This is a snipit from my friend Aaron Renn's blog The Urbanophile.

We think of city infrastructure in a particular way – sort of like bones and connective tissue in a body; the major structural components that support our existence. Beyond the bones, we need to include key pieces that nourish our…

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On June 27, 2011 at 8:00pm, an officer from District E-13 in Jamaica Plain took a missing person report regarding 28 year old Amber Devoe of Jamaica Plain. According to a friend, Amber has been missing since June 21, 2011. The friend further stated that she had contact with the victim’s friends and family, but, according to the friend, no one had spoken to or heard from the victim.

Amber is reported to be in good physical and mental health. A neighbor stated that she…

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Coming home from Centre Street at midnight Saturday an older African American woman was on Boylston St. near City Feed doing her "I need money for a locksmith" scam. Usually she says she lost her keys in a drain, the police won't help her etc. and she needs about $5 more dollars to pay the locksmith fee. She was in the area last year.

BOSTON—Representative Jeffrey Sánchez and his colleagues in the House of Representatives voted to provide youth violence prevention programs additional funding for the remaining 2011 fiscal year. The House Supplemental Budget requires the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to administer $10 million in grants for programs targeted at reducing youth violence among young individuals at highest risk of being perpetrators or victims of gun violence. Additionally, the House budget…

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Hi Everyone,

 

The ONEin3 Advisory Council is an amazing opportunity to make an impact right here in your very own beloved City of Boston. The Council meets once a month and tackles the issues that matter most to ONEin3ers (that's the one-third of Boston's population between the ages of 20 and 34), and then Council members get to present their findings, ideas, and recommendations directly to Mayor Menino. For more info, go to…

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At 4:24 pm The National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing quarter size hail...and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph.



Severe thunderstorms produce damaging winds and large hail...as well as deadly lightning and torrential rain. Get to safe shelter now inside a sturdy building or in a vehicle. Do not seek shelter under trees. If you can hear thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Drivers should be alert for… Continue

 

Legislation filed by Representative Jeffrey Sánchez (D-Boston) and Senator Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester) to revitalize state public housing was advanced favorably by the Joint Committee on Housing.

 

“Resources for state-assisted public housing are inadequate for the low-income residents, including seniors and the disabled, in need of affordable housing. This legislation provides public housing authorities greater creativity to develop innovative solutions to preserve…

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Boston feels like a real city to me now!

That's a big statement, but until recently, I've had to travel to Montreal, Miami, and NYC to enjoy the experience I had yesterday at Figment and I will again later this afternoon on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. 

When I tell friends not from Boston, about Boston, I tell them it feels like a big town, mostly it's because it's walkable which I love, and but…

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30 years into the AIDS epidemic, we know what works to prevent new infections. We just need the resources to reach more people and keep the ones affected in good care. 

This year, on the Wednesday-Friday before the Walk & Run, we're challenging ourselves to raise an extra $30,000 so we can reach even more people with prevention and care.

That's a 30% increase over last year for $130,000 total, so we're going to need YOUR help.

Donate here …

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This Sunday marks the 30th anniversary of AIDS. It’s also the 26th annual AIDS Walk Boston.



I can’t blame you if you’re wondering why you should care. After all, a diagnosis of HIV or AIDS is no longer a death sentence. We know how the virus is transmitted and, let’s face it, it’s a preventable illness.



But here’s why I still care and why you should, too.



Three decades into this epidemic, gay and bisexual men are 44 times more vulnerable to HIV infection than the… Continue

6/1/11, 8:30pm

The National Weather Service has extended the Tornado Watch covering the City of Boston until 11pm tonight, and issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for Boston, which will remain in effect until 9pm.

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