Jimmies, grandparents, and heroin: the top 20 Boston.com stories in June
The stories you read the most on our site during the month.
This month, you liked stories about Caitlyn Jenner’s debut, an Indian restaurant haunted by an Entourage poster, and why human bodies have been discovered near the home of two grandparents.
Or at least, those are the stories you read the most on our site in June.
You, our readers, were also interested in the woman who was hit by a bat at Fenway Park, whether it is racist to call sprinkles “jimmies,’’ and a ridiculous story from the Gronkowski family.
In the spirit of sharing — and in case you missed any of these stories the first time — we thought we’d revisit the 20 stories that were the most visited here at Boston.com. Thank you for reading them.
20. Love at 119 pounds: How my mom and dad stayed married Guest writer Deirdre McCarrick explores the relationship between her mother and father, and why a marriage is more important than a wedding.
19. It’s now more clear than ever that John Farrell is the problem Columnist Eric Wilbur delves into problems with the Red Sox’s manager.
18. ‘The only person he didn’t care about was himself’ The parents of Ryan Harrington discuss the life and struggles of their son, who overdosed four months before his 27th birthday.
17. Study: NFL’s Deflategate report is ‘deeply flawed’ A study released by the American Enterprise Institute found flaws in the NFL’s report on Deflategate, raising questions about the report’s methodologies and findings.
16. Indian restaurant trapped with Entourage poster for 5 years The owner of Indian Castle in Cambridge has an Entourage poster that he can’t escape. (This story ended up on NPR’s Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!)
15. Rob Gronkowski’s brother confirms one of the family’s most ridiculous stories yet Chris Gronkowski explains what he and his brothers did together during the 2012 ESPY awards.
14. North End restaurant owners say Olive Garden food truck not worthy of the neighborhood When Olive Garden announced plans to bring breadstick sandwiches to Boston’s North End, restaurant owners called it an insult to the neighborhood.
13. Boston’s most-hated Olympic venue is officially dead Where beach volleyball won’t be played at the 2024 Olympics.
12. Why you hate the word “moist’’ The word “moist’’ is hated by many, and there are some real reasons for it.
11. A pissed-off parent’s reaction to the Fox News Duggar interview Writer Kristi Palma weighs-in on the Duggar scandal.
10. Here’s the Boston radio host who started the Caitlyn Jenner ESPY rumor Sourcing a rumor that the 2015 ESPY Arthur Ashe Courage Award was given to Caitlyn Jenner over a wounded Army vet.
9. Fan Seriously injured by broken bat at Red Sox game Tonya Carpenter was watching the Red Sox play at Fenway Park when she was hit in the head by a shattered bat.
8. Is it racist to call them ‘jimmies’? We investigate whether an ice cream topping’s nickname is rooted in Jim Crow laws.
7. OUI lawyer charged with OUI in arm-severing boating accident A Boston OUI lawyer was charged with operating a boat under the influence during an accident that resulted in a woman’s arming being cut off by the boat’s propeller. (After this story was published, prosecutors named a different suspect in the accident.)
6. Knife-wielding man killed in CVS parking lot Examining the death of Usaama Rahim, who was fatally shot outside a Roslindale CVS.
5. Does Vince Wilfork’s T-shirt say what we think it does? Former Patriots tackle Vince Wilfork wore a comical T-shirt to a Houston Texans press conference.
4. How a Boston radio host was charged with drunken driving, assaulting a police officer Details in the police report on the arrest of an Emmy-nominated journalist.
3. They keep finding bodies by my grandparents’ house When police found remains near the home of Sara Morrison’s grandparents, she examined whether our society values some lives over others.
2. Woman hit by bat at Red Sox game remains in serious condition This story was an update to the ninth story on the list.
1. This viral Facebook post about Caitlyn Jenner taught everyone a lesson in irony Sometimes an image is not at all what it seems. This story was read by almost three times as many people as any other Boston.com story in June.
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