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Olympics Viewing Party at the Civic Center in SF

There’s nothing like sitting on your couch with a bowl of chips while watching the Olympics to make you feel like a lonely, fat American. Thankfully, the San Francisco Department of Parks and Recreation is providing you with an opportunity to get off your couch and watch the fittest people in the...

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The Brattle Theatre’s “Classic Tough Guys” Series

This coming weekend, the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square is hosting a six-movie “Classic Tough Guys” series that is just plain old awesome by my standards.  My pick of the weekend (if you haven’t seen any of these films) would have to be Don Siegel’s “Dirty Harry,” the first of a series of...

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Welcome To College Town

Following in the wake of the Gaines Street overhauls, construction is ongoing for the Seminole Boosters project, College Town. RELATED: From TallaNasty to TallaClassy: The Rejuvenation of Gaines Street  What is College Town? It is a living, dining and entertainment center located at the corner...

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Boston Bars Deny Outsiders

So Boston bars have this rule, if you’re under 25 years of age, you can’t use an out of state I.D. to buy alcohol. Now it’s understandable where this comes from. There’s a bunch of snot nosed 17-year-olds out there grabbing up fake I.D.s left and right and they know that it’s never going to work if...

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BoSox Weekly Wrap-Up With The Die Hard July 30th - August 5th

I think that it would be fair to suspect that the 2012 Boston Red Sox team is going to finish somewhere in the realm of +/- 5 games around .500. Maybe 78 wins, maybe 82, maybe 85, but probably not too much more or less. Will that get them into the playoffs? My gut instincts tell me no, as the...

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Two Cheers For Persevere: Danielle Hairston's Success Story

The road to success varies from one individual to another. That road could be difficult to travel on. For University of North Carolina at Pembroke student Danielle Hairston, the road taken bears no significant importance, but the destination is what matters most.   Hairston, faced with many...

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Florida State Bids Adieu To Star Cornerback Greg Reid

Yesterday was a tough one for Seminole football. Head coach Jimbo Fisher announced Greg Reid’s dismissal from the team. RELATED: FSU Cornerback Greg Reid Arrested Florida State has a strict three strike policy. Unfortunately, the cornerback’s most recent arrest was his third strike. At the end of...

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BoSox Weekly Wrap-Up With The Die Hard July 23rd – July 29th

Hey all you cry babies, non-believers, and straight up fair weather fans, suck on this: the Boston Red Sox went 3-3 during a week which they played all 6 games against the two best teams in the American League! How can you completely count this team out when, going into August, they are only 4...

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Football Star’s Light Dwindles

Everyone loves and respects college athletes. Maybe it’s because competing on a level after high school equates to a professional or semi professional athlete, or maybe the love for collegiate athletes runs deeply because they are part of prominent sub-culture because many people...

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Rapper Jeu Green Rises From The Sea Of Snapbacks And Tube Socks

Jeu Green is a rising star who's roots are deeply tied with Boston and MA. The 23-year-old grew up just outside of Boston in Stoughton, MA where he says he was a typical kid. Green played soccer and hockey, and was even a member of the Drama Club. However, it all changed when he started writing...

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