20 years 1 month

Not just a user of Universal Hub, I'm the founder! Been doing Internetty Boston stuff for ages now (long enough that I started out with a gopher, and who remembers that?).

You can reach me at [email protected].

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8/22/24 - 11:58 am They'll need a daycare Massive redevelopment in the works for 31-acre Gillette site: Housing, commercial space and parkland that will double as a bulwark against rising seas 29
8/22/24 - 10:36 am Yep Massive redevelopment in the works for 31-acre Gillette site: Housing, commercial space and parkland that will double as a bulwark against rising seas 29
8/21/24 - 6:42 pm Just a wee bit of difference ... Fields Corner gets crusty over proposed Papa John's 28
8/21/24 - 11:26 am Especially ... NPR explains it all, Massachusetts music edition 70
8/21/24 - 10:14 am Boston journalism Vast swarms of amorous flying ants are flitting around tonight, landing in ears and hair, raining on cars and dropping into people's frappes 12
8/21/24 - 12:02 am Ew! Vast swarms of amorous flying ants are flitting around tonight, landing in ears and hair, raining on cars and dropping into people's frappes 12
8/21/24 - 12:00 am Sad Globe photo cutline Vast swarms of amorous flying ants are flitting around tonight, landing in ears and hair, raining on cars and dropping into people's frappes 12
8/20/24 - 4:42 pm Imagine owning a pool under it all Vast swarms of amorous flying ants are flitting around tonight, landing in ears and hair, raining on cars and dropping into people's frappes 12
8/20/24 - 3:33 pm Maybe, maybe not Man who lost his job as police commissioner after just two days loses suit over his firing 12
8/19/24 - 12:39 pm Sorta Keeping abreast of the news 31
8/19/24 - 11:42 am Decided not to cover it myself Keeping abreast of the news 31
8/19/24 - 10:38 am OK, enough Five shot in Franklin Park 43
8/19/24 - 10:09 am If he had called you something else, maybe Five shot in Franklin Park 43
8/19/24 - 10:08 am OK, maybe not shot ... Five shot in Franklin Park 43
8/17/24 - 1:46 pm Yep It's super happy fun time for democracy as one of our local white-nationalist organizers is convicted for his role in the failed Jan. 6 putsch 18
8/16/24 - 3:47 pm Explaining Flora Road that bisects the Arboretum could be renamed for an enslaved woman who once lived nearby 14
8/16/24 - 11:28 am Rollin', rollin' rollin' Mystery train gets VIP treatment as it lumbers up Tremont Street in the South End 27
8/15/24 - 1:33 pm And they're all working on their Harvard PhDs ... 311 complaint of the day: Turkey on the grass, alas 11
8/15/24 - 11:01 am One word: Uvalde Guy is following seniors from T stops in several neighborhoods and ripping gold chains off their necks, police say 9
8/15/24 - 10:57 am Now I want to see a photo ... 311 complaint of the day: Turkey on the grass, alas 11
8/15/24 - 8:34 am I think ... 135 affordable apartments for seniors planned for Jamaicaway site 9
8/15/24 - 8:31 am When sentences are handed down Man on probation for raping a drugged 14-year-old in Cambridge is charged with Downtown Crossing stabbing, police say 19
8/14/24 - 7:42 pm Quite the takedown this morning Man charged with holding up banks at gunpoint in Jamaica Plain, Hyde Park and Weymouth last month 2
8/14/24 - 7:05 pm Possible account of ferry ride from Hingham Ferry news that doesn't sound real: Delays due to a baby wheel 10
8/14/24 - 5:35 pm Yes Man on probation for raping a drugged 14-year-old in Cambridge is charged with Downtown Crossing stabbing, police say 19
8/14/24 - 5:16 pm Story updated Man on probation for raping a drugged 14-year-old in Cambridge is charged with Downtown Crossing stabbing, police say 19
8/14/24 - 11:39 am Or a Mug 'n' Muffin Common sandwich stand shutting down 92
8/13/24 - 11:39 am I think that's where the RMV comes in Volkswagen sues Revere for letting tow company sell off car the company was still financing 7
8/13/24 - 11:22 am Sigh, thanks Two shot, one dead in apartment on Trent Street in Dorchester 2
8/13/24 - 8:46 am None A very Silver Line sunset 12
8/12/24 - 8:48 pm No more so than ... Jamaica Pond special reserve 27
8/12/24 - 8:43 pm And at one time ... Jamaica Pond special reserve 27
8/12/24 - 2:26 pm The Greenway Jamaica Pond special reserve 27
8/12/24 - 9:47 am Periodic reminder ... 311 complaint of the day: Seaport overcompensators 20
8/10/24 - 3:28 pm Update on this specific Cybertruck 311 complaint of the day: Cybertruck? More like a parking Cyberbully 33
8/9/24 - 5:47 pm By jove, you're right Man won't be able to masturbate in public for at least three months 19
8/8/24 - 9:04 pm You don't find it noteworthy ... New Hampshire man charged as dumbass driving around Mattapan and Dorchester pointing a BB gun that looked like an assault weapon at people 7
8/8/24 - 8:15 pm Yes, they should A whale of a time in Boston Harbor 11
8/8/24 - 7:38 pm Um ... A whale of a time in Boston Harbor 11
8/8/24 - 3:15 pm Unfortunately, you wind up with another problem ... Councilor would let Boston homeowners paint yellow no-parking zones around their driveways - and would fine people who park in them 34
8/8/24 - 3:08 pm The issue isn't SUV owners in driveways, though Councilor would let Boston homeowners paint yellow no-parking zones around their driveways - and would fine people who park in them 34
8/8/24 - 2:22 pm I like the cut of your jib Looking to the future at the Joyce Kilmer School in West Roxbury 37
8/8/24 - 12:51 pm Update: More memory installed Yep, UHub is fading in and out of consciousness 15
8/8/24 - 9:21 am Because it brings joy to weary people Looking to the future at the Joyce Kilmer School in West Roxbury 37
8/7/24 - 11:06 pm If only the money for this came from the BPS budget ... Looking to the future at the Joyce Kilmer School in West Roxbury 37
8/7/24 - 8:52 pm It's a condion of having a liquor license Pair of loudmouth transphobes started a fight in a Chinatown restaurant that left one victim covered in blood from where he was smashed in the head with a glass, police say 12
8/7/24 - 8:47 pm Not this time Pair of loudmouth transphobes started a fight in a Chinatown restaurant that left one victim covered in blood from where he was smashed in the head with a glass, police say 12
8/7/24 - 5:15 pm Not quite Boston City Council did not violate the First Amendment by not letting out-of-town Satanists give invocations at meetings, court rules 24
8/6/24 - 1:20 pm Livable city? Pro/con: Boylston Street bike lanes 47
8/6/24 - 8:16 am And hopefully ... Boston to offer rebates to spur e-bike use among people who might not otherwise be able to afford them 48
My articles
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12/16/24 - 11:33 am Boston Billy takes in his race
12/16/24 - 10:48 am Somerville eliminates parking requirements for new construction
12/16/24 - 10:23 am The man who brought a little cheer, and lots of hot dogs, to poor Boston children
12/16/24 - 9:34 am Let Freedom House ring
12/15/24 - 11:29 pm Everett newspaper to settle libel suit by mayor by paying him $1.1 million and then shutting down forever
12/15/24 - 12:53 pm Police detect drone flying too close to Logan, track it to closed shelter on Long Island, arrest two men for being dumbasses
12/14/24 - 10:26 pm Night drone over Plymouth
12/14/24 - 5:29 pm Landlord booting Harvard Square's last dive bar, which had been open since the 1950s
12/14/24 - 1:26 pm Two-alarm fire displaces 14 on Hazelton Street in Mattapan
12/14/24 - 11:30 am Dorchester man admits he got off a bus at Ruggles packing a loaded gun, magazines and plenty of ammo
12/13/24 - 4:19 pm Was only matter of time before another Boylston Street water main would shreve, crump and blow
12/13/24 - 3:41 pm Drunk New Yorker tries driving on E Line tracks but doesn't get far, police say
12/13/24 - 2:33 pm Feds join investigation into Muddy River oil spill
12/13/24 - 1:42 pm Affordable apartment building could be coming to Roslindale Square
12/13/24 - 1:04 pm Board says North Station club not to blame for Causeway Street brawls after a Halloween party there, but still plans a hearing on preventing further street melees
12/13/24 - 12:48 pm One of those fancier Taco Bells approved for Maverick Square
12/13/24 - 10:16 am WBUR drops its only news show devoted specifically to Boston
12/13/24 - 10:10 am Two Suffolk County jail guards charged with Covid unemployment and small-business fraud
12/13/24 - 9:27 am Woman found murdered in South End apartment
12/13/24 - 8:53 am Just a little drain clog, MassDOT says of flooded Ted Williams Tunnel
12/12/24 - 11:35 pm Somebody decides to empty a gun in the Bunker Hill development
12/12/24 - 11:00 pm Police in Cambridge are not calling you to threaten to arrest you for missing jury duty
12/12/24 - 3:42 pm Some Boston city councilors want to study how to better keep feds from getting hands on data collected by police, and not just about immigrants
12/12/24 - 1:27 pm O'Neill Tunnel became a river in yesterday's downpour
12/12/24 - 12:45 pm Roslindale market gets OK to become neighborhood center for ouzo and other hard Greek drinks
12/12/24 - 11:50 am Board orders ten-day alcohol-sales suspension for Allston market for running a not-so-secret slots parlor with beer service
12/12/24 - 10:58 am Back Bay water main bursts; Berklee loses water
12/12/24 - 10:01 am 311 complaint of the day: The calliope crashed to the ground, but she was blinded by the light
12/12/24 - 9:57 am Imagine if all that rain had been snow
12/12/24 - 9:33 am You wouldn't think a hawk would need to catch a plane, but these are unusual times
12/12/24 - 9:15 am Boston ballot shortages caused by simple math mistake, official says
12/11/24 - 11:00 pm More birds rescued from Muddy River, but water is looking cleaner, group says
12/11/24 - 6:25 pm City council sets tax rate
12/11/24 - 6:00 pm Commuter rail from South Station out of whack; this is all something you can blame on Amtrak
12/11/24 - 1:01 pm Roslindale breakfast/lunch place would expand to dinner if it gets a liquor license - but not into the space a neighboring bar is leaving
12/11/24 - 12:09 pm Boston Common kiosk to switch from the Earl of Sandwich to the duchess of baked goods
12/11/24 - 10:10 am Owner of a downtown office building proposes turning it into 36 apartments
12/10/24 - 8:02 pm Time to rename it the Oily River?
12/10/24 - 2:35 pm New Jersey man shot to death on Devon Street in Dorchester; two arrested
12/10/24 - 2:19 pm Board approves 26 affordable apartments wrapped around Humboldt Avenue church
12/10/24 - 1:47 pm Board that denied approval of an East Boston condo building agrees to reconsider because the meeting notice referred to South Boston's zoning code
12/10/24 - 12:16 pm Non-profit wins approval to replace shuttered Fenway laundromat with affordable apartments
12/10/24 - 11:49 am Allston losing a mystical temple, but gaining four apartments
12/10/24 - 9:19 am Kowloon: The movie
12/9/24 - 11:06 pm The reindeer had the weekend off, so the Orange Line would have to do
12/9/24 - 10:57 pm Hopefully Sam didn't get a sudden craving for fresh fish
12/9/24 - 8:49 pm Brookline says source of Muddy River oil leak still undetermined
12/9/24 - 6:03 pm Wildlife rehabbers in hazmat suits, volunteers try to save more waterfowl from the Muddy River, which still reeks of oil
12/9/24 - 12:59 pm Cat rescued from tree in Uphams Corner, but not by firefighters
12/9/24 - 11:59 am Roslindale bar to close, but breakfast nook next door won't take over its space if it can get its own liquor license