Although Drivin' Dan G. says they can't afford it, MBTA will address the increased train and bus usage. [Boston Globe] Former Gov. Romney gives a mind-boggling speech at the Republican Convention, including saying Democrats are the "party of Big Brother." [Vox Politics, NPR] A Gloucester teen mom throws her support to Bristol Palin's mom and the old dude. [Boston Herald] After Great White has agreed to pay $1 million to survivors and relatives, the......

MBTA commuters connecting through Airport, North and South Stations had a touching reunion this morning... with the sound of their own thoughts. T-Radio has been suspended. And a month early at that. Evidently, hearing a steady stream of lite rock, celebrity gossip and commercials through speakers with the fidelity of a Fisher Price record player while held captive on a subway platform turned out not to be as popular among Bostonians as was once......

Douglas Brinkley will read at Porter Square Books tomorrow, July 2, at 7:00 pm. Just what did Ronald Reagan think about? Gorbachev's birthmark? Bonzo? Anything? He must have been deep in some way. The actor-turned-politician still has a grip on American politicians, who are trying to imitate his winning folksy formula. Historian Douglas Brinkley is the man who knows what was going on in Reagan's skull, as he's edited Reagan's diaries. And Reagan had a......

Last night, author Dave Zirin said that when sports radio tries to tackle politics, the results are so ugly that "it's like imagining Mitt Romney wearing cornrows." Something's just not right. Zirin spoke at Brookline Booksmith last night about his fruitless experiences debating sports-radio chatterboxes. When Zirin tried to delve deeper into why people just love to hate on San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds, the host kept asking Zirin if he'd ever measured Bonds' head......

The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny will open at the Cutler Majestic Theatre tonight, February 23, 2007 7:30 pm. Other showtimes include Sunday, February 25, 2007, at 3:00 pm and Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 7:30 pm. For more information, visit Opera Boston's website. In the city of Mahagonny, you can do anything you want - but you better make sure you pay your bar tab! Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht unleashed The......

Stephen Puleo will be reading from Dark Tide: The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 pm. He'll be in the English lounge of Wheatley Hall on the U-Mass-Boston campus. Forget what you know about molasses - molasses is fast, as North End residents discovered on January 15, 1919. The story isn't told as often as it should be - a tank full of 2.3 million gallons of molasses fell and burst......

Fall seems to have set in, at least for now. the temperatures are dropping and people all over the metro have been forced to put their flip-flops away for some more sensible footwear. At least until it gets warm again in another week. Or so we hope. Music abounds again this week and we're listening. Tuesday, 9/12 Branford Marsalis Quartet Braggtown CD Release Concert Berklee alum Branford Marsalis created Cambridge-based (and Rounder distributed) Marsalis......

Even as the stores sport back to school sales (which depress us, even now), summer lingers on your friends the -ists. This week's collection of links provides some of the best, worst, and oddest bits of summer fun. So, bring your laptop up onto the roof, make yourself an umbrella drink or ten, and enjoy this week's choice posts from across the Gothamist network. Torontoist (where it's 75 degrees F as of this writing)......

Tonight the Boston Landmarks Orchestra takes stage at the Boston Common Parkman Bandstand to present Lifting the Curse: A Story of the Red Sox composed by Josh Wachner and story by Bill Littlefield. Littlefield hosts the nationally syndicated, locally produced, show Only A Game on NPR and offers regular limericks during 'BUR pledge drives. The performance of the piece is another composition inspired by the lifting of the 86-year curse on the Olde Towne Team.......

DCist is screwed in the event of an oil crisis. Not that we're not all screwed in the event of an oil crisis, just D.C. is more screwed. Don't sell your car yet, District resident, a cabbie can kick you to the curb if he doesn't like your address. Not even Metro can save you now. Londonist experiences the London of the future through the wonders of 3D modeling, but while the 3D guys are......

Perhaps not a huge fan of Clay, Bostonist is a fan of the contest. We, and we think you, like free stuff and that feeling of being special. We were reminded today of the Bon Jovi show that we gave away a pair of tickets to back in mid-October (congrats Pyng, enjoy the show!). The concert sold out for the Garden pretty quickly, but looking out the window today we think there may be a......

We know you are excited, we have renamed "Upcoming Music Events and Concerts" the Breakdown (at least for the time being). So here it is, the second installment of must-see gigs for the weekend, next week, and in the future. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for events that you want people to hear about that don't manage to make it on the Bostonist radar - just shoot us an e-mail......

After seriously almost being knocked over in the wind tunnel in front of the John Hancock tower this lovely Tuesday morning, Bostonist just wants you all to be careful out there. After pummeling our newest friends in Florida yesterday, Hurricane Wilma has decided to pay us a visit up north and brought some of her friends. Similar to "The Perfect Storm" of 1991, which had three storms combining into one big massive one, the storm......

Donating doesn't have to be a drag! Why not get a good feeling in your heart and stomach as you donate in style? The victims of Hurricane Katrina get a part of your check, and in return for your donation, you won't feel bad for paying a little extra for a night out. A number of different donation dinners have been springing up all over New England. Tonight there will be an entire Cape Cod......

For those who are looking to still contribute to the Hurricane Katrina fund, you can raise a glass Monday night and all the proceeds go to those victims of the natural disaster. The Museum of the American Cocktail, which calls New Orleans home, is having a nationwide fundraiser tomorrow night from 5-7p.m. The “Save New Orleans Cocktail Hour” has participating bars and restaurants across the country serving up New Orleans’ styled libations at $10 a......

The New England Patriots are kicking off their regular season tonight against the Oakland Raiders at Gillette Stadium; with a somewhat mediocre pre-season, Coach Belichick and his boys will be taking the field at 9 p.m. to see if they can ultimately bring home a fourth Super Bowl title come this January. The Patriots will not be the only focus at the Razor tonight; New England is playing host to the NFL’s opening game, with......

While the Red Sox's long homestand has been a welcome sight for fans of the team, it's proven to be a timely stretch that will ultimately help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Soon after Katrina bulldozed over our Gulf Coast, the Red Sox placed tables around Fenway Park to accept donations that would be sent off to help those affected by the devastation. That raised a healthy chunk of change from the patrons visiting the Fens......

Bostonist is sure you all have been watching the horror and devestation that Hurricane Katrina has brought to the Gulf Coast states last week. While federal officials have finally admitted that there are indeed thousands dead as local officials had announced last week, the looting and lawlessness shown on the news has subsided and now those stranded residents are finally being rescued. The state of Massachusetts decided to help out as well, taking in 2,500......

Last night, for the first time in our irreligious, left-leaning life, Bostonist really thought that God might be getting ready to punish eastern Massachusetts, Santorum style, for our secular humanist, intellectual sins. We haven't heard thunder like that since, well, ever. The storm just seemed to sit above our house and pound the sky forever, with constant lightning flickering through our bedroom. This morning, we expected to find a scene of hurricane-like disaster (trees down,......

Well I swear (what he means) At this moment, you mean everything Apologies to both Dexy’s and Save Ferris, but do you feel that? It’s cool air and a breeze. Coming back to work after a late morning brunch, Bostonist noticed something with which we’d so quickly become unfamilliar. Seems like spring, not winter and not summer but that something in between. In the past few days stores across Boston have been selling out of......