by David | Sep 16, 2008 | eating, urbanism
Lunch with agile marketer Tangyslice and his buddy @JonBornstein at the Porter Exchange. If you haven’t been to the Porter Exchange, you’re missing out. It’s an old art deco Sears turned into a mall with a corridor of very authentic little Japanese...
by David | Sep 12, 2008 | culture, eating, media, urbanism
I found out, at the last minute as per usual, that the final performance of Harborwalk Sounds at the ICA was last night. I quickly diverted prior plans with J (sorry, Toro, we’ll be back) and took the other side of the silver line to the ICA. Harborwalk Sounds...
by David | Sep 11, 2008 | urbanism
One of the things I remember most about this day seven years ago is how blue the sky was.
by David | Sep 8, 2008 | eating, urbanism
I visited Sherman Cafe (257 Washington Street) in Somerville’s second square, Union Square, this weekend and had an excellent BLT. I’ve been an occasional Sherman customer since they opened, and I’ve seen them at their best and not so best, but over...
by David | Sep 4, 2008 | culture, economics, urbanism
No, I don’t mean the trouble all those college kids are getting into, I mean Charity Muggers, or “chuggers” as the limeys call them. I was at lunch with @tangyslice in Davis square today and observed him live-blogging the local charity panhandlers. ...
by David | Sep 3, 2008 | economics, transportation, urbanism
It happened again, some punk stole $2 from me in the subway. Well, not exactly. What happened was, somebody squeezed through the fare gate behind me without paying. I hate it when that happens because it makes me feel somehow complicit in the fare-beating, or even...
