@pbump This level of detail visualizing #NYC's #trees is incredible

We don't have that level of detail wrt shade/size - but here in the highest population density per square mile city in #NewEngland, #SomervilleMA, we at least have captured the location and species of all our street trees:
https://www.somervillema.gov/departments/ospcd/psuf/urban-forestry#tree-inventory

#ClimateCrisis #SolarPunk

#SomervilleMA - B Fresh grocery store to close this year, per #DavisSquare Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/somerville.ma.community/permalink/1362222574365003/
cc #cambridgeMA

#SomervilleMA City Council is back from summer break, and had a big agenda of items for their Thursday 26 August meeting. #Somershade1 did his usual wonderful live commentary, but even fewer people can see it because, like many of the #BMX (Bluesky Meta Twitter) platforms, you have to be logged in as a user to view the content in the walled garden.
https://twitter.com/somershade1/status/1694848173997461754

We need a better commons for local political organizing.

#MAPoli

Our humps, our humps, our humps, our humps! Check 'em out!

Boston Globe 2023-08-22: "A bumpy start — and lessons learned — as Somerville lines busy roads with ‘speed humps’"

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/22/metro/somerville-speed-humps/

non-paywall link: https://archive.is/s73cv

#SomervilleMA #SpringHill #Traffic #WalkableCities #cars #Hump

What are the blockers from getting local political discourse migrated onto the fediverse?

Like, I live in #SomervilleMA - and we don't yet have any #SomervilleCityCouncil folks here yet, afaik. But most of them are relatively active still on birdsite?

We've got an election cycle coming up locally this fall, and I'm loathe to resume activity over on Twitter. #MAPoli #Somerville

Full list of folks who have pulled papers for this fall's election, as of June:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/somervillema.gov.if-us-east-1/s3fs-public/candidates-for-local-office.pdf

Wait, what ward am I in, again? https://www.somervillema.gov/mysomerville
#SomervilleMA

June Article in the Cambridge Day regarding Councilor Gomez not running for re-election:
https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/06/05/somerville-elections-councilor-gomez-mouakad-opts-out-has-replacement-tauro-mbah-are-back/

A few days later, regarding Sait filing papers - https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/06/10/two-newcomers-vie-for-somerville-ward-5-seat-one-of-five-council-challenges-mayoral-race-too/
#SomervilleMA

Naimia Sait is running for #SomervilleCityCouncil in #SomervilleWard5.

Councilor Gómez-Mouakad announced in June that she will not seek another term for the seat.

I met Naima over the weekend, was impressed by her dedication to #Somerville, and hope you'll check out her site to keep in touch with her campaign:

https://www.naimaforsomerville.org/

#SomervilleMA #MAPoli

@BenGleason Recording of the 2 hour 8/15 #SomervilleArmory community meeting posted to youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCWSJH8gcfQ

#Somerville #SomervilleMA

#BostonWeekend - its time for the #SomervilleMA #YartSale!

https://somervilleartscouncil.org/yartsale

"Yart Sale is an opportunity for artists to sell from the comfort of their yards, driveways and porch. Think of a yard sale but with ART!

On Saturday, August 12th, 12pm to 6pm, (rain date 8/13) expect to see a range of things like paintings, photography, handmade objects, band merch, art supplies, collectible items or even plants all over the city!"

#Boston #Somerville #Art #Massachusetts #SAC #CambridgeMA

For folks in #somervillema, I’m going to be selling things at the yart sale this Saturday 12-3! I’m stop #95 on the SAC map (https://somervilleartscouncil.org/yartsale) and will have little project bags, Japanese knot bags, garden rocks, and more for sale. #handmade #sewing #polymerclay #bags

#Recommendations: Shopping for a cart for groceries

There's a steep hill, with sometimes crummy, icy sidewalks, between my preferred grocery store and my 3rd floor walkup home.

Is there anything better than the foldup metal grocery cart they sell at the Ace Hardware in #PorterSquare?

#CambridgeMA #SomervilleMA #Boston #WalkableCities #CityLife #NYC

Folks who have lived around #DavisSquare in #SomervilleMA may remember "Yelling Mike"
I just ran into him at North Station; he's doing well generally, and has been living close to North Station for five years, which explains why I haven't seen him around.
Anyway, I let him know that I was glad to see he's doing okay.
Mike has great difficulty communicating, and raises his voice, which comes off as aggressive and scares folks; this led to trouble for him, and many posts to the DSLJ BITD.

@kinkema YEAH @marcgov! #SomervilleMA, #Cambridge is showing us up wrt #AffordableHousing legislation - lets do the same here!

Sunday 7/30 - free outdoor live music from #ONCESomerville https://www.eventbrite.com/e/block-party-concert-at-boynton-yards-date-shifted-to-sunday-730-tickets-637503509157

Block party @ #BoyntonYards - beers, food trucks, etc

4:30 - #CaseyNeill and #JoshKantor (alt rock duo)
5:30 - #FieldDay (scrappy rock)
6:30 - #JillMcCracken (retro soul)
7:30 - #TheWomps (fusion Jam)
8:30 - #BarrenceWhitfield (Soul/R&B)

Free, but ticketed event.

#SomervilleMA #BostonMusic

#BostonWeekend (13/?)

high quality rainbow over #SomervilleMA right now #MAwx

@YankeeDoodle

Cheers, friend, from #SomervilleMA

The City of #Somerville #Massachusetts #Happiness Survey polls residents to measure their happiness and satisfaction with City services.

Fill out the survey online until Aug 15th:

https://www.somervillema.gov/HappinessSurvey

The survey has several free response sections, including:

"What concerns or obstacles prevent you from living your best life"?
"What other services should the City provide?"
"What would make you more satisfied with living in Somerville?"

#SomervilleMA

y'all - I need new tires - recommendations and anti-recommendations for #SomervilleMA or #Boston

#SomervilleMA - Summer #Carnaval Block Party near the #SomervillePublicLibrary East Branch - Sunday 7/23 - Free - sponsored by #EastSomervilleMainStreets - Food and live music!

https://www.facebook.com/events/792907142480403/792907802480337/ (thanks @inliuofjoan for the heads up!) #BostonWeekend (6/?)