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Did you remember to pay proper homage to The Turk's Head? <for those unawares, arguably the 4th most iconic profile in Downtown PVD, behind the Big Blue Bug, 111 Westminister aka Superman Bldg, and the Graduate aka The Biltmore hotel>

The problem is, it's dead center of that murderous 10-mile stretch of weekend traffic--during both ski season, summer hiking season, AND fall foliage season--that metastasizes from Intervale to the north on 16 all the way south on 16 at the edge of downtown Conway. As majestic as the landscape...

OK, good clarification. I will point out, though, that Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel) has been the sole occupant of the premises for decades (they only sold the property back in spring 2021). So in fact the technical classification and character of the property for decades was...

I'm sorry, but that would be the essence of performative bulls**t. I started work in that area in 2009. In the past 17 years, there has been no retail at that address. I highly doubt there's been any retail there in the 21st century. So what's the point? That area is a dead zone, for the...

Sir, this is a Wendy's.

The clown emoji is such a perfect deployment here, in light of the continued drivel being spewed by Johnnyrocket.

Wondering why the MBTA's institutional culture/posture seems to draw inspiration from the Kremlin circa 1936... might as well be asking why the sky is blue. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/22/business/mbta-commuter-rail-contract-bidding-keolis/

If your experience of PVD station does not extend into 2026, then you're in for a *special treat* upon your next visit. All these pictures were taken today around 6 pm. The multi-year renovation has finally almost finished; I'd estimate it's at 95% completion. It has dramatically improved the...

Nothing gives me greater delight on this forum than seeing your endlessly tiresome, incoherent, reactionary, Howie Carr Lite ranting get dunked on by a variety of thoughtful AB commenters. To call-out one of your more exceptionally asinine assertions you've spewed here recently: Boston was...

"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood"--Daniel Burnham, 10 Summer St. (aka Filene's) architect I get that this is merely a provocation/whimsical trial balloon to help stir enlightened dialogue, but it still seems ridiculous. For all the revitalization Brown has surely...

Is it? A few observations. I swear I have no dog in this fight and am not being negative just for negativity's sake. (As we all know, the negativity in this town sucks already as it is...) 1.) The COMING SOON for the Blank Street Coffee allegedly coming to DTX has been up for well over a...

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2026-03-05/mit-economist-rent-control-will-only-worsen-state-housing-crisis Pray that rent control does not get passed this fall. As much pain as skyrocketing rents are generating for overly-burdened renters, I can't imagine a more efficient way to deter...

How "relatable" what is? Like, Taylor Swift is relatable to my nine-year-old daughter? It's really quite basic, and not remotely odd: --The Normandy invasion was an unfathomably vast mobilization involving incredibly intricate, delicate, interdependent logistics --FIFA World Cup 2026 USA, of...

I was merely pointing out that the ridiculously trivial aspect of the outstanding $7M, in proportion to the colossal logistical mobilization for all of World Cup Boston, would be highly analogous to all of the Normandy invasion being scrapped due to a strike by a single Higgins boat operator...

Meanwhile... 105 days left until Haiti vs. Scotland, and the standoff continues over who is going to pay Foxboro's security outlay. This story (no paywall) is fairly comprehensive and, not surprisingly, quite sympathetic to the municipality's cause/perspective, as I suppose most local media...

Here you go: https://properties.boston.gov/#/details?parcelId=0304520000 I'm puzzled as to why it's classified as Commercial/Pay Parking Lot; I'd always understood it to be an Eversource substation, and thus a critical piece of the area's electrical infrastructure--something you'd never ever...

Actually, NH does: the SNHU arena, and it strongly parallels the AMICA pavilion when you consider the "comps": 1.) seating capacity: SNHU seats 10k hockey/11k basketball/11k concerts; AMICA seats 11k hockey/12k basketball/14k concerts 2.) driving distance from Boston's CBD: 50 miles for SNHU...

No doubt a substantial portion of your apathy growing-up stemmed from being raised in AMICA-Ville--your friendly corporate overlords there discouraging the glimpsing of any horizons they didn't control. ;)

In an ideal world, McKee doesn't win reelection, and a whole new, far more dynamic regime is ushered-in that takes the I-195 bridge fiasco as a catalyst for exploring ways to improve West Bay/East Bay connectivity, period. RI will always be cleaved by 'Gansett Bay--that's integral to its...

Your post, though focusing on an appalling disaster, is also a great reminder of how many decades suburban commuters pre-dated what I assume is a general misconception of "oh, suburban commuting really only began post-1945." That Wiki page states that the unfortunate individuals taking that...