On my nightly news parsing, I wandered across a news article about pickpocketing… Bill Barnes says he was scratching off a losing $2 lottery ticket inside a gas station when he felt a hand slip into his front-left pants pocket, where he had $300 in cash. He immediately grabbed the person’s wrist with his left […]

I just saw this on the National Severe Weather Alert: THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. LOUIS FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY 16TH. AT 8 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.0 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE […]

Our already world famous Lisa Merriman made the news in Boston again!! Now in its 60th year, the annual Filene’s Basement Bridal Event draws crowds of hundreds in search of the perfect gown. Brides-to-be and their faithful bridesmaids, mothers, friends, and a few fiancés lined up today outside the Downtown Crossing store well before the […]

No real commentary on this piece of bizarre news… Just that our own Lisa Merriman made the TV news in Boston! Be sure to check out this news clip… As parking spaces go, it’s nice enough. While it’s outdoors, the smooth brick paving is immaculate. But is it worth $250,000? That’s what an anonymous buyer […]

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Just read an interesting article this afternoon about the requests to the US Mint about the legality of melting pennies and nickels down for their raw materials. So you better not get caught: The new regulations prohibit the melting of 1-cent and 5-cent coins, with a penalty of up to five years in prison and […]

LONDON (AFP) – A group of top classical musicians has warned of the threat to artistic life from a hand baggage ban introduced after British police foiled an alleged bomb plot against transatlantic airliners. The issue even struck a false note at the world-renowned Last Night of the Proms concert on Saturday, with one conductor […]