place to park truck over the weekend

[leko.livejournal.com]

A friend is visiting me this weekend (arriving today and leaving sunday). He's in a 16' box truck. I called 311 and the parking office told me my best bet would be parking in a municipal lot and I'd only have to feed the meter saturday. Does anyone have any other suggestions? Does anyone know which municipal lot would be best (nearest to broadway and central)?

THEATRE AND RADIO ARTS IN DAVIS SQUARE NEED YOUR HELP!

[dietrich.livejournal.com]

Dear friends of the arts in Somerville:

As many of you know, Theatre @ First, Somerville's only community theatre company, and the Post-Meridian Radio Players, who bring you brilliant live radio drama from past and present, have both often rehearsed and performed at the Unity Church of God on College Ave, just outside of Davis Square. They housed PMRP for 2008's Tomes of Terror, provided rehearsal space for T@F's Much Ado About Nothing and PMRP's triumphant First Night and Arisia performances, and will be the performance venue for 2009's The Winter's Tale and Festival @ First.

Unity has been incredibly generous and accommodating with us, and we love working in their space. Unfortunately, the recent rough weather has caused a major pipe burst in the building, which has made part of the building unusable.

Unity was already in somewhat dire financial straits before this occurred, and was on a campaign to replace their roof. These new very necessary repairs will cost thousands of dollars, and they can't see their way to affording it anytime soon.

It's time for us to step up and give back to the people who have made it possible for us to bring you great live theatre and radio time and time again. We're starting a fundraising campaign online, and every little bit helps. If you can give $5, or $10, or even $1 (larger amounts are, of course, very welcome!), we can help Unity work toward restoring its full operations.

Go to www.paypal.com and send any amount you can to theatreatfirst@gmail.com . EDIT: If you can, use your bank account to send money through Paypal. It avoids fees and makes sure that all of your money goes to the desired place! Tell your friends who've seen our shows to go there too.

You can also mail a check directly to:

Unity Church of God
6 William Street
Somerville, MA 02144

Spread the word throughout your online communities, and help Theatre @ First and PMRP help Unity Church, the place that, more and more, makes it all possible!

Thanks for your continued support,
Theatre @ First and PMRP

small foo dogs

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

does anyone have any idea where i might find a pair of small foo dog figurines? maybe 4" high. (i want to mail them to a friend of mine, so they can't be that big.) i've seen some online but i want to send them off sooner rather than later, so i don't want to have to wait for them to arrive. i have no idea where to start looking, besides "chinatown", and that's not super helpful.

(i hope this isn't too esoteric a question....)

To take arms against a sea of phone books

[redcolumbine.livejournal.com]

Aldermen Gewirtz and Desmond, and simultaneously Aldermen White and Sullivan, have introduced measures to stem the flow of unwanted phone books (text below the cut). If you have an opinion about unwanted phone books, the My Somerville page is a good way to find out who your aldermen are and let them know.
( From the minutes of the January 22 meeting )