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 [...]

Watch the Weather Channel report for the 7th time. Go on a hunt for matching thermal socks in the dryer. Search your winter coats for money and change. Try to remember the name of the guy on the block with the snowblower. Research house prices in Miami. Go on long rant about being out of [...]

Talk about a shot in the arm for the Seaport District. It finally looks like Fan Pier will no longer be the parking lot wasteland by the sea. Cambridge pharmaceutical firm Vertex signed a letter of intent to move to Fan Pier and build two adjacent buildings in a 1 million square-foot development. Development of [...]

Depending on which total you look at, Boston is among the top most-snowiest cities in the U.S. this winter. Boston has had about 43.2 inches of snow, beat out only by the perennial favorite Denver, Cleveland and Milwaukee. However over at the Weather Channel they put the total closer to 48 inches, which puts Boston [...]

So, what about the crime rate in Boston? Yes, there is a problem, but it might not be as bad as you might think. There are many studies and the one I am quoting today says that across the country Boston didn’t even make the top 100 of cities with the worst crime.  Check it out….

If you haven’t used Google today (which usually means you haven’t woken up yet), you’ll see today is a special tribute to JFK on the 50th anniversary of his inauguration. Words used in the speech make up the word “Google.” If you click on the words it sends you to a page of info and [...]

A female coyote was cornered and shot on Beacon Hill yesterday near Louisburg Square. The coyote was first spotted near the frog pond on Boston Common. Environmental police tracked the 25-pound coyote to an alley on Beacon Hill where it was shot and killed with a service revolver. The coyote had mange according to Environmental [...]

The Liberty Hotel now has new co-owners and what’s more, the Liberty is now an affiliate of Starwoods Hotels & Resorts’ “The Luxury Collection” of properties. The new co-owner (no one will say if it’s a controlling interest) is Connecticut-based HEI Hotels & Resorts. The original developer, Carpenter Co. also boosted its investment, so the [...]