Free Stuff! Limited time offer.

[jbsegal.livejournal.com]

Outside 161 Willow Ave, about 6 boxes of stuff.
None of it valuable, much at least useful.

6 (I think) small lamps, a shower caddy, 2-3 books, 4 decorative tins, SDSL modem, and other random cruft.

Please don't make a mess or too much noise.

Enjoy!

(I feel sure the 2 laptops are only good for art projects, or to use (probably) the screen for something else.)

Room Available June 1st

[rudeskaterchic.livejournal.com]

Hello Fellow DS LJers!

Do you know of anyone looking to move to the Davis Square area this summer? We have a room available in my apartment from June 1st until September 1st (with a potential option to renew). Here are the details:

1. Rent = $567 a month. Utilities aren't included in the rent, but those will run you about $100/month and cover cable, internet, heat, hot water, and electricity.
2. Location Location Location! We are literally a three minute walk from the Davis Square stop on the Redline and from all of the fabulousness that Davis Square has to offer.
3. Furniture. The common areas are all furnished. The room, however, is not.
4. The apartment. It is a 2nd floor walk up with three bedrooms (one of them could be yours!), 1 bathroom, a living room, kitchen, pantry, an awesome front porch and an ever-so-slightly less awesome back porch. If you want to register your car in Somerville, you can park on the street. Otherwise, there is no offstreet parking available.
5. Pets. Sorry. No pets.
6. US! We are easy going, reasonably neat, mighty cool ladies. We both work in the theater in some capacity, so we do tend to keep kind of strange hours. We like to have people over but only occasionally do we throw large parties.
7. YOU! Are you an awesomely cool person who would like to live here for the summer? If you are interested or know of anyone who would be interested, please please please pass this along.

If you or anyone you know of might be interested, please either respond to this post, or email me at BrittEBurke (at) gmail (dot) com. I'd be more than happy to give you additional information or set up a time for you to come and see the place.

Thanks everyone. Take care, and enjoy the nice weather!

Brunching in the sunshine

[madscientist01.livejournal.com]

Now that it's beginning to warm up, I'm wondering where I can go in the Davis Square area to sit outdoors, enjoy the weather, and have some brunch. I'd appreciate suggestions for right now, as well as the future (when it's consistently warmer). Apologies in advance if announcing warm weather in a public forum causes a snowstorm to occur.

Somerville street sweeping (and ticketing) starts tomorrow

[ron_newman]

an e-mail I got from Stephanie Hirsch at city hall:

Here's a quick reminder that street sweeping resumes tomorrow (Wednesday, April 1st). Below is the City's official notice. If you do not already receive phone or e-mail notices of street closures, parking rules, etc. (you may have heard about the CTY calls from Tom Champion), click here to be added to the CTY call list: http://faqs.somervillema.intelligovsoftware.com/cty.aspx. You'll need to enter your street address, since many of the alerts relate to very specific streets or neighborhoods.

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Street Sweeping Reminder
Regular street sweeping schedules will resume Wednesday, April 1st.
Residents are reminded that they must adhere to posted notifications of schedules, and move vehicles to the appropriate side of the street on sweeping days in their neighborhood. Failure to comply with street sweeping parking regulations will result in a $50 fine. For more information regarding street sweeping procedures, please call the City's 311 constituent service line.

Stephanie Hirsch
( contact info )

Anyone else suddenly seeing uber-sucky Comcast connectivity?

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

Is anyone else suddenly seeing many periods of zero connectivity from Comcast, starting immediately after the renumbering that took place Thursday the 26th between 0430 and 0600? I'd like to pursue this but need data before contacting them. Technical details below the cut.

( clicky clicky )

You are feeling very sleepy ...

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

So, I have a friend who's just starting a hypnotherapy practice in Arlington, and I'm spreading the word for two reasons: First, she's generally fantastic, and I hope to see her practice grow and continue. More importantly, however, I think that both hypnotherapy and specifically her practice of hypnotherapy are great and useful for a variety of applications, so I'm pleased to spread the word about it generally and her in particular.

She's tenBroek Hypnotherapy, and I can definitely say without reservation that I've deeply enjoyed the hypnosis sessions I've done with her, and I'm looking forward to doing more. I'd be happy to talk in more detail with anyone who has questions.

Surveillance Cameras hearing this evening

[cos]

Previously posted here:
Public hearing about surveillance cameras, Tuesday 3/31
That's this evening, 7pm at City Hall.

MoBA is Wikipedia's April Fool's Day Featured Article

[prog.livejournal.com]

Howdy neighbors,

You may be amused to know that Wikipedia's article on the Museum of Bad Art is that website's front-page featured article for April 1. Our own Somerville Theater, host of the museum's recently opened second branch, is prominently mentioned in word and picture.

Workshop/walking tour re: Community and Public Transportation

[daviststop.livejournal.com]

Tufts is sponsoring a conference about art and activism this weekend. A group I'm part of is holding one of the workshops outside the conference so that we can include community members in a conversation about how communities respond to changes in public transportation. All are welcome to join in - description is below...

The Think Tank that has yet to be named cordially invites interested members of the greater Boston area to join us for a walking workshop entitled “Community” in Question: Conversations and readings on art, activism, and community vis-à-vis the Green Line Expansion, in which we will collectively investigate the proposed public transportation expansion (MBTA Green Line) into Somerville-Medford and examine how residents respond to (both for and against) changes in transportation and how transportation effects their cities. Leaving from the Tufts University campus, our walking and talking will follow a portion of the proposed route of the Green Line expansion, visit 2 proposed T stop locations, and then culminate at Davis Square. This workshop is part of "Convergence: The Intersection of Arts and Activism" at Tufts University. Co-sponsored by the Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service and Massachusetts Campus Compact, the conference gathers together artists, activists, and educators interested in social justice and the arts.

When: Saturday, April 4, 4 - 5:30pm
Where: Meet promptly in front of the main doors to Anderson Hall at Tufts (200 College Avenue, Medford). Look for the group carrying the large "T" symbol.
How: Walking (wear comfortable shoes!)

This workshop is free and open to the public.

For more information about the project and to download a supplemental educational reader, visit: http://thinktank.boxwith.com/community

The Think Tank that has yet to be named initiates site-specific conversations, performative actions, and educational projects that interrogate contemporary urban issues in the places where we encounter them. More info: http://thinktank.boxwith.com