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It’s Official: Theo Epstein has resigned as Red Sox GM, named president of the Cubs

October 21, 2011 37

Theo Epstein, the general manager who assembled two World Series championship Boston Red Sox teams, has officially resigned and will...

District attorney: Most arrested Occupy Boston protesters will not face criminal charges

John M. Guilfoil

Features

October 11, 2011 70

Dozens of the protesters arrested during Occupy Boston’s expansion into a renovated portion of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway on...

141 arrested in Occupy Boston protest

John Stephen Dwyer

The Issue

October 11, 2011 2267

Yesterday, thousands of people swelled the ranks of Occupy Boston in a march that began at the Boston Common and...

Learn to make your own wine

Andrew Castronovo

Features

October 10, 2011 129

BCAE offering classes

WEEI will simulcast on FM — Mike FM goes bye bye

Brittney McNamara

Features

September 8, 2011 90

After a drop in listenership partly due to weak AM signal, WEEI The Sports Hub (850 AM) will begin simulcasting...

Fifth annual Beckett Bowl touches lives, offers hope to needy children

Rachel Pennellatore

Sports

September 6, 2011 146

Celebrity-filled event raised money for Children's Hospital Boston

Want to get paid for your walk home? There’s an app for that

Erin Kilmer

iPad/iPhone Apps The Issue

September 6, 2011 164

Sweet...

Innocent teen killed in gang violence

Brittney McNamara

Features

September 6, 2011 119

A teenager was shot dead on Saturday with no provocation of the alleged killer. Alex Sierra, 16, was fired at...

Free entrees at Tryst restaurant’s grand re-opening in Arlington

Shannon O'Neill

Features

August 30, 2011 25

There's new decor and a new menu!

Car crash leaves two men in critical condition

Brittney McNamara

Features

August 21, 2011 5

A single-vehicle crash left two men with serious injuries early this morning, according to State Police and the Suffolk County...

Boston punk bands announce joint tour

Brittney McNamara

Music

August 12, 2011 30

Have Nots announce tour with Big D and the Kids Table to promote their new album.

Four killed in holiday weekend violence in Boston

Brittney McNamara

Features

July 5, 2011 20

After a spree of violence over the holiday weekend, Mayor Thomas M. Menino said he would hold an emergency meeting...

Man indicted for 23-year-old West Roxbury murder

Brittney McNamara

Features

June 29, 2011 127

After a 23 year search, a man was indicted in the murder of his girlfriend in the West Roxbury area...

Prosecutors: Whitey went to Vegas … and won

John M. Guilfoil

The News

June 27, 2011 7

Wasn’t his whole life a gamble? Gangster James J. “Whitey” Bulger allegedly told federal authorities after his arrest that he...

Our neighbor, the mob boss

Kristen Gard

The News

June 27, 2011 13

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — As you walk down 3rd Street, between California Avenue and Washington Avenue, it’s just like any...

Birthday party argument ended in murder

Brittney McNamara

Features

June 14, 2011 37

A birthday party turned deadly in September 2009 and ended in the shooting of a young woman, Paula Castillo. The...

Eat for a cause at these Greater Boston-area restaurants

Erin Kilmer

Features

June 12, 2011 6

For a limited time, proceeds will go to Red Cross, Western Mass. tornado victims

Former Boston cop sentenced in disability scheme

Brittney McNamara

Features

June 6, 2011 8

A former Boston Police Officer was sentenced to fifteen months in prison today for a fraud scheme involving work-related disability...

Enjoy a romantic picnic in the park with Beacon Hill Bistro’s picnic service

Shannon O'Neill

Features

May 30, 2011 15

They even give you a blanket and a basket!

State trooper struck, seriously injured in South Boston

John M. Guilfoil

Features

May 24, 2011 2

A Massachusetts State Police trooper was hit by a vehicle and seriously hurt Tuesday morning in a suspected hit-and-run in...

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Blast Magazine was launched in 2007 with a simple thought — do journalism for the video game generation. We’ve really seen a lot since the 1980s. Nintendo Mega Man games, dial-up Internet, Dos, and the Palm Pilot were all in their infancy as we grew up. We shared files on 1.44MB (that’s MEGABYTE) floppy discs, and they were more than sufficient. As we grew up, the Internet blew up. Today you can stream a movie live in HD. Not only did HD not exist when we were growing up, but downloading a single, low-quality MP3 of our favorite song could take over an hour!

Technology developed quickly as we came of age, and we can claim to have mastered everything from iPads to Netflixes. But there is one thing that our generation did not have to grow up with — car maintenance.

A lot of us are interested in cars and trucks and motorcycles — this site wouldn’t be necessary if we weren’t. But how many Gen-Y’ers have ever had to change their oil? Change the brakes? Fix a cracked serpentine belt? Fixing cars was always something optional for us. We had to want to jack up a car and change a tire.

So now that we’re adults and we’re starting to recover from the crushing debt of our student loans, (We’re very bitter about this) we are finding our interests diversifying. If we were into cars already, we are getting more into cars. If we could never afford it, we are slowly raising our expectations. Say what you will, we are a curious generation.

Blast Cars is not exactly a beginners’ guide to the galaxy, but we’re not going to assume you know everything. We’re learning with you, and the experts we’ll bring into the process will walk both of us through everything we ever wanted to know about everything automotive.

In addition to restoring our Shop Truck, we are following some other Gen-Y restoration projects, including a racing bike. We’ll also bring you some relevant news, reviews, and rumors. We’ll even take a look at some of the most famous cars in movies, music, TV, true crime, and other popular culture. Let us know what you want to see!

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