The MBTA is prepared for the 04 July festivities with an increase in service for the thousands of people traveling to the Esplanade. Along with more service, MBTA General Manager Daniel A. Grabauskas announced that bus, subway and commuter rail fares will not be collected from 10:30 pm to the end of service on 04 July ( Read more... )

From an e-mail.Greetings ( Read more... )

Thanks hubtrotter_rss for pointing me to this.

http://www.wickedlocal.com/quincy/town_info/history/x1972380475/Time-capsule-discovered-during-routine-work-on-Abigail-Adams-cairn

Time capsule ( Read more... )

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jUNOHxDTQoehoT3FAda6jBvSN4uQD92HNJO00

Julia Child part of WWII era spy ring
By Brett J. Blackledge and Randy Herschaft
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Famed chef Julia Child shared a secret with Supreme ( Read more... )

Where did you grow up? Suburban Boston, MA, United States

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[Boston police patrolman Frank] McManus picked up the call box and began his report to headquarters. A few words into it, he heard a machine-gun-like rat-tat-tat sound and an unearthly grinding and scraping, a bleating that sounded like the wail of a wounded beast. McManus stopped talking, turned, and watched in utter disbelief as the giant ( Read more... )

Associated Press: Boston Marks End of Nation's Costliest Highway Project

The Bostonist: The City is Free! The Big Dig Is Over!

Associated Press Timeline of the Big Dig

Keeping the Big Dig's cost in proper perspective

I just ate two Saltines. I never have Saltines anymore. With the first bite I was about ten years old again. I never knew Saltines could be bringers of such glee ( Read more... )

The International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)'s Executive Director, Denise Leclair, was on NECN LIVE on Monday 16 July 2007. You can watch the clip here: http://www.boston.com/news/necn/Shows/wired/

Saturday was Pride! I had a great time. The only disappointments were my sweet boyfriend's absence and not managing to find slammerkinbabe, but I marched with MTPC and had fried dough and took a handful of (crap) pictures and some video, more for Nathaniel than anything else. I thought I'd make the pictures available to you nice people anyway, though, in case ( Read more... )