#greaterboston — Public Fediverse posts

Typically when we think of stained glass, it's featured in a window of some sort, but I'm borderline *obsessed* with the glaswork you can find at Odd Commodity Shop.

https://www.oddcommodityshop.com/collections/all

The passion project by Oakland-based Sydney Jones, Odd Commodity Shop features UPCYCLED glass from broken bottles, shattered car windows, etc.

https://oaklandside.org/2025/09/23/bipping-oakland-jewelry-odd-commodity-shop/

Can we make this happen in Boston? So much of what we used gets landfilled, I would love to divert it and brighten someone's day all at once.

#glass #stainedGlass #Boston #greaterBoston

Apparently some good transportation news for greater Boston. Let’s go!!

https://thebostonweekly.com/boston-boosts-bus-reliability-and-speed-with-new-efforts/

More freedom from car dependency 💪

#BosPoli #MAPoli #transportation #Boston #greaterBoston #MA

Any greater Boston runners here? I'm curious to learn more about half marathons in the area - if you can recommend one. An unverified group reached out to me about a race (for training) but didn't link to any information about the event itself.

#running #Boston #greaterBoston

What’s in your analog bag? I definitely want to find a copy of Cabo (simple card game for 2+ people) and if anyone in greater Boston can help me decide between crochet and knitting? I’d love that 🧶
(Probably would stick to simple 2D stuff like table runners, rectangular trivets, etc.)
#analogBag #crochet #knitting #Boston #greaterBoston

What’s in your analog bag? I definitely want to find a copy of Cabo (simple card game for 2+ people) and if anyone in greater Boston can help me decide between crochet and knitting? I’d love that 🧶
(Probably would stick to simple 2D stuff like table runners, rectangular trivets, etc.)
#analogBag #crochet #knitting #Boston #greaterBoston

Boston what are we up to this weekend?!

#BostonWeekend #Boston #greaterBoston

Music fans, (how) are we liking our experience of going to shows or listening to music throughout the day right now? I want to go to more events in greater Boston in 2026. Pub sings have been very special. I’m trying out Quobuz for everyday music listening. Curious to know where they post about upcoming features. (A blog?)
Noticed that“Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds was pulled at some point here. Not sure that that’s about. Your thoughts?

#music #Quobuz #Boston #greaterBoston

Anyone in the Boston area have a USB wi-fi adapter that they aren't using? My old computer doesn't have a working one internally. Would appreciate putting an existing one to use

#Boston #greaterBoston

Could you or your team use some help? As I make a transition back to regular work, I've got some flex time that I'm happy to VOLUNTEER. My initial thought is a solid 3 to 4 hours per week, but we can certainly discuss. Accepting applications now.

I'm based out of Boston, reliable to contribute from home remotely or meet somewhere in the metro area for on-site work. (Especially downtown, central neighborhoods, Cambridge/Somerville, and the south/eastern part of greater Boston.)

As a mission-driven person I'm excited to consider even basic/detailed/grunt labor that supports the team, so don't be shy with your proposal if it doesn't sound like a perfect fit with my background. Question(s)?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-simonds-4b601829/

Interested parties will need to submit the following:
- link to your website - as applicable
- description of the need, context
- preferred way to be in touch (e.g. phone or email)

I look forward to hearing from you!

#airQuality
#buildings
#climate
#construction
#energy
#IAQ
#placemaking
#renovation
#Boston
#greaterBoston
#remote
#remoteWork

(EDIT: Link correction.)

Could you or your team use some help? As I make a transition back to regular work, I've got some flex time that I'm happy to VOLUNTEER. My initial thought is a solid 3 to 4 hours per week, but we can certainly discuss. Accepting applications now.

I'm based out of Boston, reliable to contribute from home remotely or meet somewhere in the metro area for on-site work. (Especially downtown, central neighborhoods, Cambridge/Somerville, and the south/eastern part of greater Boston.)

As a mission-driven person I'm excited to consider even basic/detailed/grunt labor that supports the team, so don't be shy with your proposal if it doesn't sound like a perfect fit with my background. Question(s)?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-simonds-4b601829/

Interested parties will need to submit the following:
- link to your website - as applicable
- description of the need, context
- preferred way to be in touch (e.g. phone or email)

I look forward to hearing from you!

#airQuality
#buildings
#climate
#construction
#energy
#IAQ
#placemaking
#renovation
#Boston
#greaterBoston
#remote
#remoteWork

(EDIT: Link correction.)

Could you or your team use some help? As I make a transition back to regular work, I've got some flex time that I'm happy to VOLUNTEER. My initial thought is a solid 3 to 4 hours per week, but we can certainly discuss. Accepting applications now.

I'm based out of Boston, reliable to contribute from home remotely or meet somewhere in the metro area for on-site work. (Especially downtown, central neighborhoods, Cambridge/Somerville, and the south/eastern part of greater Boston.)

As a mission-driven person I'm excited to consider even basic/detailed/grunt labor that supports the team, so don't be shy with your proposal if it doesn't sound like a perfect fit with my background. Question(s)?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-simonds-4b601829/

Interested parties will need to submit the following:
- link to your website - as applicable
- description of the need, context
- preferred way to be in touch (e.g. phone or email)

I look forward to hearing from you!

#airQuality
#buildings
#climate
#construction
#energy
#IAQ
#placemaking
#renovation
#Boston
#greaterBoston
#remote
#remoteWork

(EDIT: Link correction.)

Could you or your team use some help? As I make a transition back to regular work, I've got some flex time that I'm happy to VOLUNTEER. My initial thought is a solid 3 to 4 hours per week, but we can certainly discuss. Accepting applications now.

I'm based out of Boston, reliable to contribute from home remotely or meet somewhere in the metro area for on-site work. (Especially downtown, central neighborhoods, Cambridge/Somerville, and the south/eastern part of greater Boston.)

As a mission-driven person I'm excited to consider even basic/detailed/grunt labor that supports the team, so don't be shy with your proposal if it doesn't sound like a perfect fit with my background. Question(s)?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-simonds-4b601829/

Interested parties will need to submit the following:
- link to your website - as applicable
- description of the need, context
- preferred way to be in touch (e.g. phone or email)

I look forward to hearing from you!

#airQuality
#buildings
#climate
#construction
#energy
#IAQ
#placemaking
#renovation
#Boston
#greaterBoston
#remote
#remoteWork

(EDIT: Link correction.)

Could you or your team use some help? As I make a transition back to regular work, I've got some flex time that I'm happy to VOLUNTEER. My initial thought is a solid 3 to 4 hours per week, but we can certainly discuss. Accepting applications now.

I'm based out of Boston, reliable to contribute from home remotely or meet somewhere in the metro area for on-site work. (Especially downtown, central neighborhoods, Cambridge/Somerville, and the south/eastern part of greater Boston.)

As a mission-driven person I'm excited to consider even basic/detailed/grunt labor that supports the team, so don't be shy with your proposal if it doesn't sound like a perfect fit with my background. Question(s)?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-simonds-4b601829/

Interested parties will need to submit the following:
- link to your website - as applicable
- at least one short paragraph describing the need, context
- preferred way to be in touch (e.g. phone or email)

I look forward to hearing from you!

#airQuality #buildings #climate #construction #energy #IAQ #placemaking #renovation #Boston #greaterBoston #remote #remoteWork

I’ve been meaning to search again for interesting or impressive stained glass works in Boston. Are there any?

#art #stainedGlass #Boston #greaterBoston

“The [Boston] Herald was great… during the COVID tp shortage.” 🤣

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fUC5fP/

#BosPoli #MAPoli #Boston #greaterBoston #SomervilleMA #Massachusetts #MA

RE: https://thepit.social/@tsyum/115902909767456334

Please let me know if you’re in the area and have some connection to a telescope. I’m going to see if BU has any events going on 🔭

#astronomy #Boston #greaterBoston

Okay Boston what are we up to this upcoming weekend? I want to get outside, maybe catch some live music, hear your thoughts on this year and last. Let us know what you know!

#bostonWeekend #Boston #greaterBoston

One of my biggest wishes for New England this year is more bollards. A driver needs to know that any dangerous or illegal behavior could easily fuck them up. Replace random flex posts with a real bollard. Let’s thoughtfully work to free ourselves from car dependency 🌅

#2026 #BosPoli #MAPoli #transportation #Boston #greaterBoston #MA #NewEngland

Boston-area folks, I might be early here but does anyone have a small 2026 calendar they won’t be using? I want to track when I’ve watered my plants, etc., and a physical thing on the wall is better than phone 🗓️

#Boston #greaterBoston

Greater Boston are we staying warm? ❄️

Anyone feel free to DM if you could use some cozy socks. I have two sets available and an extra scarf, too. We can meet up somewhere public if that feels more comfortable than dropping off at home. Lmk!

#Boston #greaterBoston

#Massachusetts: Find a local #FoodBank

Need food? A local food bank can help you put food on your table so you don't go hungry.

Notice: President #Trump is currently choosing not to issue November #SNAP benefits that help you and many families put food on the table.

You also may have your benefits cut starting in November because of changes Congressional Republicans and President Trump enacted in the '#OneBigBeautifulBill.' Learn more and check back for updates at mass.gov/

Eastern Massachusetts - #GreaterBoston Food Bank
https://www.gbfb.org/need-food/

Central Massachusetts - #WorcesterCounty Food Bank
https://foodbank.org/find-food/

Western Massachusetts - The Food Bank of #WesternMassachusetts
https://www.foodbankwma.org/

Northeastern Massachusetts - #MerrimackValley Food Bank
https://mvfb.org/member-agencies/

Source:
https://www.mass.gov/how-to/find-a-local-food-bank

#MassachusettsFoodPantries #FoodInsecurity #SNAP #SNAPCuts #FoodPantries #FoodPantry #BigUglyBill #TrumpSucks

Greater Boston can we please have inflatables at No Kings this Saturday
🙏🐸🐮🦈🦄

I need to see those pics in my feed 💖

#NoKings #Boston #Inflatables #Joy #Democracy #NoFascists #Nonviolent #Protest #Nonviolence #GreaterBoston

https://www.wweek.com/news/2025/10/14/a-portland-costume-shop-is-seeing-a-boost-in-business-from-ice-protesters-dressing-as-inflatable-animals/

As far as I know, there are people on hunger strike in greater Boston as well. Too much for me to provide more info right now but I wanted to share. Please don't wait until things are "perfectly organized" to join this fight if you haven't yet. Because your freedom is linked to the freedom of Palestine.

#GlobalSumudFlotilla #hungerStrike #protest #Boston #greaterBoston

For those in Massachusetts, who have spent some time here, I'm curious to know which communities you perceive to be the healthiest - diverse, solid government, tree canopy, etc.
Is Somerville near the top? Another place?

#Boston #greaterBoston #MA #Massachusetts #SomervilleMA

(Where) has ICE been active in Greater Boston lately? I imagine we can step up our harassment game.

#Boston #greaterBoston #MA #Massachusetts

#MBTA #transportation #Boston #greaterBoston #MA

It’s been like months and one of the lines still has a *three-hour* gap between trains. WTH Governor Healey?

Hey all, the Dorchester Food Co-op is a wonderful place and group of people in Boston. After something like a decade of building relationships, DFC opened our store in 2023. It includes community space to hang out, learn, and rest. Here is a link to more info:

https://www.dorchesterfoodcoop.com/

Anybody can shop for food, household stuff, tasty drinks, and more!

Please consider what you can do to support the co-op - wherever you live.

#community #food #local #Boston #greaterBoston

The sky out here is stunning - or it was ten minutes ago - if you can take a moment to enjoy it. #Boston #greaterBoston #Massachusetts #MA

#BostonWeekend 6/x
Thu-Sat #HEAVY $22+ "Somergloom is an underground heavy music and arts festival based in Somerville, Massachusetts in the Greater Boston area. Unencumbered by genre, Somergloom showcases and celebrates the richness of today’s heavy music scene, centered around music that is introspective, creatively ambitious, evoking a melancholic quality that we like to call “gloom”.

Since its inception in 2021, Somergloom has grown into a multi-day event featuring a diverse range of artists from both New England and beyond. In 2025, we celebrate our fifth year at #DeepCuts in #MedfordMA and #CrystalBallroom in #SomervilleMA, with performances by #SUMAC, #BodyVoid, #TheKeening, #Morne, #Chepang, and many more from #GreaterBoston, #NewEngland and the #Northeast US.” https://somergloom.com
#SomervilleMA #Heavy #Gloom #Boston #BostonMusic #Festivals #massachusetts

Hey all, someone I know is looking for a therapist that specializes in working with adults who experienced child abuse. Can you recommend someone in greater Boston? Bonus if that professional understands autism and has experience working with gay men. Boosts appreciated.

#community #healthcare #health #Boston #greaterBoston

Mystic Lake, Winchester, MA

#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #LakeSwimming #Sailing #GreaterBoston #Massachusetts

Greater Boston, who else is using The StoryGraph? One concern I have is their pursuit and investment into so-called AI. (Partly because people tend to double-down the more they've spent on something, even when that thing turns out to be trash...)

#amReading #TheStoryGraph #Boston #greaterBoston

Greater Boston mutuals : Who else is going to Dorchfest?!

#music #BostonWeekend #Boston #greaterBoston

Greater Boston friends using Freecycle - let's connect! (Send a DM if you want.) It would be great to borrow and lend things, give stuff away, instead of giving our cash to billionaires. I can let you know my Freecycle username. Not 100 sure about sharing it in this open post, but happy to pass along to a mutual. And we can always meet up in public spots if that is more comfortable than home. Let's go!

#Boston #climate #greaterBoston #sutainability #USA

See you in the Boston Common on Saturday 11am-2pm people!

HANDS OFF our towns and cities, our state, our immigrants, our LGBTQ folks, our schools, our students, our live-saving research

HANDS OFF OUR CIVIL RIGHTS!

#Boston #HandsOff #Protest #HandsOff2025 #GreaterBoston #Massachusetts #Harvard #Tufts #BostonCollege #Northeastern #CivilRights #MassMobilization

Hey all, I'm sorting out what could be next professionally and could use your help. Perhaps you have some advice? Maybe there's an opening at your business or non-profit? My DM is open.

Obviously a strange time for many of us, but I know we have work to do!

Looking at #greaterBoston or hybrid/remote roles. Communication, green infrastructure, data/IT, and government are areas where I have experience. What do we think about SLP?

#healthcare #infrastructure #SLP #technology #transportation

Friends, if you can this week, give the mayor’s office a call. Reach out to your city counselor. I want to know where John Fitzgerald is.

Please boost whether or not you live in the area. I think we can save this pool 🏊‍♀️

#Boston #DorchesterMA #greaterBoston

#BostonMusic Shows (what did I miss?):
Thursday: #ChaseAndStatus - British electronic duo (#Jungle/#DnB, usually with a live drummer), @ Roadrunner
#LanaDelRey @ Fenway

Friday: #ThisWillDestroyYou, Texan instrumental rock, Crystal Ballroom
#PVRIS, from #LowellMA (!), pop/electronic rock, HoB
“Underground” (#HipHop_ music party by #VertuOuVice at #TheArmory, featuring #Cakeswagg (#RoxburyMA) and a bunch of other #GreaterBoston area Hip Hop artists
#HootieAndTheBlowfish @ Fenway
#Shrek #Rave, yes, its a Shrek themed dance party, Don't worry about it, @ Big Night Live

Saturday:
#TedLeo and the Pharmacists, American rock, @ the 'dise
#RaviColtrane (John and Alice's kid!), gifted #MBase saxophonist, #TheArmory in #SomervilleMA

Sunday:
#SilversunPickups, American rock/#DreamPop, @ the HoB
#MdouMoctar, guitarist blending rock/#blues/#tuareg people styles, @ the 'dise

Fri-Sun: #GreenRiver festival, headliners include #Cake and #FleetFoxes and a ton of really cool up and coming acts, relatively reasonable ticket prices, #WesternMass

(#BostonWeekend 4/x)

#BostonMusic Shows (what did I miss?):
Thursday: #ChaseAndStatus - British electronic duo (#Jungle/#DnB, usually with a live drummer), @ Roadrunner
#LanaDelRey @ Fenway

Friday: #ThisWillDestroyYou, Texan instrumental rock, Crystal Ballroom
#PVRIS, from #LowellMA (!), pop/electronic rock, HoB
“Underground” (#HipHop_ music party by #VertuOuVice at #TheArmory, featuring #Cakeswagg (#RoxburyMA) and a bunch of other #GreaterBoston area Hip Hop artists
#HootieAndTheBlowfish @ Fenway
#Shrek #Rave, yes, its a Shrek themed dance party, Don't worry about it, @ Big Night Live

Saturday:
#TedLeo and the Pharmacists, American rock, @ the 'dise
#RaviColtrane (John and Alice's kid!), gifted #MBase saxophonist, #TheArmory in #SomervilleMA

Sunday:
#SilversunPickups, American rock/#DreamPop, @ the HoB
#MdouMoctar, guitarist blending rock/#blues/#tuareg people styles, @ the 'dise

Fri-Sun: #GreenRiver festival, headliners include #Cake and #FleetFoxes and a ton of really cool up and coming acts, relatively reasonable ticket prices, #WesternMass

(#BostonWeekend 4/x)

#BostonMusic Shows (what did I miss?):
Thursday: #ChaseAndStatus - British electronic duo (#Jungle/#DnB, usually with a live drummer), @ Roadrunner
#LanaDelRey @ Fenway

Friday: #ThisWillDestroyYou, Texan instrumental rock, Crystal Ballroom
#PVRIS, from #LowellMA (!), pop/electronic rock, HoB
“Underground” (#HipHop_ music party by #VertuOuVice at #TheArmory, featuring #Cakeswagg (#RoxburyMA) and a bunch of other #GreaterBoston area Hip Hop artists
#HootieAndTheBlowfish @ Fenway
#Shrek #Rave, yes, its a Shrek themed dance party, Don't worry about it, @ Big Night Live

Saturday:
#TedLeo and the Pharmacists, American rock, @ the 'dise
#RaviColtrane (John and Alice's kid!), gifted #MBase saxophonist, #TheArmory in #SomervilleMA

Sunday:
#SilversunPickups, American rock/#DreamPop, @ the HoB
#MdouMoctar, guitarist blending rock/#blues/#tuareg people styles, @ the 'dise

Fri-Sun: #GreenRiver festival, headliners include #Cake and #FleetFoxes and a ton of really cool up and coming acts, relatively reasonable ticket prices, #WesternMass

(#BostonWeekend 4/x)

#BostonMusic Shows (what did I miss?):
Thursday: #ChaseAndStatus - British electronic duo (#Jungle/#DnB, usually with a live drummer), @ Roadrunner
#LanaDelRey @ Fenway

Friday: #ThisWillDestroyYou, Texan instrumental rock, Crystal Ballroom
#PVRIS, from #LowellMA (!), pop/electronic rock, HoB
“Underground” (#HipHop_ music party by #VertuOuVice at #TheArmory, featuring #Cakeswagg (#RoxburyMA) and a bunch of other #GreaterBoston area Hip Hop artists
#HootieAndTheBlowfish @ Fenway
#Shrek #Rave, yes, its a Shrek themed dance party, Don't worry about it, @ Big Night Live

Saturday:
#TedLeo and the Pharmacists, American rock, @ the 'dise
#RaviColtrane (John and Alice's kid!), gifted #MBase saxophonist, #TheArmory in #SomervilleMA

Sunday:
#SilversunPickups, American rock/#DreamPop, @ the HoB
#MdouMoctar, guitarist blending rock/#blues/#tuareg people styles, @ the 'dise

Fri-Sun: #GreenRiver festival, headliners include #Cake and #FleetFoxes and a ton of really cool up and coming acts, relatively reasonable ticket prices, #WesternMass

(#BostonWeekend 4/x)

#BostonMusic Shows (what did I miss?):
Thursday: #ChaseAndStatus - British electronic duo (#Jungle/#DnB, usually with a live drummer), @ Roadrunner
#LanaDelRey @ Fenway

Friday: #ThisWillDestroyYou, Texan instrumental rock, Crystal Ballroom
#PVRIS, from #LowellMA (!), pop/electronic rock, HoB
“Underground” (#HipHop_ music party by #VertuOuVice at #TheArmory, featuring #Cakeswagg (#RoxburyMA) and a bunch of other #GreaterBoston area Hip Hop artists
#HootieAndTheBlowfish @ Fenway
#Shrek #Rave, yes, its a Shrek themed dance party, Don't worry about it, @ Big Night Live

Saturday:
#TedLeo and the Pharmacists, American rock, @ the 'dise
#RaviColtrane (John and Alice's kid!), gifted #MBase saxophonist, #TheArmory in #SomervilleMA

Sunday:
#SilversunPickups, American rock/#DreamPop, @ the HoB
#MdouMoctar, guitarist blending rock/#blues/#tuareg people styles, @ the 'dise

Fri-Sun: #GreenRiver festival, headliners include #Cake and #FleetFoxes and a ton of really cool up and coming acts, relatively reasonable ticket prices, #WesternMass

(#BostonWeekend 4/x)

Is #NewtonMA about to ruin its chances to replace the train station in Auburndale?

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/11/28/opinion/are-we-there-yet-newsletter-alan-wirzbicki-newton-could-sabotage-auburndale-station-fix/

After some twenty years of working to secure funding, current officials may drop the ball.

#greaterBoston #transportation

Wow, Braintree! Congratulations on killing a pretty nice-looking apartment complex that would've replaced a big parking lot next to a dying mall and near transit! I mean who wouldn't prefer empty pavement, right?
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/10/04/business/housing-development-braintree-death/ #housing #nimbyism #yimby #greaterboston

In a conversation about the super-cool East Boston Neighborhood Trust and how future projects might shape up, I was pointed to this NPQ article, focused on commercial real estate. Given how big, expensive and chain-oriented commercial spaces in new development tend to be (except in Nubian Square!), doing more of this in Greater Boston seems like a very cool opportunity: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/from-owing-to-owning-how-communities-can-control-commercial-land/ #communityownership #greaterboston #smallbusiness

Why is everything so expensive in Massachusetts? Because we have lots of rich people, some of the richest in the U.S.

You have to earn $903,401 to be in the top 1% here, but the median income is just $89,645 ($79,283 in Boston and $112,764 in Middlesex County).

So enough money to keep lots of high-end businesses (and developers) happy, but most of us live on 1/10th or less of what the least-rich 1-percenters make.

https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2023/08/07/massachussetts-1-percent-earnings-how-much-you-need-to-make?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_boston&stream=top

#inequality #1percent #greaterboston

Friends! It's still #Level2 #Guarded on the #FrenchToastScale in #GreaterBoston. @frenchtoast reminding us to stay vigilant on our French Toast supplies for next week's precipitation!

Friends! It's still #Level2 #Guarded on the #FrenchToastScale in #GreaterBoston. @frenchtoast reminding us to stay vigilant on our French Toast supplies for next week's precipitation!

Friends! It's still #Level2 #Guarded on the #FrenchToastScale in #GreaterBoston. @frenchtoast reminding us to stay vigilant on our French Toast supplies for next week's precipitation!