After the Sensodyne defense didn’t work and he was sentenced to jail , State Senator Anthony Galluccio has resigned . “My decision today is not out of hopelessness but rather one of hope and opportunity,” Galluccio said in his resignation letter. In response to the resignation, Senate...

After the recent underage sandwich party bust, you wouldn’t expect a pre-teen to try getting into a cougar bar. Oh, how absurd to imagine a kid being rescued after leaving his dog leashed up outside of Drink or Cuffs ! The real story—far more tragic—concerns a boy in the Boston Bar...

— Police found a man shot to death early this morning behind the Bromley Heath housing projects near the Jackson Square T station in Jamaica Plain. The man, who was in his 20s, has not been identified. [ Globe ] — Police found a dead body in a trash barrel in Chelsea this morning and await...

Image by hmmlargeart from photos tagged “Bostonist” on Flickr . Despite a determination by the National Park Service that the Nantucket Sound can be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Obama administration signaled a resolution to the nine-year dispute over the Cape Wind...

— We didn’t know anyone paid attention to the First Night parade, but Jewish and Palestinian activists do. [ Solomonia ] — The Bruins scored after “Sweet Caroline”, but you weren’t alone if you asked, “What the hell was with Dennis Leary and his buddy?”...

Public domain bacon Do you like bacon? How about some bacon-flavored beer… with a side of chocolate-covered bacon? Watch City Brewing Company in Waltham’s got what you need, in the form of “Smokey Joe Brown.” This cask Rauchbier (smoked beer) is flavored with Benton’s bacon...

Gasson Hall at Boston College tagged Bostonist by richietown Mary Daly, longtime Boston College professor and radical elemental feminist (post/Christian) theologian, passed away last weekend. Daly often criticized the “eight deadly sins of the fathers: processions, professions, possession, aggression,...

EandJsFilmCrew was in Harvard Square before the new year and took a perfectly exposed shot of the Out of Town News stand. Taken with a DSLR and processed as a B&W, this shot shows a lot of dynamic range and good detail. Here is the original post: Photo of the Day, January 5, 2010: Out of Town...

Forgive us for not noticing this back in the day, but apparently vommy Boston bagel chain Finagle a Bagel used to offer a bagel called “Make it Skinny” for people on Atkins diets. Good news for those of you who were wistful for this bagel: It’s back. The only problem? It sounds to...

Image tagged Bostonist by Ho Yin Once again, the Bostonist ship needs more bloggers on board. Help us sail through the murky waters of the internet, pointing out important landmarks along the way and anchoring the site’s snarky yet informative take on Boston. We need people willing and table to...