Here's a fun story published in 1903 about the rise of automobiles in #SomervilleMA, including a debate over steam vs gasoline (steam was more popular but gasoline car owners were sure they were right). Also included is a comparison of the price of owning a horse. So much has changed, but so little has changed. #history#cars
From the former bird site:
February 13th, starting at 6:30PM @MassDOT
will be hosting a public information meeting to share the current design for the long-awaited grounding of the McGrath Highway between Broadway and 3rd Street in @CambMA
I wasn't relying on the NYT snow predictions, but I wanted to see how well they did.
It's not good. Do not rely on NYT predictions for a number of things, this included. I joked to my housemate that this was worse that their election ones.
I wish these pieces would say more about what we already have here. The most common house type here is already the 2-family, which is not typical for most of America. Next are the famous 3-deckahs, of course.
We have density built in and were still failing at it.
Does anyone local to #cambridgema or #somervillema have interest in a vintage treadle sewing machine? We don’t have space for it (long story) and I’d love to gift it to someone who would receive joy from it. There’s some water damage and veneer peeling on the surface and it needs a belt. Free but you need to arrange transport, SUV or truck, bring a friend to help lift it. DM me and we can chat logistics.
While researching a thing I'm writing, I found this 2019 psych study on how debt relief improves cognitive function for poor people by 1/4 of a standard deviation. That is a LOT.
When /r/somerville on reddit was asked: "What is the most used #Somerville online forum?" one user wrote the following take:
"As others have noted, facebook tends older and more conservative (the Davis Square group is -legendary- for toxicity), Reddit tends younger and more hyper-online, Mastadon is great if you want to talk exclusively with people who agree with you (not a bad thing, just something to be aware of), Bluesky is still a walled garden, Nextdoor -is- a trash fire, Instagram can't figure out what it wants to be, and nobody uses Threads."
First, hope you’re staying warm! Also, if I may be so bold, you look downright marvelous today.
SECOND, a reminder! If you work in tech AND you’re curious about unions, we’ve got a meetup on ✨Monday✨ (18 Dec) at 7pm ET. We’d love it if you joined us!
PEOPLE OF BOSTON! Work in tech? Curious about unions? Let’s have another meetup about it!
On Monday 18 December at 7pm, join me and veteran labor organizer Rand Wilson at Aeronaut Brewing. I’ll be talking a bit about YOU DESERVE A TECH UNION, but just a bit: it’s an evening for us all to connect, and discuss the role of organizing (and unionizing) in our industry.