Results tagged “fortpointchannel”

Film Friday! Greg MacKay gives us an upside-down view of Boston off the reflections of the channel. Greg has done an excellent job taking an often photographed subject and putting his own twist on it giving us an interesting composition.

Bostonist reader Erik, a.k.a. The French Guy, sent us this neat picture of the Fort Point Channel. We love the perspective of the shot and the little bit of snow covered train track in the bottom right hand corner makes the shot.

We just couldn't ignore the influx of shots dedicated to the new art exhibit in the Fort Point Channel. Picking just one shot was tough, but we decided to go with Nymphobrainiac's super overview shot. We would be remiss however to not point you in the direction of Leela.a and GregMacKay's take on the exhibit as well. We're partial to Leela.a's flip and Greg's rich tones. Learn more about the innovative artist, Lisa Greenfield...

Outside.in has been tracking local blog action for 3,500 neighborhoods in 60 cities across the country. They came out with the top ten blogging neighborhoods back in April. Newton and Watertown made that list (4 and 7, respectively.) Today Chris Reidy at the Globe posts up an item that Outside.in has named Boston the Bloggiest City in the nation. During March and April the Boston area chalked up 89 posts per 100,000 people (we're trying...

Tuesday 8/22

Living in the cradle of the Revolutionary War that is Boston, we are often called upon to take note of important historical dates. Usually, we do this by taking a day off from work, which we frequently accompany with heavy drinking. This weekend, however, in honor of the 232nd anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, it's all history and no holidays or boozing it up: On Sunday at 5:30 p.m., the Old South Meeting...

Not being from the Northeast, this Bostonist was intrigued and a bit appalled to learn of the little tradition New Englanders enact at holiday parties called a "Yankee Swap". Basically, all guests bring a unique, comic, embarrassing, or low-brow present (usually $20 or under) and then proceed to pick a gift from the pile based on a pre-determined order. The person then opens the gift and chooses whether to keep it or to take one of the presents opened before his/her turn.

The biggest story to hit the print media and sensationalized world of television news in Boston was the Fort Point Channel meth lab and death of Kevin McCormick. Initial medical examination suggests that McCormick died of a heart attack following or during sexual activity. Friends contacted the police after finding him dead in his apartment. When they arrived they removed McCormick’s body and more drug manufacturing equipment than quite possibly concentrated in any one place...

Oh, Haymarket, how Bostonist loves your super low prices, general uncleanliness, and the gruff attitude of most of your vendors. What we really enjoy is the good bit of sauce you leave at the end of the day. But we’ve found a new spot for our fresh food, Mondays and Thursdays, so we don’t have to wait for the weekend. Walking across the Old Northern Avenue Bridge, a vibrant open air market surrounds you. If you look down, you will see sailboats moving along the Fort Point Channel, passing the fresh fruits and vegetables, cheese, meats, and breads sold by local producers.