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Gnu Approves $6 Million to Fill City's Curb Cuts, Citing Aesthetic Concerns and Pedestrian Phone Use

Project will eliminate all 1,847 accessible ramp installations completed between 1994 and 2022; city calls the work 'a long time coming'

By Claire Beaulieu · Jun 9, 2026

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Rat Coalition Begins Sinkhole Repairs; Three Levels of Government Continue to Dispute Jurisdiction

Coalition government formed by Third Street rat population has stabilized crater perimeter and laid gravel in areas city has not surveyed since January

By Margaret Huang · May 12, 2026

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Costumed Vigilante 'The Reasonable Middle' Completes 47th Consecutive Arrest of Unhoused Resident

Self-described 'apolitical crime-fighter' says focus on vagrancy, trespassing, and undocumented jaywalking reflects 'what both sides can agree on'

By James Okonkwo · Mar 5, 2026

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Rat Coalition Codifies Self-Identification Bathroom Access; 'Not Sure What The Big Deal Was'

Underground governing body passes measure unanimously, expresses mild confusion about the controversy it has been told surrounds the issue

By Margaret Huang · May 22, 2026

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Consolidated Finality Partners LLC Files Formal Objection to Third Street Sinkhole Litigation, Citing 'Redundancy'

Corporate buyer argues pending lawsuit seeks damages against infrastructure that 'will not exist in its current or any future form'

By Margaret Huang · Mar 18, 2026

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Third Street Sinkhole Enters Second Month; Residents Adapt

Jurisdictional dispute between city, commonwealth, and federal agencies leaves 40-foot crater in legal and geographic limbo

By Margaret Huang · Mar 4, 2026

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Developer to Break Ground on Trash Island Mega-Mall; Resident Penguin Colony to Be Billed Monthly

Consolidated Finality Partners LLC subsidiary announces 1.2 million square feet of retail and 340 luxury units on floating debris mass; Paris Climate Accord commitment described as 'fully intact, essentially'

By Margaret Huang · Mar 19, 2026