The Gloves Are Off in Brown-Warren Race

The Gloves Are Off in Brown-Warren Race. After Elizabeth Warren released an ad that plays up her chops as fighter (including pitchmen at a real gym!), she also happened to take a few jabs right at Scott Brown. He’s countering with an ad of his own that brings up her American Indian heritage … again.  [MassLive.com]

Occupy Boston Plans ‘S30’ Rally in Dewey Square. In Occupy lingo, that’s September 30.  [Herald]

Cruiseport Boston On Pace To Set All-Time Passenger Record. The Black Falcon terminal in Southie is putting up some impressive numbers: Passenger counts are up 13 percent over 2011, overall passenger tallies are on track to reach an all-time high of 350,000—not to mention the millions of dollars pouring into the region’s economy.  [Patriot Ledger]

New Parking Reservation App Could Expand to Boston. Drivers can now reserve a space in one of more than 20,000 parking spots, thanks to Baltimore-based app Parking Panda. The app rolled out in Baltimore, Maryland, D.C., and San Francisco, with plans to expand to the Boston area in the coming months. “We do everything from the driveway behind your house, to school and church parking lots, all the way up to 10-story commercial parking garages,” Nick Miller, cofounder and CEO, told Reuters.  [Reuters]

Boston Police K-9 Is Also Mr. June 2013. Branson, a German Shepherd certified in patrol as well as explosives and ballistic detection, “beat out several other less attractive dogs” for a spot in the Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog calendar, according to the Boston Police Department. Vest-A-Dog is an organization that provides training, bulletproof vests, and other protective gear to police dogs, but only the handsome of the handsomest clinch a spot in the calendar, an annual fundraiser for the organization.  [BPD]