Karla joined Patch in mid-2010 as a Boston-area regional editor, making the leap into hyperlocal news after years of focus on the national and international news fronts at The Christian Science Monitor, CNN and CNN International -- doing online news since 1998. She has lived in a neighborhood she loves, Jamaica Plain, for more than 20 years, with a stint in lovely Atlanta sandwiched in the middle. Beyond the news, she is, among other things, a (fair-weather) biker, a rabid Celtic music fan and an unabashed church nerd.
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
Our weekly roundup of some of the more unusual police reports from around the Boston area. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
The child victim has been identified, and the woman faces federal child porn charges.
The child victim has been identified, and the woman faces federal child porn charges.
One week after the Newtown massacre, Patch and much of the Web world will go dark briefly at 9:30 Friday morning to join in the tribute to the kids and teachers.
A week after the Newtown, CT, massacre, schools have reviewed their safety procedures. Now should parents follow up with more coaching?
One week after the Newtown massacre, Patch and much of the Web world will go dark briefly at 9:30 Friday morning to join in the tribute to the kids and teachers.
One week after the Newtown massacre, Patch and much of the Web world will go dark briefly at 9:30 Friday morning to join in the tribute to the kids and teachers.
One week after the Newtown massacre, Patch and much of the Web world will go dark briefly at 9:30 Friday morning to join in the tribute to the kids and teachers.
A week after the Newtown, CT massacre, schools have reviewed their safety procedures. Now, should parents follow up with more coaching?
One week after the Newtown massacre, Patch and much of the Web world will go dark briefly at 9:30 Friday morning to join in the tribute to the kids and teachers.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command has a website that now offers a Santa tracker mobile app to follow the jolly man's magical flight.
A week after the Newtown, Conn., massacre, schools have reviewed their safety procedures. Now should parents follow up with more coaching?
Boston Restaurant Associates, which runs the Regina Pizzeria chain, acquired the lease for the Upper Crust near Fenway Park for $175,000.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command has a website that now offers a Santa tracker mobile app to follow the jolly man's magical flight.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command has a website that now offers a Santa tracker mobile app to follow the jolly man's magical flight.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command has a website that now offers a Santa tracker mobile app to follow the jolly man's magical flight.