Powder House Pub?

[sungold123.livejournal.com]

I know this is a little out of Davis, but there isn't a Ball Square community. Does anyone know what the deal is with the (former?) Powder House Pub on Broadway? They've been doing a lot of renovations and took down the sign, with the exception of the word "Pub." Anyone know when it's slated to reopen or any other info?

Remove your expired parking stickers!

[dougo.livejournal.com]

Last year I moved away from Somerville, and since February when my parking sticker expired I've been using friends' visitor permit cards when I visit them (2 or 3 times a month on average). I have not removed my expired parking stickers (I have about a dozen of them from previous years) because I couldn't manage to peel them off, and I didn't think it mattered. But on Tuesday night I got a ticket while parking on Bromfield Rd, with the comments "EXPIRED PERMIT" and "USEING GUEST CARD". I called 311 to clarify the issue, and was informed that it's illegal to have an expired parking sticker, even while otherwise parking legally. I guess I've just been lucky that no one noticed this the previous dozen times I've used a visitor permit card, or else they just started enforcing this law. So, here's a public service message: make sure to remove your expired stickers if you ever want to park in Somerville again (the 311 responder suggested using Windex and a scraper).

By the way, does anyone think I have any chance of appealing this ticket?

Yard sale! Sunday 10/12 updated

[sonofabish.livejournal.com]

Howdy folks. It is time for me to weed out years of clutter and raise money to help bring my wife here. John McCain might not love the Russians but my Russian wife rocks the house like nobody's business and you can help show old McCrankypants that perestroika is alive and well in 2008 by buying my stuff. I have all sorts of goodies, hi-brow and low-brow and somewhere in between. Details are ( behind the cut. )