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    There's no better (nor freer) way to battle the summer heat than to enlist in the Banditos Misteriosos' water gun army. This Saturday at 1:30 p.m. the Banditos are bringing back their popular Revolutionary War-themed water gun battle. Last year featured a surprise invasion by a robot army; enlist by 6 p.m. this evening to get the details on tomorrow's event and see what the Banditos have up their sleeve for this year's battle. more ›

    The Banditos Misteriosos held a mock Revolutionary War water gun battle on the Esplanade Saturday. more ›

    We here at Bostonist have chosen not to do a play-by-play of this past weekend’s Sox series against the Yankees. We’ve decided to take the high road and analyze who the hell we can blame for the awfulness that ensued against New York. While some look to Varitek’s absence as a major reason for losing, we’ve heard others point fingers at a slew of people. Could it be the grounds crew and their lack of... more ›

    Walking to work today, Bostonist saw two people a day early in their full-out St. Patrick's Day Irish gear (green paper hat, "all about drinking and Irishness in a hard-drinking, heavily Irish town. But part of us clings to the belief that if people only knew more about Evacuation Day - commemorating an actual Revolutionary War victory in Boston (unlike Bunker Hill Day) - they would embrace it as we do. To that end, some... more ›

    Living in the cradle of the Revolutionary War that is Boston, we are often called upon to take note of important historical dates. Usually, we do this by taking a day off from work, which we frequently accompany with heavy drinking. This weekend, however, in honor of the 232nd anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, it's all history and no holidays or boozing it up: On Sunday at 5:30 p.m., the Old South Meeting... more ›

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