A Tale of Two Cities

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My Google News sidebar just gave me pause:

City of Somerville’s survey finds people are happy living there

Study: Somerville residents fleeing high rents

This after coming home tonight from a meeting about affordable artists housing and the lottery for the Millbrook Lofts spaces.
Better odds than the politcally cowardly and regressive tax state lottery, I guess. And....  my landlord is finally planning to jack up my rent (though since my rent has been way below market rate, no fault to him, but it likely means it is time to move on. Waltham?).

Opps... TMI. Ah well. I lived in Wicker Park in Chicago when it was on the "cusp of cool" and then when it was cool. And then it peaked and many of us had tp move to Logan Square, Pilsen or wherever. Just how it goes.

Maybe Somerville Open Studios is a really, really BAD idea.... if artists want to keep living here ;-)

And the earlier link from Ron N. about the Lonely Planet story:
Somerville is one of the best places to visit in the country, according to Lonely Planet

free books: update

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The writing, reference, and foreign language books have all been taken--thanks to the takers!

History, psychology and other nonfiction coming soon.

Girl Scout Cookies

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Stop by the Davis Sq T station on Friday, Feb 12th from 3:30-7:30 to buy Girl Scout cookies!

The T Station booths are arranged by the Girl Scout council.  Very often, the troops selling in Davis Sq are not from the area, but on Friday, Feb 12th, you can buy cookies from genuine Somerville Scouts!    $5/box.  Thin Mints are better than roses on Valentine's Day!