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Follow-Up: The Downtown Steam Pipe Explosion The steam-pipe explosion yesterday sent asbestos into the air and freaked everyone the hell out. Boston got lucky. Remember what happened in New York. The city is testing for asbestos, and several people were decontaminated. As of this morning, Otis Street was still closed. The pipe is owned by Trigen. Trigen is the same company that Menino has been butting heads with over pipe maintenance. Menino wants the Department... more ›

Mayor Menino's looked like he's had steam coming from his ears before. Exhibit A: Aqua Teen Hunger Force. But, recently, he's come quite close to having steam literally coming from his ears. An explosion caused by steam in an old pipe rattled New York City, killing one and leaving a gaping hole in a street near Grand Central. Now Mayor Menino is wondering if a similar explosion could happen here. The sudden awareness of the... more ›

Normally, politicians like their constituents good and drugged out from the sweet opiate that is television. However, the Boston City Council wants to pry the remote from some residents' grubby hands by banning them from attaching satellite dishes to the fronts of buildings. City Council President Michael Flaherty calls the sight of dishes on buildings an "eyesore," but satellite services are often the only option for those who are either sick of Comcast or Comcast's... more ›