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Photos: Boston University Terriers lose 3-1 to Maine Black Bears

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

Enjoy a few photos from Boston University’s aggravating 3-1 loss to Maine Black Bears on Saturday, January 28, at Agganis Arena. The most memorable sequence of the game occurred in the second period with BU trailing 1-0. A frantic attempt to score resulted in practically every player on ice ending up in Maine’s goal crease. [...]

Disney On Ice Treasure Trove at TD Garden in Boston

Monday, December 26th, 2011

Below are a few photos from the “Disney On Ice – Treasure Trove” show that’s playing at TD Garden in Boston this week. The Treasure Trove show is an on-ice highlight reel of sorts from some Disney’s most famous movies (eg Snow White, Lion King, and Peter Pan) as well as some more recent movies [...]

Irene was the real deal

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

At this time 43 deaths have been attributed to Irene. Almost 3 million people are still without power. Whole villages have reportedly been submerged, roads and bridges swept away by floods caused by pounding rain. Yet, some insist that Irene was over hyped. They’re wrong.

Heroes of June, but now it’s July

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

I saw this down at the playground the other day:

Be wary of Google AdWords’ push in Massachusetts

Monday, June 20th, 2011

About a month ago I received an email from Google AdWords with the following message: Google seminars coming to Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut Google invites you to some interactive seminars for your local businesses community. Our certified trainers will show you how Google tools can help you reach more customers, understand what customers are [...]

Ranking Boston’s championships 2002-2011

Friday, June 17th, 2011

When Boston Bruins won the 2011 Stanley Cup by defeating the Canucks (and indirectly laying waste to Vancouver) they added the seventh major-league championship that the city’s four pro sports teams have won since 2002. Here’s how I rank them in order of importance, starting from the bottom 7) Boston Celtics 2008 championship. It would [...]

Accident on eastbound Route 9

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Photo of an accident that helped snarl traffic on eastbound Route 9 in Framingham on June 2, 2011.

Boston’s population 2010: 617,594

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

The population of Boston in 2010 was 617,594 according to the United States Census Bureau’s decennial population count. That was an increase of almost 5% from 2000, when the city’s population was 589,141, but quite a bit less than what recent population estimates had suggested would be the case. Here’s the breakdown of the 2010 [...]

Boston’s split majority

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Boston had majority non-white population overall in 2010, but a majority white population among those 18 and over, according to data from the 2010 Census that was released yesterday. The city’s total population was 617,594 and non-whites made up 53% of that. Of the 513,884 who were 18 or older whites made up 51.8% of [...]

Massachusetts militia reenactors

Saturday, March 12th, 2011

Colonial-era militia reenactors on a Saturday afternoon at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury in Massachusetts. I think they were part of a wedding ceremony celebration.