This Saturday: Tour Somerville's Outer Limits by Bicycle

[ron_newman]

Join the Somerville Bicycle Committee for the 16th Annual Tour de Somerville, this Saturday, October 18th. We'll meet at 10 am at Seven Hills Park, behind the Holland Street T entrance in Davis Square.

From there, we'll trace the entire boundary of our city, from leafy Alewife Brook and Tufts University to gritty Assembly Square, Inner Belt, and Boynton Yards. Occasionally, we'll cross over into neighboring Cambridge, Arlington, Medford, and Charlestown, to see what the city limits look like from the other side.

The ride will be about 15 miles long, with a rest stop at the Somerville Boys and Girls Club's Blessing of the Bay boathouse on the Mystic River. Redbones will provide refreshments at this stop.

A route map and cue sheet are posted at http://SomervilleBikes.org . In case of rain, we'll postpone the ride to Sunday, October 19, same time and location (and we'll announce that on the web site).

For more information, contact Ron Newman, rnewman@thecia.net , 617-628-8895.

Somerville News web site becomes nearly useless

[ron_newman]

The Somerville News has made a big deal about converting from Typepad to their own custom website, but .... geez:

- There is no obvious way to find articles older than four days ago
- There is no indication of which articles have recent comments
- Clicking on "Contact Us" results in "There are currently no articles in the section"
- Clicking on "Write Letter to Editor" results in "There are currently no articles in the section"
- Clicking on "Submit Calendar Item" results in "There are currently no articles in the section"
- Clicking on "Advertise" results in "There are currently no articles in the section"
- Clicking on "Legal Ads" results in "No Display Ads Found"
- If you submit a comment, they now require your e-mail address and phone number

I gotta wonder who approved this change, and why.

Question about the Davis Sq. Task Force

[fefie.livejournal.com]

Following Ron Newman's comment about the new Somerville News website, I had a look and poked around. An opinion piece about the diminishing influence of the Davis Sq. Task Force in the community caught my eye. Do any of the folks here who are on the DSTF feel the same as the sentiments expressed in the opinion post?