Boston, you did Kimya Dawson right on Thursday night. So right, in fact, that we can't even tell you about it. Bostonist had fully intended to be able to report back to you today about how Dawson, the quirky and kickass singer-songwriter now captivating music fans with her work on the Juno soundtrack, performed during her 7 p.m. in-store at the Newbury Street music shop. We arrived on the scene a little later than we'd......

--The Office of Health and Human Services has allowed the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center to use skin-shock treatments for another year, even after the incident in which a prank caller caused staff members to shock two of the center's residents. [WBZ] --Yankee Swap turns Yankee Scrooge when two ex-friends fight over a lotto ticket. [Boston Herald] --The Paradise might be sold to the same guy who owns Lir and Live Nation. [Boston Globe] --Speaking......

Bostonist thought the standard of living was on the rise for the strip of Commonwealth Avenue between the Boston University sprawl and Allston. Qdoba brought in some much-needed cheap burritos and Jasmine Sola brought in a poncho-filled warehouse store. BU’s Agganis Arena opened and is set to bring Duran Duran, Wrestlemania, and Sting to our fair city. Lately though, everything seems to be going wrong. Someone was shot and killed outside the Paradise Rock......