Results tagged “bostoncom”

The Globe calls its new front page a "cleaner, leaner homepage that makes it easier to find the stories, sections, and topics you care about most." A "Hot Topics" bar (which just makes us think of goth clothes) and "Best of Boston.com" sections are designed to help you find what everyone else is reading as well as what you want to read. See a sampling and answer our poll after the jump.

• Governor Deval Patrick gave a tax credit to movie stars. [Boston Herald]

• The sales tax holiday will probably be taken away. [Boston Herald]

Caution! You are about to enter a no-hit zone! (Okay, there aren't literally zero hits. But, there are very few hits.) The sports team at Boston.com needs an O'Reilly-esque warning before allowing Red Sox fans to look at the David Ortiz Watch. Yes, you can relive each day of Big Papi's never ending struggle at the plate with this painful graph. Great. Thanks. We know there was a big hit for Papi last night, which means there were no dry eyes at Bostonist. This Bostonist couldn't resist that opportunity. Here's something for Sox fans.

--For some reason, 32-year-old Keni Garcia of Haverhill allegedly wanted 85,000 bullets. The ATF, ICE and state and local authorities seem to think this was a bad idea. Who knew? Essex County prosecutors are charging Garcia, who was scheduled to become an American citizen today, with illegal possession of ammunition, three counts of possession of a high-capacity firearm, and illegal storage of a firearm. Investigators found 10,000 rounds in his car, 20,000 rounds at his house. He allegedly tried to buy 55,000 more rounds in New Hampshire.[Boston Globe, Boston Herald]

Yesterday the folks at boston.com took us for a spin in the MBTA’s new $1.3 million bus simulator. The price tag alone was enough to elicit derision from a score of commenters. (Some highlights included the sad, but true “Let’s see how long the simulator works before it breaks down” and the more histrionic “I was going to ask if the video game teaches the drivers to be rude and sometimes challenge the passengers to fights.”)

On Thursday, Boston fans were treated to the latest chapter of an epic rivalry in the Boston sports scene. Set aside your notions of Red Sox-Yankees, Celtics-Lakers, Bruins-Canadians. We're talking the long-standing feud between the Boston Globe and WEEI, which was thrust back into the spotlight courtesy of the blogging equivalent of a flat-palm slap across the face dealt by Boston.com's Chad Finn.