Aaron Hernandez and the dark side of ‘Boston Strong’

The big murder trial that's been obsessing Bostonians has ended with a guilty verdict. No, you're not having déjà vu. Wednesday's jury decision came in the case of Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots star tight end. Hernandez was convicted of murdering Odin Lloyd, a semiprofessional football player who was also dating Hernandez's fiancée's sister. Although the motive remains shady, it seems possible that the 2013 murder was connected to the still unresolved criminal charge that Hernandez Continue reading >>>

New Balance Releases More Great Colorways With Guitar Picks Attached To …

New Balance‘s guitar inspiration is one of the more surprising developments in the Bostonian running brand’s recent Spring/Summer 2015 campaign. You would never know the rock and roll inspiration by looking at a pair like the above pictured New Balance 996 given the tonal suede qualities without getting a first glimpse at the unique guitar pick, but we’re not complaining. Here we see the Connoisseur Collection continue with a tonal navy blue hit with a dash of reflective 3M detailing for good measure. The last time we saw this silhouette was another Continue reading >>>

Aaron Hernandez shows the dark side of ‘Boston Strong’

The big murder trial that's been obsessing Bostonians has ended with a guilty verdict. No, you're not having deja vu. Wednesday's jury decision came in the case of Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots star tight end.Hernandez was convicted of murdering Odin Lloyd, a semiprofessional football player who was also dating Hernandez's fiancee's sister. Although the motive remains shady, it seems possible that the 2013 murder was connected to the still unresolved criminal charge that Hernandez killed two other people Continue reading >>>

2 Years Later, Boston Looks Back, But Moves Forward

CBS News– Wednesday (April 15) is the second anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing. A new CBS News poll found 60 percent of Americans favor the death penalty for convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, while 30 percent oppose it. While the city awaits his fate, survivors find themselves at a pivotal moment — how to both remember and move forward, reports CBS News correspondent Don Dahler. As a lifelong Bostonian and a veteran reporter for the Boston Globe, Kevin Cullen seems to remember just about everyone in town and can never Continue reading >>>

2 years later, Boston looks back, but moves forward

Wednesday is the second anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing. A new CBS News poll found 60 percent of Americans favor the death penalty for convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, while 30 percent oppose it.While the city awaits his fate, survivors find themselves at a pivotal moment -- how to both remember and move forward, reports CBS News correspondent Don Dahler. Boston Marathon bombing victims On April 15, 2013, two explosives went off near the finish line of the Boston Continue reading >>>

On baseball: Nationals’ Ian Desmond knows his slow start is just a slow start

BOSTON — Ian Desmond woke up Tuesday just as he woke up Monday, just as he has woken up every morning of this young season, with one clear thought in his head: “This will be the day.” No more errors. Maybe a couple of hits, a couple runs driven in, a win. A comfortable, routine day as a big league shortstop at the height of his athletic career. And yet Tuesday afternoon, as the Washington Nationals took batting practice at Fenway Park, trying to cleanse a wretched Monday performance that lowlighted this unsettling start to the season, Desmond was both realistic and defiant. He had five Continue reading >>>

7 Parking Apps You Can Use in the Boston Area

No matter how much you consider yourself a die-hard Bostonian, there are a few things that are bound to frustrate you about this city. Maybe it's the fact that bars close at 2 a.m. Maybe it's the non-grid layout of the streets and all the one-ways, which can make for tricky driving. But more likely, one of your biggest woes is parking. Whether you're trying to find a spot in a residential area, or trekking into the city for an event like a Sox game or the Boston Marathon, the only certainty you can have is that it's going to be a crapshoot finding a place to legally put your car for a Continue reading >>>

Karen Hua: Boston Strong does not mean death

So, as a Bostonian born and raised, I grew up with Marathon Mondays. Almost exactly two years ago, on April 15 of my senior year of high school, my dad took me into the city as per tradition. We bought 7-Eleven Slurpees and street-vendor hot dogs at Kenmore Square, then we made it down Boylston Street, where we bumped into friends — some volunteering near the finish line; some cheering competing family members on; others like me, just spectating. It was about 2 p.m. when we decided to head out early to move our car before traffic got wicked bad. About 49 minutes later, we were on the Continue reading >>>