Tag Archives: Brookline

Why New York Is The Big Town

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

Ten years ago New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg snuffed out cigarette smoking in the city’s restaurants, bars, and workplaces, an achievement his NYC Coalition for a Smoke-Free City celebrated in this full-page New York Times ad yesterday: Ten years? Feh. … Continue reading →

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Letter To Hardworking Staff: Don’t Let Brookline Drop Fox News

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

From the Global Worldwide Headquarters mailbag The American Conservative Union has sent this letter to the hardworking staff, urging us to take action regarding the liberal watchdog group Media Matters‘ jihad against Fox News. Dear Fellow Conservative, If you’re outraged … Continue reading →

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That Dog Gone Tessa (Mean Brookline Edition)

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

Last week the hardwalking staff reported on the flood of Lost Dog flyers in the Brookline Village area compliments of local author Dennis Lehane, whose pursuit of his runaway pooch Tessa is positively Javertesque. Now comes the backlash. From today’s Boston Herald: Official … Continue reading →

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There’ll Always Be A Brookline (Styrofoam Ban Edition)

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

With apologies (but no trademark infringement) to The New Yorker As of next December, the hardcaffeinating staff will be buying its coffee elsewhere from the People’s Republic of Brookline. Wednesday’s Boston Globe: Styrofoam ban approved in Brookline Vote boots Styrofoam … Continue reading →

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Jason Gay Has Strawberries And Cream With Bud Collins

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

Venerable tennis savant Bud Collins couldn’t be in the house for Sunday’s gentlemen’s finals at the All England Club (ruptured quad tendon), so estimable Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay was in Collins’s Brookline house to view it with him. … Continue reading →

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Brookline Crèche Crook: The Incriminating Photos

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

The sad state of affairs at St. Mary of the Assumption in Brookline Village: Time for the Amber Alert? Photo credit: The Missus

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Geez! Someone Snatched Jesus Of Brookline Village!

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

There’s a crèche crook at large in the Brookline area, someone who apparently made a New Year’s resolution to steal the Baby Jesus from the Nativity scene at St. Mary of the Assumption. That’s cold – especially since it’s the … Continue reading →

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Brookline’s Recyclorama

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

Brookline was Bin City on Wednesday as trucks dropped off hundreds of big blue recycling bins (they have wheels!) in front of houses and apartment buildings all across town. The bins (part of Brookline’s new Single Stream Recycling Program)  came … Continue reading →

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List o’ the Day®

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

While the Boston mayoral race heats up to room temperature, U.S. News & World Report has released its list of 10 Cities for Political Junkies. They are, in descending order (slideshow here): Reston, VA Asheville, NC Walnut Creek, CA Bethesda, … Continue reading →

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