by David | Apr 26, 2013 | economics, reading & writing, transportation, urbanism
The ever-alert Boston Business Journal reports that Barbara’s Bestsellers has closed but might get a new lease on life – literally – in a smaller space in another part of the station. The 417 square foot book stall appears to have gone to the dark (roast)...
by David | Apr 25, 2013 | design, media
Because I’m me, people send me stuff like this. Artist Wendy Gold uses “vintage globes” to make works she calls ImagineNations™. Apparently they’re quite popular. She does a similar decoupage treatment on maps, too. I like her warning: All...
by David | Apr 24, 2013 | eating, economics, urbanism
Last night I dropped in at Greater Boston Slow Money’s sixth Entrepreneur Showcase. As the organizers say, We will be bringing together investors, sustainable food entrepreneurs and leaders working together to rebuild our local food system. Learn about...
by David | Apr 23, 2013 | culture, design, science!, transportation, urbanism
This just in from Gothamist: reconfiguring the layout of subway car seats might give the cars greater effective capacity with the same number of seats. The thinking is that there are certain behaviors that lead to inefficient packing of subway cars, mainly...
by David | Apr 22, 2013 | eating
Well, it’s not summer, it’s barely even spring, but Captain Marden’s Cod Squad truck makes the frozen wind tunnel of City Hall Plaza feel just a bit like the beach. I had the crab cake sandwich, a burger-sized crabcake on a “Hazel’s...
