September 2008
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09.16.08Boldcrits Bike Racing Kicks OffBoldcrits Bike Racing - Boston from thathottness on Vimeo. The temptation to use a pun about "getting in gear" is overwhelming right now, but I'll keep it classy: Boldcrits, a weekly dirt-track bike racing competition that will continue through the end of September, had it's inaugural run yesterday night. About two dozen cyclists turned out to compete for the coveted grand prize, a six-pack of Octoberfest beer courtesy of Wachusett brewing company. If you've been looking for a new way to prove your athletic prowess, the competition will heat up again next Monday at the William E. Smith playground in Allston, behind Harvard ...
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09.15.08The Weekly Drop Rides AgainAlright, I'll admit it -- I jumped onto the bandwagon. My first glimpse into the sneaker game came a few years ago when my friend Caitlyn introduced me to her boyfriend. He was working at Karmaloop before it started turning a profit and he was into "collecting vintage Nikes." I didn't give the sneaker thing much thought until I heard about a hidden shoe store on Mass Ave. As it turned out, sneaker collecting was already reaching fever pitch when Bodega opened up, and one of the best shoe resources available back then was being produced right here in ...
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09.10.08Seen At: Stanley Ringer Playground, AllstonMaybe this is why you don't see gang violence in Allston? It's a nice thought, anyway...
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09.05.08Breakfast With The MBTA – Volume IThe yearly clusterfuck that is move-in day brought the city to its knees again this week, and like thousands of other Bostonians, we spent the afternoon cramming a U-Haul truck down one-way streets with the ease of childbirth. We've been stretching out in the new TH headquarters deep in the heart of Allston Rock City, and after catching dinner at Zocalo, brazilian music at Café Belô, and Does It Offend You, Yeah? at the Great Scott, we're pretty psyched about the new digs. But it's been tough to fall asleep at night without the rusty groan of the MBTA to lull us ...
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In art, as in love, things can get a bit messy when the Internet is involved. In the old days of aesthetic courtship, the rules were simple: artist toils in obscurity; gallery discovers artist; the Whitney calls and they fall in love at the Empire State Building. Gallerists were the gatekeepers to the art world, [...]
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