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When a fast-food restaurant has a name like UBurger, the first choice is, obviously, to order a hamburger. And UBurger definitely has plenty of choices when it comes to burger toppings. But the hidden delicacy on the menu is the chicken.

The Globe headline read "Fans Erupt in Joy After Sox Comeback." The subhead read, "Police Arrest 12 After Victory." The Herald said that the arrest number was actually 26, and they came away from the scene with a few stories of aggressive police and skittish horses. It would appear that fans and police were able to coexist somewhat, although Bostonist has no idea why the BPD wouldn't let them take a few harmless pictures of...

Wait, wasn't that whole "Flash mob" trend supposed to encourage completely spontaneous events that prompted hordes of people to gather at random places and then suddenly go away?

Eight Days a Week. The music scene is hot, and we realize that we're not giving you enough lead time on some of the best way to cure a case of the Mondays – with a Monday evening show. This week we're putting eight days into our weekly music picks. Starting on Monday and running through the following week. This week we're eating locally – and listening locally. Several local acts find prominence on...

Bostonist’s little cousin unwrapped his toys on Christmas morning. We watched; longing for the days when it was socially acceptable for us to drop marbles onto a structure we’d put together, watching them twist, turn, and spin some wheels before plunking into a cup at the bottom. Sooz and the ExploitBoston team have made it socially acceptable again. Pairing alcohol with board games makes it both acceptable to play and reduces motor skills just enough so that a game for ages 6 and up actually seems challenging. Case in point: remove the Charlie Horse in Operation when you’re three Vodka-Tonic’s deep on the evening.

Being a hopeless romantic, one of Bostonist's guilty pleasures is reading the missed connections section of craigslist. Originally meant to help flash-in-the-pan flirtations develop into lasting booty-call relationships, missed connections has become the catch-all home for messages to unknown or unseen parties, ranging from the you-were- hot-but-I-didn't-have- the-gumption-to-talk- to-you posts to more cryptic fare. Closest to Bostonist's heart, though, is the pining letter to a loved one who has gone away. Why do we mention...

Despite recent surges in population (due to the start of the academic year) and some violent events in the not-too-distant past, Allston has not, in fact, been declared a disaster area (as opposed to New Orleans, shown at right). But these similarities are exactly what makes Boston's own "Rock City" the perfect place to host three nights' worth of benefit shows for Katrina relief and recovery Continue reading "R-A-W-K for (Katrina) Relief"