I just moved into an apartment in Davis sq, and ideally my boyfriend would stay at my place relatively often. he has out of state plates and his name is not on my lease even if we did switch his car registration. what should we do

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Is it just me or every day I pass this light there is traffic. No matter what time or day? I feel like there used to be construction going on but not any more. Yet there are 3 lights you have to stand on! Why? Explain it to me please and is there hope for it to get better? #traffic

Is it just me or every day I pass this light there is traffic. No matter what time or day? I feel like there used to be construction going on but not any more. Yet there are 3 lights you have to stand on! Why? Explain it to me please and is there hope for it to get better?

I'm paying for Astound/RCN at my place and a family member's place same property in Somerville.

my place, bill says I have 300mps, speed test shows 90

family place bill says I have 500 mpbs, speed test shows high 300s.

Tests are with ethernet and wifi disabled using google speed test.

I'm not really concerned about the family place, as nothing matters above 300 and I know it is a maximum speed, but 90 vs 300 seems like something is wrong and that is far off % wise? I have a docsis 3.1 modem provided by Astound.

Just wondering if anyone can frame how I should feel or what I should do/check before contacting Astound. Not really having problems doing anything, but family use of internet is increasing.

Looking for some laughs next weekend? Union Comedy Festival is hosting a 3-day improv comedy festival at the Rockwell Theater in Davis Square - Nov 14th - 16th. There are 3-day passes, as well as individual tickets.

https://www.unioncomedy.com/festival

My parents are on their way from CT. I’m asking for an ETA. Mom (lived here in Boston for 20 years and then moved to CT) says they “just got into the pike”. Now they won’t answer texts or phone calls when I ask what that means? Route 9? I91?

I went to somerville.gov to see of I have to register or something but nothing is clear. What should I do to make sure I get the bill ? I m a homeowner and moved in July of this year.

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Switching to winter tires mounted on steel wheels, and looking for shop recs that are affordable.

I need an alignment, balancing, and for them to throw the wheels onto my car.

I think I can get this done at the dealership for $200-$250, but are there any shops around that can do it for less?

Just outside for a walk and I could swear it’s like a sewage treatment plant.

Just putting out the word that my kid’s preschool is doing its annual tree and wreath sale fundraiser. Come by 184 Summer St starting Nov 30 to get yours and support our school!

NEW this year we will also offer a delivery by bike option. Stay tuned!

Hi everyone, I’m looking into renting the microcinema at Somerville Theatre as a surprise for my husband‘s birthday. They were booked on his birthday, but they have a date a few weeks after and I’m thinking of grabbing it. I’m waiting on other inquiries from The Vu and Fine Arts Theatre in Maynard

Would anyone be able to let me know their experience and if it’s worth it? Also, I haven’t been to the theater before so hoping someone may have a photo with the microcinema looks like. Thank you so much!

https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2024/10/31/somerville-construction-businesses

Saw this article today and it really nailed on some keys things. The progress from the city and the contractors is mindbogglingly slow. Every time I walk around and see the P Gioioso & Sons workers not do any or minimal work, I get dejected. The city planners and construction workers are either bad at their jobs and ought to be fired or lazy, incompetent, and inept. Two years of this is frustrating as a resident, I can't imagine what it's like as a business owner in Spring Hill. I can't wait until the work is done, whenever it may be, and I never have to see a P Gioioso & Sons vehicle or employee again. Shame on the Mayor and the City Council for not taking any accountability and for not adding some urgency to finishing this project.

Was waiting on a red, Somerville PD car behind me. Our light goes green, I start moving and right as I do a car just blasts through in the opposite direction, on a light that must've been red for a good 4-6 seconds at that point. Police does nothing about it -- is this typical? I've seen people go right after the light turns red even when they could've stopped, which I've established is tolerated here, but is running the red light also okay as long as you don't get into an accident?

Why is there no effort to address the grid lock in Wellington Circle?

Cars and trucks continue to cross into the grid blocking traffic when the light changes. This is mostly an issue during commuting hours.

I have a car that I am getting rid off. Mechanic will give about $200 bucks for scraps, so figured why not just donate it instead. Does anyone know of a good charity that I can donate it too? Cars for Kids?

The only issue is that it needs to be serviced immediately before taking it anywhere on a long trip. It's repair cost is about equal to it's value, so unsure what kinds of cars they are looking to have donated.

I’ve tried going twice this week during the store’s advertised open hours (Thursday at 9am, Saturday at 10:30am) and both times the door is locked and no one’s inside.

Is this place ever open?

The city police department put out a notice of FedEx trucks being trailed and packages stolen pretty much right after delivery. I’m pretty much SOL and can’t get a refund as it was not the sellers fault and FedEx takes no accountability even though their proof of delivery photo doesn’t even have the damn package in the photo. Just frustrated and venting. Hope they catch these guys but I know for sure what I ordered was probably thrown out since it wasn’t an iPhone. Very frustrated. Anyone ever have stolen stuff show up at their house after a while? Do I give up hope?

edit: Submitted a police report, I don’t expect much to come from it but who knows maybe it’ll help them investigate 🥲

Does anyone have any recommendations of apartments near tufts, or around the medford/somerville/cambridge area? 1 bedroom or studio apartment, hoping to not go over 2k but i can tell its not very possible around here.

Anyone know what happened? About an hour or so ago. By the Somerville Ave / Park Street intersection near Cambria hotel, Dunkin plaza. Looked gnarly. Saw some bikers hit?

One of my favorite parts of my day is biking home after work and seeing all the doggos. Whether they're trotting happily with a stick, or laying happily in the leaves, or happily doing obedience training for treats, or happily looking up at their human as they walk, it just totally lifts my day. Bad days get good, good days get better.

To any dogs reading this: please know that when I say "aww, what a good pupper!" as I bike past you, I mean it with every fiber of my being in that moment.

Their High St and Seaport locations are still open

It’s a great opportunity to get together with other book lovers. The meetings are the first Thursday of every month at 6pm. I went last night and had a great time. Check out Eventbrite for more information.

I lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 9 years. We just moved back to NYC simply because Somerville is just as expensive and yet, incredibly boring. The food is...bad. The diversity is non-existent. You don't even have a real gay bar and bars in general close around 1AM. The city is full of gate-keeping NIMBYs trying to protect their investments pretending to be liberals but they'd be probably concerned if a working class black family moved in next door.

The democrats lost the election because democratic cities don't attract anyone. It's like they have a big fucking "keep out unless you have a shitload of money" sign on them. It's cheaper to live in the suburbs and basically the same as living in Somerville, so why not move to southern NH? You all must be so proud to have voted overwhelmingly for Harris in your liberal wealth bubble. "We tried!"

You are the densest city in New England. You do not live in some 1950s bubble of a small town - stop pretending like a 25 story building in Union Square is an aberration - you need 20 of those, yesterday . Towns like Somerville are what sunk the election. Instead of holding rallies where it's a fucking sign-making competition or holding up BLM signs in Davis Square for 5 years, actually do something! BUILD MORE FUCKING HOUSING so rents will come down and people who don't make $150K/year can afford to live there. How can you be a democrat when every democrat stronghold is gate-kept by homeowners.

I'll repeat. BUILD MORE HOUSING. ANY KIND OF HOUSING. Low income, luxury, ADUs, house conversions, whatever. I don't care if you don't like developers. It is incredibly expensive for developers to go through the permitting process, the legal challenges, the town meetings, the schedule delays....all of that makes housing more expensive. There is no such thing as luxury housing - all new housing is luxury because your city is gatekeeping new development. Get rid of your homeless "problem" by making it so you're not homeless when you make $50K/year.

Make your city attractive to people who like cities. Bars open until 4AM. Sorry about the noise, you live in a city. Make opening restaurants easier - it took Basma Cafe like a year to open and it still sucks - was the same as renee's. Same weird water service, same dried out potatoes. I hope it fails and is replaced quickly because that's how a city should operate. Lots of people with lots of dreams of opening businesses. Somerville/Cambridge has got to be one of the densest college populations in the country and you're all just "well fuck you" like these kids don't want to go to bars or eat at a diner at 4AM or go to an all-night coffeeshop to do some studying.

For what it's worth, I feel the same way about NYC, to a lesser extent. The NY-metro area should look like Tokyo but actually diverse. We still need a lot more housing.

If you're upset about the election and not in as many community meetings as possible, shutting down fucking NIMBYs at every turn, than I have zero sympathy for you.