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Bite Size News, November 25: Givin' Thanks Edition
Michael Scalia, 24, of Danvers rescued an unidentified woman from a burning vehicle on Wednesday. [WCVB]The North Shore Music Theatre could reopen in the spring of 2010 thanks to an investment from a Randoph man named William Hanney. [Boston Globe]Be thankful if you aren't on, or headed towards, the Massachusetts Turnpike today. [WCVB]
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Photo of the Day, November 25, 2009: Boston as seen from the harbor
Jeanette Runyon has today's potd taken near Central Wharf. The burst of sun in the upper corner initially caught our attention, and the smooth color transitions of the sky are what kept our interest....
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Cheap Eats: Burtons Grill
If the thought of huge holiday meals has you looking for smaller dishes to tide you over between parties, Burtons Grill has a new bar menu to keep your stomach and your wallet full. Each plate is priced at $4.95 and holds a generous serving. Two plates would definitely make a decent meal. Although there are only five choices on Burtons' Small Plates menu, the options are diverse enough that anyone could find something...
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Sports Redux: Another Tuesday Night And We Ain't Got Nobody
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacreative/ / CC BY 2.0 As frustrating as the Red Sox are, at least they play almost every day. And last week, when we had a Day Without Boston Sports, we needed it, because everyone in town was getting their fannies kicked. But now the Bruins are "back" on a winning streak, the Patriots have shaken off last week's loss, and the Celtics...well, we still don't know what's going on with the Celtics, the...
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Danvers Meep to "Rear its asinine head"
Have we mentioned that we love living in a two newspaper town? From The Herald: "The “meep” annoyance has once again reared its asinine head. The high schoolers in Danvers alert the City Desk they are planning a march in a few hours — 11:30 a.m. — across from the high school."...
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Wednesday Happenings
Bands Whose Name One Cannot Say on Radio
Fuck Buttons brings back the days when rock shows were a shambles of drone and melody and shrieking. Performing with Brooklyn stoner band Growing. Great Scott, 1222 Comm. Ave., Allston, 9 p.m.
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Photo of the Day, November 24, 2009: Hook, Line, and Sinker
In this "Better late than never" editon of the PotD, we have this picture that several of our Bostonist photo walkers picked as one of their favorite photos from the walk. It's definitely more of a fun photo than a serious piece of art, but fun is one of the things that makes a photo walk a success. Thanks to Jeff Tamagini & Brian Arsenault for having some fun with us!...
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Bite Size News, November 24: Free Parking Edition
Attention holiday shoppers: Boston offers free parking on Black Friday, and every Saturday left in 2009. [Boston Globe]Some firehouses in Boston are busy and some aren't and it's a trend that might require City Hall to reassign some jakes. [Boston Herald]The Franklin Park Zoo's population has grown thanks to the birth of two rare animal babies. Check out pictures of the animal goodness here. [WCVB]
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The Hub-o-sphere Wants You!
Going forward, Hub-o-sphere will experiment by filling the weekly post with reader submissions.
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Vicki On Oprah Re: Teddy
Oprah Winfrey's interview with Victoria Reggie Kennedy, her first television appearence since Sen. Edward M. Kennedy died in August, airs nationally on Wednesday. Vicki Kennedy reportedly discusses the Senator's final days and behind-the-scenes details on his support of President Obama's 2008 campaign. Ted Kennedy Jr. joined Vicki and her children, Caroline and Curran Raclin, on the show, which airs at 4 p.m. tomorrow on WCVB. [Herald]
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Tuesday Happenings
Spazz
It's been 15 years since the release of Speak Squeak Creak, Melt Banana's ineffable debut album, and the Japanese spazz-rock band has shown no signs of mellowing. For those who like their songs the way they like their sentences: short but convoluted. Performing with Captain Cutthroat and Exusamwa. Middle East Downstairs, 472 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 8 p.m. $14.
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Why Does the Wilbur Theatre Suck? Better Rock Shows in 5 Steps
Photo by Wikipedia user Twp, used under a Creative Commons license. The commenters on yesterday's post about the unforgiveably awful Sonic Youth-Feelies show at the Wilbur Theatre have raised a lot of thoughtful points about the state of touring rock shows in today's world. Sound techs on the professional message board ProSoundWeb noticed the post yesterday and chimed in with their own advice, which has given this Bostonist a much better understanding of what...
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Sports Redux: Nobody Puts Bergey In the Corner
Photo by flickr user Dan4th. Things were going to be different once Milan Lucic and Marc Savard were able to suit up again. When injury claimed not one, but two of the Bruins' game-making talents, objectives changed a bit. Winning games would be great, but keeping things in relatively working order until Looch and Savvy got back (and got things going) would be pretty acceptable. When Looch and Savvy got back, the power play...
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Democratic Primary Debate at WGBH: Transcript Time!
Bostonist was there for the taping of the debate between Democratic primary candidates competing for the chance to get Teddy Kennedy's senate seat in the upcoming January special election. Here's our record of what happened, in case you didn't get to watch for yourself. We weren't supposed to post before the thing actually aired. This is unedited, uncut, so forgive errors--will correct as soon as possible! And to be clear, this is by no means...
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Bite Size News, November 23: Looking on the Bright Side Edition
More than a thousand families can give thanks to the Massachusetts Salvation Army for Thursday's meal. [Boston Globe]
A Vermont church is selling its prized possession to keep operating their homeless shelter. [Brattleboro Reformer]
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Photo of the Day, November 23, 2009: Stark
In the Viewfinder was kind enough to fill in as leader of our monthly photo walk at the last moment. It's no surprise that today's PotD comes from him, as his eye for interesting photos is incredible. At first glance we thought this was a picture taken last year during one of our many snowstorms, but is in fact a great utilization of high contrast techniques. The vanishing point is interesting with a human...
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Where Should You Eat? A Fast Food Flowchart
If our Thanksgiving recipes from years past aren't enough, or if you inexplicably find yourself short of leftovers this weekend, this handy flowchart from Eating the Road might help you decide where to stuff your face not only this weekend, but also far into the future. Sadly, the chart features a number of delicious options not widely available in the Boston area: Tim Hortons, In-N-Out, Jack in the Box, Chick-fil-a, Sonic, Dairy Queen, Arby's,...
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Sonic Youth and the Feelies vs. A Giant Hole of Suck
Photo of Theater District tagged "Bostonist" by Antydiluvian. Boston's worst live music venue, the Wilbur Theatre, on the left. Is there a shittier live music venue in Boston than the Wilbur Theatre? We hope not. Let's just say that it takes an advanced level of suck to cancel out the awesomeness that is a Sonic Youth-Feelies concert and that the Wilbur Theatre managed to conjure it. We watched the show last night while standing...
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Sports Redux: Pats Give Them Something To Cry About
Charles Krupa / Associated Press The only thing that would have made yesterday even more perfect was for Wes Welker to intercept a Mark Sanchez pass. The combination of Welker (15 receptions and 192 yards) and the defense (five turnovers, four of them interceptions) led to a satisfying 31-14 smackdown of the Jets that erased last week's turmoil and transferred it to Rex Ryan's Kleenex budget. Alas, this one had rout potential that never...
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Thanksgiving Day MBTA Schedule
The turkeys are getting around town just fine, but it might be harder for you come Thursday. The MBTA has released its Thanksgiving schedule. Check it out to make sure you don't "gobble" up too much time waiting for the T this weekend. Wednesday, November 25 Additional service during peak hours on Silver, Red, Orange, Blue and Green lines Regular weekday schedule for buses, The Ride, Commuter Rail, Quincy Commuter Boat, and Inner Harbor...
