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  1. I was excited to learn, thanks to a flyer at my door, that #DanielLander is challenging #Massachusetts State Senator #WillBrownsberger.
    I was once a Brownsberger fan, but my enthusiasm waned as his progressivism did. My last straw was his refusal to support the unionization of legislature staff.
    I don't know if Lander can beat him, but Brownsberger needs to feel heat from the left.
    #politics #USPol #MAPoli #BosPoli #Boston #BostonMA #BelmontMA #WatertownMA #CambridgeMA
    thecrimson.com/article/2026/4/

  2. Would I happen to know anyone in the Boston area who has a portable XRF analyzer?

    I'm curious to see how it works for soil lead testing, but *also* to talk to someone about what the care and feeding of these analyzers is like in practice, and how feasible it might be to set up a program for helping people in the area test their soil, including raised beds.

    (I've been thinking of buying one for this purpose, as prices are down a bit.)

    #SomervilleMA #CambridgeMA #BostonMA #chemistry

  3. Anyone want a free electric front-loader dryer? Donation places won't take it since it's more than 7-8 years old, but it works fine (and the one part most likely to fail has been replaced). #Boston #CambridgeMA #Somerville #CambMA

  4. From @quinn I learned to be grateful that I have seen the tops of clouds. From living in Boston I learned to be grateful that I have lived to see the spring blossoms again. Few things are more tear-inducingly beautiful than cherry blossom rain. #BostonMA #CambridgeMA #spring #flowers

  5. Davis Square Neighborhood Council is having an election, and surprisingly you don't have to just live in Somerville to vote. Lots of North Cambridge also qualifies, down past Porter. Details here: sites.google.com/view/davissq... Map here: map.davissquarenc.org #Somerville #CambMA #CambridgeMA

    Board Elections

  6. Now that I've slept on it and looked back at the slides, I see the problem. MassDOT considered fewer lanes (1st pic, items 7, 12) but they list an unbreakable constraint "Equal or better intersection Level of Service" (2nd pic).

    The overpass is overbuilt today. If you require it to fit as many cars, of course you'll get a highway off ramp again!

    #MassDOT forgets that #MassDCR is trying to shrink #MemorialDrive : mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/1

    Livetoot thread: better.boston/@sky/11585078084

    #CambridgeMA

  7. Now that I've slept on it and looked back at the slides, I see the problem. MassDOT considered fewer lanes (1st pic, items 7, 12) but they list an unbreakable constraint "Equal or better intersection Level of Service" (2nd pic).

    The overpass is overbuilt today. If you require it to fit as many cars, of course you'll get a highway off ramp again!

    #MassDOT forgets that #MassDCR is trying to shrink #MemorialDrive : mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/1

    Livetoot thread: better.boston/@sky/11585078084

    #CambridgeMA

  8. Now that I've slept on it and looked back at the slides, I see the problem. MassDOT considered fewer lanes (1st pic, items 7, 12) but they list an unbreakable constraint "Equal or better intersection Level of Service" (2nd pic).

    The overpass is overbuilt today. If you require it to fit as many cars, of course you'll get a highway off ramp again!

    #MassDOT forgets that #MassDCR is trying to shrink #MemorialDrive : mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/1

    Livetoot thread: better.boston/@sky/11585078084

    #CambridgeMA

  9. Now that I've slept on it and looked back at the slides, I see the problem. MassDOT considered fewer lanes (1st pic, items 7, 12) but they list an unbreakable constraint "Equal or better intersection Level of Service" (2nd pic).

    The overpass is overbuilt today. If you require it to fit as many cars, of course you'll get a highway off ramp again!

    #MassDOT forgets that #MassDCR is trying to shrink #MemorialDrive : mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/1

    Livetoot thread: better.boston/@sky/11585078084

    #CambridgeMA

  10. Now that I've slept on it and looked back at the slides, I see the problem. MassDOT considered fewer lanes (1st pic, items 7, 12) but they list an unbreakable constraint "Equal or better intersection Level of Service" (2nd pic).

    The overpass is overbuilt today. If you require it to fit as many cars, of course you'll get a highway off ramp again!

    #MassDOT forgets that #MassDCR is trying to shrink #MemorialDrive : mass.streetsblog.org/2024/12/1

    Livetoot thread: better.boston/@sky/11585078084

    #CambridgeMA

  11. #BostonWeekend 21x Sun MARKET noon-6 @ 438 Somerville Ave Artist Studios hosts 30+ local artisans - including @downstairs in the music studio (have you seen the new bag designs she's been posting to the fediverse?) - stop by while you're in #UnionSquare #SomervilleMA for the Jingle Mingle maybe? But also a pleasant walk from #PorterSquare #HarvardSquare or #DavisSquare - and its right by #MarketBasket and #BowMarket so you can get a bunch of shopping done :) IDK but I'll be there, come! instagram.com/p/DRH9WgZjgAo/ #ShopLocal #Artist #Art #shopping #handmade #Somerville #CambridgeMA #Boston #BostonArt

  12. #BostonWeekend 21x Sun MARKET noon-6 @ 438 Somerville Ave Artist Studios hosts 30+ local artisans - including @downstairs in the music studio (have you seen the new bag designs she's been posting to the fediverse?) - stop by while you're in #UnionSquare #SomervilleMA for the Jingle Mingle maybe? But also a pleasant walk from #PorterSquare #HarvardSquare or #DavisSquare - and its right by #MarketBasket and #BowMarket so you can get a bunch of shopping done :) IDK but I'll be there, come! instagram.com/p/DRH9WgZjgAo/ #ShopLocal #Artist #Art #shopping #handmade #Somerville #CambridgeMA #Boston #BostonArt

  13. #BostonWeekend 21x Sun MARKET noon-6 @ 438 Somerville Ave Artist Studios hosts 30+ local artisans - including @downstairs in the music studio (have you seen the new bag designs she's been posting to the fediverse?) - stop by while you're in #UnionSquare #SomervilleMA for the Jingle Mingle maybe? But also a pleasant walk from #PorterSquare #HarvardSquare or #DavisSquare - and its right by #MarketBasket and #BowMarket so you can get a bunch of shopping done :) IDK but I'll be there, come! instagram.com/p/DRH9WgZjgAo/ #ShopLocal #Artist #Art #shopping #handmade #Somerville #CambridgeMA #Boston #BostonArt

  14. #BostonWeekend 21x Sun MARKET noon-6 @ 438 Somerville Ave Artist Studios hosts 30+ local artisans - including @downstairs in the music studio (have you seen the new bag designs she's been posting to the fediverse?) - stop by while you're in #UnionSquare #SomervilleMA for the Jingle Mingle maybe? But also a pleasant walk from #PorterSquare #HarvardSquare or #DavisSquare - and its right by #MarketBasket and #BowMarket so you can get a bunch of shopping done :) IDK but I'll be there, come! instagram.com/p/DRH9WgZjgAo/ #ShopLocal #Artist #Art #shopping #handmade #Somerville #CambridgeMA #Boston #BostonArt

  15. #BostonWeekend 21x Sun MARKET noon-6 @ 438 Somerville Ave Artist Studios hosts 30+ local artisans - including @downstairs in the music studio (have you seen the new bag designs she's been posting to the fediverse?) - stop by while you're in #UnionSquare #SomervilleMA for the Jingle Mingle maybe? But also a pleasant walk from #PorterSquare #HarvardSquare or #DavisSquare - and its right by #MarketBasket and #BowMarket so you can get a bunch of shopping done :) IDK but I'll be there, come! instagram.com/p/DRH9WgZjgAo/ #ShopLocal #Artist #Art #shopping #handmade #Somerville #CambridgeMA #Boston #BostonArt

  16. #BostonWeekend 26x Sun WEIRD 7pm Elvis in Chaos (Multimedia onslaught - performance art? at The Foundry in #CambridgeMA) #LUCE benefit show! 10$ youtube.com/watch?v=IctqL9WS0X #Boston #BostonArt

  17. #BostonWeekend 3x Thu SPECTACLE Walter Sickert Halloween Happening - AT THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE PLANETARIUM(!) - weird and good, 25$, costume contest. #Boston #CambridgeMA #Weird #ArmyOfToys #WalterSickert #burlesque #circus #psychedelia #BostonMusic #planetarium #MoS

  18. #BostonWeekend 8x Thu TRUECRIME Crimes of the Truest kind Podcast speaks of #Camberville - $28 at the Burren in #DavisSquare #SomervilleMA "Join host Anngelle Wood on Thursday, October 23rd for a riveting live recording of the Crime of the Truest Kind podcast.

    Crimes of Camberville: From the Alleys to the Ivies — A History of Crime, Murder, and Mystery

    Through immersive storytelling, explore haunting crimes rooted in Somerville and Cambridge, cities defined by the intersection of the working class and elite academics.

    From shadowed alleyways to storied institutions, Anngelle gives voice to victims long forgotten and to communities still longing for justice. Cases planned include the developments in the case of Charline Rosemond’s 2009 murder, remembering Janet Downing, killed by a neighbor in her Somerville home in July 1995, Deanna Cremin (1995), Trang Phuong Ho (1995), Jane Britton (1969), Reina Rojas Morales (2022), Beverly Samans (1963), Amy B. Sher (2002), Michelle Miller (1992), Linda Marshall (1968), Jason Ellcock (2009), Charlene Holmes (2012), Mary Joe Frug (1991), and Mitchel Valaudyne Iviquel (2020). " tickets.24hourmusic.com/eventp #Boston #CambridgeMA #TrueCrime #Boston

  19. #BostonWeekend 2/x Fri-Sun starting at 8am is a huge boat race on the #CharlesRiver: #HeadOfTheCharles brings more than a quarter million spectators to watch over 12k athletes get their #regatta on. Welcome if you're visiting #Boston and #CambridgeMA! #HOCR hocr.org regattacentral.com/regatta/eve

  20. #Microforest’ takes root amid city streets of #ProvidenceRI, reflecting worldwide trend

    “As more and more people see it, they’ll be inspired,” said Jeff Matteis of the Pearl Street Garden Collective. “It’s just like one little point, but it just radiates benefits out.”

    By Edward Fitzpatrick, September 27, 2025

    PROVIDENCE — "The asphalt grid of South Providence is lined with multifamily homes and concrete sidewalks. But along Pearl Street, one lot stands out.

    "It’s lush and green, with nearly 270 trees packed into a 1,000-square-foot lot. Officially called the Pearl Street Garden, it contains a tiny forest in the middle of the urban jungle.

    " 'Microforests' like this one are cropping up in places ranging from #ElizabethNJ to #CambridgeMA, to #Pakistan. South Providence has two, both along Pearl Street, created by #GroundworkRhodeIsland and the #PearlStreetGardenCollective. The goal is to combat climate change and bring cooling shade to urban areas that lack the leafy boulevards of wealthier neighborhoods.

    " 'This isn’t habitat restoration on the scale that is needed in terms of the world,' said Jacq Hall, director of special projects at Groundwork Rhode Island, an environmental group that works to create healthier, more resilient urban communities in Rhode Island. 'But it is a really great way, especially in a city, for people to become very in close touch with biodiversity and why it’s important and why it’s also beautiful.'

    "In May, more than 100 people came out to plant the microforest.

    " 'There’s microforest momentum happening around the world right now,' said Jeff Matteis, cofounder of the Pearl Street Garden Collective, a group of artists, gardeners, and educators championing #ecological land #stewardship. 'I think as more and more people see it, they’ll be inspired.' "

    Read more:
    bostonglobe.com/2025/09/27/met

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/ZSUcw

    #SolarPunkSunday #MoreGreenSpace #UrbanForests

  21. Retook the Community Boating Mainsail 1 class since I was rusty after a busy 2 summers of little to no sailing. Nice but slow day out on the Charles. #sailing #cambridgema #Boston #charlesriver