--Never underestimate the power of a good story. The Globe's piece on the short, tragic lives of Sophia and Acia Johnson has lit a fire under DSS' collective ass. Now they will be cross-checking data and making sure children in their care are living with the proper guardians. [Boston Globe] --The best job in town is apparently one with Boston's Department of Public Works. How can we get one of those? They get HBO!......

Put the champagne back in the fridge. Josh Beckett couldn't deliver win #21, and the Red Sox couldn't beat the Twins, so we're going to have to go through this all over again until they finally clinch the East...or don't. "It's nice to have your [butt] whipped every once in a while. It'll bring you back down," says Josh, which we'll take his word for. Michael Cuddyer and Garrett Jones homered for Minnesota, and Ortiz......

The latest hot YouTube video comes from the Tweeter Center parking lot, where some fans started beating the ever-loving hell out of each other before a 311 concert. Watch and learn the physical signs of the bonehead - their shirtless, tattoed torsos, their sweaty flesh, and their ability to take a punch: As WHDH notes, a guy kept yelling, "This is going on YouTube, baby!" That must be a sign of bonehead evolution. They've discovered......

If you're not into traveling all the way to the Tweeter Center for Journey and Def Leopard, check out this week's picks. Even if you are into heading down to the big name act's show you'll need something to do the rest of the week. There's no joking about it this week. Fall is here. By the time the weekend hits it's time to break out the cider and make some pumpkin pie. We're......

The temperature heats up a little this week. There will be a bit more humidity in the air. But unlike last week we're not going to be engaged in the same mad-dash around the city every night to catch all the good music. This week we can take our pick, settle in with a pint, and catch the good tunes at a single venue. Fantastic line-ups mark this weeks picks. From the opening band......

Bostonist had a revelation this evening when it was finally made official that the Dave Matthews Band has been the chosen one to play at Fenway Park this summer. Bostonist's little sister (age 16) called in a hurry, asking if we had any connections to getting tickets and we suddenly felt very old. Bostonist now knows what our parents felt like when we would frequent Great Woods (now the Tweeter Center) to see the Allman......