The mayor has opened his virtual food court so you can find out if your favorite Boston eatery is a squeaky-clean bastion of hygiene or a rat-infested hellhole. We wondered what happened to the swanky spots that Northeastern journalism students found to be filthy back in September, so we looked them up: Figs (As in Todd English's Figs) - Failed on Aug. 2, for many reasons, including "Management has not properly trained staff to use......

Massachusetts has plenty of temptations – donuts, chowdah, beer, and all kinds of goodies. Despite all that, a report shows that the residents of Massachusetts the least obese in the nation, second only to Colorado. These stats come from the Trust for America's health, which notes that 19.8% of adults in the state are obese, and that number went up 1.2 percentage points from last year. 19.8% seems rather high, so if Massachusetts is doing......

Tomorrow the big trucks roll through our neighborhood picking up the stuff on the curb. Bostonist takes pride in the fact that during the last five weeks, our household has put out more in our blue recycling bin than trash. No, we haven’t just been hoarding the un-recyclables - it is just the result of learning to engage in three-R vigilance. If you don’t have a bin for recycling get in touch with your city,......

Bostonist is pumped to have the Red Sox kick off their post-season against the Chicago White Sox today. In the battle of the distinctly colored socks, the two teams will start today at 4p.m., meaning Bostonist (and a few other Bostonians) will be sneaking out of work a bit early this afternoon to see how Clement and the boys do in the South Side. Bostonist hearts the city of Chicago as well as our relatives......