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An artful holiday tie-in
Posted on July 2, 2009 by Erin Clossey
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The first 233 art lovers who e-mail Artana before midnight July 3, can enter to win a $233 gift certificate to the gallery. Why 233? Guess.
$233 might not sound like much when it comes to art, but some of the artists currently showing have pieces going for well under $1,000.
The winner will be contacted by e-mail on July 5.
Gadzooks: More tacos
Posted on July 2, 2009 by Neal Simpson
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You know how Brookline has an unreasonable number of taco/burrito makers?
Well, guess what’s on the new menu at the Roadhouse? That’s right, tacos. And not just any tacos, fish tacos.
Don’t get me wrong. I love burritos as much as the next guy, but this is getting out of control. I haven’t done the math yet, but I think Brookline’s taco-sushi ratio is starting to swing in favor of the south-of-the-border crowd.
File burrito photo by David Gordon.
Parking could be a circus in North Brookline
Posted on July 2, 2009 by Erin Clossey
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Town Meeting member Evelyn Roll has alerted her North Brookline friends and neighbors that the insanely popular Cirque du Soleil is coming to BU’s Agganis Arena in late August, and that could attract a few extra cars to the neighborhood.
I will be notifying the Brookline Police Departments-Traffic and Community Relations-to alert them of the dates and event. Cirque has a large following and I expect there will be a larger than usual parking need that needs to be addressed by our Police Department and Boston University.
Man the ark!
Posted on July 2, 2009 by Neal Simpson
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Any body else feel like they were fording a river on the way to work this morning? It seems every underpass and low-lying road became a lake overnight.
Now it looks like Brookline is one of the many towns on alert for flash floods, but so far the Muddy River is staying where it belongs. Hugh Mattison, a Town Meeting member and longtime advocate for the river, said the rain is coming down hard enough to cause worry, but it hasn’t quite reached flood proportions.
“The intensity is there, but the duration is not,” he told me this morning.
Looks like things should dry up a bit this weekend. Here’s hoping we’ll have see some summer whether in July.
Brick versus ATM
Posted on July 2, 2009 by Neal Simpson
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Pointless vandalism, or failed attempt to get money out of the machine?
Police responded to a call regarding damage to a Bank of America ATM machine. The key board has been smashed and several wires were exposed. Several marks on the machine seemed to have been made by a brick. The bank manager is working on sending video surveillance to detectives.
Tomorrow’s TAB today
Posted on July 1, 2009 by Erin Clossey
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Happy Fiscal New Year!
Posted on July 1, 2009 by Neal Simpson
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As of this morning, we are officially living in fiscal 2010!
Of course, it’s no use hoping that this fiscal year will be better than the last, because we know that it won’t. After slashing millions from its budget, the town is still going into the fiscal year about $1 million short, and the school’s are trying to come up with about $600,000 as well. And there’s always the chance of further mid-year state aid cuts.
Not to mention billions cut from the state’s budget, much of which will soon be felt in local programs that rely on state money to operate.
But why worry about that now? We made it through fiscal 2009 and that’s good enough for me. Pop a cork and join us in ringing in the new year!
Smoker doesn’t pass the smell test
Posted on June 30, 2009 by Erin Clossey
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Now on Wicked Local Brookline: The owner of Roadhouse BBQ has decided to stop using the restaurant’s smoker after some neighbors complained about the smell.
The smoker’s been in operation since last fall, but according to town officials, complaints started to pick up this spring as people began leaving their windows open.
When has it been warm enough to open windows?
BU Bridge meeting tonight
Posted on June 30, 2009 by Erin Clossey
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There will be a meeting tonight on the final plans for the BU Bridge renovation project:
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will hold a public meeting to discuss the final design, construction plans, and traffic impacts for the rehabilitation of the Boston University Bridge.
Garbage truck crash on Beacon Street (Now with photos)
Posted on June 30, 2009 by Neal Simpson
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Update: We just got the latest photos from the scene.
Stephen Walsh is back in the game and keeping busy today.
The tireless public-safety photographer just called from behind Jae’s Grill on Beacon Street, where he said a Brookline garbage truck has gone off the road and crashed into several cars.
It’s hard for to picture, but Walsh said the truck is on top of “three or four cars” with two wheels in the air. He said the driver has been taken to the hospital.
We’re looking forward to Walsh’s photos and hoping the driver is OK. We’ll have more info soon.
