Where New England legends congregate...this week...

[othniel77.livejournal.com]

THURSDAY, 2/16 : A very special collaborative DARK SKY, hosted by Anderson Mar (Dark Sky Productions, suburban Boston, MA) and DJ Matthew Griffin (Worcester, MA)...

The bands and their order (all times approximate):

8:30 pm - This Was Hypersection (post-apocalyptic dance-punk noise - http://www.myspace.com/thiswashypersection)
9:20 pm - Rick Berlin (http://www.rickberlin.com)
10:10 pm - Happy The Clown (http://www.happytheclown.net)
11:00 pm - Jenn Vix (http://www.myspace.com/jennvix)

The Skybar (http://www.skybar.us)
518 Somerville Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
*** walking distance from Porter Sq. T stop; free parking if you're driving in ***

Doors @ 8:00 PM
21+; $7 general admission

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[guttyelg.livejournal.com]

Soooo...
Someone crashed an SUV through the window of Porter Square Books this morning?

Storybook Accident

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

An SUV ran into Porter Square Books this morning, a little before noon. I did not see the collision, but I was there shortly after. Nobody I spoke to saw it happen, including a couple who were in the store -- they just heard the noise. The vehicle went through the window into the cafe area and at least one person from inside was taken away in an ambulance, in addition to the driver, who did not appear to be hurt. (Amazingly, the car did not appear to have sustained any damage, despite breaking through the metal & glass windows as well as the cement block wall beneath.)

There were four ambulances, three fire engines, and many police officers.



(Taken with my phone.)

FYI: National Weather Service calls a blizzard warning...

[guxx.livejournal.com]

Updated as of 4:32 PM today.

The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for most of eastern Massachusetts, including Middlesex and Suffolk counties. This warning begins at 1 a.m. and ends 7 p.m. During the height in the mid-afternoon, expect snow accumulation up to 3 inches an hour. Also expect up to 60 MPH winds. Total accumulation by storm's end will be 18 - 24 inches.

Full details on the warnings here.

Farm Shares

[emp42ress.livejournal.com]

We are looking to purchase a farm share for the summer. We are looking for the sort of community-supported-agriculture arrangement where you pay a set amount to a local farm and they deliver to some pick-up point near your home with fresh organic (or at least sensibly farmed) vegetables every week during the summer and fall.
Does anyone have particular farms in the area to recommend that have this arrangement?

accident followup

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

From the Porter Square Books web page:

"Dear Customers,

Today, Saturday, February 11, we got a bit of a nasty surprise. An SUV jumped the curb in front of the store and came hurtling into Café Zing. The car took out the entire front of the store on the Café side and injured several customers. To the best of our knowledge, none of the injured customers sustained life-threatening injuries, nor were any of the Café's or the bookstore's employees injured.

That said, we will be closed tomorrow, Sunday, February 12 but expect to be up and running on Monday. However, tonight's event has been cancelled.

We thank the many of you who called to offer your help and support. You are the best! We are all right if a little shaken. Our thoughts are with our injured customers. We wish them a quick recovery.

Sincerely,
The Management"

So I guess they'll be open again soon! (Good...I can't go too long without my books and scones...) And hey, the way the forecast is looking, they won't be losing much money being closed tomorrow anyway...