Red Line woes continue; nobody wants to see that Melania movie
Fed up with the Red Line, one rider decided to try a Bluebike: Big mistake
January 28
One intrepid commuter decided he'd try bypassing the mishegas on the Red Line this morning by hopping on a Bluebike - after all, they're now available at many locations even in the winter. He files this report, both with BTD and UHub, with bonus observation of a crosswalk issue at Charles Circle:
Trains fall apart, the Red Line cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world
January 28
The Red Line continues to be the Wednesday's Child of the MBTA, with trains continuing to fall by the wayside. As of 8:55 a.m., Transit Matter's Red Line tracker showed just ten trains in operation on the entire line (six of the new ones; four of the Methuselahs) compared to 17 on the Orange Line.
Time for Red Line riders to bail after multiple trains fail?
January 27
The current Red Line advisory page at mbta.com reads: "Delays of about 15 minutes after multiple disabled trains were removed from service."
Boston movie goers ask Melania: We don't really care, do you?
January 27
Michael Ratty looked up what sort of seat he could get for a Friday-night screening of the new "documentary" about the wife of a convicted felon. Turns out, pretty much any seat he could want, at the AMC Causeway and AMC Boston Common.
Woman charged with Roadrunner heel attack; brother also arrested
January 27
A woman upset with being ejected from a performance at Roadrunner on Guest Street in Brighton last August temporarily blinded a bouncer in one eye by smacking her with one of her heels, police and venue staffers told the Boston Licensing Board at a hearing this morning.
Apparent '80's holdovers sought for breaking into EMS bay at old Carney Hospital
January 27
Boston Police report they are looking for a shaggy-haired pair they say broke into a Boston EMS bay at the former Carney Hospital only to be run off by on-duty paramedics.
People are dying for a parking space in East Boston
January 27
Jordan Frias had no bone to pick with this space saver on Marginal Street in East Boston this morning.
MBTA going slow; it's all that snow, dontcha know
January 27
A dead train near North Quincy means Red Line delays of up to 30 minutes, the MBTA reports.
Earlier, around 7 a.m., Dan Seitz reported ...
