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beer service First Unitarian Church

Meet the Philly man who’s hosting a craft beer church service

First Unitarian Church member Dane Wells will on June 30 hold a service about how parishioners can apply the ethos of craft beer to their daily lives.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged american homebrewers association, Beer, bizarre, center city, Conviviality, craft beer, Equality and Beer, first unitarian church, local, sermon | Reply
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City gives tips to brave first severe storm of hurricane season

Philadelphia officials give advice on how to brave the storm, including high winds, heavy rains and possible tornados, forecast Thursday through Friday.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged local, National Weather Service, Philadelphia, philadelphia office of emergency management, rain, severe weather, storm, tornado | Reply
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Live blog: Updates from the Whitey Bulger trial

The trial of Whitey Bulger is underway and Metro reporter Michael Naughton is inside the courthouse providing real time updates of the proceedings.

Posted in Local
Tagged courthouse, local, trial, whitey bulger | Reply
Sergeant Agy Peña in the hospital at left, and in uniform at right.

NYPD officers come together to help a sister in blue

A young NYPD sergeant diagnosed with a brain tumor is leant a hand by her brothers and sisters in blue.

Posted in Local
Tagged fundraiser, local, NYPD | Reply
Credit: Bess Adler/Metro

City Council to vote on extending Sunday brunch hours

Sunday brunch is a New York institution, on par with teatime in England or tapas in Spain.

Posted in Local
Tagged brunch, city council, local | Reply
Amesbury's Fred LeBlanc has kept Boston T riders up to date on service disruptions since 2009.

Meet the man behind the ‘MBTA Alerts!’ Twitter account, which is shutting down

The web wizard behind the rogue MBTA Alerts! Twitter account is calling it a day after four years of keeping Boston T riders informed.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Boston, closed, Fred LeBlanc, local, MBTA, mbta_alerts, social media, t alerts, transportation, Twitter | Reply
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Sandy victims still struggle with emotional recovery

Seven months after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the first floor of her Hamilton Beach home, Jean Ferrara-Rodriquez is still rebuilding her life.

Posted in Local
Tagged health, local, ptsd, recovery, Sandy | Reply
Mass. drivers admit to texting while driving, according to a new survey.
PHOTO BY NICOLAUS CZARNECKI/METRO

Distracted driving: 40 percent of Mass. motorists text and drive

Car insurance carrier Plymouth Rock Assurance polled 500 Bay State drivers, and found that despite warnings about distracted driving, 25 percent of motorists say they will not change their mobile device habits.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Boston, distracted driving, local, Massachusetts, transportation | Reply
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SugarHouse announces title sponsorship of Mummers Parade through 2016

SugarHouse Casino announced they will extend their title sponsorship of Philadelphia’s New Year’s Day Mummers Parade for three years, through 2016.

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Tagged delaware river waterfront, local, mummers parade, sugarhouse casino | Reply
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City farming: Boston to hold community meetings on urban agriculture

Mayor Thomas M. Menino yesterday announced the release of draft urban agriculture zoning to support the growth of farming citywide and the start of a series of community meetings to review the recommendations.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged aquaculture, Article 89, beekeeping, Boston, Bra, farming, Food, ground-level, Higher Ground Farm, hydroponics, local, mayor menino, meetings, rooftop, rooftop farm, Urban Agriculture, zoning | Reply
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