by David | Jul 9, 2009 | urbanism
Following up on the five things I won’t miss about Davis, here are five that will keep me coming back: Dave’s Fresh Pasta: there are lots of fine lunching establishments around here, even though not one serves the idealized cheese sandwich, but...
by David | Jul 7, 2009 | urbanism
Change is the only constant, and soon I’ll be spending a lot less time in Davis Square. It’s truly the Paris of Somerville and I’ll miss it – except for these things: Chuggers: Maybe one day I’ll have a minute for their cause (by which...
by David | Jul 1, 2009 | reading & writing, urbanism
I’ve been repairing cafe scrabble sets for over a year now, but this is the first time I’ve gone back to a set that I previously topped up. Last March I fixed up the set at Bloc 11 cafe in Union Square. When I checked the board again in late June, I...
by David | Jun 29, 2009 | design, transportation, urbanism
Last week I spent some time in NYC, almost all of it on the West side, upper, middle and lower. As usual, I took the subway, and along the way I noted two ends of the lifecycle of transportation: the birth of a new station on the 7 line, and the rebirth as a park of...
by David | Jun 24, 2009 | photo, urbanism
The Flatiron Building is an iconic landmark in New York City. When I chanced to walk by this week, I saw many people taking pictures of the building, some tourists snapping themselves next to it, some more serious looking photographers looking for a new angle on the...
by David | Jun 3, 2009 | transportation, travel, Uncategorized, urbanism
Sure, it’s fun to backseat drive the beleaguered public transit systems of this country – and there’s no shortage of news of their beleaguerment – but here are some things that every transit rider can do that can help keep things running...
