Close to 1,000 residents of the Archstone apartments in the Chinatown neighborhood can't return home until at least Wednesday after a six-inch water main broke on the building's 11th floor of 28 stories. The break happened at about 10 p.m. in a pipe that supplies the sprinkler system. Boston fire officials reported no injuries. NECN reported "substantial damage" and "knee-high water" in apartments. The cold weather could be the cause. Resident Jonathan Matelon gave a vivid description. "Water came in, running through the door like it was Titanic. It was pretty bad," he said. Residents were evacuated to the Quincy School on MBTA buses.
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Boston Police do not have sufficient evidence to invesigate a video on YouTube that shows a fighting incident in Chinatown.
There is always something happening in Boston. This weekend's somethings forced the Boston Police to issue a pedestrian and vehicular Traffic Advisory on behalf of the Department of Transportation. Saturday's Fenway Park concert doubleheader featuring Aerosmith and J. Giels Band will force roads near Fenway to close from 2:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. today. On Sunday, the August Moon Festival is in Chinatown and the Dominican Festival and Parade takes place in Franklin Park. Please visit BPDNews.com for details.
Don't forget—This Sunday's photo walk is in Allston. Meet at 6 pm in front of Great Scott!!
Brian Matiash is one of our favorites when it comes to HDR photography. He came up with this photo during a solo photo walk through Boston's empty streets on New Year's Day. Lots of detail, lots of texture, and excellent use of lighting.
(V)oluntary (∀)mputation has today's Film Friday shot from back in 2006. There is a lot going on in the photo with many small and detailed elements. The incorporation of the sprocket holes in the frame is a nice touch as well.
So, we're feeling a little sheepish about the fact that we made fun of the MBTA's decision to include the nonexistent Silver Line Connector on its new maps. It turns out that the T is about a month away from debuting the new service.
- With Steven Tyler recovering from his fall, Joe Perry is mad, and the future of Aerosmith is uncertain. Perry had already commented on the fall. [AP via Boston.com]
- Foxboro has a message for fans attending either of U2's Gillette Stadium concert dates on Sunday and Monday: Don't arrive too early. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]
So, the T saw two fires last night, just as rush hour was winding down. Bad wiring at South Station closed the Red Line, and, minutes later, a commuter threw trash on the third rail at Chinatown, starting a fire that closed the Orange Line and filled both Chinatown and Downtown Crossing stations with smoke. (Don't do that again, commuter!) Sections of both lines were closed for hours as the T put out the fires and repaired the damage. Shuttle buses were hard to find or, in some cases, completely non-existent. It was a frustrating night.
According to the Boston Globe, the Chinatown, Downtown Crossing, and South Station MBTA stations have been evacuated due to an electrical fire. Red and Orange Line service has been stopped in the area. No injuries have been reported. Substitute shuttle bus service is being provided.
Clearly, 163 Vietnamese Sandwiches is used to serving a wide array of hungry people. They whip out those sandwiches in about a minute, prepared to order. Pay attention to the sign at the counter that lists all the ingredients - if there's something you don't like, they'll be happy to leave it off. Choose from tofu, chicken, beef, or cold cuts, which are then piled high along with cilantro, cucumber, pickled carrots and daikon, spicy peppers, mayo, and fish sauce, all wrapped in a crunchy baguette. But be careful when you're eating - that baguette is delicious but also a mess. With the weather getting nice, you may want to save yourself the vacuuming and eat one of these outside.
This past weekend, Chinatown was abuzz with preparations for Chinese New Year, which begins today. Tables were set up on the sidewalks, selling flowers and paper lanterns, the line to get into Eastern Live Poultry was down the block, and large family groups were grabbing tables at the Gourmet Dumpling House.
Yesterday Bostonist caught the August Moon Festival in Chinatown. From tiny turtles to mooncakes to hung gar to lion drumming to traditional Chinese folk dancing, we experienced a variety of aspects of Chinese culture. The Moon Festival is traditionally held to celebrate summer's harvest. Check out the dancing, martial arts, and drumming we saw on Sunday. Also check out photos from shoothead and in the viewfinder, who were there as well, and keep an eye on the Bostonist photo pool because we're sure more festival photos will pop up!
--Comm Ave is getting a 5-foot-wide bike lane on both sides between Kenmore Square and the BU Bridge by summer. [Boston Herald]
--Craig Bigos, who hit a teenager while driving in Taunton, took off, and later surrendered to police, admitted that he was texting while driving. He initially thought the 13-year-old he hit was a mailbox. [Boston Globe]
A 17-year-old from Roslindale was arrested for stealing a gun from an MBTA agent at the Chinatown stop last night.
The last word that should be used to describe Boston is "cheap," but housing prices compared to New York City's are a steal. The cellist for the Magnetic Fields, Sam Davol, has moved his family up to a new pad in Boston's Chinatown above Jumbo Seafood Restaurant. Of course, "cheap" is relative. The New York Times did a piece on how Davol and his spouse decided a move to Boston would allow them to quit...
-- 18 protesters were arrested during yesterday's Veterans Day ceremony at City Hall Plaza. They were members of Veterans for Peace, an organization of former soldiers opposed to the Iraq War. The American Legion had placed the group in the rear of the Veterans Day parade and told them that they could not carry signs protesting the war. The Veterans for Peace responded by blocking the official ceremony podium with gags in their mouths and...
No one likes going to the Registry of Motor Vehicles. The experience consists of watching trivia about Joey Fatone scroll past on the light board, listening to the people next to you wax poetic about "curvaceous" RMV employees (hope you got her digits, dude--you should get something out of the experience!), and dodging the police when they throw an agitated citizen out.
--A level 3 sex offender with some serious impulse-control issues got busted in Cambridge District Court yesterday. According to the Herald, he went to the ladies' restroom, exposed himself, and masturbated in front of women in the restroom. Police arrested 48-year-old Malcolm Maker, who apparently really wanted to get caught. Far as we can tell, he had no other reason for being at the courthouse. He was already on the radar for incidents at Mohegan...
The mayor wants a former Big Dig contractor, Paul Pedini, to return two foo dogs to Chinatown. The contractor had "liberated" them to decorate his snazzy sustainable home, which was built from Big Dig recyclables. The contractor claimed it was okay for him to take the two foo dogs because they were going to be replaced by brand-new ones. There were four old foo dogs—two went to Pedini, and two went to the Kowloon Restaurant...
Talk about adding insult to injury. Not only did the Big Dig contractors bleed the state of money and do a crappy job, but one of them somehow obtained two of Chinatown's "Foo Dogs" during a renovation of Chinatown park. From the Herald: The marble foo dogs, sometimes called lions - which once stood guard under the Beach Street arch leading visitors to Chinatown - were taken by Paul Pedini, a former vice president of...
According the MBTA inspector we stalked into the Dunkin' Donuts at Haymarket Station, the Orange Line was shut down from Back Bay to North Station all morning because "a car tipped over at Chinatown." When pressed for more info, the inspector only added, "everything's cleared up now." Offers to trade him a donut for more scoop nearly resulted in a Star Simpson style escort out of the area. Sorry. We're not cute enough to...