Snow, snow, snow - and an alley fight on Beacon Hill
Bright start to the day
February 25
Johnmcboston watched the sun rise over a snow-covered Charles and reflected in the Hancock this morning, adds ...
Blue Line service was cut short due to problems at Airport
February 25
Right at the start of the day, like 5:13 a.m., the MBTA reported bustitution instead of train service on the Blue Line between Suffolk Downs and Maverick due to "a power problem at Airport." The T reported that the problem was fixed and service resumed at 8:19.
311 complaint of the day: Nice of the city to provide a cross-country ski track in JP
February 24
A concerned citizen filed a 311 complaint about the condition of Dalrymple Street in Jamaica Plain:
BHA employee charged with submitting bogus overtime slips
February 24
An executive secretary in the Boston Housing Authority's property-management division stole $40,000 over 18 months by submitting overtime requests for time she didn't actually work, according to an "information" prosecutors filed today in Boston federal court.
Alley fight on Beacon Hill: Residents of one alley battle developer over garage for mansion being turned into condos
February 24
The Zoning Board of Appeal today agreed with the developers converting Eben Jordan's old place on Beacon Street into eight luxury condos that their planned 16-car garage could proceed without any consideration for how residents will maneuver their cars into and out of a garage on the tiny, cobblestoned alley behind the building, because the overall project doesn't violate zoning codes.
In rare switch, Mission Hill building will change from apartments aimed at students to affordable housing
February 24
The Zoning Board of Appeal today unanimously approved plans by Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services to buy a building with seven townhouse units to turn it into apartments for people...
Charlestown shovel thievery
February 24
A Charlestown resident forwards some Ring video.
Massholes love the snow so much they take it with them
February 24
A roving UHub photographer watched this Masshole shift into gear in the Back Bay this morning.
Guy with a rock smashing his way into restaurants to rob the cash registers
February 24
Jamaica Plain News reports the guy - normally armed with a rock, but sometimes a brick - is smashing the doors of restaurants in early mornings, to take whatever might be in the cash register. A
