserved the driver
November 30
The family of a Quincy resident who died while standing next to his car on I-93 north near the Andrew Square exit in 2022 last week sued both Jason Reed, the man who admitted killing him and Blend, a bar on Dorchester Avenue in Dorchester that the family says ignored the fact Reed was seriously intoxicated before he left....
Oy to the world
November 29
Harry the Chanukah Bear was all festive on DeForest Street in Hyde Park last night, not far from his friends Tommy the Turkey and Jackie the o'lantern.
The man without a neighborhood
November 29
Peter Krowiak couldn't help but notice the sign inside the Sil in Allston, which is a pretty welcoming place, unless you happen to be a BU Republican taking credit for getting nine car-wash workers grabbed by men in balaclavas. The QR code goes to a GoFundMe page to help the workers and their families.
Hellenic College looks to sell up to 25 acres of land on the Jamaica Plain/Brookline line; land would ultimately be turned over to a conservation group
November 29
The National Herald breaks the news that Hellenic College Holy Cross, whose campus straddles the Jamaica Plain/Brookline line near Jamaica Pond, is considering a plan to sell off a large...
Man with a knife chased pedestrians in East Boston, police say
November 28
Boston Police report arresting a man they charge chased at least three people with a knife along Orleans Street on Wednesday evening.
Officials beginning to think about congestion pricing again; should people in the western suburbs be particularly worried?
November 28
On Monday, the Globe noted state Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn), who co-chairs the legislature's Joint Committee on Transportation, brought up the idea of charging people a fee to drive into Boston during peak hours - just like New York is...
