yard sale on powderhouse boulevard

[gwodder.livejournal.com]

Hooray, a yard sale in the davis square vicinity

We are in front of 147 powder house boulevard selling some assorted things that used to be in our house.  maybe just giving them away even

hanging paper star light
lamp of some kind . . 
buncha puzzles...
couple of peace lilies in fishbowls that once housed betta fish
curtain rods
space heater (good for august)
laundry detergent
crate of various strange toys
 also hula hoops
shower shelf unit from target
glass jars
pair of ladies' boots
pair of ladies' sandals
kitchen stuff!
yoga mat

BOOKS - there are many books here. 

odd sort of African drum/single string guitar combo instrument (needs string)

a very nice comfortable one-person sized folding papasan chair

et cetera...

Yes with a list of items like that you cannot resist coming to our yard sale. 

Looking for a room!

[vinaytoday.livejournal.com]

Heya,

I'm looking for a super cool place to live in with some super cool roommates. I'm 20, male, easy-going, and working for a non-profit while I take some time off school. I've tried craigslist but I figure trying here can't hurt either. I'd like some fun roommates who I can hang out with, but also have their own things going on - 420 friendly is preferred! $500-700 rent, month-to-month. I am allergic to furry animals unfortunately :-(
Let me know if you've got a place, or know someone who does!

Yard sale during ArtBeat next Saturday, 19 Burnham St. (help us choose the best time)

[brewso.livejournal.com]

In the spirit of this year's green-themed ArtBeat, we have decided to take advantage of the Davis hordes and have ourselves a long-overdue yard sale. We are total packrats and have items that run the whole gamut:

The Unusual:

antique furniture (in various stages of refinishing)
weird religious iconography
vintage kitchenware (stand mixers, reamer, green-handled implements from long ago, etc.)
other cool and weird collectibles from people who spend too much time at others' yard sales

The Usual:

books (novels, self-help, a few children's books)
games
kitchen stuff (quite a bit of this, including an old-but-functional Cuisinart 11-cup food processor)
bedding stuff
tchotchkes
clothes and accessories (vintage and contemporary)
some kids toys, including a large train table with storage bins (I'm a teacher, not a mom, so this won't be overrun with kids' stuff)

We will also feature a few Big-Ticket Items. While most things will be "yard sale priced," there will be a few items that we will have firm price attached to them (as we will simply post them on eBay if they don't sell here):

Pottery Barn Schoolhouse chairs
Antique shoe-drying rack from a Lowell factory (we used it to hold shoes, and later to hold towels)
iPods (one old mini, one new nano)
iPod fancy ear buds and docking station

..etc., etc., etc. It really goes on for days. We're at 19 Burnham St. It's a tiny little street in between Powderhouse Blvd and Broadway near the rotary. It's about a 6-7 minute walk from Davis (Holland to Irving to Burnham). The closest landmarks are the Tufts tennis courts and playing fields on the Powderhouse side and the hair salon at the corner of Broadway and Irving.

What we could use right now is some advice on times. We want to overlap with ArtBeat, but also maybe start beforehand, in case people want to come to us first. Does anyone know the scheduled times for the ArtBeat events?

Thanks!

Non-Permit parking

[thelauraism.livejournal.com]

Hey all!
Does anyone know where around Davis does not require a permit to park? I know of Boston Ave and Willow. Does anyone know of any others? Thanks!

Scooter Question

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I bought a scooter a few weeks ago. I have a Piaggio Fly 50. The engine size is 50ccs, and I do not have a motorcycle license, no plates on it, and I don't pay vehicular insurance. I was told both by the dealership and have read from various sources online that my scooter is considered a moped and that I can legally park it on the sidewalk. I've been merrily doing so, until this morning when I woke up to a note on my apartment door from my landlady saying that the parking control officer told her that I can't park my scooter on the sidewalk anymore, and that they can tow it. Is there some sort of somerville law that's different? Is there any legal standing to this? My street is resident parking only, but my scooter doesn't have (and isn't eligible for) a resident sticker. Can I legally park it on the street? I'd prefer to have it chained to something which is why I've been parking it on the sidewalk chained to a street sign (like several other bicycles on my street).

So...am I legally allowed to park it on the sidewalk or not? I really don't want to get towed. Can I get towed if I am chained to something? Will they actually break my lock or cut down the street sign? I want to do the legal thing here, but I don't want to get a ticket for parking in the street without a resident sticker either...Help?

ETA: I called 311 and they said I am definitely 100% legally allowed to park on the sidewalk, and not only do i not need a resident sticker, I can't get one. Looks like either someone lied to my landlady, or she was being passive aggressive. (If anybody cares to know, I wrote her a note saying I called 311 and they said I am legally allowed to park on the sidewalk. If the cop contacts her again, I'd like to get his name and badge number and report him for giving out false information. I can't park in the street without a sticker, there's no place for me to lock it up in the driveway, so from now on I'm parking on the sidewalk but I'll do a better job to make sure it takes up as little room as possible.)

ETA2: The issue gets even more confusing! Just had a nice chat with my landlady (who as it turns out was not being passive aggressive at all). She called the traffic department this morning who said that I cannot park on the sidewalk. Then she saw the note I left her, and she called the police department who said that I *can* park on the sidewalk, as long as I am not blocking the sidewalk. The neighbor who left the note on my scooter is going to help rig up something in the driveway so I can lock my scooter up there and that will solve any issues. Also, for anyone who's curious, someone from the globe is doing an article on rules and regulations for mopeds, and interviewed me today. Article will either be in this sunday or the following sunday's paper in the community section. He said he was going to call our lovely leader Tom Champion and see what further info he could dig up. I'm looking forward to seeing what he finds.