Now this is news we can use: An interactive map of all the outdoor bar cafes in the city and Cambridge. It’s almost as useful as always having a handy Red Sox schedule during the summer. Btw, click on the story link to get real interactive map. File under: Lazy summer days

Of all the post-marathon events and fundraisers, this one has to be the best named charity: Boston Bites Back. We’re very sure it’s legit, since it was advertised in the newspapers and is being held at Fenway Park. All proceeds go toward the One Fund Boston charity for bombing victims.

They’ve finally buried the marathon bomber. OK, he was an odious, murderous individual. One can’t blame people too much for not wanting his body buried in their town, where it might turn into some weird shrine for deranged terrorist souls. But still … We’re a civilized society. This really shouldn’t been so drawn out. Thank [...]

The BBJ has a big story (sub. req.) on how One Fund Boston, the main charity for the Boston Marathon attack victims, was put together so fast in the immediate hours after the terrorist bombings. It wasn’t the most important thing done in the 24 hours after the tragedy, but it was indeed important and [...]

As terrible as yesterday’s bombings were, you still can’t help but feel proud of Boston and Bostonians today. The number of selfless, heroic acts of bravery and kindness yesterday simply astound. Above is MIT’s Green Building lit up in red, white and blue after yesterday’s bombings. File under: God bless all Update: Adam’s Universal Hub [...]

After 20 years, Mayor Menino is calling it quits as mayor. Lots of chatter about the move over at Universal Hub. Some of the comments strike us as being way too harsh. Sure, you could open a virtual Menino Museum of Famous Flubs if you wanted. But he was largely a good mayor — and [...]

Here’s a real cool map from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Service, via BusinessInsider. It shows the make-up of the city by broad employment classes (click on map for larger version). Of course, there’s still lots of working-class residents in Boston and immediate areas. But notice how no one neighborhood is “primarily working class,” [...]

Another non-real estate post, but this is pretty big: The Boston Phoenix is closing. Though the writing was on the proverbial wall when the Phoenix recently switched from newsprint to glossy magazine in a desperate attempt to shake things up, it’s still shocking to see a once-mighty institution go under like this. For the Phoenix, [...]

The Globe has an excellent piece on the recent influx of both young and old people into the city of Boston, sparking a residential building boom that hasn’t been seen here in decades. The article is quite impressive and stuffed with interesting facts, stats and quotes about a wide variety of neighborhoods. It’s a really [...]

Gunfire erupted pre-dawn this morning in Boston Public Garden. One person was found shot and is in “non-life threatening” condition at Tufts Medical Center.