Quick! Get your tickets for the Bret Michaels Rock of Love Afterparty at the Hard Rock tonight. Tickets are $30 and we’re told “DON’T DICK AROUND” because they will sell out fast. If you go, please take pictures and make sure to report back. (Thanks @ BostonTweet ) Read the...

Governor Deval Patrick gave a tax credit to movie stars. [ Boston Herald ] The sales tax holiday will probably be taken away. [ Boston Herald ] A federal judge ruled in Yoko Ono’s favor in a copyright infringement case. [ MyFoxBoston.com ] The FAA approved Wednesday’s Blue Angels Boston...

Blotter siren — Boston cops charged 50-year-old convicted sex offender Fitzhugh Newton with the February rape and murder of a Dorchester woman. Newton had previously been convicted of assault with intent to commit rape and gross lewdness in different incidents. [ Universal Hub ] — Boston...

In the wake of a few tragic automobile accidents, the state is seeking ways to ensure that older drivers are safe on the road. The latest proposal calls for retesting at 85 years of age , but some lawmakers want to push it down to 75 or 80. Considering that our grandma retells us the same story five...

Dunkin’ Donuts is “voluntarily withdrawing” all hot chocolate and Dunkaccino drinks from stores because equipment used to make an ingedient was contaminated wth Salmonella. These are the only products affected, the company says. It’s a temporary situation. Here is the original: Dunkin’...

Escher-esque in appearance, this photo by Pixilista is an excellent example of creative perspective. Taken at the ICA, the interesting patterns and geometric shapes really take you through the photo. See the original post: Photo of the day, June 30, 2009: One Way Down

Image tagged “Bostonist” by Flickr user AndreaTallOne . Patrick signed the bill Our booze gets a big new tax Trips to New Hampshire Sales tax gets bigger Deval wanted gas tax Western Mass did not If sales are down, A sales tax increase won’t Fix the deficit Deval made vetoes Immigrants...

                      Cymbals Eat Guitars may be one of those bands you just “don’t get” until you see them live. Like so many fuzz-infected groups coming out of New York, it’s often hard to tell who’s another Sonic...

It’s a time-honored tradition: when laws get tough, people scramble to avoid them. The latest instance of this phenomenon comes with Boston firefighters, who are hurrying to cash in their pensions before a new law goes into effect that would reduce the size of said pensions. Firefighters who were...

Blotter siren — Undercover Boston cops busted a Newton man who allegedly tried to sell them $200,000 worth of black tar heroin in the South End on Friday. The man, 34-year-old Amando Avila, faces multiple drugs charges. [ BPDNews ] — Boston cops nabbed a pair of suspects who allegedly broke...