Entries from Bostonist tagged with '420'
April 22, 2008
--Logan Airport is going greener by buying renewable energy credits, right in time for Earth Day. [Boston Globe] --When newsmakers become news: Local news stations are aiming their schadenfreude squarely at WHDH, whose GM, Randi Goldklank, got arrested for disorderly conduct at Logan Airport over the weekend. The police report indicates that Goldklank was, for lack of a better term, allegedly shitfaced. [WCVB, WBZ, Boston Herald] --Here's why you smelled a lot of pot......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"December 18, 2007
As Bostonians we pride ourselves on our history as a city steeped in sea-faring tradition. Whether it be our statuesque U.S.S. Constitution, the ubiquitous story of the Boston Tea Party, or the ever-present duck boats, Boston and the ocean will be forever intertwined. As such, Bostonist presents some last-minute gift ideas that pay homage to our salty roots. Looking for the perfect gift for the animal lover in your life? Consider giving a "Proud Parent......
Continue Reading "Bostonist Gift Guide: A Nod to Our Nautical Roots"November 26, 2007
Who would have thought former Massachusetts governors Mitt Romney and Michael Dukakis would have anything in common beside the name of the state they once led? Unfortunately for Romney, he is now being dogged by accusations that a decision he made led to the murder of innocent people. In an incident that echoes when Dukakis approved a furlough for prisoner Willie Horton, who assaulted a couple in Maryland while he was out, Romney appointed Kathe......
Continue Reading "MittWatch: Mitt Romney's Willie Horton?"November 22, 2007
-- The Mashpee Wampanoag celebrated federal recognition yesterday. "We are not celebrating Thanksgiving," said Shawn Hendricks, president of the tribal council. "It's not one of the better holidays for us. Columbus Day, that's not our top holiday, either." -- The sprinkler law is full of holes. Only 22 Boston bars have installed sprinkler systems. The rest remain as flammable as before. -- Pot advocates gathered 105,000 signatures, enough to get a decriminalization initiative on......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"October 7, 2007
LAist began the month with a new food series exploring the popular and unknown late-night eats around town. If a Top Chef winner opened up a late-night spot in Los Angeles, denizens would flock to it, yet the LA Times and other media might be wary. Turning to sports, the Dodger season was quite memorable in the way that it imploded and the LA County Sheriff's Department made some games of their own such as......
Continue Reading "Around the Ist-a-Verse"August 16, 2007
Watertown has been the site of an intense debate over whether or not to halt its participation in the "No Place for Hate" program. The Anti-Defamation League is a sponsor of the program, which helps communities fight hate crimes. The "No Place for Hate" program sounds like a good thing – who doesn't want to stop hate crimes? Unfortunately, to many Watertown residents, the Anti-Defamation League is indeed a place for hate. Many Armenian Americans......
Continue Reading "Watertown Pulls Out of No Place for Hate Program"June 18, 2007
Last week was the ebay developers conference/ebay Live!, the week-long series of events for ebay developers and power sellers, took place in Boston. The usual smatterings of self-promoting conference topics were presented. Widgets and gadgets made some noise (including the new box we've embedded here showing items for sale relating to the search term "Romney") and ebay enthusiasts networked and discussed success in hawking their wares. The real news wasn't the official program ebay lined......
Continue Reading "ebay v. Google – Revolution and Revelry "April 5, 2007
April 1, 2007
The season has begun! Well, it really starts for the Red Sox tomorrow when they play against the Kansas City Royals, but we have a raging case of spring fever. The Red Sox held their last spring training game against the Phillies. With Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching, the team won 7 to 5. However, on Fox 25, we caught a glimpse of the Phillies' Pat Burrell giving Terry Francona the one-fingered salute. When people are flipping......
Continue Reading "Sports Redux: Bring on the Major Leagues!"March 21, 2007
So, the Celtics have been drooling over Kevin Durant, but, if they play badly enough, they might have another juicy prospect option - Glen "Big Baby" Davis of LSU is foregoing his senior year to join the pros. "Big Baby" is big indeed and sends visions of Shaq dancing in coaches heads. Danny Ainge may have put himself under house arrest to make sure he doesn't get too close to Davis' mother. Danny Ainge also......
Continue Reading "Sports Redux: More Fresh Meat"February 27, 2006
It's no day in the park, but it still must have been a fun assignment at the Herald. Looking into sex-for-sale over Craigslist reporters at the Herald exposed the truth that other, less safe for work things than Christmas lights, can be found for sale on the community site. Don't take us wrong, we love Craigslist, but there may be some less than rosey uses. Bostonist had taken interest in the reports of pimps losing......
Continue Reading "Looking for Sex on the List"November 9, 2005
Tomorrow morning at 10 am, there's gonna be a "Designer Named Desire" in Boston, as Stella McCartney's line of ready-to-wear apparel hits selected H&M stores nationwide. Luckily, one such location is right here at the Washington Street store in Downtown Crossing. Besides being second only in notoriety to her dad Paul, McCartney succeeded Karl Lagerfeld (who also had an exclusive line with H&M last year, coincidentally) as chief designer at couture house Chloe. She......
Continue Reading "STEL-LA!"October 4, 2005
Our dear old Supreme Judicial Court, whose decisions so frequently bring ire to Americans outside the Commonwealth borders (and, to a lesser degree, to those within it), won a little victory yesterday, much to the chagrin of journalists everywhere. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take an appeal from the SJC by the Boston Globe, after the paper lost a libel suit and had to pay $1.68 million to a doctor implicated in the death......
Continue Reading "No Help for Globe, Journalists from U.S. Supreme Court"