Boston has been named the drunkest city in America, according to The Daily Beast. Think about that the next time someone says we need to extend closing hours to 3AM. Meanwhile, the BPD stopped by the Joshua Tree Saturday night, which they continue to monitor after a fist-fight among patrons this summer. The watering hole was named one of Boston’s douchiest bars back in the fall.
January 2, 2013
Alleged murderer in Allston stabbing arraigned
The Suffolk County DA’s office released an account of the altercation. The victim has been identified as Tony Spaulding of Harwich. He was a tenant at the house and attended the New England Institute of Art.
January 2, 2013
Civic rings in 2013
Thursday, January 3 the BAIA will hear from the owner of 28 Bellamy Street, Brighton on his plan to add a second floor the existing home. There are a few other items as well. Most interested should be the police department report, given this weeks murder in Allston and another in December in Brighton.
January 1, 2013
Man dies of stabbing in Allston, Boston’s first homicide for 2013
A man perished of stab wounds this morning outside 48 Pratt Street in Allston. Police arrived at 2:43AM and found the victim bleeding heavily.
The owners of the property are Carla and Charles Husak of Georgetown, MA. It is listed as a six bedroom home in city records. They purchased the property in July 2008 for $430,000 with a $382,000 mortgage.
The “parties” in South Allston get worse and worse, and add to a sense that large parts of the neighborhood are becoming unsafe. The police can end up overwhelmed with calls, and how are they to know which party will turn violent?
UPDATE: The Boston Police state they have arrested Brian MacDonald, age 24, for the murder.
December 4, 2012
Pet supply store, condo developer to present plans
Up this Thursday at the BAIA’s meeting:
The Stockyard’s new owner continues his quest to acquire all the licenses he needs to reopen the restaurant.
More than one hundred new apartments may be coming to 75 Brainerd Road, Allston.
And for those who want their pets styled for the holidays, a proposed pet supply store at 20 Market Street will also offer do-it-yourself canine washing space.
Full agenda and meeting time and location here.
November 29, 2012
Neighbors unhappy, Harvard shrugs
Neighbors have written the Boston Redevelopment Authority, expressing their displeasure with Harvard’s latest plans for North Allston. It doesn’t sound like they will get much satisfaction from the BRA, based on comments from their point person for the site. Can we ask where is the mayor on this?
November 27, 2012
Even Harvard’s students don’t like their Allston plans
A Crimson editorial writer has tough words for the university’s development plans.
November 26, 2012
The Allston Brighton Coast
According to this map, all of North Allston and North Brighton would end up submerged if the ocean continues to rise. Of course, the most extreme scenario is hundreds of years away, but still. Harvard might want to think twice about spending all that money in an area that may end up under water.
November 13, 2012
BU student on bike dies after being hit by bus
Last night a BU student was hit and killed by a collision with an MBTA bus at the corner of Harvard and Brighton Avenues in Allston. The incident is under investigation by Boston and MBTA police.
This is the second bicyclist in Boston to die this year. It may be time to take another look at safety rules and bike routes. Does it make sense to put them on main roads, or would it be better to divert them to side streets where traffic is slower and cars don’t dominate the road as much?
November 11, 2012
Car arsonist hits again
Two cars were destroyed just before 8 this morning in an act of arson, according the Boston Fire Department. The vehicles were garaged at 15 Long Avenue. There is someone who is getting a sick pleasure from torching cars in the neighborhood.
November 2, 2012
Aerosmith in Allston: Not the usual basement show
Aerosmith, the Boston rock and rollers who gave us hits like “Dream On” and “Sweet Emotion,” will perform outside their former home at 1325 Commonwealth Avenue in Allston. The event is free and will be held on Monday, November 5 at 12 noon.
November 1, 2012
Stink bomb of a party
The BPD shut down a party at 2 Guilford Street near Union Square in Allston in the early morning hours of Saturday, October 23. As they were doing this one of the departing partygoers tossed a stink bomb at a house farther down Guildford Street, apparently in retaliation for complaints about all the noise. It being a crazy night, the officers didn’t arrest anyone but did issue a summons for public drinking. The owner of this single-family is listed as Theano Tsekrekas of Greece. Now, someone must be managing the property locally. Wonder who?
October 26, 2012
Fire at 1144 Comm. Ave.
A one-alarm fire destroyed a basement one-bedroom apartment at 1144 Commonwealth Ave. in Allston yesterday afternoon, according to the Boston Fire Department. No injuries, but $100K worth of damage. Pics here and here.
October 25, 2012
Drink deeper and later, in Allston but nowhere else
Union Square’s Deep Ellum today received permission to extend its operating hours, allowing it to serve food and alcohol until 2AM from the current 1AM. They will also be be allowed to keep their outdoor patio open until 11PM during warm weather.
With this decision and the one allowing the Avenue Bar and Grill to join the 2AM bar brigade, the Licensing Board has established that it will approve the latest close possible for any bar in the Harvard Avenue area of Allston, as long as it can claim that it is run responsibly.
Why just Allston? There are plenty of bars in Brighton that are run well and have to turn off the taps at 1AM.
Why was the South Boston Dominos Pizza denied when it asked to sell and deliver pies until 3AM, but the one in Allston approved?
South Allston doesn’t vote in local elections. North Allston, Brighton and South Boston do.
October 19, 2012
It wasn’t dreary until Harvard got involved
Harvard’s submission for developing its tracts of land in Allston were released today by the Boston Redevelopment Authority. The Globe article refers to Allston as a “dreary section of the city”, but the biggest drag on the neighborhood has been Harvard’s practice of purchasing property, emptying it of tenants, and leaving it vacant for years. And let’s not forget the huge hole on Western Avenue, the someday site of a science complex.
October 12, 2012
Harvard’s dog’s breakfast development model
Harvard University has announced its latest ideas for North Allston. A hotel and conference center and basketball stadium are proposed, along with additional buildings for the business school. Construction would occur over a ten-year period. The university will submit its plans to City Hall next week.
Harvard seems to be using a dog’s breakfast model for developing its Allston demense, tossing in various uses and structures with no real vision of how it will all work together. There was no hint of a basketball stadium until the team became much more successful in recent years.
October 9, 2012
Such sad news
The body of Jonathan Dailey, the missing Allston grad student has been found in the Charles River.
October 8, 2012
Columbus Weekend Tweets
@invisiblelady65: Overheard on the #57 #Allston/”I had to break up with her, her over- enunciating drive me f*cking nuts!”
@zeynepx: I hear people outside my window screaming in a new language every morning #Allston
Jesi @messyjesi I’m at Boston Police D-14 (Brighton, MA)
(editorial note: no explanation as to why the mess was there)
October 8, 2012
Missing person alert
Jonathan Dailey, a 23 year old resident of Gardner Street, has been missing since the evening of Tuesday, October 2. His absence was first reported by his roommate on Friday. Contact the Boston Police if you have information.
October 3, 2012
Party on
The BU Free Press reports on a couple of incidents that drew the attention of police this past weekend, including a stabbing at a Hano Street bash and a loud party on Allston street.