What began with police responding to a fight at Carson Beach in South Boston yesterday turned into multiple gang fights involving about 1,000 people that required approximately 100 police officers from at least five law enforcement agencies. According to the Globe, youths using social media sites like Facebook organized the fighting three of the past four nights.
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There are more than 1,200 "squares" in Boston that honor war heroes, and it's getting more difficult to decorate all of them for Memorial Day. [NY Times]
Along with parades, a somber memorial to fallen soldiers took place at Christopher Columbus Park. [Boston Herald]
If you smell smoke across New England, it might be forest fires in Quebec. [Cape Cod Times]
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Americans everywhere are honoring servicemen and women on Memorial Day, including President Obama. The Navy will name a second aircraft carrier after President John F. Kennedy. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Memorial Day has signaled the start of political season in New Hampshire and is bringing every possible Republican presidential candidate there. There is a busy undercard visiting the Granite State today with Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, and Rudy Guiliani exploiting stumping on Memorial Day. The main event will wait: Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin are due later this week.
Massachusetts has Memorial Day events planned all around the Bay State this weekend.
Bruins pride is on display on Route 1A at Danulchuk Auto Body in East Boston. Food trucks are assembling on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
With the summer of 2011 looming, business is picking up on Cape Cod. The supply of rental homes is up, bookings are up 9%, and prices are up 2%. Massachusetts residents are curtailing Memorial Day plans. Hotel bookngs are up, though. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Memorial Day should really be a subdued holiday that requires reflection and commemmoration instead of celebration. In 2010, Memorial Day in Boston became a somber and tragic day after four young men were killed in a spate of violence over the weekend.
The rare off day in Boston sports on Monday gave us all the opportunity to relax, imbibe in some beer and BBQ, and anticipate Thursday's matchup between Boston and Los Angeles.
- Coast Guard Beach in Eastham was rated the seventh-best beach in America. A beach in New York was ranked number one. Really? [CapeCodOnline.com]
- Legal Sea Foods CEO Roger Berkowitz said BP's oil spill hasn't affected the chain's prices. Yet. [Boston Herald]
- The MassDOT has postponed all highway construction projects until after the Memorial Day weekend. [Boston Herald]
- Almost 200 Bay State soldiers returned Thursday after a year-long deployment in Iraq. [MyFoxBoston.com]
Beautiful photo by historygradguy. The sea of flags, the kneeling position of the man in uniform, and the fact that the man's back is to the camera contribute to a strong feeling of humility. Interesting tension between the numerous colorful flags and the singular, drab-colored man. Really nice work.
--A list of the troops who died since last Memorial Day. [Blue Mass Group]
--Obligatory stories about high gas prices over Memorial Day. Thanks to high gas prices, now you have to dig for conversation topics with family members at home instead of on the Cape. [Boston Herald]
It's summer, and summer likely means a trip to Cape Cod at some point. If you're planning to go, you might want to think about driving because the latest news about flights to the Cape scares us. Cape Air cancelled flights through yesterday to this afternoon because engines have failed three times. Here's the details on the failures from the Globe: The decision to shut down the airlines was made after two engine failures over...
Now that we've recovered from the Saturday's sunshine and sonic overload (and celebrated a little Memorial Day Weekend action), we can tell you that Bostonist was all over WBOS EarthFest on Saturday. Once you start speaking of concert attendance in tens of thousands, attempts to calculate turnout gets dicey. We're hearing reports that there were around 100,000 folks at the Hatch Shell on Saturday for WBOS EarthFest 2007, but rather than offer our own...
--Is that a blanket? Is that a pillow? No, it's some random dude sleeping on your sofa! A woman in Hyannis found a stranger sleeping on her couch. He says he thought he was in his sister's house. He was charged with breaking and entering. --More details have emerged about the weekend crash that killed theMark frontman Paul Farris. Javier Morales, the driver who attempted to evade police, was driving with a suspended license at...
It's a wonderfully quiet holiday. But this Memorial Day weekend is typical in that auto accidents are populating the blotter. In Attleboro, a teenager died this morning after he lost control of his car and hit a guardrail on 95 South. The teen wasn't wearing his seatbelt.
All across the Ist-A-Verse (or at least the American parts thereof), writers and editors are in the midst of enjoying their three-day weekend. But after the week we've all had, we feel like the break is not only needed, but deserved. Just look at everything we've been doing! Gothamist headed into the Memorial Day weekend with a number of tasks accomplished. They worried about Long Islanders giving New Yorkers a bad name. They tried...
--The last thing we need, especially with a presidential election coming up, is for someone to add fuel to the flag-burning debate. On Thursday, someone in Natick destroyed a solar-powered trash container by stuffing it with American flags and setting them on fire. The person who did it must be trying to offend as many people as possible - the left by wrecking an environmental device, and the right by burning flags. We are all...
Sure, it's Memorial Day weekend, and it's 90 degrees out. But it's not too early to start thinking about this fall, specifically Patriots football. A limited number of single-game and standing-room tickets are on sale today. There aren't going to be many out there, so act quickly. Which games might you actually have a chance at getting to go to? Preseason (2) vs. Tennessee, NY Giants. Preseason football, combining the high prices and long...
By now you're probably either planning your strategy for Saturday's WBOS EarthFest or figuring out how to avoid Storrow Drive like the plague over the course of the weekend. With predictions of weather in the low 80s and partly cloudy skies, it appears that the folks over at BOS have picked themselves a beaut of a day to devote to free music and environmental friendliness at the Hatch Shell.
After a weekend of rain where all we heard was disgruntled Bostonians complaining, because that's what we do best, about the weather we rock into the week. Miraculously the Red Sox managed to play all their games this past weekend making us furiously check the forecast for WBOS' 14th annual EarthFest coming up this weekend. For us it marks the first of many outdoor events that will happen this summer, and it's Memorial Day...
It's a good week to take the whole week off. Well, is there such a thing as a bad week to take off? Grilled meats will be invading your pores for the first time in such a heavy dose since Memorial Day, which was only about a month ago. In addition to this weeks picks for some of the great shows creeping up on us in Boston we'd like to point you over to a little fifty state musical roundup on the internets. Trees lounge has gotten 23 states done in the 50 state project. Celebrate your independence my checking out some Massachusetts themed tunes (some of them are pretty borderline on the whole "theme" but we'll cut him some slack for finding 60 songs with MP3s to download)
Memorial Day has come and gone, and despite the torrential rains, in a few weeks it will be officially summer. This naturally implies two things: It’s safe to start adding white back into your palette of wardrobe colors… and If you’ve ever been (even affectionately) referred to as “butter fingers” – it may be time to shelve the red wine for a few months (at least till Labor Day) and save the stains on your summer wardrobe. Don't have a friend in the white wines? Here are some cheap and cheerful white wines that taste delicious and you won’t even mind splashing all over your white pants.
Some thoughts while preparing for a sunny Memorial Day Weekend cookout… David Wells had some bad luck earlier this week, taking a baseball off his right knee. The 43 year-old lefty was pitching quite well until he took a Travis Lee line drive off his knee which knocked him out of the contest. Wells was pitching quite well, leaving after giving up 1 run on 5 hits (and no walks) over 4 1/3 innings. Although...
America’s #1 Arts Festival East of the Rockies Introduces 90 New Exhibitors Memorial Day Weekend! Taking place at the Three County Fairgrounds, on Route 9 and I-91 in Northampton (yes, that's still part of Massachusetts - just west of 128, the Paradise City Arts Festival will run on Saturday, 10am-6pm, Sunday, 10am-6pm, and Monday, 10am-5pm. Admission prices for adults is $12, seniors for $8, students for $5, children under 12 are free, or you can get a weekend pass for $15. Bostonist can attest, it is a great way to spend your time this memorial day weekend.
One of the better kept secrets in Boston is the Langham Hotel's Three Season Chocolate Bar at Café Fleuri. Bostonist wants to be clear. It's a bar that serves chocolate, not a bar of chocolate or a bar made out of chocolate. (What imaginations you have!) When the doors are closed for three months over the summer, it's not certain whether the chefs head for the Cape or if no one in Boston likes chocolate in the summer. The doors reopen for Café Fleuri after the lengthy hiatus this Saturday, and remain open every Saturday until Memorial Day. If you are wondering what you can expect from this devilish indulgence, prepare yourself for a 30-dessert buffet of all things chocolate; vegans, please, don't mention carob. The restaurant's website describes a "wondrous assortment of light and dark chocolate mousses, cakes, tortes, éclairs, crepes, ice cream, cookies, pies." If that sounds like a common candy store, be prepared for fondue stations that allow guests to create their own chocolate-themed lollipop. There is also chocolate croissant bread (a Langham signature item) as well as the oddly tempting hand-made chocolate "sushi." At $26/ person (kids under four are free), this could be an excuse to skip brunch and replace it with a delightfully sweet calorie-packed buffet lupper, or shall we say "bressert"? Breakfast and Dessert, anyone? Anyone?
Governor Romney was spotted this afternoon at the Park Street MBTA station. The Governor returned to Boston from a Washington DC fundraiser in order to show residents that things were perfectly safe. Bostonist usually rides on the Trolley with a couple of body guards too, perfectly safe Mitt. Channel 5 already has posted a report on Mitt’s return home just to ride the subway (similar to when he slept in his own bed in the...