Wind+big, old tree=bad things

Right next to the reservoir this morning (the tree on the right snapped in half as you can see):

‘we want hilary clinton for president o.k.’

Someone posted the above comment after the story on our homepage about elementary school kids choosing Clinton and Romney in a mock presidential primary vote.
Someone else then clicked the “site abuse” function on the comments page, asking us to remove the comment.
Ha, ha. I thought that was pretty funny.
But I guess there are [...]

Sneak a peek at this week’s print edition

Bloody hand a mystery

Seems kind of creepy that the cops never got an explanation for this (from this week’s police log):
Police responded to 204 N. Harvard St., Allston, on Feb. 1 because a man was reportedly bleeding from the left hand. Police suspected the victim may have punched out a window but they found no broken windows after [...]

The polls are closed

We hope you went out there and voted. How was it by the way? It wasn’t too packed at my polling location today around mid-morning but there *were* voters there. Not to sound cynical about A-B’s usual voter turnout rate, but I thought that was a good sign — in some elections the poll workers [...]

Polls are open

Get out there and vote

Down to the wire

Supporters of Barack Obama gathered for a rally on the Mass. Ave. bridge, Monday, February 4. The event had sign holders lining both sides of the bridge. The grassroots effort was made up of supporters contacted primarily over the internet.
Brighton resident Leslie Sterling shows her support and enthusiasm for the candidate.

Super Bowl bet gone awry

Well, Sam Yoon lost his bet. But there are so many other reasons to be sad about what happened yesterday

Super Bowl bet

Boston City Councilor Sam Yoon and New York City Councilman John C. Liu will announce a friendly bet on the upcoming Super Bowl XLII this Sunday between their two hometown teams New England Patriots and New York Giants. Let’s hope Yoon wins this one!