Officials have stopped calling swine flu “swine flu,” switching instead to the disease’s more official (but less catchy) moniker, H1N1, which better reflects its multipart human, avian, and porcine origins. Officials (at Northeastern, at least) have also issued a moratorium on handshakes...

WCVB is reporting a “probable case” of swine flu H1N1 virus at the Harvard Dental School. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will hold a news conference Thursday night to discuss the case. View original here:  Swine Flu in Boston?

Courts are busy and backed up. Ever wonder why? –A Chelsea court clerk, who was arrested on Febuary 27 on other charges, allegedly extorted sexual services from two women in 2005 and 2007, according to a six-count indictment returned by a grand jury yesterday. The accused allegedly had sex with...

The teen hiker who was lost on Mt. Washington explains that he wasn’t lost. [ Boston Globe ] Lynn’s casino boat has filed for bankruptcy and probably won’t be back. [ The Daily Item ] Megan McAllister found some sense and lost her engagement ring. [ Boston Globe ] There have been 100...

As a preventative measure Northeastern University is eschewing the traditional congratulatory handshake at their graduate and undergraduate ceremonies tomorrow. All graduating seniors received an email Thursday afternoon from the University’s emergency communication service outlining “what...

Well, they’re not quite old enough to drink yet, but they’re certainly old enough to celebrate a birthday in style. Cambridge Brewing Company is turning 20! On Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, both beer and fun will be flowing at the CBC in Kendall Square from 5pm to closing time. The...

We know the Globe is in crunch-time negotiations with New York Times management to reach a $20 million cost-cutting consensus before the May 1 deadline, so we’re not even mad about “ Lynn gambling ship now in bankruptcy .” Just disappointed. This front-page piece is a model of armchair...

RajRem has an intriguing photo for today. With clouds of smoke rising up from the stacks this could be the intro scene to a sci-fi movie that begins with man destroying the earth. The interesting combination of black & white, and processed colors lends weight to the sci-fi feeling, and the strong...

Why might you be interested in seeing Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale performed by a Somerville community theater? Let’s start with the play itself (spoiler alerts, for those who didn’t participate in high school English): it is completely and utterly ridiculous , as though Shakespeare...

A night in Framingham and Natick offers a lot of perks: endless shopping opportunities, a multi-screen movie theater… and restaurants galore. However, many of the restaurants are old favorites, with emphasis on old over favorites. Who isn’t a little tired of eating at Chili’s or Legal’s?...