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This turn in South Boston is a perfect example of the question:

At what point do we stop blaming drivers — and start asking what’s wrong with the design?

Trucks and cars use the bike lane so often attempting to make this turn.
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Why am I minding my business and I see a mini-alligator chilling along the Charles River Bike Path?

📹: @trevor_rochelle3
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Gronk’s AIM screen name was ChickMagnet4Lyfe.
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The MBTA Communities Act (2021) requires 177 Massachusetts cities and towns to zone at least one area within ½ mile of transit for multi-family housing — at a minimum of 15 units per acre, by right.

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November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Riding your bike with Airpod Max headphones in the tunnel towards the Zakim Bridge on Saturday night, 10/10 no notes.

📹: @madebyfabe
November 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The median United States monthly housing payment is $2,848, just $8 shy of the all-time high, as weekly average mortgage rates jumped to 6.83% from 6.62% in just one week.
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Tallest Buildings in Boston (ft):

200 Clarendon – 790
Prudential Tower – 749
One Dalton – 742
Winthrop Center – 691
Millennium Tower – 685
South Station Tower – 677
Federal Reserve Bank – 614
One Boston Place – 601
One International Place – 600
November 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
JetBlue has announced it is adding new nonstop flights from Boston Logan to Florida’s Emerald Coast starting March 5, 2026 — giving Bostonians a direct route to Destin–Fort Walton Beach.
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Boston Police officers will now get free access to department gyms and 30 minutes of workout time per shift under the new contract — part of Mayor Michelle Wu’s push to support officer health and wellbeing.
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Boston's Paisani Food Truck has announced that they will give a free sandwich to anyone who presents a SNAP card at the truck during the government shutdown.
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Two Massachusetts men have been charged with allegedly breaking into a Harvard Medical School building on Halloween night and detonating a large firework inside a research lab, according to federal prosecutors.

www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/t...
Two Arrested in Connection with Explosion on Harvard Medical School Campus
BOSTON – Two Massachusetts men have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged conspiracy to damage a building on Harvard Medical School’s (HMS) campus using a large commercial firework.
www.justice.gov
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
For the first time, all Boston Police patrol officers will be required to wear nametags under a new contract — a move Mayor Michelle Wu says will help build trust and transparency between officers and the community.
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
USC basketball star JuJu Watkins has become the first college athlete to invest in a professional women’s sports team, joining the investor group of Boston Legacy FC.
November 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Due to a recent ICE raid, Allston Car Wash and Gas Station will operate on limited hours.
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
ALERT: The Federal Aviation Administration plans to cut airline capacity by 10% at 40 major airports amid the ongoing government shutdown — including Boston Logan Airport, Atlanta, Dallas, New York, and Los Angeles.
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Mass State Police got calls this morning of a dog walking inside the Ted Williams Tunnel.

📹: @thejulioesparza
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
If the economy is in a recession, then explain this?

📸: @madisonefinn
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Friendsgiving photoshoots are underway in Boston.

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📸: @lilboothiee
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The holiday season is approaching.
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
ALERT: Fake emails posing as City of Cambridge staff are being sent with fraudulent invoices for permits and fees.

✅ City emails end in [@]cambridgema[.]gov or [@]cambridgepolice[.]org

🚫 Do not pay via gift cards, wire, or Venmo

⚠️ Verify with the department before paying
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Boston Metro Cities Ranked by One Bed Rent according to Zumper:

Cambridge $3020
Brookline $3000
Boston $2900
Waltham $2740
Somerville $2550
Newton $2460
Medford $2430
Quincy $2430
Melrose $2390
Framingham $2280
Chelsea $2110
Malden $2050
Beverly $2040
Lawrence $1960
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Boston College football will take the field in red bandana-inspired uniforms this weekend, honoring Welles Crowther: ‘They didn’t know his name, but they knew he had saved their lives.’

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November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
In 2017, Massachusetts became the first state to guarantee free birth control coverage — no copays, no exemptions, and protection from federal rollbacks.

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November 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Tom Brady revealed that his new dog, Junie, is a clone of his late dog, Lua, who passed in 2023.

The clone was created by Colossal Biosciences—a company Brady invests in—using a blood sample from Lua before her death.

people.com/tom-brady-cl...
Tom Brady Reveals His Dog Junie Was Cloned from Beloved Pet Lua, Who Died in 2023
Tom Brady's dog Junie is a clone of his dog Lua, who died in 2023, he announced Nov. 4, 2025. Colossal Biosciences, which Brady is an investor in, cloned the pit bull mix using a blood sample collecte...
people.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM