--Police picked up Mark Leaston because, according to the DA's office, "Evidence suggests that Leaston forced a 22-year-old woman into his U-Haul, drove her to nearby Kineo Street, and touched her against her will before ordering her out of the truck." Leaston's lawyer is saying that it wasn't kidnapping but that the woman was a prostitute, and Leaston was fighting with her. According to the Globe, the lawyer, Richard Doyle, dropped the words "pounding the......

Boston has a rich Catholic tradition. Ash Wednesday was this week and had may Boston residents walking around town with the cross of burnt palms on their forehead (yes, that's what it was – and it was on purpose). The beginning of the Lenten season brings other rituals to many Catholics and other Christians who may be a bit more liberal in following the canon laws the rest of the year. The practice of......

Beer is good. Cheese is good. There is a real problem with combining a really great beer with really good cheese: we're not going to eat less cheese or drink less beer. In fact, it's likely that consumption of both will increase. Harpoon Brewery and Cabot Creamery have teamed up and created a new cheese. What goes better with Harpoon IPA than when eating some co-branded Cabot Harpoon IPA Cheddar? The cheddar is soaked in......

There is exactly one kind of shopping that (this) Bostonist loves: grocery shopping. Every aisle seems to burst with possibilities for new and exciting dishes (or for making old, forgotten favorites), and the processed food makers of this great nation never cease to amaze us with their crazy new innovations. In the past, we have told you about our favorite places for groceries, and one of our not-so-favorite places. But for all our anti-Whole-Foods ranting,......

While this Bostonist has never lived in Beacon Hill, we have heard the woes from our friends and co-workers about the lack of a decent supermarket in the area. In such a pricy neighborhood, the shopping options are limited to pricy, smaller local markets like Savenor's and Deluca's. Well, the waiting for a supermarket is over; a brand new Whole Foods Market is opening today in the Charles River Plaza on Cambridge Street. (A Stop......

Once again, Bostonist finds ourself woefully out of touch with the American mainstream. At least this time, it's not about politics or that crazy music the kids are listening to. Instead, it's produce, as in fruits and vegetables. We like produce and we like shopping for produce. Up to now, our only complaint about the purchasing of greens, fruits, and the like came on the rare occasions when the lateness of the hour forced us......

The long-running Demoulas family squabble, in which two branches of a Lowell family (one of them originally headed by a man named Telemachus, who disappointingly preferred to be called Mike) battle for control of a supermarket empire, has been appealed to the Supreme Court. That gives Bostonist a good opportunity to wax poetic about the actual subject matter of the dispute, Market Basket grocery stores. Bostonist loves Market Basket above all other supermarkets and wants......