We have bike ... markings ...

[jbsegal.livejournal.com]

Wow. My part of Willow Ave. suddenly has not only a center line (double yellow), but at least one bike marking - the share-the-road type, not a line or lane.

How much of the rest of the city are they doing?

Danish Pastry House wifi?

[lbmango.livejournal.com]

I know that this is a little afield, but does anyone know if the Danish Pastry House in Medford has wifi?

Ceiling fan installation

[koloratur.livejournal.com]

We're considering splitting the cost of a ceiling fan in our living room with the landlords (they buy the fan, we get it installed). I know enough to know that we probably have to have a box put in, because there hasn't been a fan there before, but that is pretty much the extent of my expertise. Can anyone recommend an electrician and/or give me an idea what it might cost? We live on the ground floor of a typical Somerville 3 family. Thanks!

ETA: there is already a light there; it's an old school chandelier type light with a dimmer knob on the wall. Thanks for the advice so far.

Big block of microcrystalline wax - free

[superpony7.livejournal.com]

Artists will know what to do with this. 11 lbs. of microcrystalline wax from Arists' Supply. $60 at retail. Grab it under the tree outside 12 Banks Street.

FIGMENT Boston festival POSTPONED to July 28-29; Cambridge River Festival cancelled too

[ron_newman]

If you were planning to visit the FIGMENT Boston festival on the Rose Kennedy Greenway this weekend ... don't.
It has been postponed to July 28-29 because of expected bad weather this weekend.

(Earlier davis_square post about FIGMENT is here:
http://davis-square.livejournal.com/2907550.html )

Instead, consider going to other outdoor events that have not been cancelled (yet, anyway):
Union Square Farmers' Market, Saturday, 9 am to 1 pm (first one of the year)
Cambridge River Festival, Saturday, noon to 6 pm ETA: Sorry, it's cancelled too! No rain date.
Carnaval @ SomerStreets and FossFest, Sunday in East Somerville, noon to 4 pm
The Davis Flea market, Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm (first one of the year)

Raccoons!

[dahdahdahdancer.livejournal.com]

Okay. First it was snakes (they seem to have moved on) and now I apparently have a family of raccoons (mom and 3 cubs) living in the back yard, inside the crevasse between neighbors' garages. Just saw them come out at dusk. They've been hunting in my trash barrels (knocked over, bags opened, etc.). While I enjoy watching all kinds of wildlife (yeah, even the snakes), I'm looking for ways to discourage the raccoons from hanging around here since I know they can be aggressive. Ideas, anyone?