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Okay, okay, we gave the Somerville Journal a little heat for a boring blotter headline, but they definitely have our attention with the following: "Witness Says Knife Suspect Was Eating a Chicken Leg With Sauce."

The Littlest Bar shuttered the doors last year after a prolonged closing. What remains in the Littlest spot is a gutted construction site (though you can still see the mirror behind the bar and wood paneling) for a set of upscale condos being constructed at the downtown location. On January 30 Tir na nOg in Somerville will be the latest Irish bar casualty to gentrification in the area. The Brendan Beehan may now be able to claim the title as the smallest Irish pub in Boston metro.

From the Hail Mary pass tossed in 1984 for Boston College, to his signing with the Bears, then back home with the Patriots where he belonged - well, until he went up north and played for the Canadian Football League, Doug Flutie has been on the Boston sports radar. In 1998 he came back down to the States (not too far south) playing for the Buffalo Bills. He then signed with the San Diego Chargers in 2001. After being the oldest starting QB in NFL history, Flutie had been relegated to second string duty for the Chargers. So he came back home. Calling Natick home since age six, Flutie signed with the Pats, the home team, in 2005 to become backup for Tom Brady. On January 1, 2006 Flutie scored an extra point against the Dolphins with a drop kick, something not accomplished since 1941. Today, after only a season back with the Pats, Flutie announced his retirement from professional football at age 43.