Boston Bombing
Latest From Boston: 1 Boston Bombing Suspect Dead, Another At Large
Update [3:27 p.m.] Boston, still on public transportation and Amtrak lockdown, has begun canceling events tonight. Including: Red Sox, Boston Bruins, Big Apple Circus canceled […]
We Need Surveillance Cameras on Every Corner of Every Major City
It’s been a tough decade or so for civil libertarians. Every big moment in America since 9/11 seems to have brought fresh humiliation for those […]
FBI Releases Photos, Video of Marathon Bombing Suspects
This afternoon the FBI releases photos and video of two men they believe to be the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. The two men, […]
Where to Find A Boston Marathon Support Run Tonight
Philadelphia Runner has compiled a list of all the Boston Marathon support runs taking place in Philadelphia. All runs leave at 7:00 tonight, unless stated […]
Don’t Just Blame CNN’s Fran Townsend for Boston Reporting Mistakes
The breaking news alerts on my iPhone played like a stinger symphony. CNN’s Fran Townsend reports that a suspect has been arrested in the Boston […]
Latest in Boston Marathon: Suspicious Video Shows Potential Suspect
No, there was no arrest yesterday. And there hasn’t been one today, either. But FBI officials have obtained surveillance video they believe may lead them […]
Boston Marathon: A Runner’s Need to Cross the Finish Line
When the Boston Marathon was suspended Monday afternoon, 5,742 runners remained on the course, 14 of them from Philadelphia. Most of those 14 were stopped […]
Check Out Philly’s Love Letter to Boston
With an h/t to Reddit, here is Philly’s love letter to Boston, created by Philadelphian Linzy Leon:
The Boston Bombings Have Made Philly Skittish
Boston’s not that far away from Philly, or that different, so of course people are on edge here after Monday’s bombings. This just came across […]
No, There Was No Arrest In Boston
[Updated: 2:54 p.m.] And AP backtracks. We’ll go ahead and say there was no arrest in Boston, and that AP—our beloved AP!—jumped the gun: BREAKING: […]
Philly Runners To Honor Victims Of Boston Bombings
CBS Philly reports that local joggers are planning a massive group run on Thursday to show solidarity with participants at Monday’s Boston Marathon. “We have seen […]
Boston Tragedy Deserves More Than a Moment of Silence
Sometimes, I wish we could all just shut up for a little bit. It is one of life’s great ironies that the events that demand […]
Boston Explosions: The Latest News
We’ll be trying to keep up with the latest headlines from Boston throughout the day today, obviously. Going forward, the latest news will be at […]
Here Is Sports Illustrated’s Boston Marathon Cover
This will probably be the iconic image from the attack—some of the others being too horrible to want to spread widely into America’s consciousness:
Nutter Condemns Boston Bombing; Philly-To-Boston Plane Evacuated
In his role as the president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Philly Mayor Michael Nutter today issued a statement about the bombings at the […]