--Boston is a city that plays fast and loose with traffic laws, but the city needs money, so that's about to stop. The City Council is considering increasing fines for jaywalking and actually enforcing the rules. [WCVB] --After Caddygate and Drapegate and the casino mess, Governor Deval Patrick probably thought the media was going easy on his nemesis, House Speaker Sal DiMasi. But the free ride might be over. [Boston Globe, Boston Herald] --Norman......

--State Senator James Marzilli, of Arlington, has been accused of assaulting a woman over the weekend. [WBZ] --Props to Globe writer Mark Feeney, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his criticism on the visual arts. [Boston Globe's Brainiac] --The new Dunkin Donuts sign in Brighton? DO NOT WANT. [Allston Brighton TAB Blog] --Skycaps, $325,000; American Airlines, $0. [AP/Boston Globe] --A $1 raise in the tax on cigarettes could be reality. [WBZ] --No matter what......

--Breaking: A judge decided not to dismiss the case of Star Simpson, the MIT student who wore a lite-brite T-shirt into Logan Airport, causing a ruckus. Her trial will be in May. [AP/Boston Globe] --The number of high-school dropouts in Massachusetts went up this year, from 9,900 students to 11,500 students. And the tune of "Beauty School Dropout" rings in our heads. [WCVB] --Oh, that $2 bag fee for curbside American Airlines check-in service......