Posts Tagged ‘city’
Week Around the -Ists, 11/21
Peijin Chen via Shanghaiist . Shanghaiist covered the deadly fire that ravaged an entire apartment building in the heart of Shanghai and killed 58 residents (at last count) this week, including on the scene photos , videos and our despair at Shanghai local media's initial unwillingness to cover it [...]
Brockton hoping to grab back Santa hat record
It may be the season of giving, but the city of Brockton is looking to do some taking back this weekend. Go here to see the original: Brockton hoping to grab back Santa hat record
Harvard-Yale: Zavala a study in role playing
His early-morning flight from Houston is scheduled to touch down at Logan Airport at 12:23 this afternoon. Zar Zavala will then jump into a friend's car, zip across the city, run a quick post route to Dillon Field House, pull on his No. 41 Crimson jersey and gold pants, and make a quick dash [...]
Review: Fistful of Mercy packs punch
On its recent debut album, Fistful of Mercy — the new collective featuring Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur, and Dhani Harrison — puts a pleasantly off-kilter twist on the Crosby, Stills, and Nash model, embellishing their harmony-saturated folk-rock tunes with ambient and psychedelic fillips. [...]
History of Filene’s Basement
In the latest news related to the ongoing stalled $700 million redevelopment of the former Filene's building in Downtown Crossing, the city has formally revoked the permits from the project's developers. Vornado Realty Trust of New York has been seeking a buyer for the project over the last month. [...]
Bite Size News, November 15: On the Contrary Edition
Image by Lorianne DiSabato from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr. Our local Cardinal has gone to Ireland to advise them about their clergy sex scandal. Those parishioners aren't impressed so far. A bunch of kids were hoping to see "Megamind", but Revere Showcase Cinemas screened "Saw 3-D" [...]
Menino To Turner: Quit
Image from chuckturner.us . Boston Mayor Tom Menino thinks City Councilor Chuck Turner, 77, should resign from the council because of his conviction for taking a bribe and lying about it in October during a corruption probe. Menino said he'd miss Turner "challenging" him. Turner called Menino's [...]
Maine couple cleared to open marijuana clinic
A Maine couple has received approval to operate a medical marijuana dispensary in Auburn. Tim and Jennifer Smale's plan to open a dispensary in a former furniture store in the Auburn Plaza has been approved by the city's planning board. Original post: Maine couple cleared to open marijuana [...]
Kanye West cancels upcoming ‘Today’ performance
Kanye West has backed out of a scheduled performance on NBC's "Today" show after getting upset with how his interview with host Matt Lauer this week was handled. West's record company confirmed the cancellation to "Today" on Friday after the rapper said on his Twitter account that he wouldn't [...]
Do we Live in Boston or Venice?
Image by historygradguy from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr. There are people in Boston actually worried about disaster scenarios that would end up with the Hub " underwater ." Great. We'll add that to our list of things to worry about right behind that asteroid with Bostonist written on it. [...]
