Forget that hard-as-a-rock square slice from your elementary school days. Bostone Pizza on Newbury Street knows how to serve a proper Sicilian pizza. While many pizzas serve as vehicles for cheese delivery, the dough is the real star of the show in this case. The edges are buttery and crispy, not at all dry. The bottom of the crust is also very crispy, and yet the top is soft and pillowy, a perfect bed......

It’s been pretty quiet on the fashion front. The shows in Europe are almost over and the Spring/Summer collections are on display in store fronts up and down Newbury Street. So in between listening to Papelbon complain and trying to get tickets to see Shiny Toy Guns on St. Patrick’s Day, why not take a well deserved fashion break. Fashionistas on a budget should check out Jovovich Hawk at Target. Models Mila Jovovich and Carmen......

The 21st century has seen dramatic improvements in faking it. These days we've got bigger and better fake nails, fake hair, fake boobs, and now? Fake eyelashes. Lux Lash, at 232 Newbury Street, offers semi-permanent lash extensions that last from a weekend to two months. The finished result is like a 24-7 application of lengthening and thickening mascara. Bostonist isn't entirely sold on the transformational powers of synthetic lashes, even if they are individually applied......

Art Somerville's Nave Gallery has brought us thoughtful installations before, but their new "Ghost Town" sounds positively compelling. Artists imagine our earth in a process of transformation, with cities growing and shrinking, populations moving, people interacting with nature, and everything cycling both naturally and unnaturally toward growth, decay, and chaos. Might sound like a bunch of hippie nonsense, but we think it makes for some appealing art. "Ghost Town" runs through March 21 at......

The Foggy Goggle is a bar on Boylston Street, located just past the glare of the boutiques at the outer perimeter of Newbury Street. It's a dive -- the kind of place where they serve beer in 8 ounce Dixie cups and don't apologize. And for one night, it was the most earnest place in Boston. Two weeks ago, Bostonist joined Socializing for Justice (SoJust) as the group held its January mixer, "Putting the 'Social'......

Whether your New Year’s resolution is to clean out your closet or expand its contents, local consignment shops are a great resource for thrifty shoppers. Second Time Around, with three locations in Boston, is a treasure trove of high-end fashion priced on an automatic markdown system—your discount is determined by the color of the price tag. As with all consignment and vintage stores, it’s better to go in without a particular piece in mind. And......

Boston, you did Kimya Dawson right on Thursday night. So right, in fact, that we can't even tell you about it. Bostonist had fully intended to be able to report back to you today about how Dawson, the quirky and kickass singer-songwriter now captivating music fans with her work on the Juno soundtrack, performed during her 7 p.m. in-store at the Newbury Street music shop. We arrived on the scene a little later than we'd......

Those who keep a vegan diet will probably tell you that eating a healthy breakfast out can often be a challenge, especially when hoping to get something quickly. Breakfast in America is heavily focused on animal products and often the only options involve bacon, eggs, milk, or all three! Enter the chain of Bagel Rising and Espresso Royale cafes in Boston. These green-leaning, eco-friendly, and vegan-catering cafes are warm, inviting, and most importantly, delicious!......

--Headline on WBZ: "Storm Fails to Break December Storm Record." While we don't want to be too hard on our local weatherheads, shouldn't that really read "Weatherheads Fail to Predict Size of Storm"? [WBZ] --Civil unions will be legal in New Hampshire as of midnight tonight. Yes! Ceremonies will be "subdued" because New Hampshire isn't exactly the Ramrod crowd. [Boston Globe] --Even though the NFL eventually let their rivals air the Patriots-Giants game Saturday,......

Here's the overall numbers straight from the BPD and the Herald: Arrests reported by the BPD: 22 Arrests reported by the State Police: 15 Number of cars vandalized on Newbury Street: 13 Dumbass jumping off a streetlight: 1 Beer spillage: Unfathomable Winning a World Series: Priceless While the vandalism was inexcusable (must one set a fire in the middle of the street? really, now?), it definitely could have been worse. Arrests, car damage, and car......

--Someone made a big mistake on Sunday by letting a sexual assault suspect go to the hospital without supervision. Police recaptured Edwardo Aponte of Dorchester this morning, but the incident makes us wonder what the BPD supervisor on duty was thinking. On Sunday, Aponte said he was sick, went to New England Medical Center in an ambulance, and walked out. Isn't that the oldest trick in the book? Even the characters of Comedy Central's Halfway......

Okay, okay, before you get insulted, Bostonist is not especially fashionable. And New York is in the throes of its own Fashion Week right now - so Boston is having Fashion Week at the same time? Isn't that just asking for no one to notice? Well, Boston's Fashion Week did indeed start yesterday. Much of the excitement appears to be centered around Natick, though, because of Friday's Natick Collection opening. "Collection" is a fancy word......

There are a couple of spring events we've gotten used to. Free iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts or a scoop from Ben and Jerry's make their appearance in March and April, respectively, about a month apart. This year JP Licks joins the crew of freebie days. May 17, 2007 will be the first free coffee day at all 7 of their locations. They're hoping to prove how awesome their coffee is by giving it away......

Bostonist saw Anime Boston 2007 participants all over yesterday: on Newbury Street, in the mall, at Spike's, outside the Pru, where they had strayed from Hynes Convention Center in their full regalia.......

We really aren't sure where this came from. It seems like the stereotypes portrayed below have been applied to areas around St. Louis, Florida, Memphis, Detroit, among other US geographic locations. It came to us via email, un-attributed to the author (email us, we'll give you credit), and humorously rang true for some of the locations integrated into the list. Suggestions for the South Boston Barbie (both original model and Fort Point edition), Cantabrigian Barbie,......

While it might not seem possible judging from the creaky antics of bands like the Rolling Stones, there are some rock musicians who age well. Exhibit A would be Mission of Burma. Exhibit B would be Kristin Hersh, who will be performing at Newbury Comics on Newbury Street at 6:00 pm tonight. Hersh's new record, Learn to Sing Like a Star, out on Yep Roc, is the latest in her 20-year career. Hersh, along with......

Even though yesterday was November 1, Halloween lasted an extra day on Newbury Street as teens and college kids gathered dressed as rap-icon-turned-reality-tv-star Flavor Flav. Flav, who is known for wearing Viking horns, outlandish shades, and a clock around his neck, was scheduled to visit Newbury Comics to sign autographs and promote his new solo record, Hollywood. These days, more people know Flav for his hot-tub shenanigans on VH1's Flavor of Love than for his......

While many argue about the discrimination in this city, this ideology is also affecting the vermin in the city sewers as well. As many shocked restaurant patrons came to find out last Thursday, rats do not add to the ambience when inhaling a filet mignon on Newbury Street. Louis J. Antonellis, a local labor union guy for Electrical Workers Local 103, decided he had had enough with the Capital Grille after fighting with them for......

We at Bostonist like our Apple computers. Ok, it does distress us a little to hear that our shiny iPod might have been produced in a sweatshop. But, if we turn the volume up really loud, we forget all about it. If you want to hear the latest Apple talk from four local enthusiasts, then MassMUG is the podcast for you. We are always looking on the intarweb for Apple news and rumors. What will......

So Bostonist was sitting on a stoop on Newbury Street yesterday afternoon, waiting for some coworkers who foolishly thought they could get to Upper Crust from Government Center faster on the T than we could on our bike. As we soaked in the sun and enjoyed the parade of shopping-bag-laden, wealthy foreigners, we had the additional pleasure of witnessing a drama with three distinctly Bostonian elements: Parking, profanity, and difficult race relations. Allow us to......

Since Bostonist knows you are all gearing up for the big anniversary party tomorrow night at the Kinsale, we assume you’ll all be staying home and resting tonight…well, okay probably not, but we thought we’d do a news roundup today because hell, it’s Friday. We certainly don’t expect you to read a newspaper. Bar Brawl on Newbury Street: Bostonist has had its fleeting moments of drunkenness over on Newbury Street’s basement level bar, Daisy Buchanan’s.......

Nothing these days is quite so good at provoking strong emotions about gentrification as that ugly, forced sobriquet that realtors have tried to foist on East Boston: "EaBo." To begin with, Bostonist can't decide if it sounds more like a person with a head cold talking about a certain sub-genre of music, or the name of a character from the movie Friday. But beyond that, "EaBo" embodies, for some, everything bad about high-rent outsiders coming......

We just adore English translations on the many packages of Asian products. Since our fair city sorely lacks stores that carry such sincere messaging, Bostonist decided to take what we could get locally and indulge in a little epidermal action at Skin Care Adventure in Chinatown. Although the services menu offers mundane norms like mani/pedi and waxing, and the more extreme sounding "LPG Cellu M6" body sculpting treatment, the real jewels in Skin Care......

Last week the teams-named-for- historical-episodes battled it out in Foxboro, and the New England Revolution put Chicago’s Fire out. Bostonist was left thinking to ourselves wouldn’t it have been hilarious if the “molasses flood” put the fire out. Well, that and it’s like the World Series of soccer. Well, almost the World Series of soccer, if we discount the World Cup, Euro Cup, the European Premier leagues, the South American leagues, and just about any......

While some Bostonians get excited about Star Wars, there are others of us who would rather spend our hard-earned cash on something really important, like something from a big Swedish retailer. A few months ago, Bostonist was psyched that the Swedish retail powerhouse, IKEA, was opening in Stoughton this fall. Well, Wednesday, November 9 marks the opening day of our very own Massachusetts' IKEA. In order to draw a crowd, the store is promising $5,000......

Last week, before we started shedding tears of sorrow for the Red Sox, Bostonist had overheard some stuff in the city. We asked if you had overheard some things to. Apparently you had. Crazy guy sitting alone at outdoor table by City Hall Plaza Starbucks As ugly as I am, people still love me! I'm not angry. Two twenty-somethings walking down Newbury Street First Girl: I'd rather have cancer than be pregnant. Second Girl:......

Thanks to the fabulous minds over at Bostonist favorite, the Institute of Contemporary Art, we all have the opportunity to hear Julian Opie "speak about his artistic process and his work for the 8th Annual ICA/Vita Brevis project, two animated LED sculptures installed on the Northern Avenue Bridge that feature full-length portraits of two walking figures. " Artists talks are always tricky events - sometimes we leave feeling excited at the prospect of the......

Two years to date, Bostonist was engaged in a fury of online shopping in quest of a retro Julius Erving T-shirt (turns out they’re hard to find). After an exhaustive search, the sought after T emerged in the shining light of Karmaloop.com. Perusal around the site revealed Karmaloop to be a purveyor of unique graphic Ts, distinctive hoodies and other fashion forward urban gear. Bostonist signed up for Karmaloop's newsletter and has been keeping tabs......

Bostonist first told you all about The Rolling Stones coming into town and playing at Fenway Park back in April; the authorities that be tried to keep it on the down low, but it was pretty much set that they'd be here. Well, the weekend of Mick, Keith and the boys is finally here as they take the stage in Sunday and Tuesday night performances in the Sox outfield, with the random addition of the......

Bostonist loves it when friends from out of town come and visit. Yet, when those out-of-towners get to decide the party destination on a Saturday night, beware, my friends. A few weeks ago, Bostonist found itself in Quincy at the over-promoted-on-JAMN 94.5 bar/club Waterworks. Yes, Waterworks, where there is always some sort of ladies' night or Hawaiian Tropic bikini contest. (Luckily on this Saturday, the winds had kicked up and there were no bikinis being......