42" Sony TV and 8000 BTU Kenmore AC For sale, cheap!

[wobblymusic.livejournal.com]

Both are in great shape. We just don't need the air conditioner (it was too powerful for the room it was in), and the TV has been replaced by one that's safer to be near my infant son. Asking $100 and $400 respectively, but will take any reasonable offers. Here are the craigslist postings:

8000 BTU Air Conditioner

42" Television

Muv da bykz plz

[tom-champion.livejournal.com]

Per Ron's earlier post concerning Memorial Day Parade street closures, I wanted to confirm that bikes parked at or near curbs along the parade route must be moved by Sunday morning, May 27th.  And yes, that includes bikes parked at bike racks.

DPW will remove bikes still left at these locations on Sunday; they may be retrieved later -- minus their locks, unfortunately.
These are the affected streets:
• Highland Ave., from Walnut St. to Davis Square;
• Holland St., from Davis Square to Teele Square;
• Broadway, from Holland St. to Route 16.

Ron correctly observed that this information was not included in this year's press release, but I will include it in tonight's citywide phone advisory.

It's a necessary part of opening up the sidewalks for parade viewers, and we've been doing it for years.  I apologize for any inconvenience -- and invite you to join me in spreading the world.  I also invite you to come to the parade. It's by far the biggest and best Memorial Day celebration in the region.

Hats off! The flag is passing by!

7-Eleven coming to Mass. Ave. at Day Street (former White Hen, etc.)

[ron_newman]

The vacant convenience store on Mass. Ave at Day Street today has four big posters in the windows with a 7-Eleven logo on them:

FRANCHISE THIS STORE
7-Eleven.com
1-800-782-0711
Text "Franchise" to 711711

The posters also say 'Take a picture for more information', above a QR code. Unfortunately they don't include whatever URL the QR code links to. If anyone here has a smartphone and walks by the place, maybe you can tell us. Thanks to a QR decoding tool provided by squirrelitude below, I now know it goes to http://franchise.7-eleven.com/ . But the locator map on that site doesn't (yet?) show this location as one available for franchising.

Depending on how long you've lived here, you may remember this location as the White Hen Pantry, the Bread & Butter Konvenience [sic], or the temporarily relocated Pemberton Market. (By the way, 7-Eleven bought the entire White Hen chain a couple of years ago.)

ETA: I sent this post to Marc Levy of Cambridge Day, who expanded it into this news article.

Ward 6 ResiStat meeting Tuesday, May 29

[ron_newman]

The next Ward 6 Somerville ResiStat meeting will be next Tuesday, May 29 starting at 6:30 pm at Somerville Community Baptist Church, 31 College Ave. (NOT at Ciampa Manor where previous meetings have been held)

Please join Mayor Joe Curtatone, Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz, At-Large Aldermen,
Somerville Police and City staff to discuss the latest issues including:

• Green Line Extension update
  
• The Davis Square Streetscape Project
  
• West Branch Library renovations
  
• The Community Path Extension
  
• Ward 6 crime and safety report
  
• And more

Light refreshments and pizza will be served.

(There will also be a Ward 2 meeting on Wednesday, May 30 at the Argenziano School, and a Ward 7 meeting on Thursday, June 7 at the TAB Building, 167 Holland St.)

memorial day grill swap?

[concrete.livejournal.com]

Anybody upgrading their grill for the weekend? What are you planning to do with your old grill?

Posted via m.livejournal.com.