Aug
31
All you can…
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Soul Fire on Harvard Ave in Allston has all can eat wings tonight for $6.99! The all-you-can-crap diarrhea is free
Aug
30
The sad end of Super 88
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Super 88, sold
Super 88, Boston’s homegrown Asian supermarket chain, is being sold to a New York company, Hong Kong Supermarkets Inc., ending months of speculation about the future of the firm.
& sued.
A group of Hub produce wholesalers yesterday sued Super 88, the Asian supermarket chain that’s changing hands, saying they are owed more than $200,000 for past deliveries.
Aug
30
Bike train, Allston
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The joy & peril of moving via bikes, from BU Bikes.
Aug
27
And that’s that. Over/under on commencment of standard tagging protocol: 5 days..
And so it ends, with a whitewash. Or more of a tan-wash. Not exactly an improvement.
Aug
27
Main Streets cleanup Saturday
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This Saturday, AVMS and superfriends will be out doing the beautification thing. Provided we’ve not all been washed away by hurricane danny-boy.
The public is invited to join Allston Village Main Streets for a fall neighborhood cleanup on light poles, kiosks and utility boxes. Work will also include trash removal, painting and some graffiti removal. Twenty-five students from Wentworth Institute of Technology will be leading the charge. The cleanup takes place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29 (come any time).
Participants should meet at the AVMS Office, 161 Harvard Ave., Suite 11. Ring the buzzer for Suite 11 at the door.
In semi-related news,
In order to assist law enforcement officials in eliminating the unsightly and illegal activity of graffiti in Allston, the Allston Board of Trade is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the defacing of private property.
Aug
26
People affiliated with Harvard should know better.
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For your amusement.
As seen by Bu Bikes on North Harvard Ave for parking in the bike lane. As potentially perpetrated by Zero Combustion, via Boston Biker.
Aug
26
RIP Teddy
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With Jim Rice at Opening Day this year.
Aug
25
Squirt Gun Day wreakin’ havoc in Allston last Saturday. Check out the extensive SGD pool for all your vicarious squirting needs…
this last one is from 2007, for historical purposes. also, thanks to NH for throwing these in the ACL pool.
Aug
24
The Maiden Heist
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Trailer for The Maiden Heist is now up. The scene at 0:20 was (imperceptibly) shot at The Grecian Yearning pre-fire. Without knowing that beforehand I wouldn’t have known, my eyes couldn’t pick out any specific Allston locations. Hopefully the full flick has a few more exteriors.
Aug
23
S&I To Go
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If you missed it, a profile of S&I To Go in Allston from the Globe last week. Ike DeLorenzo starts with making explicit the tacit dual menu hypothesis…
[A]t the majority of Thai eateries here, there is an unnerving tendency to remove essential herbs, spices, and ingredients that the owners feel are too challenging for Boston diners. Even with the king looking on. I asked my waiter at Amarin of Thailand, in Newton Corner, why they do this. He looks around to verify that the nearest diners cannot hear us. “This is Newton,’’ he says, sotto voce. “They cannot have strong tastes.’’