Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'flickr'
April 10, 2008
Flickr this week added a short video feature to the site and there has been a bit of an uproar against it in the Flickr photo community. Our friend Chris Seufert, who also happens to be a documentary producer, tried out the new feature with this clip of clamming on Monomoy Island. What do you think of the addition of video to the site?......
Continue Reading "Photo of the Day: April 10, 2008"March 6, 2008
Update: The DA's Office just sent out confirmation. They say both stabbings happened on the outbound platform and that the stabbing victims are expected to survive. Roxbury Crossing was shut down at about 6:00 pm tonight due to a double stabbing. From the Globe: One victim was stabbed on the train platform; the other was stabbed in the station's parking lot. The incident happened at around 5:45, said MBTA spokeswoman Lydia Rivera. One victim......
Continue Reading "Double Stabbing at Roxbury Crossing--Updated"March 6, 2008
--As if it couldn't get any worse for the MBTA. Hackers have been playing with the Charlie Card. [Boston Herald] --The owner of Tai Ho Restaurant, where Boston firefighters Paul Cahill and Warren Payne died, wants to reopen. It's worth remembering that the fire gathered in the ceiling because grease accumulated in the vents. [WBZ] --A task force has decided, after much back and forth, to take down the homemade signs on highways thanking......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"March 6, 2008
A nifty nighttime long exposure shot from Nubian ∑agle ©™. We love the slightly askew angle, the bright green toned light, and the gritty feel.......
Continue Reading "Photo of the Day: March 6, 2008"March 5, 2008
--Logan Airport is getting wind turbines. And we look to opponents of Cape Wind to ask, "So, what's your issue with wind power again?" [Boston Globe] --Governor Deval Patrick is putting his weight behind a bill that will protect transgendered people. [Boston Globe] --Brigham & Women's will be the first hospital in the United States to perform partial face transplants. [Boston Globe] --Anyone hear a sizzle? Live wires fell on an MBTA bus today......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"March 5, 2008
avelizfl proves our theory that anything looks cooler through the lens of a fish eye camera. We love how this photo makes us feel like we're peeking into some old hidden crypt.......
Continue Reading "Photo of the Day: March 5, 2008"March 4, 2008
--Massachusetts earned a C in state government from the Pew Center. Given the state of the Big Dig, is it any wonder? [Boston Herald] --The Boston Center for the Arts (BCA, which includes Calderwood Pavilion and the Cyclorama) is undergoing a sudden change in leadership. [Boston Globe] --Glenn Ordway, local sports radio host on WEEI, is taking some time off the air because his wife and daughter sustained injuries during childbirth. [Boston Herald] --In related......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"March 4, 2008
We love this soft and pretty photo from new contributor Molly Merrick. The colors make us ache for spring and the square format makes for perfect framing.......
Continue Reading "Photo of the Day: March 4, 2008"March 3, 2008
Just before midnight on Saturday, Bostonist was surprised to see Annie Clark flanked by people with musical instruments. Marry Me, her first album as the pseudonymous St. Vincent, gave us the impression that she led a cheerful army of synthesizer-wielding robots, but there she was, in the non-synthetic flesh, with a bassist and a drummer and other humans. Her songs about augury and landmines retained that spooky, clear-eyed quality and, when she wasn't singing......
Continue Reading "Concert Review: St. Vincent Greeted As Liberators By The Middle East Downstairs"March 3, 2008
--Fraternity brothers at MIT's Delta Upsilon are saying that Robert Wells, who died over the weekend, fell from his window in an accident. [Boston Globe] --Over at the State Senate, Therese Murray has introduced a health-care reform bill. One point of the bill is to demand that health insurance firms explain themselves when they raise their rates. [Boston Herald] --Massachusetts legislators will discuss a bill officially allowing breast-feeding in public because there are still......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"March 2, 2008
--So, just how many new construction jobs will the casinos proposed by Governor Deval Patrick create? He said 30,000. An independent analyst says no way: "... building three casinos at a cost of $1 billion each in Massachusetts would create a total of 4,000 to 5,000 new construction jobs for the duration of the building period, probably three years." [Boston Globe] --Now this is cool--A look at BNN's studios in an old Roxbury substation.......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"March 1, 2008
--Some of those who treated the Big Dig like one big, fat ATM are finally getting their just desserts. Yesterday, a Big Dig contractor was charged with trying to overcharge the government by $300,000. They've agreed to plead guilty. [Boston Globe] --Things are getting hotter for Superior Court Judge Richard T. Moses. The Herald is ticking off a list of sex offenders he set free who then went on to commit more crimes. [Boston......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"February 29, 2008
--The state owes snow plow operators $69 million for their work. Now that's a way to thank them for keeping our roads clean. The state has already--ahem--plowed through its snow-plow budget due to the abundance of snow this year. Sorry. Couldn't resist. [Boston Globe] --Two fires broke out at the same building in Fitchburg on Thursday, 12 hours apart. [WCVB] --An author from Dudley, Misha Defonseca, has admitted that she made up a best-selling memoir......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"February 29, 2008
A beautiful sky over the Prudential by MeganJane11. The light streams through the clouds and gorgeous colors make for a powerful and serene shot. Happy Weekend everyone!......
Continue Reading "Photo of the Day: February 29, 2008"February 28, 2008
--The Massachusetts House voted overwhelmingly in favor of preliminary approval to pour $1 billion into life sciences investment over 10 years. [WBZ Radio] --Of course Manny Ramirez would forget about $10,000 that the state of Massachusetts owes him. And if you think the state owes you some money, too, go to findmassmoney.com. [Boston Herald] --Is it just us, or is Bridget Moynahan looking better and classier than ever? Or is it just extended Super......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"February 28, 2008
Unfortunately the world of vegan gourmet dining is a small one, with most restaurants concentrated in the Veg-friendly cities of New York, San Francisco, and Portland. While visiting San Francisco, Veggiest was able to dine at Millennium, which is consistently rated among the very best veg restaurants in the country. Everything about the experience was impeccable, the decor, staff, wine, and of course FOOD, were all top-notch. We dined on avocado and endive salad,......
Continue Reading "Veggiest Looks at Vegan Fine Dining"February 28, 2008
blue socks looked at the world through the eyes of a child on a recent visit to the Museum of Science. Great framing and a fun capture.......
Continue Reading "Photo of the Day: February 28, 2008"February 28, 2008
On the way out of the TDB Garden last night, we weren't completely thrilled about the Celtics' victory over King James and the Cavaliers last night. It was a kind of sloppy game, Paul Pierce was way off-target all night, and the effects of jet lag were obvious. Then we stopped for a second and remembered where this team was a year ago. In one season, we've gone from plummeting towards ignominy, to beating the......
Continue Reading "Sports Redux: Full House Beats A King"February 27, 2008
--Someone found violent messages in women's bathrooms, along with the date of February 28 (tomorrow), at Bridgewater State. Given recent violent incidents on college campuses nationwide, the school boosted security. Police are offering a $500 reward to find out who did it. [Boston Globe, Boston Herald] --Meanwhile, someone left a note in a bathroom at Framingham State this afternoon, leading to an evacuation. [WBZ] --57 Boston bars have been given more time to install......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"February 27, 2008
The organizers of the Boston Silent Dance Experiment can extol the artistic virtues of urban fun and collective improv performance to Bostonist, but this was merely 13 minutes of subversive bliss to most of the 300+ silent dancers that converged on Faneuil Hall this past Saturday afternoon. Unlike most clubs, everyone was anxious to join the nearest awkward stranger in the synchronized yet messy groove that ensued. Although the participants had very "flexible" definitions......
Continue Reading "Silent Boston Dance Experiment"February 27, 2008
The contrast, texture, and perspective of this photo by seosmh are all impeccably done. Make sure to check out his photo stream for more great pictures from the weekend snowstorm.......
Continue Reading "Photo of the Day: February 27, 2008"February 26, 2008
--The Executive Director of the Turnpike Authority wants to CharlieCard everything so that you can use your card at the tolls. While we're all for not having to save spare change, automation might make it easier to miss fare hikes. [Boston Herald] --Massachusetts Bay Community College has been accused of spending money like a drunken sailor. While $450,000 may sound like peanuts in a city whose private schools roll in money, some staff aren't......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"February 26, 2008
Be warned, Starbucks addicts and people who like free bathrooms: The coffee shop will be closed tonight between 5:30 and 9:00 for an emergency training of its employees, or "baristas," as they are known. In a city where the Starbucks vs. Dunkin' Donuts battle rages, Dunkin' Donuts is staking its claim by cutting prices on its small drinks to 99 cents until 10:00 pm, WBZ reports. Dunkin' Donuts is declaring coffee war, and it's......
Continue Reading "While Starbucks Trains, Dunkies Cuts Prices"February 26, 2008
marty_pinker shares with us the sad shot of the Chico-Jess which sunk off Provincetown this past October. We loved how the bright colors and natural light enhance the image.......
Continue Reading "Photo of the Day: February 26th, 2008"February 25, 2008
--A judge set the bail for Damion Jamaal-Anthony Haley, the man who allegedly fired a gun into a crowd of brawling partygoers at Aria over the weekend, at $1 million. [WBZ] --Four people sustained injuries after trying to get off a train before it stopped at Whitman Station yesterday afternoon. [MetroWest Daily News] --Looks like people are getting the Baby Safe Haven message. Last year, people delivered five newborns (two stillborn) to hospitals. Baby......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"February 25, 2008
This journalistic shot by talented photog AprilM2107 is made even more poignant by her perfect title: "Mothers Never Forget." Very powerful and well done, we love the monochrome tonality that heightens the antique feel.......
Continue Reading "Photo of the Day: February 25, 2008"February 24, 2008
--Terry Francona will stay with the Red Sox through 2011. [Boston Globe Extra Bases] --The New York Times glad-games the Greenway, asking if it was worth the trouble given the issues of the Big Dig. [New York Times] --A student at Bentley College is being treated for bacterial meningitis. Last year, a Bentley freshman died from bacterial meningitis. [WCVB] --If you feel the need for speed, squelch it if you are passing through Marshfield,......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"February 24, 2008
Now that filmmakers have rediscovered Boston, the city wants to take advantage of it by building a movie studio in Weymouth, the Herald's Scott Van Voorhis reports: Seeking to build political support and persuade the state to expand existing tax credits, a team of Hollywood film moguls is flying into the Hub this week for meetings with state lawmakers and the development firm that controls the former naval air station in South Weymouth, industry sources......
Continue Reading "Oscar Day Brings Local Movie Studio Buzz"February 23, 2008
--Note to European officials: Next time you think you've got Whitey Bulger on your hands, make sure it's really him. Two people from Germany just announced that they're the people in the video circulated the FBI, which has led to the frequent hassling of innocent tourists. [Boston Globe] --A Green Line train with 70 passengers derailed at Reservoir last night. Of course, all you could hear if you were waiting for a Green Line......
Continue Reading "Bite Size News"February 22, 2008
--More fire department turmoil: A panel of union firefighters determined that the alcohol and drugs found in the bodies of firefighters Paul Cahill and Warren Payne in August's Tai Ho Restaurant blaze did not cause their deaths. But the fire commissioner begs to differ. [Boston Globe, background: Bostonist] --While it's good that the mayor is throwing his efforts behind saving Hendry Street from the foreclosure crisis, the housing problems in Dorchester aren't limited to......
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