Results tagged “beaches”

Crane beachgoers, beware the Fang Friends' prophecy.

Unfortunately, this story about dolphins isn't as pleasant as the plot of a Douglas Adams book. Our clever water buddies just threw themselves on a sandy grave at Wollaston Beach. Surely, scientists must have a more reasonable explanation than that the dolphins are in a kamikaze mood. The Patriot Ledger has a possible reason from a spokesman at the New England Aquarium: "The dolphins were likely to have been sick because they died quickly...

A near perfect beach day set in across New England today. Unfortunately it was just after Salps had also set in on New England Beaches. From New Hampshire to Massachusetts the coast line was littered with slimy little Salps. They look a lot like the jellyfish that often wind up on the beaches – but are more biologically kin to vertebrate animals. They don't sting, the only real danger is shrill cries of "Ewww – Gross!" disturbing a visit to the beach.

It’s that time of year again – that time when New Englanders gather up their beach balls and towels for one more run in the sun. This weekend, that last fling will take thousands of Bay Staters north to Maine, to explore the outlets, the beaches, and most importantly, the restaurante. Now, when envisioning a casual dining experience in southern Maine, jerk chicken may not spring immediately to mind. Nor might oxtail curry, meat pies, or a suspicious-looking bottle labeled “roots drink”. But these delectable anomalies are exactly what you’ll find at the Jamaican Jerk Center (JJC), a small clapboard shack on Route 1 in Cape Neddick Maine, home to a much-needed break from the mundane.

This has been a rough week for your -ist pals, though you wouldn't know it from the great posts all over the network. Plagued with server problems, our tech team (led by the great Neil Epstein) toiled around the clock to solve the glitches as they arose. Seriously, we've said, typed, and thought the phrase "server problems" more in the past week than we have for the last 35 years combined. Why not say it...

Yes, the headlining phrase is really trademarked. Bostonist hopes that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration takes this as a public service and won’t rip on our use of their copyrighted phrase. Four years ago after losing a dear friend to a rip current in Central America Bostonist has been, well, shall we say, a little timid about even the undertow we feel in the chilly ocean waters. We really never knew it was an issue, and so few warnings are displayed, even though NOAA has an entire subdomain dedicated to ripcurrent. When the “year of the shark” attacked we thought that people in Florida were just crazy for getting up in a stir. Bostonist knew good and well that maiming is one thing, rip currents are another, more severe threat and the cause of many a fatal drowning. Bostonist is relieved to read the report that the MIT Sea Grant will be posting up some 300 signs (Bostonist assumes they’ll be just like these) at local beaches.

With temperatures in the 90s today and a dew point almost as high, it’s a safe bet that there are plenty of people hot and bothered walking around the streets of Boston. First off, Bostonist does not recommend that you take the relatives out on the Freedom Trail today, unless of course you don’t care for them much. Today is not the first day of the heat and humidity, but it is just really starting to get to people. Spouting the usual hot air of a politician we didn’t expect much out of our fearless mayor except that he might be riding around in his air conditioned car. Lo and behold Tommy Menino made the bold move to cool things down around the city declaring a "heat advisory." After checking with the city Bostonist found out that this is in fact merely an advisory, there’s no state change (we were hoping for red alert) in plan. We didn’t get the day off from work, which is probably better since there is air conditioning at the office and not at home. There will be no snow at city hall plaza like we hoped but there will be misting stations set up around Boston. Check for one in your neighborhood, every other day. Southie and Eastie have the mist today, tomorrow you’ll find them in JP and Roslindale, Charlestown has it both days. City pools and community centers will be open with extended hours today and tomorrow. Of course you could always go for a dip in the Charles, seriously. There is even talk of beaches on the dirty water. City officials would like your help in watching out for melting elderly and homeless people while you’re looking for refuge from the heat yourself. Don’t pop open that fire hydrant just yet, take a deep breath, and go get yourself a popsicle.