Results tagged “filenesbasement”

• Kick a guy when he's down! Former schoolmate remembers Philip Markoff as an arrogant nerd. [Boston Herald]
• CT AG wants Craigslist to tighten controls on erotic services. [Hartford Courant]
• Mayor Menino makes it official and will likely overstay his welcome at City Hall without debating his opponents. [Boston Globe]
• Unlike Boston College, Brandeis is allowing Bill Ayers to appear on campus. Some people are pissed off about it, of course. [The Justice]

-- Shepard Fairey, the street artist, plagiarist, brand designer, political propagandist, and, recently, contemporary art flavor of the month, is furious that Boston police didn't take his convenience into account when they arrested him Friday on outstanding warrants. Fairey, who was detained en route to a DJ performance at the ICA, may have learned the hard way an idea that comes naturally to most of us: When the police are after you, telling the entire city your intended whereabouts is never a good idea. [Globe]

Even though the day was so soggy that Wollaston Station flooded for a brief time, a fire broke out in the old Filene's Basement that is above the Downtown Crossing T stop. The fire broke out at 7:00 pm, 50 people were evacuated, and the Downtown Crossing T stop was shut down for 2 hours, between about 7:00 and 9:00.