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February is turning into a busy month in the retail sector of the Boston business community as established local businesses and Mayor Tom Menino square off against out-of-town corporations for our money. Menino is taking on Wal-Mart in preparation to discuss the construction of one or more of their stores in Boston. The merchants think General Growth wants to replace local businesses with national chains who can pay higher rent. more ›

Joseph President, a 23 year- old from Rozzie resident, pled not guilty on charges of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. He showed up to the Suffolk County courthouse on what the Globe reports was "court business." This really could be anything from paying a fine, contesting a traffic ticket, or filing a complaint of some sort. When he passed through the security check at the entrance to the courthouse a court officer inspected the bottle of Pepsi President was carrying. The bottom half of the bottle contained a baggie, which contained 11 smaller bags of a substance a court spokesperson identified as probably crack. President grabbed the baggies, dumped them in a trash can, and fled the scene. He was quickly apprehended by a State Trooper, and the substance in question was collected. Though possession of crack, especially with the intent to sell, is always illegal, bringing it into a courthouse or police station is generally one of the dumber things we can think of. more ›