AAN Association of Alternative Newsmedia

Boston's Rat Population Explodes Amongst Economic Collapse

Boston Phoenix

Boston Phoenix | November 16, 2009

With more and more foreclosed and abandoned properties making it harder for planners and exterminators to combat pestilence, anecdotal and empirical evidence suggests that Boston's rodent problem is only getting worse.

View Full Story at Boston Phoenix

Tags: Ernest Borgnine, animal issues, Development, construction, vermin, Wildlife, Harvard University, economic issues, rats, Tom Menino

Boston Phoenix

The Boston Phoenix was founded in 1966 as an arts and entertainment newspaper for the 18-40 year old market. Today, with editions in Rhode Island and Portland, Maine, the Phoenix has a distribution of 220,000 and more than 600,000 readers...

More »

Contact for Reprint Rights

Market Served: Metropolitan Area
Address: 126 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215
Phone: (617) 536-5390

www.thephoenix.com

More by Chris Faraone

Students Occupy TransCanada Office in Keystone XL Protestnew

Boston-area college students lock And glue themselves inside TransCanada office to protest the Keystone XL pipeline.

Boston Phoenix | Chris Faraone | 01-08-2013 | Environment

Newtown and The Media's Delusional Narrative on Caucasian Mayhemnew

Crime coverage in minority areas rarely digs beneath the surface. Most outlets condense the tragedies into a singular disposable headline. Forget medical records – we don't even always learn the names of black shooters.

Boston Phoenix | Chris Faraone | 12-18-2012 | Media

Tags: Media Coverage of Minority Crime, Newtown Shooting, White Gunmen

The DNC on LSDnew

Years ago, a writer friend explained how he always found that the best way to glimpse a conservative's soul, or lack thereof, is with a noggin full of LSD. He didn't mention what I might find around comparably obsessed lefties, though, so I set out to do some soul searching of my own.

Boston Phoenix | Chris Faraone | 09-07-2012 | Drugs

Tags: LSD

More by Chris Faraone »