Spanning the Web


Taking you around the internet for your afternoon enjoyment.

1208455393But how many undergrads can rent the hall? Boston City Councilor Stephen Murphy wants to up the rent for Faneuil Hall from $150 an hour to $500 an hour. [Globe]


If we got near that little cutie, we wouldn’t let him go either: Gisele Bunchen held Tom Brady’s son yesterday. Despite all the hotness, little John Edward Thomas Moynahan is the cutest one in the picture. [TMZ]

Be sure to set aside a little more money for your trip to the Islands this summer: Fares on the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket are going up between 50 cents and $2 to cover the rising cost of fuel. The fact that we’re even discussing summer weekends on the Vineyard makes us giddy. [Boston.com]

The punishment fits the crime: A man who was convicted of falsifying a police report about a mugging last year is charged with falsifying reports on the community service he was supposed to do as punishment. [WBZ]

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