What’s News


Your condensed guide to today’s daily papers.

1213014592We call it “the place you have to take the Silver Line to get to”: Developers and the city are at odds over what to call the area around Fan Pier and the Moakley Courthouse. The city has dubbed is the South Boston Waterfront, while most developers call it the Seaport. [Herald]


Ouch: Gas is expensive. Looks like it’ll be a summer of cold showers and sitting in front of the air conditioner. [Herald]

Unless you know a guy with a hybrid: Local car dealers say they’ve got long waitlists for the fuel-efficient vehicles, largely because automakers don’t have an efficient way to get parts to the factory fast enough to meet the huge demand. [Globe]

On second thought, nature is too dangerous: Three people drowned and one person died after being struck by lightening this weekend. [Globe]