The Red Sox next play the NYY in NYC on August 6-9. Image by Lorianne DiSabato from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr.
- Lawmakers on Beacon Hill spent $126,000 on takeout food and $227,000 on office improvement. Bostonist awaits a thank you note. [Boston Herald]
- Attention scooter people! Massachusetts plans to stop your free wheeling ways by requiring plates for your bikes on steroids. [Boston Globe]
- Newton-based First Wind LLC announced on Tuesday it will receive $191 million in loans from two foreign investors for wind farm projects. [Boston Business Journal]
- There's new team in Boston known as StreetSense. The 13-man crew includes ex-cons who are working with the youth of Boston to prevent violence and improve their lives. [Boston Globe]
- Oprah may be visiting Martha's Vineyard at the same time as the Obama family. [Boston Herald]
- Costs up, financing down for transportation projects including an MBTA Green Line extension to Somerville and Medford. [WCVB]



Oprah may be visiting Martha's Vineyard at the same time as the Obama family. [Boston Herald]
Coincidence? Or maybe it's because Oprah and Obama are THE SAME PERSON!