If the crocuses and unexpected sunshine haven't clued you in, robbery suspect Timothy Flaherty, 51 of Lawrence, has provided further evidence that spring is upon us. Last night, after allegedly robbing a victim on Beacon Hill, Flaherty led police on a wild chase through the Common and the Public Garden before diving into the Frog Pond Lagoon to elude capture. (We assume that it looks much bigger in the dark.) Police surrounded the pond......

--A man walking on a pond in Weymouth on Sunday fell in and was rescued before freezing to death. Neighbors heard his screams and called for help. The footage of the rescue was so dramatic that it's been making the rounds on CNN. [WCVB] --The Globe displays pictures of the region's worst storms, which carry the subliminal message "Quit yer bitching." [Boston Globe] --Is Will Ferrell's "Funny or Die" tour coming to Boston College......

No indication as of yet that these events have been cancelled. Given the weather, double-check with the venue. Books Former secretary of state Madeline Albright has a few things to say in Memo to the President-Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership. Now if only the pundits would shut the hell up and listen. First Parish Church Meetinghouse (via Harvard Book Store), 8:00 pm, $5. (Event is sold out, but, as always, the......

Taking a cue from our friends at Londonist and DCist, the Bostonist Photo of the Day feature is looking for your images of Boston that have been photoshopped to be kooky, crazy, and fun. Take a look at some of the Londonist Touch Up London photos for inspiration. This one from Stoofus particularly caught our eye with its whimsical nature. Get creative - Take a cue from tim kelly and make Boston its own......

We're playing a little game we call "what's Tommy's name not on?" The Zamboni that smoothes the ice at the Frog Pond? It's on there. The welcome sign to Boston? It's on there. The toothbrushes the Boston Public Health Commission distributes? It's on there (and happens to be absurdly huge.) The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center? Yeah, that's it. Menino's name does not adorn the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center is not yet called......

Deval's hours old administration has stepped up and already thrown the switch quick putting the updated website live. It has only been a matter of hours since the Patrick administration has officially been the "Patrick administration" and the mass.gov website is dripping with the new governor and lieutenant governor's names. The top news story on mass.gov is an announcement of the inauguration providing a link to the new page devoted to Patrick/Murray, no longer Romney/Healey.......

Menino's got himself a redesigned website, a city-sponsored podcast, and his name on everything from the Zamboni at the Frog Pond to the (ähts) festival this weekend. But the Globe noticed that there are a few fakester profiles up on myspace of Menino. Mumbles Menino appears with an animated gif of his stock headshot talking. One of the best text representations of a Menino phrase on the myspace page is "Posston Mazzuhchewsits" we can almost......

Nothing takes the fun out of a summer frolic in the Frog Pond on Boston Common like rain. On the other hand, anyone who does happen to be out in the rain, as Bostonist recently was, gets to enjoy the rare and lovely sight of the Common devoid of people.......

Bostonist was exposed to Boy in Static (Alex Chen) a mere four weeks ago thanks to the wonder of our favorite online photo gallery (and oh so much more) Flickr. Ever since that moment we have been listening to his album on late night drives home to the suburbs, in the lingering hours of a night of studying (yes, some of us are STILL in school), and just generally whenever we get a free......