Dogs Barking?

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I'm feeling brave, so I will pose a question to the DS community:

I live on the Davis side of Ball Square, and sometime this spring, I began to notice what I consider to be unusual and excessive barking from a neighborhood dog(s). I'm rarely home during the day, so I paid little attention, and a barking dog certainly fits within what I consider normal (sub)urban noise.

Unemployment changed all that, and I now realize that said dog is barking consistently throughout the day.

I am concerned from two standpoints: 1) animal welfare and 2) noise control. I've worked with the ASPCA, and to me, I associate consistent barking with kennel dogs. I wonder if the excessive barking might result from an inhumane or otherwise inappropriate condition for a dog? Also, should I really have to hear this? It's obnoxious to say the least to put your dog outside and let it bark all day.

As best I can tell, the noise originates from the Broadway, Cedar Street, Lowell Branch commuter rail triangle. The first step is to obviously go over there on a warmer day so I can drive with my windows down and identify the residence.

After that, what would be the appropriate course of action? Should this be filed as a noise complaint? Or should I call animal control? If both paths are available, does anyone have any recommendations on which to choose?

Thank you in advance.

Where can I get some milkcrates?

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Hey Davis Square denizens,

Where can I find some milkcrates?

If I can get about 12 of them, I can raise my bed up securely and have some nifty storage space underneath to boot. I am car-less, so if anyone knows of a spot close to the 94 / 96's route, or around Davis Square's center, that would be awesome. Any help is much appreciated.

Stroller theft?

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I will be a mama soon (!), and we recently purchased a relatively pricey new stroller. I am wondering about bringing it to places like Davis Square businesses and leaving it outside. I feel like I will be constantly worried about it. My thinking is that bikes get stolen all the time, even when they're locked - why not strollers? Some of them are worth more than the average bike. What do you all think? Should I lock it? Has anyone ever locked their stroller? Has anyone ever heard of a stroller being stolen around here? Am I just being paranoid? 

Realtor Abuses/ARE

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We are in the process of potentially ending our lease, and moving early. I received several emails from ARE over on College Ave today, requesting that the apartment be shown to prospective renters tonight/this week. I checked craigslist out of curiosity, and found many repeat ads for what was clearly our current apartment......WITH A JUNE MOVE-IN DATE, EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING FINALIZED WITH OUR LANDLADY. I emailed the realtor and said absolutely not, the fact that this apartment is officially on the market for said street date was news to us, and said viewings this week would be out of the question. When I came home tonight, there was a...mess on the floor that wasn't there when I left COMPLETE WITH UNFAMILIAR FOOTPRINT, and I was the first person home!

So here's my question, and God knows I dug on the internet to find the answer, and came up blank: Is it legal for a realtor to solicit/show an apartment for an availability that doesn't exist, especially under protest from the tenants?

Soleil Cafe -> Soleil Cafe II -> Teele Sq. Cafe

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So, the advantage to me forgetting that the 89 schedule changed so it now picks up from Davis in the evening and not Teele/Clarendon was seeing that the former Soleil Cafe space has become the Teele Sq. Cafe. They're open until 7 on weekdays and until 3 on weekends, IIRC, serving a menu similar to that of the first Soleil -- sandwiches, etc. with breakfast on the weekends.

I didn't spend a whole lot of time poking around since I needed to find a way home, but there was a chalkboard indoors that I think said something about free coffee in the morning. Also, there was a sign on the counter to follow them on Twitter (?!?) but when I searched online, I only found the account of someone I believe to be the owner (http://twitter.com/sheaadelson). Also, the inside looks pretty much the same, except they have a neat chalkboard on the left wall with the menu written on it in lots of fun colors. I get the sense that the management is a bit on the younger, hipsterrific side.

So, there you have it.