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Back Bay residents work with 'Spoonful of Ginger' to fight diabetes

Johanna Kaiser — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:22:09 +0000

One Back Bay resident is working to help find a cure for diabetes with a ginger-inspired food tasting supporting the Joslin Diabetes Centers Asian-American Diabetes Initiative.

Bicyclists ride to DC to promote riding, infrastructure

Johanna Kaiser — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:03:46 +0000

It was not a good day for a bike ride Friday. The air was cold, the sky was gray, and rain was on the way. But for one group of bicyclists, the prospect of little wind and rain only added to their fun.

Blackout notebook: No power, no problem, at Looney Tunes record store

Roy Greene — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:45:35 +0000

Looney Tunes record store on Boylston Street announced it was open this afternoon with handwritten signs on cardboard boxes balanced on milk crates. The store still didnt have power, but that didnt stop customers.

About 4,000 still without power in Back Bay

Johanna Kaiser — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:20:40 +0000

Life was back to normal for many in the Back Bay, but about 4,000 residents and businesses started the morning without power a day and a half after a transformer fire knocked out their electricity.

Boston getting power back after transformer fire

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:49:00 +0000

Crews worked into the night to restore power to sections of the city a day after a smoky electrical transformer fire in the Back Bay area.

Back Bay workers, visitors manage without coffee, showers during blackout

Johanna Kaiser — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:42:42 +0000

Bostons normally bustling Back Bay was off to a slow start Wednesday as 13,000 residents and businesses woke up without power after Tuesday nights three alarm transformer fire left a large section of the city in the dark.

Back Bay fire closes two MBTA stations, some businesses this morning

Your Town — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:56:08 +0000

Two Green Line stations were closed Wednesday morning and a number of businesses and public buildings remained shuttered in the aftermath of the smoky fire that took out power to as many as 21,000 people the night before.

Boston getting power back after transformer fire

Steve LeBlanc — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:04:00 +0000

Crews worked into the night to restore power to sections of the city a day after a smoky electrical transformer fire in the Back Bay area.

Boston getting power back after transformer fire

Steve LeBlanc — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:01:00 +0000

Crews worked into the night to restore power to sections of the city a day after a smoky electrical transformer fire in the Back Bay area.

Electrical fire leaves swath of Boston in darkness

Steve LeBlanc — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:27:00 +0000

A smoky electrical transformer fire on Tuesday forced emergency crews to shut off power to a large swath of the city's Back Bay section, plunging neighborhoods familiar to tourists from Kenmore Square to the edge of the Boston Public Garden into darkness.

Electrical fire leaves swath of Boston in darkness

Steve LeBlanc — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:27:00 +0000

Smoky fire in garage near Back Bay Hilton causes outages

Your Town — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:46:48 +0000

Boston firefighters are responding to a smoky, three-alarm transformer fire in a garage adjacent to the Back Bay Hilton. Streets were closed and subway stops in the area were shut down because of the blaze.

Grants for city's biking initiative to fund Hubway, community programs

Johanna Kaiser — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:25:29 +0000

The citys bicycling initiative is set to receive $710,999 in grants to help fund its bike share and community bicycling programs

J.P. Licks closes Newbury Street ice cream shop

Johanna Kaiser — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:55:05 +0000

J.P. Licks on Newbury street closed for the last time Sunday after 20 years on the busy street after losing its lease.