Every day Boston receives hundreds of reports of abandoned bikes, overflowing trash, burnt out streetlights and potholes. On Tuesday, Mayor Martin J. Walsh launched an umbrella 311 system to better effectively receive and respond to citizen requests.
Mayor Walsh announced the new system as "a way to promote more civic engagement" and to "engage the public more."
WASHINGTON (AP) — Philip Johnson was dying of pancreatic cancer when he brought his former wife, Thanh Tran, to the basement of his home in Venice, California. Under a tarp that was weighted down with bricks was a violin case with a combination lock.
