by David | Jun 1, 2009 | eating, urbanism
The signs are all here – warmer weather, student exodus, sudden rainstorms, construction crews ripping up the asphalt leaving neon-painted personhole covers jutting from the roads – it’s just about summer. As if further evidence was needed, I had...
by David | May 21, 2009 | eating, urbanism
I do like to graze. It seems a shame to take a meandering walk home without first giving the local eateries along the way a look, or a bite. So I took a seat at the bar at Garden at the Cellar, Will Gilson’s localvore joint in the dwindling furniture district...
by David | May 21, 2009 | media, transportation, urbanism
I’m not really sure even where to start.
by David | May 19, 2009 | culture, design, urbanism
I was searching for the location of a company on Google Maps and happened to notice a link in the sidebar for a map called Boston Street Lab: Underutilized Space. That’s just my kind of thing, so naturally, I clicked on it. It turns out that there’s an...
by David | May 4, 2009 | culture, design, eating, media, photo, transportation, travel, urbanism
Saturday I ventured out to soak up some local art at Somerville Open Studios’ 11th annual extravaganza. Wending my way through Ball Square, I happened upon an unassuming house with a globe out front in addition the usual SOS balloons. Travel photography! And a...
by David | May 2, 2009 | culture, design, eating, media, photo, urbanism
but it’s awfully nice nonetheless. I’m sitting in True Grounds coffeehouse after an excellent breakfast at Sound Bites with Prof. M, passing time and blogging while waiting for Somerville Open Studios to open their doors. Sound Bites offered up a satisfying classic...