Posted Week Around the Ists to Bostonist
Photo by Stuart Axe. Londonist found photos of the day the space shuttle came to London, and took a special trip on the city's new Tube line, getting a video from inside the driver's cab. Phillyist nominated yet another asshole of the week, and not without controversy. Chicagoist ran a special video series, "Detailed," in which they explored four examples of local, self-employed artisans: The Chef, The Carpenter, The Bookbinder, and The Technician. LAist...
Posted Whitehaus Hosts Blastfest Tomorrow to Bostonist
Whitehause Family Record, the friendly JP-based musical collective, hosts its third annual Blastfest tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Jamaica Plainians might be a little disappointed to learn that the festival will be held on enemy turf, at the YMCA Theatre in Central Square, but will be cheered when they see the 22-artists-strong roster of performers. It includes psych-rockers Apollo Sunshine and The Needy Visions, who will hopefully play "Weymouth," and French Cops,...
Posted El Pelón Reopens Today to Bostonist
Is there enough room on Suffolk County's holiday calendar for Fish Taco Day? El Día de la Taquería Resucitado? Because two days after Evacuation Day, the Hub has a fresh reason to celebrate: El Pelón, the taqueria that burned to the ground in last year's fire on Peterborough Street reopens in its new location today at 5 p.m. As we reported previously, that new location is no longer convenient for the vast majority of...
Posted $295 Million Budget Hole & Falling Bridges: Is Mass. Doomed? to Bostonist
Photo courtesy Commonwealth Conversations. We're not ready to say "New New Appalachia," but fill out those census forms today, kids, because Massachusetts is falling apart! News in the Globe today reveals a brand-new $295 million hole in the Massachusetts budget that's going to need to be filled with further reductions to the state's already ravaged services. The gap was attributed to the unexpected costs of MassHealth, the joint federal-state health care program for the...
Posted Harvard Nerds Up to Bostonist
It isn't quite time for Anime Boston—that's April 2-4—but you can whet your appetite for nerds doing nerdly things this weekend at Vericon X, Harvard's annual shot at nerding up. The festival is sponsored by the Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association, which might be the only science fiction group to host its own pretend fox hunt. Ah, Harvard. This year's Vericon is packed with speakers that should appeal to every variety of nerd, from the...
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