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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Supreme Judicial Court upholds Massachusetts requirements for gun permits
In the second of two gun-related rulings today, the Supreme Judicial Court rejected a New Bedford man's effort to have gun-possession charges thrown out on the theory that state laws that require gun permits are now unconstitutional. As in a case involving gun safety, the state's highest court…
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Dont Just Investigate Your Boston Condo, Investigate The Mangement Company Too
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Kerry Healy looks set to run for Congress
Red Mass. Group reports a couple of sources say the former lieutenant governor is getting ready to announce a run against Democrat John Tierney in the Sixth District.
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Boston Biker » Blog Archive » Google Adds “By Bike” To Google Maps
RT @eric_andersen: Cool! The Boston Biker blog on the Google bicycle maps in #Boston! http://j.mp/d3SWLw > #mapas
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Bostonist Review: Kingsley Flood, "Dust Windows"
After a slow, sci-fi swooshing at the beginning of "Dust Windows", Kingsley Flood's debut CD, the listener is treated to 11 tracks of down home, rockin', sweet & savory Americana. After the swoosh, a fiddle intro whines and winds around a bass line to tug you by the ear into the first…
Is Rajon Rondo The NBA’s Best Point Guard and Other Questions for the Celtics
Is Rajon Rondo the best point-guard in the NBA? Are the Celtics closer to the Milwaukee Bucks than they are to the Cavaliers or the Magic? Stew Winkel has the answers.
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15 great bike rides - Boston.com
Biking in and around Boston! I've done some of these but definitely want to do more.
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Photo of the Day, March 10, 2010: Popcorn Kitten
Image tagged Bostonist by GirlieErin. We plunged back into the archives for today's irrepressibly cute Animal Wednesday photo. And yes, we chose a kitten photo—but note that there's also delicious popcorn, and the whole image is quite well composed. The point of greatest contrast is…
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RunMyErrand: Post your errands and get connected with local Errand Runners immediately!
RUNmyERRAND.com is an online community of Errand Senders and Errand Runners joining together to get things done. Think of it as a Craigslist meets Ebay. Leveraging social networking concepts, we have created a Service Networking community to help people get errands done, while others can make…
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Grown Ups’ Norm MacDonald returns to Boston at the Wilbur Theatre
Old Norm MacDonald had a farm? Pic from MySpace. Post contributed by Angie Frissore, Boston Comedy Examiner. Norm MacDonald Wilbur Theatre Saturday, March 13 7pm and 9:45 pm [Tickets] Norm MacDonald is a stand-up comedian. It’s easy to forget this fact, given that most associate…
Whoa: Supreme Judicial Court says Second Amendment doesn't apply to Massachusetts
In a victory for police, district attorneys and other gun-control advocates, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled today a state requirement to secure stored guns does not violate the Second Amendment - because an individual's right to bear arms only applies to federal jurisdictions, not the…
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Mountain Lion Coyote Sighting in Duxbury
A contractor in Duxbury reported seeing a mountain lion last week and snapped pictures of the animal’s tracks in the snow. State wildlife experts reviewed the tracks and confirmed it was really a coyote. Once Bostonist figures out how it's possible to confuse a mountain lion with a coyote,…
Allston kabob place: Muslim cab drivers need a place to eat late at night
Web site might need revising tomorrow.Azama Grill on Harvard Avenue today sought city permission to extend its closing time to 3 a.m., citing the dietary needs of the area's growing Muslim population in general and Muslim cab drivers in particular. "There are no other halal establishments in the…
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Get a Little Iceland In Ya... Naturally: Taste of Iceland Festival
NASA image of Iceland from space We recently contemplated Roni Horn's installation of simple, clear columns of glacier water in Iceland. Now, the glacier water is coming to us, as the Taste of Iceland Festival visits Boston from tomorrow through March 17 (backing off just in time for a taste…
Young Asian chef uses his noodle (and dumpling!) at East by Northeast - The Boston Globe
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Google Maps: Now with Biking Directions
Biking to Annisquam, tagged Bostonist by sandcastlematt Just in time for spring, Google Maps has rolled out one thing we always wanted: biking directions. The new feature keeps your wheels on bike paths (mapped through a Rails to Trails partnership) and in bike lanes as much as possible,…
City to Jerry Remy: No free beer at new restaurant
The Globe reports Jerry Remy's new restaurant on Boylston Street will offer $500 "season passes" to people who don't wish to mingle with the rabble waiting to get in before games - which will include vouchers for some free food and a free beer for each visit. Not so fast, Boston Licensing Board…
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No more Nomah
Red at SurvivingGrady.com brings us the news that Nomar will retire today as a Red Sox. The 1997 Rookie of the Year and 5-time All-Star will be signing a one-day minor league contract with the Red Sox at a press conference today and then announce his retirement and new job as an analyst for ESPN.
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Handbag snatched on normally quiet JP street
3/9/10 - 5:40 pm Capt. John Greland of District E-13 reports a 66-year-old woman was walking near 41 Greenough Ave. around 5:40 p.m. yesterday when a guy snatched her pocketbook. He's described as 5'11" and about 45.
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Sports Redux: If I Were Shortstop For Just One Day
Image from Wikipedia. Andy Warhol was misquoted! Turns out, what he meant was that in the future, everyone would be the Red Sox shortstop for 15 minutes. Or maybe he just meant Nomar Garciaparra, who will reportedly come to Fort Myers today for a press conference in which he'll sign a minor…