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--A massive fire that started in an abandoned nightclub and eventually destroyed 14 buildings in downtown Lawrence broke into the national news. In a miracle given the size of the fire, no one was hurt. However, 30 families were displaced. Authorities think the fire is suspicious. The owner, who was in the process of turning the spot into a restaurant, says he has no insurance and that someone "jealous of his success" started it. [Boston Globe, Boston Herald]

--The recent toll hikes just keep on giving. Your cab ride from the airport into Boston just got more expensive. Now that the Big Dig no longer seems to be swallowing people (at least not at the moment), it is content with swallowing our money. [Boston Globe]

--More snow on the way tonight! Get your space-savers ready! [WBZ]

Tuesday 8/22

In a world where there's nothing to do but watch movies. In a city full of theaters, museums, and libraries. One moviegoer who can be in three places at once. This week's films promise to be festive, well-attended events for their respective niches: Bollywood, science fiction, anime, and self-identified "Brechtian punk cabaret" enthusiasts. Bostonist is especially psyched that Krrish's Massachusetts premiere isn't a day later than its release in India, and that no amount of...

While we don’t long for the days of having a required summer reading list, Bostonist has been feeling a bit inspired to pick up a book and actually start reading something not on a computer screen. Since we’re going to be “vacationing” in the city this year, we might as well read some books that are set here in our fair state. Here are some of our Bostonist staff picks for your reading enjoyment. History...

Monday 5/15

Samuel Adams is introducing a new beer to its family. Celebrating Boston's 375, Sam Adams released for "draft only" a Colonial Ale at the BeerSummit Octoberfest, on tap at the Tour Center in JP. What followed was an advertising campaign wishing Boston a Happy Birthday and conincidentally placing the beer on tap at a lot of Boston's beer friendly local bars. The much publicized Boston 375 Colonial Ale was a hit in the limited locations it was served and a second round was released. Bostonist has found it over near Faneiul Hall (where a statue of Sam Adams stands and the yearly Jim Koch dunk occurs), at the Thirsty Scholar in Somerville (we had a heated debate at the tour center about which side of the line T.S. was on) and recently down at the Joshua Tree in Davis Square. 375 was told by Northeastern Co-op intern at Sam Adams that the brewmasters tried to brew it “more like Sam Adams would have brewed beer,” it uses more molasses in fermentation that sugary malt like modern beer.

When elected leaders make extra time to hear the concerns of well-heeled campaign contributors, Bostonist doesn't bat an eye. After all, politics is not a field from which we expect, um, ethical behavior. But when the amount of cash donated corresponds to the number of Red Sox tickets given to the donor, civic duty requires that we cry foul. Today's Globe reports that the Republican Governors Association will give four roof deck tickets for next Monday's Sox-Indians game to anyone who coughs up $50,000. Of course, donors also get photo-ops with various Republican Governors, including our own (he's the vice-chairman of the Rep. Govs. Assoc.), and get to attend the fun-filled New England Governors Forum (which, in addition to the Republican Governors of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, features the Governors of two lesser-known New England states, Arkansas and Missouri). So maybe it's not scalping - maybe donors are contributing $49,820 and $180 is face value for four tickets. (Or maybe the Red Sox are donating the tickets as an inducement to encourage private giving, the way local businesses do with public radio, although we doubt it). But The Globe also informs us that "those offering smaller donations - from $5,000 to $25,000 - get either two or three tickets to Fenway's right-field roof, depending on the amount" [Bostonist's emphasis]. This quid pro quo is starting to sound more like the sort of activity prohibited by Mass. General Laws chapter 140, section 185A.