Category Archives: Boston

BPD: loud 2am parties no problem, loud 2PM parties shut ’em down!

Dear Mayor Menino, My wife and I have lived at [elided] in Brighton since 1997. At least a third of the residential units on our block are rental units, most of which are rented to a different set of Boston College students each year. Some years are good: the students are respectful of the neighborhood,… Read More: BPD: loud 2am parties no problem, loud 2PM parties shut… »

Peter Gelzinis and Casey Anthony

Mr. Gelzinis,  “Jury nullification” doesn’t mean what you seem to think it does. Please look it up before you make a fool of yourself again misusing the term in another column. I wonder if you were present for Casey Anthony’s entire trial, or watched the whole thing on video, or read the transcript. If not,… Read More: Peter Gelzinis and Casey Anthony »

Sarah Jessica Parker movie shooting this morning in Post office Square

Couldn’t really get great photos, but here’s what I got… Setting the scene: Believe it or not, these photos probably have SJP in them. It was a little hard to get a good shot with my iPhone. If you really want to see her, go to Post Office Square today; I suspect they’ll be shooting… Read More: Sarah Jessica Parker movie shooting this morning in Post office… »

Interesting photo: “Naked Pizza” sign going up in Brighton Center

UPDATE: I was wrong. The sign on the flatbed in the photo below has nothing to do with Naked Pizza. See my followup posting for a detailed retraction. Saw this on the way to work this morning… The transformation of the old Exxon station at the corner of Washington Street and Foster Street in Brighton… Read More: Interesting photo: “Naked Pizza” sign going up in Brighton Center »

Welfare moms should go commando style

To the editor: What a relief to see our elected officials finally getting tough on the aid recipients who spent 0.002% of last year’s welfare funds on underwear (“Pol gets tough on welfare abuse“, Feb. 15). How dare these women buy high-quality, inexpensive undergarments from Victoria’s Secret? Wal-Mart should be perfectly fine for poor people.… Read More: Welfare moms should go commando style »

Disastrous snow handling in Boston

(Simulblogged.) February 1, 2011 Mayor Thomas M. Menino 1 City Hall Square, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02201-2013 mayor@cityofboston.gov (617) 635-4500 Dear Mayor Menino, On the brink of yet another major snowstorm, I am writing to complain about how incredibly bad the city’s handling of the snow has been this winter.