Britney’s “circus” comes to town
Oh Britney, how you keep us intrigued and entertained.
Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial selected for next Mass. state quarter
Governor Deval Patrick announced Thursday that the Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial received the most votes online and will be featured on a new Massachusetts quarter in the next round of state quarters released...
Randy Price resigns from Channel 7
Randy Price, the country's first openly gay news anchor and the face of the evening news on Boston's WHDH-TV (Channel 7) has signed off.
The Boston Globe reported that price told friends and co-workers Frida...
Wiired for sound
Boston band Vivian Darkbloom looks like most other rock groups, but if you look closely, something might catch your eye: the Nintendo Wii controller attached to the guitar. [...]
Singing all the way to the bank
Some may consider a cappella nothing more than a joke of modern popular culture, but the practice of singing without instrumental backup has become more popular than ever, with fans swarming toward unique versi...
The doctor is in
Gamer Doc promises a different kind of video game shopping experience, with three local locations set to open this year.
Cirque Le Masque’s Carnivale
Cirque Le Masque, a world-toured, non-animal circus gave an amazing performance on opening night at Emerson College's Cutler Majestic Theatre, in Boston's Theatre District. The 90 minute show ended with a stand...
Short circuit blamed in Peterborough Street blaze
The Boston Fire Department announced it has determined an electrical short circuit was to blame for a four-alarm fire in a commercial block on Peterborough Street in Boston's Fenway neighborhood that destroyed several restaurants and businesses. [...]
Accused “Blue Line Groper” ordered off the T
A Beverly, Mass. man who's accused of groping a woman who turned out to be an undercover transit police officer has been ordered to stay away from the MBTA transit lines.
Jeffrey D. Nichols, 51, was released...
Full transcript of Governor Patrick’s State of the Commonwealth Address
The following is the full transcript of Governor Deval L. Patrick's State of the Commonwealth address, given Thursday evening. [...]
Boston firefighter killed, others injured in ladder truck crash
A Boston firefighter was killed and others, including three other firefighters were injured Friday afternoon when a fire department ladder truck crashed into an apartment building on Huntington Avenue.
Three...
Gyrotonic: A brand new New Year’s resolution
BROOKLINE, Mass. -- On a snowy December afternoon, I found myself lying on my back, my legs suspended in midair by stirrups and pulleys on a contraption that looked at first glance like a medieval torture instr...
The Nutcracker in Boston
BOSTON -- Seeing the Boston Ballet perform The Nutcracker is a New England tradition. It's one of our "things" here in the Bean.
Blast attended on Tuesday, and we were really moved by the performance that ba...
First snow
BROOKLINE, Mass. -- The first flakes began to fall in the city moments ago, signaling the start of the first major snowstorm in Boston this season.
At the local Whole Foods Market, the usually jocular and fr...
The snow: Oh yeah — it’s coming!
The snow is coming to Boston.
A foot of the white stuff could find its way to the ground before the weekend is over in New England, according to the National Weather Service.
A Winter Storm Warning has be...
Boondock Saints coming to Blu-ray
Shepherds we shall be. To our local video store. For Boondock Saints on Blu-ray. February 10.
Set for $34.99, the Boondock Saints Blu-ray features deleted scenes and outakes with commentary from cast and cre...
Boston’s political bedlam
Not only did Turner hold a press conference to claim innocence and plead for public support, but Maureen Feeney, city council president, preempted that 2:30 p.m. press conference with one of her own.
Boston’s biggest eyesore: City Hall named ‘World’s Ugliest Building’
In my college days I used to walk from my North End apartment to the Emerson College campus, which, for the most part stretches around the corner of Boylston and Tremont, just south of Boston Common.
Eac...
Ingrid Michaelson rocks Boston
Michaelson's most recent concert in Boston came after the Oct. 14 release of her newest CD "Be OK." "Be OK" is a medley of new material, covers, and live performances of her older songs. At 11 tracks long, "Be OK" merely whets the appetite for Michaelson's next full-length CD, which she confirmed would be released sometime next fall.
Postal employees face drug charges
BOSTON -- Two United States Postal Service employees were charged last week in federal court with conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Authorities allege that...
