The Boston City Council's regular Wednesday meeting came to a halt around 1:25 p.m. when Councilor Julia Mejia (at large) suffered some sort of medical emergency. Read more.

MassDOT says it's closing the little bridge that carries West Roxbury Parkway over the Needham Line track on July 19 and will keep it shut for five months as a contractor replaces the crumbling span.

Jamaica Plain News reports on a mural behind Burrito's on Washington Street (between the Midway Cafe and where Doyle's used to be) that shows Obama and Bourdain sharing a beer.

WBZ reports on the largest nurses' strike in Massachusetts history, which started this morning over pay, health insurance and the use of temps.