Hurricane Earl took aim at North Carolina on Thursday and is on track to lash its barrier islands with dangerous winds and pounding surf before cutting a path up the U.S. East Coast.SUMATRA ISLAND. A two-year-old Indonesian boy who became an Internet sensation over his 40-a-day cigarette habit has quit smoking after the government put him through intensive therapy.From Baltimore to Lancaster avenues and along Market Street in between, University City is abuzz from the arrivals of college students and professors back after summer vacation.If you are what you eat, then most Cape Codders would be a clam — or maybe a lobster roll A land named for a type of fish should abound with chances to sample tasty seafood, and Cape Cod does not disappointWhile you can certainly find a decent number of micro-brews on tap at the city’s better pubs, it’s safe to say you won’t see a selection like this anywhere else when the Massachusetts Brewers Guild holds the Mass Brewers Summerfest on Friday. The festival brings 80 local craft beers from more than 20 breweries all together in one place.It’s a book, a play, a Broadway musical, a film — and now the American Repertory Theater is rebooting the story behind “Cabaret” as an interactive theater piece.Coming fresh off of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” reunion (did you all catch that horror show? One word: cray-cray) is the announcement that Bravo is set to release yet another Real Housewives franchise, “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” next month.Even though it need not be said, it bears repeating: The preseason means nothing. It reveals nothing. And it is a predictor of absolutely nothing.With the fourth and final preseason game just days away, NFL teams were forced to reduce their rosters to 75 men yesterday.
BOSTON. City councilor and mayoral candidate Sam Yoon wants the city to use its vehicle fleet less and share it more.
The city’s various departments currently have their own vehicles. But at today’s council meeting, Yoon will propose the city move to a vehicle-sharing system similar to one implemented by Washington, D.C. The service — called FastFleet and offered by Cambridge-based Zipcar — involves retrofitting vehicles with new technology and GPS equipment. City employees would sign out vehicles electronically on a need basis.
Yoon said 871 of the city’s 1,125 vehicles would be eligible to be consolidated at a savings $1 million for every 100 cars removed. He added the savings could also help the city switch more cars to hybrid or electric vehicles.
“This is an initiative that will save money, it will make sure our vehicles are used more efficiently and it will save the environment,” Yoon said yesterday.
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In the July MMMpod, Young Veins talk about breaking away from Panic! at the Disco, Keith Lockhart talks about Buckwheat Zydeco throwing the Boston Pops for a loop, Zooey Deschanel talks about how Roy Orbison inspired a She & Him song, Derek Miller of Sleigh Bells talks about how awesome Funkadelic is, and we talk about how awesome Jimmy Cliff is, who in turn talks about Sam Cooke and divine intervention. An explosive show for July! Oh yeah, and we also test your knowledge of America songs in the MMMPod medley.