I recently moved from Davis to Porter and now have an entire 2-bdrm moving kit worth of cardboard boxes, wrapping paper, and packing tape dispensers left over. I would like to pass them to someone can reuse them rather than put them out for recycling. Let me know if you want them or if you know who would! 

Hello, Davis Square! I've posted here in years past about my writing (my Never After played at the Somerville Theater in 2009), and I've got a new script needing feedback. I Made A Faustian Deal With the Devil and All I Got Was This Lousy T-shirt is a full-length comedy set in Hell, where Catherine the Great, bluesman Robert Johnson, Joan of Arc ( Read more... )

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

- Wednesday, March 1, 6:00 P.M.: ZBA Meeting on both Davis Square Medical Marijuana Dispensary proposals.

Visiting Nurse Association

259 Lowell St.

3rd Floor Community Room

- Thursday, March 2, 6:00 P.M.: 2nd (of 5) Davis Square Neighborhood Planning Meeting -- "New Developments"

Community Baptist Church

31 College Ave.

Slides and ( Read more... )

Hi again folks: although our Solarize Somerville program technically closed after successfully connecting over 100 neighbors with solar for their homes (installations are still going to happen for a while), some people couldn't go solar for various reasons. Roof issues, orientation, condo legal issues, or being in rental property meant not everyone ( Read more... )

UPDATE: MEETING CANCELLED

Reminder: There will be a neighborhood meeting regarding the proposed "Taco Bell Cantina" at the former iYo/Farmer's Bounty location (234 Elm St.) on Monday, February 27th, at 6:30.

Massport Airplane Noise hearing tonight:

Massport R-NAV Hearing/Forum

Massport will host an informational and input hearing regarding the RNAV Study. Representatives from Massport, the FAA, the RNAV Study MIT Team and the Massport Community Advisory Committee will be presenting.

WHEN: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 6:00 - 8:00PM

WHERE: State ( Read more... )

They were closed when I drove by over the weekend, then on President's Day, and again yesterday (Tuesday); I walked by this morning, and the coolers inside are all empty.

It appears that Somerville finally has their new system up for sending street sweeping/trash alerts by email, phone, text etc. I set mine up by going to http://www.somervillema.gov/trash finding my address under "My Schedule" and then choosing "Sign up for reminders". So far I have been getting emails with trash pickup, and the system knows ( Read more... )

The new Dunkin Donuts next to bfresh has a sign saying it will open this Thursday. I don't know what time it will open.

bfresh sent me a press release about its opening, which will happen this Friday at 9 am, "contingent on securing typical city permits and passing final inspections".
( Here's the full press release )

Somerville Girl Scouts will be selling Girl Scout cookies at Comicazi on Friday, Feb 17th 3:30-7:00 (or until they run out). mmm....Thin Mints for dinner....  $5/box