Image by Chris Devers from photos tagged “Bostonist” on Flickr. The USS Constitution will continue its traditional cannon salutes to the chagrin of Charlestown’s sensitive newcomers. [ Boston Herald ] Evacuation Day and Bunker Hill Day will still be Suffolk County holidays next year....

The following post is from our advertiser, American Repertory Theater. “Musical numbers that leave the audience whooping!” - The New York Times Bursting with the sounds of R&B and gospel, Best of Both Worlds is a soulful re-envisioning of The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare’s...

Photo by Keith Allison of Flickr. Sure, he may be the most expensive backup catcher in history. And maybe his stats aren’t what they used to be, and even those stats aren’t what they were a few years ago. But even if Jason Varitek the catcher is past his expiration date, Jason Varitek the...

Republicans at Brown fight to celebrate Columbus. The ghosts of thousands of slain native Americans were unavailable for comment. [ Providence Journal ] Tom Cruise stopped the traffic on the Zakim without special Scientology powers. [ WHDH ] Powerball is coming to Massachusetts. [ Boston Herald ] Energy...

Ty Law is in touch with his inner Brett Favre . Law, who is a member of the Patriots 50th Anniversary Team and is in town to be honored as such at halftime of tonight’s game, talked to the Herald about playing again at 35-years old. He’s been training in Florida, and says he’d gladly...

UPDATE : According to the Herald’s John Tomase ( yeah , that guy ), Tim Wakefield may not make another start for the Sox this season, but that’s just his opinion. In a move that has become commonplace with the Red Sox pitching staff, Tim Wakefield will miss his next scheduled start due to...

Image by hargo from photos tagged “Bostonist” on Flickr . A single-engine plane made an emergency landing on I-495 in Mansfield near Route 140 around 11 a.m. on Tuesday after experiencing engine failure. According to Mansfield EMS personnel, both passengers said they were not hurt. [ WCVB...

Normally, the Boston Herald, and other papers, relies on the Associated Press for information. This week, the roles got reversed as an AP story referred to prior reporting by the Herald. On Tuesday, Bostonist noted a Herald story that said the federal government sent economic stimulus checks to Bay...

So Ben Mezrich doesn’t make up everything in his books — he’s being accused of plagiarism for his Facebook quasi-novel. [ Boston Herald ] Rhode Island is considering to change its lenience on “indoor prostitution.” [ Boston Globe ] Some people are freaking out, because...

Blotter siren — The parole bid of James Riva, the so-called “Vampire Killer,” may not have had a lot of gas, but it did give the Herald the chance to run the banner headline “FANGS FOR NOTHIN’.” [ Herald ] — A Chelsea man told police that was beaten by a group...