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Bostonist was dismayed last Thursday night to see first-hand the effects of the temporary underage concert attendance ban limitations implemented by the Mayor’s Office of Consumer Affairs and Licensing (MOCAL). A couple of WERS staff members were barred from tabling (read: handing out pens and stickers) the Chad Perrone/Mieka Pauley concert at Harper’s Ferry – a show that the station had been promoting – because those staffers were underage. Bostonist understands that the Harper’s crew’s... more ›

Here we are, half way through December, less than a week from the first day of winter, with one significant snowfall under our belts and suffering through the first stretch of really wicked-cold weather. What does all this mean? It’s time for the familiar old debate about shoveled-out parking spots to shake off the cobwebs of summer slumber and come to life once more. more ›

Bostonist, being a luddite at heart, has long been a champion of minor-league baseball: It's an affordable way to get a close-up taste of the game without all the booming sound effects, incredibly long between-inning delays for TV advertising, and capricious general managers players. But we're a little dubious about Boston City Councillor John Tobin's idea of bringing a minor-league team from the independent Can-Am League to town. As it is, there's a ton of teams in the area: In addition to the four Can-Am teams listed in the Globe's story today, we have the Lowell Spinners to the north and the Pawtucket Red Sox to the south. Bostonist has the impression (although we can find no hard numbers) that many of the people who fill Fenway's seats all summer are coming from the suburbs, and we wonder whether they would bother driving into the city to see the same level of baseball they could get closer to home. Then again, the Globe quotes a guy from Sharon as saying he'd bring his kids to minor-league games in Boston - never mind that Brockton and Pawtucket are closer to Sharon than Boston is. Of course, that might just prove that it's hard to publicize a minor-league team, which also would spell trouble for Tobin's idea. None of this is to say that it wouldn't be cool to have another team in Boston - the more baseball, the better, we think. But maybe the Councillor isn't aiming high enough: After all, Boston used to have two major league teams, and at least two people have lately floated the idea that we should do it again. more ›