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...

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,...

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...

5. The Senate campaign . When the most interesting thing to come out of the campaign for Ted Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat was Republican candidate Scott Brown’s happy trail, you know our democracy is in trouble. We’ve already seen what kind of kinky S&M games Republican Senate candidate...

Blotter siren — The DEA picked up Anthony W. Cristallo of East Boston, an alleged accomplice to the alleged OxyContin ring that authorities say neighborhood liaison John Forbes was running out of Boston’s City Hall. [ Herald ] — Sensitive toothed State Senator Anthony Galluccio had...

Flickr photo by Michael Femia; this is just a statue and NOT a Han Soloesque carbon freezing of the great man and an innocent little boy. We’ve learned a lot more than we ever wanted to know about the sad fate of Ted Williams’s cryogenically frozen head , which we last saw being used for...

Image by Lorianne DiSabato from photos tagged “Bostonist” on Flickr. Mayor Mumbles was sworn in for his fifth term this morning. [ Boston Globe ] Newton’s first black mayor has taken the oath of office. [ Newton Tab ] Lawrence is set to install the first Latino mayor in the Commonwealth...

But was it a booze sandwich? Cops broke up a New Year’s Eve party in Sandwich before midnight rolled around, rounding up several young folks who were illegally imbibing the booze, not to mention making too much noise. It’s a bummer not to make it to the new year, but that’s what an...

Brian Matiash is one of our favorites when it comes to HDR photography. He came up with this photo during a solo photo walk through Boston’s empty streets on New Year’s Day. Lots of detail, lots of texture, and excellent use of lighting. View original post here: Photo of the Day, January...