O’Donnell summed up just how astonished he was that he had actually lived so close to Bulger for so many years in California:
“Whitey Bulger, the most wanted man in Boston history, and the most hated gangster in Boston history, was found within walking distance of my home in Santa Monica, California. It turns out I [...]

How did we miss this momentous news?
The Earl of Sandwich, a Florida-chain, has won the right to lease the former men’s  rest-room facility. known as the Pink Palace, on the edge of Boston Common, near the corner of Tremont and Boylston. The idea of converting the long-abandoned building to some sort of eatery has been kicking [...]

The state’s Division of Professional Licensure caught some unsuspecting fake electricians in a sting operation involving Craigslist ads. Apparently the state office looked into some of these Craigslist electricians — and found a whopping 20 who were unlicensed and who usually demanded cash payments. FYI – you know who is a good source for licensed [...]

The Feds are going after illegal roadside billboard signs in Boston. Note how many of them appear to be along the new Big Dig route.
And the sign said long-haired hippie sign freaks need not apply …

Couldn’t help but notice yesterday that an article in Boston.com’s “Your Town” (um…section?) waxed poetic about the $1.5 million makeover of the Brewer Fountain area and never once mentioned that this area is a well-known hangout for the homeless. Not that anyone is willing to admit the whole point of the renovation is to make [...]

Oh, just great. A worker at the French Consulate came down with the measles, Boston.com reports, so city health officials are out in Back Bay spreading the vaccine shots. Measles is pretty darn infectious (if you’re not vaccinated, or haven’t been exposed before). For some reason (the story doesn’t really explain it), the city is [...]

Well, it only took a friggin’ Medal of Freedom award and a heavy hint from President Obama to prod city hall into action, but it looks like there’s serious talk about giving Bill Russell a statue! It’s not like the issue has totally gone ignored by Bostonians. There’s a Facebook page specifically called “

The Boston Business Journal reports that it looks like the Borders chain of bookstores is swinging the axe on six Massachusetts locations. Luckily, the one on School Street (which I like) is not closing, but the one on Boylston is going bye-bye. Other Mass. locations: Burlington, Peabody, Hyannis, Holyoke, and Wareham.

Everyone stop what you’re doing! Punxsutawny Phil did NOT see his shadow. Repeat, the famous groundhog did NOT see his shadow. That means we will have an early spring. Break out the shorts and tank tops everyone. Did you remember where you put your flip-flops?

We know Boston is known for being a generally brainy/nerdy kind of town. We didn’t know that extended to our local coyote population. Once again a coyote is spotted downtown – this time on a patch of ice on the Charles River near the Charlesgate Yacht Club on the Cambridge side. Animal control tried to [...]