An Hour Inside Roxy’s Food Truck in Under Two Minutes
Every week, about 30 to 40 food trucks turned out for the SoWa Open Market in South End. A weekly favorite, Roxy’s Gourmey Grilled Cheese, churns out sandwich after sandwich. Ever wonder how they do it all? Inside the food truck, six people work away turning out one sandwich after the other. “It’s kind of like a machine,” employee Sydney Howlend said. See one hour of the frenzy inside Roxy’s food truck at the SoWa market lapsed in a minute and a half above. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Two of ‘Boston’s Finest’ Give Inside Scoop on the Show
Two of the Boston Police Department officers featured on TNT’s “Boston’s Finest” reality show executive produced by Donnie Wahlberg spoke about having cameras following them, being on television, charity work and the New Kids on the Block. Ryan Mason, 34, from West Roxbury, and Skye Robinson, 32, from Roxbury, met up with Patch at Boston Police Headquarters at the same time. Patch: What unit are you in? Mason: Fugitive Unit – citywide. I started in BPD in 2005, and started in the Fugitive Unit in 2010, before that I was in District 4 and B-3. Robinson: I’m in the Youth Violence Strike Force. On the show it’s referred to as the gang unit. I started on BPD in 2006 in C-11 (Dorchester), and started in 2010 with the Youth Violence unit. Patch: Were you given a choice to be on the show? (Laughs….) Mason: That’s a good question. We were. We weren’t completely forced into doing it. I saw it as a good opportunity to promote the two non-profits I’m involved with – Parkway in Motion, and Cops for Kids with Cancer. And TNT and Donnie (Wahlberg) have said they will include the charity work in upcoming episodes. Robinson: Yes, I was. I chose to be in it with limitations. I didn’t mind if they’re filming at work. I didn’t feel comfortable with them coming into my personal life. Patch: Why did you want to be on the show? Mason: I think our department and officers we work with across the city is one of the most philanthropical group of people i’ve seen. As much bad as we’ve seen, we see a lot of good. I don’t think there is a profession that takes care of the community more than we do on the job and outside the job. Patch: Has the show affected the way you do your job? Mason: No. People do recognize us now. But it hasn’t affected us. We’re still doing things the way we did. You do get recognized by some people in the city due to large amount of advertising done. Robinson: No, not at all. I think what the show has done has made people a little more comfortbale in speaking with you. They see you and say “Hey, Boston’s finest!” No, I just deny, “No, that’s not me.” People we are stopping for police business, the first thing is “Oh, am I going to be on ‘Boston’s Finest?’” or “I can’t believe you’re on ‘Boston’s Finest.’” Mason: The day after the premiere a woman answered the door while I was serving a warrant (for her son) and asked where the cameras […]
VIDEO: Go Inside a Boston Snow Plow During a Storm
With another possible storm headed our way this weekend, Boston’s public works employees could have some long hours ahead. Ever wonder what a storm looks like from their point of view? Curl up with a cup of hot chocolate and take a look. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Police: Man Found Doing Drugs Inside Women’s Bathroom at STD Clinic
The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges do not indicate convictions. Police arrested a Brockton man for allegedly doing drugs inside of a women’s bathroom stall at the Boston Medical Center STD clinic on Harrison Avenue. Officers responded to a call of narcotics activity in the women’s room at 850 Harrison Ave. at 7:30 p.m. on February 7. On arrival, officers said they located two parties inside a stall, and noticed numerous needle caps on the floor. Upon searching one suspect, officers said they found a pill bottle containing Clonidine, a sedative drug. A background check revealed that the male suspect had two outstanding warrants, one out of Roxbury District Court for possession of a Class C substance with intent to distribute and the other was also out of Roxbury District Court for nine counts of breaking and entering, possession of burglarious tools, trespassing and stealing motor vehicle parts. The suspect was medically evaluated for heroin and Klonopin consumption. He was then discharged into police custody. Officers arrested Thomas Perrotta of 218 Market Street, Brockton and charged him with trespassing, possession of a Class E substance and the two outstanding warrants. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch