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Thursday, August 18, 2011
cover by: K Bonami
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Heavy burden
More than any other city on the East Coast, Boston is addicted to property taxes. Could the Hub be hitting a crippling tax-levy ceiling soon?
In 2012, collections on homes, buildings, and private infrastructure will feed more than 65 percent of Boston's $2.4 billion budget.
By:
CHRIS FARAONE
| August 17, 2011
Arts
Annamarie Pluhar's guide to housemating
Fair housing
Intriguing Love Song hums two tunes
Heart heist
''Not About Paint'' and ''Close Distance''
Close and far
Rediscovering Metallica with a new bio
Write the lightning
Slideshow: ''Not About Paint'' at Steven Zevitas Gallery
Through August 20th, 2011
Food
Review: Robinwood Café & Grille
Executing solidly in the classic New England Greek-American diner tradition
Review: Think Tank Bistrotheque
Southeast Asian treats among some head-scratchers
Life
At the Cryogenic Warehouse
Hoopleville
Negative economic indicators
Big Fat Whale
Virtual porn
Failure
Movies
Review: Attack the Block
London crawling
Review: Conan the Barbarian
Blurry action scenes
Review: Final Destination 5
3D splatter-fest
Review: Fright Night
Friendly neighborhood vampire
Review: Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
First-rate fluff
Review: How to Live Forever
Wexler mocks the "anti-aging marketplace"
Review: One Day
A love that spans 20 years
Review: Senna
Chronicling Ayrton Senna's career
Review: The Names of Love
Softcore sex and politics
Music
Active Child | You Are All I See
Vagrant Records (2011)
An '80s Britpop pre-history
Early echoes
Beady Eye's Liam Gallagher talks new music, the Oasis breakup, and 'shithole' Glastonbury
Feeling supersonic
Britpop timeline
From Suede crashing the party to a 2000 wake-up call
Don't look back in anger
Checking in with 14 former stars of Britpop to see if modern life is truly rubbish in 2011
Music Continued
Ganglians | Still Living
Lefse (2011)
Identity Festival rocks out the dance party
Beats happening
Jeff Bridges | Jeff Bridges
Blue Note (2011)
Out: The third annual Weirdstalk lives up to its name
News of the weird
Paul Lieberman's Brazilian accent
Bilingual
Photos: Charlemont Reggae Festival 2011
Charlemont Fairgrounds | August 13, 2011
Photos: Girls Rock Boston Showcase at Brighton Music Hall
Brighton Music Hall | August 13, 2011
Photos: My Morning Jacket at the MFA
WFNX Acoustic Session | August 14, 2011
Photos: Soulshot, The Itals, Bushman and more at the Newport Reggae Festival
Newport Waterfront Folk Festival | August 13, 2011
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks | Mirror Traffic
Matador (2011)
Sun Araw | Ancient Romans
Sun Ark/Drag City (2011)
The Big Hurt: Johnny's mansion, Noel's singles, Keith's fragrance, Big Boi's boner, Alice's maze, Hype's erotic thriller, Nicki's boob
Music news in brief
The tireless street hustle of Grey Sky Appeal
Allston rap city
Viva cool Britannia
Counting down the top 100 greatest Britpop anthems of the ’90s
News
'All hat, no cattle'
Rick Perry’s candidacy. Plus, news from Iraq and Pakistan, and the AT&T/T-Mobile merger.
Beantown counters
Infographic: Boston's addiction to property taxes
Boat people
They cover the waterfront
Filling in the blanks
Letters to the Boston editors, August 19, 2011
Heavy burden
More than any other city on the East Coast, Boston is addicted to property taxes. Could the Hub be hitting a crippling tax-levy ceiling soon?
How the Arroyo jury got it right
Law-abiding citizens
Mitt's best week ever
Romney's presidential quest is looking better than ever - no thanks to his own campaign
Photos: Houseboaters living at the the Shipyard Quarters Marina
Boat people
Photos: PBR Skateboard Pub Crawl
From Cambridge to Downtown Crossing | August 13, 2011
Skate of the union
Pissed pedaling
RecRoom
Crossword: ''To Be Announced''
When you least expect it.
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