Benefit Concert in Davis Square on the 20th!

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

What?: A concert to raise money for breast cancer research.
Where?: Dilboy VFW Hall, right in Davis Square.
When?: Friday, Feb 20th from 7pm to 11pm
Why?: Because we have awesome bands and 100% of the money is going to a great cause.

( click for the flyer and details about the bands and raffle )

x-posted to b0st0n

Flowers for valentine's day

[rethcir.livejournal.com]

Didn't see anything in the tags. Where are people getting them around here? Does TF Murphy do same-day bouquets and whatnot?

parking in different zones?

[pebbleinmyshoo.livejournal.com]

hello peoples,
not a lot of time and one semi-urgent question so sorry if this has been answered before.  for people with knowledge of cambridge parking rules and whatnot - if a friend from another zone is letting me borrow a car for the weekend (she's got a valid street parking sticker), will i get a ticket for parking it on my street?  i'm pretty sure my zone is different but also don't know where to get a map of all the zones.  i haven't had time to go get a new visitor's parking pass to stick in the window and the need for a car just came up.  and city hall's closed for the day.  any thoughts?  i'd hate to get any tickets on the car, as it would negate the benefits of borrowing the car in the first place.

please let me know if you know/can point me to any resource that would answer the question.

Best Place to grab a drink in Davis?

[divasue.livejournal.com]

If I am meeting friends for drinks in Davis, where is the best place to go?  Atmosphere?  Crowd?  Price?

I felt inspired by the restaurant post below, and thought I might glean some information from people who have lived here longer than I have (only 5 months)...  Thanks!

OpenStreetMap Mapping Party, THIS WEEKEND

[crschmidt.livejournal.com]

A reminder that an OpenStreetMap Mapping party is taking place *this weekend* in Somerville.

The OpenStreetMap project is having a Mapping Party, hosted in Somerville, MA on February 14th and 15th. Each day we'll be going from around 11/11:30 to 4. Look for the guys standing around the Big Map to find us.

From the OpenStreetMap website: "OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you. OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth." In Boston, it includes roads, buildings, and more: you can see the map for an example.

Streets aren't the only thing that OpenStreetMap does -- whether your interest is green space, walkways, or bike paths, OpenStreetMap may be the project for you. Help put your house on the map -- or make sure that road that's closed for construction is marked, long before Google Maps finds out about it.

OpenStreetMap data is licensed under a Creative Commons license -- meaning that you can re-use the data for whatever you like, something that other mapping providers don't do. That means that if you've got an idea for a map, you can create it. Whether it's the local Davis Square hotspots, putting together a map of neighborhood house forclosures, or simply creating a map of a nice walking path you take on the way to work, with OpenStreetMap, if you can imagine the map, you can make it happen.

If you're interested in learning more about OpenStreetMap, and getting involved in helping to keep a free map of the world available, starting with your neighborhood, join us at the Bloc 11 Cafe in Somerville on Feb 14th and 15th. More information is available on the OpenStreetMap Boston wiki page.

Google Group for Somerville Parking Woes

[davidfic.livejournal.com]

Hi all,

I recently became acquainted with the wonderful world of the Somerville Parking and Traffic office.
I have lived in Somerville for about 6 or 7 years and have received the occasional ticket, but recently we had to challenge one of these tickets and that is when I realized what a crazy system they run.

The Ticket Officers seem to wield unchallenged power such that any ticket they write is just about impossible to challenge.

I have created a Google group in the hopes that we can all get together and share our stories, comment on other stories and HOPEFULLY work towards showing the city of Somerville that its citizens won't stand for a department that almost seems above the law.

The URL is:

http://groups.google.com/group/somerville-parking-problems

I am excited to see if we can get a ground swell of support and show the mayor just how many people view this department with disdain.

Regards,

David