By adamg - Sun, 06/14/2015 - 10:18pm

A brawl around 10 p.m. on Lincoln Street at Beach brought police rushing in, and at least one person bleeding from getting hit in the head with a bottle. Police are searching the street for the casing from the one shot somebody may have fired into the air.

Sign at Figaro's in the Leather District that says to embrace the line
By adamg - Fri, 05/01/2015 - 4:29pm

Sign in the window at Figaro's on Beach Street in the Leather District.

By adamg - Sat, 04/25/2015 - 6:38am
Gracenote Coffee

The Boston Licensing Board considers a proposal for a coffee shop at 108 Lincoln St. at a hearing next week.

Free ice hugs in the Leather District in downtown Boston
By adamg - Mon, 02/23/2015 - 9:48am

Molly Lanzarotta came across this hug-giving snowfreak in the Leather District today: Olaf meets the heart-three-sizes-too-small Grinch.

By adamg - Tue, 08/19/2014 - 8:43pm

A peeved citizen complains about a situation on South Street this afternoon:

By adamg - Wed, 08/06/2014 - 2:36pm

Beijing Kyoto, 112 South St., will be replaced by a sit-down restaurant serving ramen-noodle soup, assuming the Boston Licensing Board approves.

Koichi Watanabe will re-open the restaurant as Amateras, with 45 seats.

South Street steam leak
By adamg - Wed, 11/06/2013 - 9:48am

Firefighters began evacuating

By adamg - Wed, 07/31/2013 - 10:55am

Francois Firmin, who ran the Congress Street lounge for 10 years, hopes to open a similar lounge at 174 Lincoln St.

By adamg - Mon, 10/31/2011 - 8:40am

A concerned citizen posts a photo of a big fat tour bus parked at a T bus stop:

By adamg - Tue, 09/01/2009 - 10:23pm

New buidling on EssexDeveloper Ori Ron told the Boston Civic Design Commission tonight he still plans to build a tower combining condos with retail space at the Dainty Dot parcel at Kingston and Essex streets, where Chinatown meets the Leather District and the Greenway.

Ron also told commission members and nearby residents he would not leave them with another Filene's-type hole: He said he would not tear down the existing Dainty Dot building until he has financing in place to at least build the external frame of the tower.

Ron showed the commission revised plans for the 180-unit building - which already has city approval - that would lower its height from 291 to 261 feet, decrease the number of parking spaces in a garage built into the building's lower floors and do away completely with the skeletal remains of the Dainty Dot building that now sits on the parcel.

By adamg - Wed, 07/08/2009 - 12:41pm

The Boston Licensing Board decided today to take no action against the South Street Diner over noise complaints, which means the eatery can continue to serve up food at all hours.

Technically, the board "filed" complaints from four neighbors, which theoretically means the board could re-open the case if it receives additional complaints.

However, at a hearing yesterday, none of the people who'd complained about late-night noise appeared, while numerous other nearby residents and patrons attended to voice their support for what they said was a much needed service in a bustling area run by a true gentleman.

By adamg - Tue, 07/07/2009 - 2:02pm

Update: Board decides to let diner stay open 24 hours.

Neighbors and patrons of the South Street Diner packed a Boston Licensing Board hearing this morning, asking the board to let the long-time eatery continue to operate around the clock.

Michael Flemming said he and his wife moved to the area exactly because it's a bustling area, thanks in part to the diner, which has been open 24 hours for more than 60 years. Read more.