Londonist are starting to think their city is getting just a little bit too expensive, when even Christian Slater can't afford to go out there. And there's no escaping, as local singer Lily Allen discovered when she was barred entry to the US. The British mapping agency caused further bad karma, by blocking a 3-D representation of London in Google Earth. But the smiles returned to Londonist's faces as they interviewed Baroness von Reichardt,...
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It may be one of those instances where giving ink to an item might have the opposite effect than intended. Waiting in the Kendall Station for the next train to take us across the Charles we've heard the echoes of the Kendall Band installation on occasion. It certainly isn't the rule. We'd actually be surprised if a majority of the regular riders know where the hand cranks are that operate the musical art installation. Truth...
Happy Father's Day! For those of you who have dads, are dads, or know dads, this one's for you, from all of us at the Gothamist network. It was a week of bizarre, embarassing headlines at DCist. The trial of the local administrative law judge who sued his cleaners for $54 million over a pair of missing pants left everyone shaking their heads. Then the capital city was nearly brought to its knees, twice, by...
Spring appears to have, er, sprung, at least temporarily, in most of the Ist-A-Verse, so naturally, we're all feeling pretty good. (Yes, we know that spring doesn't officially start till later this month. Just let us enjoy our weather!) And that makes us that much more eager to share all of the nifty things we're up to... Over at Sampaist, spring has more than sprung: it's sweltering! But, as everyone knows, museums are an ideal...
Texas is thawing, the Northeast is freezing, and a sort of natural order seems almost restored to the Ist-A-Verse. Almost. Londonist HQ—that is to say, the city of London—was battered by heavy winds, making it a bad time to be a twelve-meter (nearly forty-foot) tall snowman. Still, not everyone decided to keep warmly covered. Meanwhile, back indoors, the Big Brother racism is now causing all kinds of headaches for international diplomats, and Londonist got into...
Happy Holidays! Chances are, you're reading this the day after Christmas, back at your day job after all-too-short a holiday, and the last thing you want from us is stuff about the holidays. But that's just too bad. Because, see, here in the Ist-A-Verse, we do things ahead of time. It might be December 26 for you, but that's what you get for not checking your Favorite Local Blog on Christmas Eve. Austinist is...
A trip through the tunnels might share some of the 48 seconds daily time savings. Back in February we took a look at the numbers. We came up with something in the neighborhood of $168,000, a commenter added in some other factors and found $182,000, in annual productivity savings. This based on the Turnpike Authorities time calculations which had a trip through the tunnel system clocked at 2:48, down from the 19:30 it took travelers in the elevated central artery system. The Census Bureau just released figures that show from the year 2000 to their latest survey of drive times in 2005 showing Boston metro commuters have the 11th longest commute, coming in at 28.6 minutes. The new numbers reflect pre-July traffic levels, so the new detours following the Big Dig ceiling collapse aren't taken into account. Add those in and we might squeak into the top ten. Commute times don't rely exclusively on cars. Public transit, walking, and cycling are all included in the statistics. If there was some good fix for the B-Line travel time the city's average would surely drop.
Breaking the law, breaking the law We -ist folks love us some crime, and no misdemeanor is too petty for a post on any of our sites. This week, join us for a rogues' gallery of miscreants major, minor, and alleged.
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...
The Mass. House of Representatives has passed a bill that, if approved by the Senate, would raise fines for Fenway parking lot operators who jack up their prices on game days. Bostonist can't really argue with this move, but we wonder how much a $1,000 fine (as opposed to the current $300) will deter people who are making upwards of $50 per car. We imagine their business philosophy is much like our parking philosophy: We never ever pay for parking, preferring to park illegally (or walk a little farther) instead. Most times, the fine we might have to pay if we get a ticket doesn't cost much more than the money we will definitely pay if we put the car in a lot, and we frequently don't get a ticket at all (but we are careful to avoid tow zones). Bostonist is not alone in concluding that statistically, risking the fine beats following the rules. (Best of all, of course, is to ride one's bicycle to the park, as we usually do.)
Bostonist, where have you been? Why, stuck in traffic of course.
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