A Somerville man was arrested last week after allegedly breaking into a woman’s apartment and threatening her with a BB gun while looking for a former tenant, whom he called Paulie. [ Somerville Journal ] Here is the original post: Oddblotter: Paulie Didn’t Leave a Forwarding Address

Blotter siren — A 15-year-old Dorchester boy pleaded not guilty today to charges that he shot a woman in the face. The boy and a 17-year-old accomplice allegedly attacked a group of three women, and a 5-year-old girl, who were walking through Franklin Field, beating one woman in the face and beating...

Image by bd0nk from photos tagged “Bostonist” on Flickr . A Delta Air Lines shuttle flight from Boston to La Guardia Airport in New York collided with a bird on Tuesday. The plane left Logan Airport at 4:30 p.m. and struck the bird at 6 p.m. as it was on final approach to the airport. Pictures...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/erna-louisa/ / CC BY 2.0 The satirical website GlennBeckRapedandMurderedaYoungGirlin1990 is the brainchild of Isaac Eiland-Hall , according to legal documents filed today with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Switzerland. The papers were filed by Gloucester...

The Boston Pops with Ben Folds Friday, Oct. 2, 8 pm Symphony Hall Tickets $20-$75. Limited tickets have been released. Ticket information. Keith Lockhart quickly acknowledged the elephant in the room that is Symphony Hall. Singer-songwriter Ben Folds’ impending Oct. 2 return to the Boston venue...

Jose Canseco, contemplating a looming future of slumpbusters and hypodermic needles. Jose Canseco was a Red Sox for a minute, but we’re guessing that there are at least a few people in New England who would like to see the wife beating steroids advocate take a blow or two to the noggin. It turns...

Hargo attended the Fluff Festival last weekend in Somerville and got a great photo of the joy that is Fluff. Using flash to isolate the subject and clean up the backgrounds is always a good idea when photographing people, and emotion is always at the heart of photography. Great moment. Original post: Photo...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or in Somerville, you’ve probably heard about the new Flaherty-Yoon alliance. A ” marriage ,” according to the Globe’s Scott Lehigh, which weirdly echos something we overheard at Fenway Park yesterday. “You know, Flaherty-Yoon:...

Image of Jumbo tagged “Bostonist” by GraySky . You may have heard that Tufts University recently outlawed doing it while your roommate’s in the room (which appears to also exclude doing it with your roommate). Official text of the rule: “You may not engage in sexual activity...

The Blue Jays launched six home runs and held on for an 8-7 win over the Red Sox Tuesday night . Adam Lind hit three of the home runs, becoming the first player since Frank Thomas in 1996 to hit three home runs as an opponent in Fenway Park. In fact, the Blue Jays could’ve hit 15 HRs to...