Current delays on the MBTA:

I wanted to share this here because I just heard from a direct source that Blanchard’s on Harvard Ave is planning to close down soon.

Given how central Blanchard's has been to Allston, this feels like a massive shift for the neighborhood. It’s been sitting at 103 Harvard Ave since 1954. Over 70 years.

Whether you just moved here for school, lived in the area for a decade, or hit up show venues around Harvard/Brighton Ave, that giant neon sign has basically been the visual beacon of Allston Village.

In a neighborhood where venues, bars, and local spots seem to turn over constantly, Blanchard’s always felt like one of the few permanent anchors left. It’s hard to picture Harvard Ave without it. Genuinely feel a little sick ngl.

Pour one out. 🥃💔

P.S. Mods please don’t take this down immediately, I can confirm privately. Just don’t want to compromise my source since the store owners may be planning an announcement at a later time and I don’t want to get anyone in trouble for leaking.

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Hi, I'm a broadcast technician at 7News in Boston and a member of IBEW local 1228. We are currently fighting for a fair contract. Negotiations started in June of 2025. We've escalated to picketing and email campaigns (I have a QR code I can share if interested in emailing management).

The Boston Globe has written a couple of articles about the lawsuits and picketing. There's a few other online articles out there. FTV Live posted about it the other day.

The union set up an Instagram and Facebook page to post about our activity. I can't put those in this post, but maybe I can comment with those links for anyone interested.

Has anyone else had a crazy experience trying to sell clothes there? As in THEY ARE MEAN!I have experienced this and randomly two other people (one in her twenties, one in her forties) brought it up to me without me asking! What happens is - you bring your clothes and the HORRIBLY dressed employees go through each item and disparage it and tell you why it's not "on trend" and roll their eyes and make stern faces. They just put two piles - yes and no. It takes only a few minutes, and they don't scrutinize the books they don't want. I think I need to make a parody video or something. I need to try and sell clothes again and note everything they say!

To the guy I chatted with today (7/22) before the rain: I thought you were cute and enjoyed talking while your friend was getting snacks and ice cream. You mentioned you're a mechanical engineer visiting from out of state, where the weather is always perfect. I was thinking I should've asked if you wanted to grab coffee while you're here. If you're single and you happen to see this, send me a message!

- girl with the lemonade, sitting a couple seats to your right

2 photos. September 28, 2025

The gear firefighters wear into burning building is supposed to save lives — not put them at greater risk of danger.

The Quincy Fire Department replaced all of its turnout gear after the union said cancer-causing chemicals were found in their old equipment.

Firefighters' unions have been leading the charge to fit all firefighters with PFAS-free gear.

Quincy bought gear in 2019 and 2025, but later found out it had high levels of the forever chemicals, and officials say exposure contributes to occupational cancer.

After three years and a short delay in approval of the funds, the Quincy City Council funded the new gear. Each firefighter will get multiple pieces of equipment.

I took the recent salary thread and compared it against BLS and ACS data to demonstrate actuals vs reddit-reported.

edit: I added a cross-border comparison with r/Toronto after similarly processing their reported salaries and converted from CAD to USD. Their data is even more skewed than Boston's

you can find boston data here
you can find toronto data here

the toronto version of this dashboard is here

Found this in my old stuff. I only saved this one Globe, from the day after Larry Bird's retirement. I tell you, this ad made me more nostalgic for Boston than the article on Larry Legend.

Doesn't include Telemundo data but still interesting

After seeing the Newport, OR sign for years, my mom and I decided to find this one on a West Coast road trip

We are taking a train from Gillette stadium to South Station. Our hotel is in Aka backbay. Is this walk safe at midnight for 2 women ?

Just a PSA for those not aware that the commonwealth games are starting in Glasgow. It's like the Olympics but with less countries and corruption ;-)

There might be cones, kilts and beers. Look for fox type stations/streams as they seem to be the ones that paid for the rights in the US.

Hey everyone! I just moved to the Boston area and I have two German Shepherds. I'm looking for a vet clinic that is comfortable with GSDs and doesn't have a negative bias towards them (my boys are extremely sweet and don't even require restraint outside of a collar hold and a chin rest to perform exams and blood draws).

This is extremely important to me because I was a tech for several years and I'm always involved with helping to handle my dogs during exams. I greatly dislike not being able to assist during the exams and my dogs are much more comfortable when I'm involved.

I'm also trying to find a clinic that isn't going to break the bank. I know the Boston area tends to be expensive, so I'm trying to find a clinic that will be a little easy on my pockets, especially considering one of my GSDs is a senior.

I'm willing to look for clinics that are within a 30 minute drive of Boston, but the closer it is to the Malden area the better.

Thanks in advance! 💕🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺

Nurses and healthcare workers picketing around BMC. Solidarity forever ✊ Fair contract!!

Ok who added the great blurb explaining the art?
(I only made the first piece of paper)

For context, I live on the fourth floor of a townhouse in Back Bay. The street I live has major construction going on right now and I've noticed my floor leaning towards the main staircase since they've started. My floor has always had some slant towards the main staircase but it feels a lot more prominent since street construction began. The walls and flooring are all intact, there aren't any cracks and the baseboards are still attached where they should be. It's not really visible but I can feel the slant and lean when I'm standing in that area. I've never lived in an old house before so I could just be paranoid and imagining the lean being worse than it actually is.

Does anyone know a restaurant that serves arancini or a market that sells pre-made ones?