• Torontoist investigated some onomatopoeias ("OUCH!" "THUNK!" "OOF!" "YIPE!") painted along a road, pointing to potential hazards for cyclists.
• Gothamist had its fill of salt-related news: There was "salty" Eric Massa's resignation and "snorkeling" allegations and then a NY lawmaker's proposal to ban salt.
• Bostonist spent the week pondering local challenges to Obama's health care reform from both the right and the left.
• Seattlest went behind the scenes of much-lauded local pizza place Delancey.
• Chicagoist began a new series in their ongoing look at the battle to bring another Wal-Mart to the city, this time exploring what it's like to work at the store.
• Shanghaiist found a cafe advertisement for Starf*cks.
• LAist couldn't apply the brakes to the comments section on this post about a San Diego man's runaway Prius.
• Phillyist co-editor Jenn DiSanto and staff writer Leigh Simpson represented Philly at the Disney Princess Half Marathon ... and made it to the finish line.
• SFist waited in line to visit the SF Underground Market.
• Houstonist pondered the addition of two minor league baseball teams within its metroplex.

Every weird news event needs its own Lifetime movie, and now the Clark Rockefeller case follows in the pregnant teens' footsteps. Rockefeller (aka Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter) saw sentencing, but is now closed cinematically as well. Tonight at 9, Lifetime presents Who Is Clark Rockefeller?, starring attractive, dark-haired Eric McCormack of Will and Grace fame as the creepy, pale Rockefeller. Oh, Will, how far you have fallen.

There's really no need to watch the movie, as its poster answers its titular question: Clark Rockefeller is a con man, a husband, and a kidnapper. But if all of our exciting plans for the evening fail, we'll be tuning in, and maybe even liveblogging the thing. So if this dreary Saturday's got you down, take heart: there's a bright shining Lifetime movie waiting at the end of it.

Where all those Boston Globe wage concessions went: The New York Times's publisher and CEO both got $5 million, give or take, in 2009 bonuses. [Via UHub]

The Celtics didn't make any rumored changes to the starting five and routed the Indiana Pacers 122-103. But, the bench and its 26 first-half points provided a spark to help the Celtics quickly open a first-half lead. At the end of the first quarter, Marquis Daniels scored a bucket, Nate Robinson buried a three-pointer and Glen Davis blocked a shot to put Boston up six, 29-23.

Robinson added three more treys as the Green pulled ahead 45-32. The starters padded the advantage to 67-47 at the break.

Paul Pierce paced the Celtics with 20 points and Rajon Rondo added 16 and 11 assists. Davis and Robinson each finished with 15 points off the bench. Robinson had five three-pointers. The bench finished with 54 points.

A good win? Yeah. Doc Rivers, though, put it in perspective. "One game doesn't fix anything," he said.

In an ideal world, Matt Cooke will be willing to answer for his hit on Marc Savard and defend himself against whichever Bruins player gets to him first. Savard's mother might be first in line defending Boston's injured center. Rollande Savard reportedly told the Ottawa Citizen:

If I would have been there, I would have hit him myself. He should be out. That kid shouldn’t be playing. He should be penalized. We all know it shouldn’t be allowed in the game and we hear this stuff about new rules taking effect next year. That’s bull. Do something now.

Savard was partly commenting on the NHL's lack of punishment for Cooke but "do something now" could be the B's mantra for their bad intentions for the entire Pittsburgh roster on March 18, As for the idea that the expected retribution be visited upon Sidney Crosby, well, Steve Buckley was right: Don't do it. The league won't overlook any runs at Crosby.

The idea of Ben Watson leaving the Patriots to join the Cleveland Browns is easy to accept. However, it means the team needs to find someone else to play the position. The Globe says the tight end options are slim in free agency which makes drafting one a possibility. On the other hand, Kevin Faulk is staying in New England.

While personnel moves like that are interesting, the news that Wes Welker is also recovering from a torn rotator cuff sheds an entirely new light on his status for the 2010 season. Bostonist wonders if this affects Bill Belichick's plan for building next season's squad.

Tired of trying to guess which wine goes with which dish? Afraid you’re not going to impress the guests? This year really impress them by pairing the right beer with the right dish. Or maybe the right dish with the beer, depending on your priorities.

Daria Labinsky and Stan Hieronymus of BeerTravelers.com maintain that you must strive for balance in the pairing. First decide what style beer you would like to try and then determine your particular beer’s taste characteristics. Labinsky and Hieronymus remind the chef and imbiber that “the keywords to keep mind are ‘cut,’ ‘complement,’ and ‘contrast.’” In other words, some beers can be used to reign in an especially strong or rich taste; another beer can bring out the flavors of a dish in its similarity; still another can emphasize a flavor in its difference.

An example of a good match and a good “cut” would be the pairing of an IPA with fish and chips, the hoppiness cutting the grease. Ahh, pale ale and fried food: two of our favorite things here at Bostonist. A complimentary pair might be something like a dry stout and beef stew. If you’re in the mood for dessert try contrasting a fruity lambic with dark chocolate cake.

Of course, some places will do the pairing for you. For example in New York, there exists a delightful little cupcake shop called Sweet Revenge that will, if you choose, pair your amazing cupcake with beer or wine. They know their cutting, complimenting, and contrasting.

But wow your own Thanksgiving guests with your beer pairing abilities. Exchange the goblets for the pints.

EDO'Connor has today's holiday edition of the PoTD. The sepia tones work well for this photo, and it looks like great care was taken to keep the highlights in check while still getting a good exposure with lots of detail.

Sports-columnist convention requires us to list things we're thankful for on Thanksgiving. So let's go.

1.) We're thankful that the Celtics, even if they're not going to win 70 games, still can turn it on when they need to (most of the time). Despite the fact that Philly isn't as good as the C's, and was playing shorthanded, the Green still needed every one of the 48 minutes to beat the Sixers. We're thankful that the bench, which was a disgrace in the first half, played well enough to rip off a 13-2 run to start the fourth quarter (Bostonist Points to Eddie House and his 13 points, Rasheed Wallace for some key rebounds, and Marquis Daniels for some gritty play).

And we're thankful that the starters came in to seal the deal. Especially KG, who scored 19. And Rondo, who only scored 10, but two of which came on a cold-blooded dagger with nine seconds left. And especially Paul Pierce, who scored 27, hit almost every shot he took, and made Doc Rivers say, "He’s guarding guys, he’s rebounding, he’s making big shots, he’s taking charges. I mean, I don’t know what else. He can cook Thanksgiving dinner for someone and then he’ll be doing it all. He’s been terrific."

2.) We're thankful that the Bruins' road trip might have turned their season around. They took eight of eight possible points, including a shootout win last night in Minnesota. Byron Bitz scored in the first, the Wild tied it in the second. And the B's held on through a wild (no pun intended) flurry late in the game, killing a Dennis Wideman penalty with less than 2:00 in OT to force the shootout. Patrice Bergeron scored on the shootout, but Minnesota's Mikko Koivu answered by beating Tuukka Rask. Rask and Nicklas Backstrom traded some pretty sweet saves, until David Krejci beat Backstrom, and Rask saved a shot from Chuck Kobasew (yes, that Chuck Kobasew). We're not thankful that Milan Lucic got hurt again, but we're happy that Tim Thomas could be back as early as tomorrow.

3.) We're thankful that the Patriots aren't involved in any of the three dreadful Thanksgiving NFL games. Instead, America gets to watch the ho-hum Packers at the miserable Lions, then the meh Cowboys against the wretched Raiders, and then the Giants and Broncos, who are a combined 1-137 in the last four weeks. A lot of football fans will have digestive trouble this year.

4.) We're thankful that, as much digestive trouble as we've gotten watching the Steelers, Lakers and Yankees walk off with trophies in the last year, we've got four legitimately competitive teams in town (OK, OK, Revs, five). And it's not out of the question that any one of them could get those trophies back before too long. Look at the 5-11-7 Maple Leafs. Or the winless Nets or winless-except-against-the-Nets Timberwolves. Or the collection of terrible, terrible teams in the NFL (the Lions aren't even in the Top Five hopeless franchises, which should tell you something.) When you hear that Band-Aid song over the next month, and Bono belts out, "Tonight thank God it's them....instead of YOU!"...well, he's probably talking about the Nets and the Browns.

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.

• Michael Scalia, 24, of Danvers rescued an unidentified woman from a burning vehicle on Wednesday. [WCVB]

• The North Shore Music Theatre could reopen in the spring of 2010 thanks to an investment from a Randoph man named William Hanney. [Boston Globe]

• Be thankful if you aren't on, or headed towards, the Massachusetts Turnpike today. [WCVB]

• Boston College is planning to expand and getting positive feedback on it from Newton. [Boston Globe]

• The Crosstown Center project in Boston defaulted on revenue bonds that were issued with Mayor Thomas Menino's support. [Boston Business Journal]

• State lawmakers appear to have arranged a long weekend for themselves for Thanksgiving. [Boston Herald]

Jeanette Runyon has today's potd taken near Central Wharf. The burst of sun in the upper corner initially caught our attention, and the smooth color transitions of the sky are what kept our interest.

If the thought of huge holiday meals has you looking for smaller dishes to tide you over between parties, Burtons Grill has a new bar menu to keep your stomach and your wallet full. Each plate is priced at $4.95 and holds a generous serving. Two plates would definitely make a decent meal.

Although there are only five choices on Burtons' Small Plates menu, the options are diverse enough that anyone could find something to like. The warm goat cheese salad was this Bostonist's favorite - two disks of cheese, coated in crunchy panko breadcrumbs, and a well-dressed spinach and bacon salad. We also enjoyed the scallop crostini (above) - thin slices of warm scallop on crispy bread with a drizzle of lemon cream sauce. The buttermilk-battered fried feta was the most decadent of the bunch - who eats 8 or so ounces of feta at one time? - but if you're looking for a salty, crispy treat, this is the one to order. The BLT was on the small side (although well constructed), but the huge pile of onion strings on the side more than made up for its size. Finally, the firecracker shrimp were a little too spicy for us, but boasted well-cooked shrimp, a crispy exterior, and plenty of hot Buffalo sauce.

Burtons Grill offers their Small Plates menu everyday from 3pm until close (10pm Sundays, 11pm every other day). They are located at 1363 Boylston Street, near Fenway Park.

For more local food writing from Pam Aghababian, check out Cave Cibum.

As frustrating as the Red Sox are, at least they play almost every day. And last week, when we had a Day Without Boston Sports, we needed it, because everyone in town was getting their fannies kicked.

But now the Bruins are "back" on a winning streak, the Patriots have shaken off last week's loss, and the Celtics...well, we still don't know what's going on with the Celtics, the most aggravating 10-4 team in history. And we had to twiddle our thumbs last night. Life ain't fair.

So what's there to talk about? The impending showdown with the undefeated Saints, for one. The Globe gets pretty inside with an article about how the offensive line has to make quick adjustments. They're also playing the Super Bowl preview card. Eep. Looking back, Ron Borges kicks some dirt on Rex Ryan after the Jets schlepped out of town.

Allen Iverson to the Celtics? Probably not....but maybe. We're just trying to picture somebody telling Red five years ago about the possibility of Iverson and Rasheed playing together in green.

And depending on who you listen to, the Red Sox are close to making offers for Roy Halladay, John Lackey, the entire starting lineup of the Tigers, Derek Jeter, Curt Schilling, Allen Iverson, the Yomiuri Giants, and Mr. Met. We only made one of those up.

Have we mentioned that we love living in a two newspaper town? From The Herald: "The “meep” annoyance has once again reared its asinine head. The high schoolers in Danvers alert the City Desk they are planning a march in a few hours — 11:30 a.m. — across from the high school."

Bands Whose Name One Cannot Say on Radio

Fuck Buttons brings back the days when rock shows were a shambles of drone and melody and shrieking. Performing with Brooklyn stoner band Growing. Great Scott, 1222 Comm. Ave., Allston, 9 p.m.

Lucky Crack Pipes

Bostonist can't hide our glee that Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant Port of Call New Orleans is finally seeing its Boston release. Please go see this movie so that Nic Cage won't have to sell another castle. Various locations.

Bette

The Brattle celebrates the centennial of screenwriting duo Julius and Philip Epstein by unearthing some of their best work. Tonight, it's Mr. Skeffington (1944), featuring Bette Davis and Claude Rains as a pair of mismatched lovers who split apart only to eventually find love. Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge. Tickets and showtimes.

Nutmeg Roots

Connecticut reggae duo Toussaint and Buru offer proof positive that things can get dread in the Nutmeg State. Middle East Upstairs, 472 Mass. Ave., 8 p.m. $10.

Even if you're not feeling spooky this weekend, the spirits might come to you in the right place. No, not the graveyard; not even the Lizzie Borden house. This Halloween, you might just be most haunted in a seemingly innocuous location: the library.

The age of the Internet may have somewhat eliminated the need to lift heavy volumes of encyclopedias, but it hasn't made Encyclopedia Britannica any less smart. The good ol' authority has a list of haunted libraries in Massachusetts. Some of the "haunting" stories are a little thin, such as the "cold spot" in the Lowell library (yawn), or the patron-shushing old man ghost in Peabody.

At least the Millicent Library in Fairhaven has a decent story:

The library’s founder, Standard Oil magnate Henry Huttleston Rogers (1840-1909), had a daughter named Millicent who died of heart failure in 1890 at the age of 17. The 1893 library was named after her. Patrons sometimes see her walking the halls, outlined in bright blue light. At night, passersby have reported seeing a girl standing in the window of the turret in front. A woman dressed in black who runs her fingers along the shelved books has been reported from the upper floors, while a man dressed in a tweed jacket, purple bow tie, and small circular glasses has been seen mopping the basement floor.

Tweedy custodian ghost? We wouldn't mind seeing that! And if Nathaniel Hawthorne can be trusted, Boston's own Athenaeum may be home to The Ghost of Dr. Harris—Hawthorne wrote this short story after Athenaeum regular Thaddeus Mason Harris after his death.

Have you been haunted in libraries by spectres other than overdue assignments?

Have you always looked at Sarah Palin and said, "Say, someone oughta make an opera about her"? Well, if so, you're in luck. Guerilla Opera's "Say It Ain't So, Joe" is based on Curtis K. Hughes' perception of "was struck by the extraordinary musical contrasts between the voices of Sarah Palin and Joe Biden" during the vice presidential debates. The show launched last weekend but continues this Saturday at 8pm with an encore matinee at 2pm on Sunday the 27th. All shows at The Boston Conservatory's Zack Box Theater (8 The Fenway).

Red Sox Monsterpointed us to this video of a fan getting freaky at Fenway yesterday. He is certainly dancing with himself... and the people trying to pull him away... in front of thousands of people... Well, there's nothing to lose, and there's nothing to prove, we suppose.

Well, sorta. The Herald reports that Amtrak is increasing service from Boston (among other cities) to DC for Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20, and many airlines plan to offer additional flights to the capital for the festivities as well. So that makes it seem kind of like Obama has made us all reconsider our addiction to cars, but that isn't quite the case—plus the increased train and plane usage is probably not that great for the environment anyway. Regardless, increasing train service for the day is better than having thousands of folks drive their cars into DC, create massive traffic, and attempt to park in nonexistent spaces, so kudos to Amtrak for making at least one smart (and lucrative) decision in its history.

If you're heading to DC on Amtrak or another way, you might want to check the Metro website to get some DC public transport tips for the big day—not to mention a commemorative Obama SmarTrip card (pictured). Where are our commemorative Obama Charlie Cards, MBTA?! Don't steal the joy of another special celebration from us!

UPDATE: Wilkerson's statement is now public. She blames US Attorney Michael J. Sullivan for his timing.

Despite pending federal charges, State Sentaor Dianne Wilkerson will continue her sticker campaign to retain her seat. The most infamous stuffed shirt in Boston is currently out on a $50,000 bond while awaiting a Federal corruption trial for allegedly accepting $23,500 in bribes.

Wilkerson might have been listening to her mother too closely before making her decision. Ethel Johnson, who lives in Charlotte, NC, thinks that her daughter is the victim of a media set-up with race as the driving factor.

For his part, Wilkerson's close alley Boston City Councilman Chuck Turner has been keeping things classy by claiming that Sonia Chang-Diaz, the woman who beat Wilkerson in the August Democratic primary contest for the Second Suffolk Senate Seat, is like "someone coming from another city coming in and representing people in another city."

Turner's comments can easily be construed as a racial taunt: Chang-Diaz lives and works in predominantly white and Latino Jamaica Plain; Wilkerson hails from predominantly black Roxbury. Both live in the Second Suffolk.

Bostonist understands that race is a part of this controversy. Wilkerson is Massachusetts's only black State Senator, and that is an injustice. But the color of a person's skin, or, as in the case of Wilkerson, her history of advocacy, cannot erase a pattern of abuse of power or of official corruption. If the allegations against Wilkerson are true, she has not only betrayed the voters in her district, but the very base that got her where she is today. $23,500 is not a high price, in absolute standards, to buy political influence, but consider that it is nearly seven thousand dollars more than a person making minimum wage will pull down in a year.

Wilkerson's alleged corruption favors those who have more at the expense of those who have less. It erodes the egalitarian effects of democracy and makes the relationship between senator and citizen resemble that between vulture and carrion.

Everybody in the United States deserves to be treated as innocent until proven guilty in court, and Bostonist does not believe that Wilkerson should resign her seat. But with bribery allegations hanging over her head, and after the people of the Second Suffolk have already rejected her candidacy at the polls, any continued campaign is nothing but desperation and farce. Or, as she allegedly called Boston's liquor licensing process, "smoke and mirrors."

Each week Bostonist brings you the best of Boston-based viral videos the internet has to offer.

Bostonist viral video takes a little break from hilarity to encourage you to dance--and to vote. You have until October 15 to register to vote in November 4's presidential election if you haven't already done so. Get on it! If you're already registered, join the danceoff at ibeatyou.com.

As his teammates reel and (possibly) retire, and while the Red Sox rejoice, Tom Brady shops. Ah, the life of injured luxury. Jezebel commenters make astute observations about TB's appearance, including:

why the blazer? is he hiding more babies in there?

This is the first picture of him I've seen where I didn't want to launch myself at his pulchritude. I'm feeling sorry for him; he looks so bereft and sort of pathetic.

It's gratifying to know that Tom Brady is capable of looking like a Poindexter in certain pictures.

he should shop for a new haircut while he's at it

And, our favorite:

They look like my neighbors from when I lived in Nederland, Colorado. They played bongos and smoked weed all the time, had a dog with a hemp collar, and were fond of that "Take a Load off Man" (or whatever they're saying) song on repeat at all hours of the night.

If only The Band had been at Farm Aid.

The NFL season is set to open Thursday, September 4th, but for millions of people around the world, the season has already begun. We're talking about fantasy football, of course, and the beginning of the fantasy season begins with the draft. Talking to a fantasy football aficionado about the draft is like talking to a six-year-old about ice cream. Eyes light up. Palms start to sweat. It is the one moment in your season when you can control your own destiny, and your own insights can make or break your season. You can ridicule your friends in online drafting rooms, or hold a live draft party with full plates of food and plenty of Madden '09 on Xbox. But before engaging in your own fantasy football draft, there are a few things you should know.

The traditional strategy is to draft a top-notch running back in the first two rounds, the rationale being that stud running backs get a majority of the offensive touches for a football team. The more touches, the greater opportunity to gain statistical points. Well, this year you can toss that strategy right out the window, thanks in part to our very own field general, Mr. Tom Brady. God Brady was the #1 fantasy player in the league last year, throwing an NFL record 50 touchdowns and passing for over 4800 yards. Another benefactor of Brady's production was his top receiver, Randy Moss. Moss, the third-ranked fantasy player last season, caught an NFL record 23 touchdown passes and amassed over 1400 receiving yards. These statistics show that the formerly sought-after running backs of old are no longer top dogs in fantasy. In fact, five of the top 10 fantasy producers last year were quarterbacks, and five first-rate wide receivers round out the top 20.

This year is no different. Running backs are still valuable, no doubt, but the value of QBs such as Brady, Manning, and Tony Romo has risen greatly. Wide receivers such as Moss, Reggie Wayne, Terrell Owens, and Braylon Edwards are also in the mix as potential first-round picks. So as you approach your fantasy draft this year, remember that those ball carriers on the ground are no longer the kings of the fantasy gridiron. And remember: you have plenty of Patriots to thank for that!

Post contributed by Eric Robbie

Well, that's over.

As you've probably heard by now, the Red Sox ended their relationship with Manny Ramirez, sending him to LA in a three-way deal that landed Jason Bay from Pittsburgh. Of course, to grease the wheels, the Sox had to send Brandon Moss and Craig Hansen away too, and they're still paying the rest of Manny's 2008 salary. There's not a lot of doubt who the motivated seller was here.

Dan Shaughnessy says this trade was as much a gift to Francona and the 24 other guys on the team as anything else. Gerry Callahan was probably chasing Manny's limo out of town and trying to pee on it. Peter Gammons is fired up. In LA, Bill Plaschke prepares readers for the coming of Manny, while Nomar Garciaparra says he's looking forward to sitting with Manny and laughing about being kicked out of Fenway.

One good way to gauge a trade is to listen to what the bad guys think. "If you are a Yankee fan you have to be excited big time," says Jason Giambi. "I am happy I don't have to face him anymore," said Derek Jeter. Joel Sherman says the Yanks can't possible be as afraid of Bay with the game on the line as they were with Manny. ESPN's Jayson Stark said yesterday "felt like Mardi Gras for the rest of the AL East".

Our Pittsburgh correspondent says he's looking forward (not really) to the latest rebuilding project. Gene Collier of the Post-Gazette says, "funny how the top player in any trade involving the Pirates never seems to end up a Pirate," but admits that Pittsburgh definitely leads the league in LaRoches. Amalie Benjamin catches up with Jason Bay, who sounds like he might be the most Canadian person in history: "I'm not going to hit 50 homers. I like to say I do a handful of things that are going to stand out. I try to be solid. First and foremost, I'm just trying to be me." We're going to guess that "Jason Being Jason" won't include bathroom breaks in the scoreboard or high-fiving fans. Or, in fairness, punching out team employees.

Ken Griffey Jr. got traded from Cincinnati to the White Sox; as someone pointed out, that means 1,118 career home runs got traded yesterday. And in case you need a bandwagon to jump on, the Cubs finished a four-game sweep and left Milwaukee looking like Atlanta in November 1864.

Seven Red Sox are headed to the Bronx (by train!) for the All-Star Game. And what better way to arrive at the giant party at the house of the enemy than defending World Champions, back in first place. It's a lot of fun to travel in style like this.

The Sox haven't exactly charged into first place. A combination of the Rays' miserable week (at midnight, the spell may wear off and they change back into the Devil Rays) and the Sox...let's say, surviving....last night's game, 2-1, is what it took.

Daisuke Matsuzaka got his 10th win, but nobody's going to be raving about his performance. He walked five, went to a 3-ball count on everybody (sure seems that way, anyway) and threw 11,450 pitches by our unofficial count. The only thing slower than Dice's pace was Sean Casey, who got nailed trying to stretch out a double, but at least the Sox had fun with him. "I've got to just stay at first. Count my losses and stay at first," he said. "God, is he slow," was Francona's sad assessment.

The only Baltimore run came off Jonathan Papelbon, who then buckled down to pick up his 100th career save. So it's break time, with the Sox ahead of Tampa Bay by half a game, ahead of New York by six, and only a game away from best record in the AL, held by the [Your Municipality Here] Angels. If the season ended now, the Sox would play Chicago in the first round.

Kheli Dube scored the lone goal in the Revolution's 1-0 win over Santos Laguna in Superliga action - a series of matches between MLS squads and top Mexican teams. International relations were not improved by Dube getting kicked in a sensitive area and Sainey Nyassi taking a shot to the nose that got a Santos player kicked out. The Revs play Pachuca C.F. on Wednesday.

Photo by Michael Dwyer/AP.

Digital price tags photographed by dmje on Flickr

Among the many Massachusetts insanities that exist, stickering every goddamn item in the grocery store probably ranks lower than not selling beer in 7-Eleven or giving all your streets the same name. Still, there seems no need to affix a tiny sticker to individual items that already have bar codes programmed to ring up the right price. And don't even get us started on the wastefulness of re-stickering items that change price. The ever-vigilant Consumerist reports that the Massachusetts state legislature has emerged from the Stone Age to propose that, in the UPC Age, maybe we don't actually need little stickers everywhere. Consumer groups are all up in arms about the proposal, apparently convinced that high-tech standardized barcodes are somehow less adept at representing proper pricing than disgruntled price-stickering teens making minimum wage. Riiight. Personally, we think Massachusetts should get on the France bandwagon and just go straight for digital price tags. We are supposed to be a leaders in science and technology, after all.

You're going to have a long trip home tonight. Trains are stuck at stations because of an electrical fire that caused evacuations at Downtown Crossing and Park Street around 5:20 tonight.

The fire has been extinguished, but there is smoke in the stations.

The MBTA website said that they are experiencing 10 to 15 minute delays, but they are running buses between Harvard and Broadway Stations. Regarding the 10 to 15 minute delays, that seems optimistic. As of about 6:00 pm, the trains did not seem to be moving.

Did you see any smoke, or were you evacuated?

[Boston Globe, MBTA website, WCVB]