Somebody wrote EAGLES in the fresh snow on Jamaica Pond
By adamg - 2/10/25 - 12:58 pm

Or maybe somebody just likes all the raptors that have been showing up at Jamaica Pond lately. Trout House Comics shows us what's written in the snow on the pond today.

By adamg - 2/9/25 - 11:11 am

Juliet Hurwitz recounts her year as a server at the Cask 'n Flagon.

Fore! Golfer tees off in the snow at George Wright today
By adamg - 1/12/25 - 10:25 pm

Who says nobody golfs in the winter? Roving UHub photographer Pete from Roslindale spotted this guy playing through at the George Wright Golf Course in Hyde Park today - and with any luck not braining any cross-country skiers.

By adamg - 1/5/25 - 8:19 pm

After the way things went, it's hardly surprising Kraft went "What the hell, man?" and finally expressed his Mayo nays. Will it take a miracle to whip up a winning season next year?

By adamg - 1/4/25 - 10:29 am

Cami Richardson is a New Yorker, but that didn't stop her from talking to a woman with an unusual last name more associated with Boston at a ski event she was working at the other day in Vail, CO: Read more.

By adamg - 12/19/24 - 7:43 pm

The Dorchester Reporter sums up the latest news on the plans to rebuild White Stadium as a professional soccer arena with modern BPS facilities, which includes rising cost estimates, possible court delays and now the opposition of City Councilor and possible Wu opponent Ed Flynn.

Last night, Wu took to Bluesky to explain her support for the plans and answer questions.

Bill Rodgers at annual Somerville Jingle Bell 5K run
By adamg - 12/16/24 - 11:33 am

Michael Halle was at the starting line for yesterday's Bill Rodgers Somerville Jingle Bell Run and Walk, along with Bill Rodgers himself. Read more.

Rendering of proposed city-funded grandstand
By adamg - 12/7/24 - 10:15 am

The Globe reports the city is now expecting to have to pay $91 million for its part of the proposed White Stadium reconstruction, up from its initial estimate of $50 million.

By adamg - 12/3/24 - 10:41 pm

Over the Monster takes the pulse of the Nation over the signing of reliever Aroldis Chapman.

By adamg - 11/26/24 - 7:19 pm

The founders of the currently named BOS Nation say they've heard critics of their name: Read more.

By adamg - 11/12/24 - 10:24 pm

The State House News Service reports a required land-use change for the Everett land where the Krafts want to build a home for the New England Revolution is included in an economic-development bill. Read more.

By adamg - 10/31/24 - 9:23 am

Dan Secatore provides an overview of the holiday, which, of course, starts with the Tolling of the Bellhorn.

By adamg - 10/23/24 - 9:15 am

Jamaica Plain News lobs the story over the net: Three new pickleball courts are now available at English High School, possibly ending the crisis at the South Street courts, which had seen pickleballers take over space from both tennis and basketball players.

By adamg - 10/18/24 - 2:05 pm

Mayor Wu announced today the city is renaming the North Washington Street bridge after Celtics great and civil-rights activist Bill Russell. Read more.

By adamg - 10/17/24 - 7:48 pm

Rev. Laura Everett has been following and writing about women's sports in Boston for quite awhile. Today, she writes about the disaster that was the formal naming and introduction of the Boston professional women's soccer team, in particular the way the team managed to insult men, transgender people and past and present women's pro teams in Boston. Read more.

By adamg - 10/16/24 - 7:09 pm

WBZ reports Bos Nation, which is a soccer team, not a concert promoter, has apologized for its "too many balls" campaign, which ended pretty much right after it started.

By adamg - 10/15/24 - 11:40 am

The local National Women's Soccer League team, the one that could play in a rebuilt White Stadium, will call itself Bos Nation FC, which is supposed to resonate with people who live in a city:

Where sarcasm is the native language. A three dollar and 48 cent cup of coffee is the food of choice. Where a legion of professional sports teams connects us as one. And no one, no one, rests until championship banners are raised.

H/t Shoshana, who had some other suggestions.

By adamg - 10/8/24 - 11:09 am

WCVB reports the death of El Tiante, who played eight years with the Red Sox.

By adamg - 10/7/24 - 8:56 am

WCVB reports police arrived to bust up a mini-brawl involving five to six people.

By adamg - 9/15/24 - 5:52 pm

The Red Sox announced the longtime radio voice of the Sox - and of summertime in New England - is retiring after more than 40 years.