In case you thought they might not be serious about the Snow Emergency (see related posts), I just drove by a line of tow trucks parked or working on Sherman St. About six of them, I'd guess. The locals were standing on their porches laughing.

Make sure you're not parked in a Snow Emergency lane. That is all.

Hello all. Faithful lurker but seldom poster here....so be kind.

Just wondering if any of you happen to have/recommend a recipe for Red Velvet Cake. My daughter and I are thinking of making it for Christmas, but as I've never made it before, I have no idea where to begin; don't know what it tastes like, or what it's supposed to taste like. It's just RED. (my fav color) :D Which we thought would be cool for Christmas.

Yes, I can google REDVELVETCAKE, but thought I'd ask for something from a live person for a change. Well, as alive as you can be on the other end of this machine, especially after a weekend Blizzard (in which I have YET to see snow falling...).

Anyhow, I want cake. :D Got any good recs?? Much appreciated.

Just wondering if there might be a store that has Honk! shirts?

Based on current weather projections, the City will be declaring a snow emergency effective at 5 p.m. today.

During snow emergencies, parking is allowed on the odd-numbered side of the street only (unless otherwise posted). Cars not moved from the even numbered side of the street by 9 p.m. Saturday night may be subject to ticketing and towing. Residents unable to find a parking space on the odd-numbered side of the street may park in any municipal lot or in designated school parking lots.

Please note that the City’s Illuminations Tours will continue as scheduled.

For additional information, please call the city’s 311 constituent service line or visit our website at www.somervillema.gov.

Dec 19, 2009

Snow Emergency Parking Ban in Effect Saturday, Dec. 19 at 10 p.m.

When a Snow emergency is declared, parking is prohibited on streets signed “No Parking during Snow Emergency." Check signs carefully. For information on School Closings, call 617-349-6513. For information on City program cancellation, contact the respective organization.

A list and map of prohibited streets can be viewed by clicking on the Snow Storm Procedures link of the Traffic Dept. Website at www.cambridgema.gov/traffic. Some parking garages will provide free parking for a limited time during a declared snow emergency. Call 617-349-4700 or visit above website.

Dear Neighbors,

Our annual Christmas Cantata will go on, snow or not, tomorrow morning at 10 AM. We've prepared a wonderful Cantata, and we will present a holy word in music and scripture. There will be singing, drumming, praying, all followed by a festive brunch.

You're invited to brunch.

Need a place to go to share the spirit of the season? We'd love to see you and feed you.

Laura Ruth Jarrett
Minister of Outreach
First Church Somerville
89 College Ave.
Davis Sq.
www.firstchurchsomerville.org
twitter:fcsomerville

Hello,

I have 2 tickets for a reduced price of $20 that can be used for either ART's Sleep No More (which is FANTASTIC and everyone should see) or The Donkey Show (haven't seen it).  The tickets can be redeemed for any day that isn't sold out.  Sleep no more has good availability for tickets from january 14- february 7

I will put in the order and pick them up at the ART box office and then deliver them to you in the square.

Please let me know if you are interested!  Ideally, i'd like to call the box office today or tomorrow to make this reservation, so a quick response would be great!

Last week we bought this table for my Mom, but it turns out to be too big. Anyone want a brand new, fully assembled coffee/tv table? We can deliver it to your door. Asking $40--it's brand new, expertly put together and we'll bring it right to you--but taking all offers.

Thanks!

I figure I can't be the only photog here who thinks snow is extremely pretty, so would anyone be interested in gathering for a romp through the snow with cameras the next time it comes down in a picturesque way?

(The last time was a bit wet but I still got some decent shots in it!)

In my old town, there were kids that would go door to door after a snow storm and shovel sidewalks for $20. I'm noticing that that isn't the norm here in Somerville. I'm wondering if anyone knows of any enterprising youths that might be interested in shoveling my sidewalk, stairs and driveway -- price negotiable.

Another good Davis Sq deal on BuyWithMe. $20 for $40 at Tu y Yo. I love mexican food, and hear great things about this little restaurant. Looking forward to giving it a try! Just wanted to give you all a heads up.

http://www.buywithme.com/boston/featured

I live near Teele Square, a 10 minute walk from Davis. I'm moving to Seattle, and am selling some things so as to fit into one ReloCube. I would like for things to be picked up by Sunday. Links to listings below the cut.

Edited on 2009-12-19 to lower the price of the futon to $200 and the Thinkpad to $50.

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About a month ago, I came across a woman making lovely knit goods for sale outside the Holland St. Exit. I commissioned her (well, I asked her) to make my baby some mittens and booties, and she said they'd be ready in 2 days. I wasn't able to make it back for about a week, and ever since then I haven't seen her when I head to the square (which, admittedly, isn't all that often). Has anyone else seen her lately? Do you know if she has certain hours or days when she's there?

If you're on AT&T and your phone is even crappier than usual tomorrow at around 3PM, it's not Davis-exclusive, that's because a bunch of iPhone users across the country are running data-intensive applications to protest AT&T's crappy network. It's called Operation Chokehold. Enough people are angry about this, and AT&T's network is so stinkin' miserable, that it's going to make a dent. Just FYI.

 It's the 8pm performance at the Somerville Theater. I'm looking to sell it at face value ($20). I can arrange for a friend meet up with you in front of the theater at 7:45pm for the exchange.

http://www.theslutcracker.com

Poll #1500299
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 80

How are you going to vote in the Special State Election (Jan 19)

Where in the Davis Sq area could one get a Christmas-tree stand? particularly, one for a very small tree? Do they have them at CVS/Rite Aid?

thx!

7-Eleven buys New England Pantry

I don't think this is good news for our neighborhood convenience store and deli: "The company anticipates that stores operating under the White Hen Pantry brand will begin converting to stores to the 7-Eleven brand in 2010."

IF you read both Davis_Square and Parkerfarmcsa, you'll see this twice... sorry.

Hello all-Well,winter really is here-down to the single digits this morning as I went out to get my coffee-I actually happy that it is so cold,the firewood business has been a bit slack the past few weeks with the mild weather,now,with the mercury dropping the phone is starting to ring for orders-much needed as I rebuild from a devastating year.
In the meantime,I remain frustrated at my attempt to rebuild the mailing list so I can reconnect with all who participated in the 2009 farm share program-which is important as I have some important news regarding signing up for the 2010 season,as well as vouchers redeemable for produce that I want to distribute to compensate for the weather reduced yields of 2009.
So if you could please forward this note to friends who may have participated,post it on your blogs,myspace,facebook ect,I would appreciate it greatly.If you are getting this message it means you are already on the list and will be receiving the previously mentioned update,as well as all other news from the farm!
Thank you,and I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season!-Steve
--
Parker Farm
828 Lancaster Ave
Lunenburg, MA 01462
(978) 785-9884
parkerfarmma@gmail.com

At the Medical Reserve Corps meeting tonight the health department team announced a flu vaccination clinic tomorrow (Dec 17) at the City Hall Annex on 50 Evergreen Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143.

They will offer seasonal and H1N1 vaccinations. You can get both at the same session. They just got approval to open it up beyond the risk groups today, everyone can get it now, and it came too late to get it on the city web site.

Summary:
December 17 Flu vaccination clinic
4-7pm
50 Evergreen Ave St, City Hall Annex

Tweetable form: Somerville ma: vax clinic 4-7pm (Thu Dec17). City Hall Annex. Seasonal and H1N1 both available.

I have one extra ticket for the 7:30 Illuminations tour on Saturday night. It's Trolley A, which is rumored to be hosted by Tom Champion. I'd like to sell the ticket for face value ($10) and can meet you in the City Hall lobby before the tour for the hand-off or somewhere in Davis Square on Thursday or Friday.

This morning about 7:30, I drove past 2286 Mass Ave - across from Meacham Rd and it looked the like scaffolding that had been up in front of the building had fallen. A police man was there and the scaffolding was partly in the street and looked like it landed in the parking meters.

I hope no one was hurt if in fact it fell. It's been so windy, I'm surprised it's been up so long.

I always get a little nervous about walking under those things.

This is kind of a weird question, but I'm only finding large amounts for sale online, so...

Does anyone have any scraps of fur or small hides they want to sell? I'm looking for something inexpensive, well tanned and in good condition, soft, and warm. Dark colors preferred but not necessary. I need to be able to get two 5"x5" squares to line the earflaps of a hat, so it doesn't need to be a lot of fur. Fox, rabbit, bear, etc, anything soft and warm. No fake fur. Thanks. :)

Hey Kids,
'tis the season of outrageous tickets for unshovelled sidewalks. My snowblower broke last winter when the plow broke off a piece of the street and left it on my sidewalk under a few inches of snow, much to my dismay. Anyway I'm wondering if anyone knows a good place in the area that fixes snowblowers? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

The mysterious bowling alley in Ball Square is a mystery no longer! I slipped a note in an envelope through the mail slot at the alley, and the owner called me back the next day. His name is Butch and he was very nice, and he rents out the alley now and then for private functions. He's happy to rent to us! It's 8 lanes of candle pin, BYOB/food. So let's have a davis_square bowling party in January or February!

Bowling leagues have the place permanently booked every weeknight, but the alley is available for private party rental on Saturday nights. I know we don't usually do DS_LJ meetups on Saturdays, but I think this is worthy of an exception. :-) $9 a head includes shoe rental and three hours of bowling, 7PM to 10PM. They don't sell food or beverages but we can bring our own, including alcohol. Organizational details to follow. But first, we have to find a date!

Note that this poll is not an RSVP poll, just a date survey. We've eliminated the 1st week in Jan (too soon after the holidays), the 3rd week in Jan (Arisia weekend), and Valentines weekend (lots of people will be busy). I can't guarantee the alley will be available on the #1 favorite date, but lets see when the most folks could make it. Wanna bowl in Ball Square? Check off all the Saturday nights you could do it. We need a minimum of 20 people to make this happen!


Poll #1499836
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 42

Ball Square Bowling Party! I could attend:

I know matters are not this simple. Clearly it's not simply a question of either/or... but, as a sort of thought experiment, I'm curious how people here would feel about the following:

A few years ago Handscom Airforce Base in Concord started opening up to commercial traffic. There was a huge push-back, both from the residents of Concord, but also from those whose interest was in the Walden Pond State Reservation, and the Minuteman National Historical Park and Wildlife Refuge. But there are commercial flights out of there now, with increased road traffic to and from the airport, etc. Periodically their license to run commercial flights, and how many, will come up for review.

*If* it was a simple matter of this or that, which would you prefer?
(Radio Buttons, because, while yes, "it depends" and "neither" (or "both") are all valid points, for the purposes of a straight opinion poll, we'll push it to an either/or anyway.)

Poll #1499801
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 88

Which would you prefer to see (hear) happen?

Check out the Logan wind forecast for the next 9 days: 100% NorthWest winds. Know what that means? Planes over Davis the whole time.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/tenday/BOS:9?dp=windsdp

Here is the logan live radar: http://www4.passur.com/bos.html

Now lets log as many complaints as we can here, it really makes a difference! http://www.massport.com/logan/airpo_noise_form.aspx

Okay I'm going to sound like a country bumpkin here... but before I lived in Somerville, I lived in the middle-of-nowhere New Hampshire, where if we had outgoing mail, we'd put it in our mailbox and put up the red flag. The mailman would then take said mail and put the flag down. So, I figured if I left my outgoing mail on the little hook below my now-attached-to-the-house mailbox in Ball Square, the mailman would take it. However, I've tried this a number of times now and the mailperson has just left the mail there.

According to the USPS FAQs:

Outgoing mail is picked up:
* For curbside delivery if the flag is up or if there is mail to deliver.
* For door delivery if there is mail to deliver.
* From the outgoing mail slot in a Cluster Box.

Since I receive mail literally every day, it seems like my mail should be picked up. I'm curious to find out what other people's experience with this is...?

maru_mari's blue Dahon Speed D7 (picture) folding bike was stolen today from the bike racks on the Meacham Road side of Davis station.

She called Somerville police, who told her that a witness had called to report that a group of 5 black males and one hispanic male were stealing that bike. (The struck-out phrase is what the dispatcher told maru_mari; notfunny, who called, said something different.) The witness did not give her name or contact info. They forwarded the call to MBTA police, who seem to have ignored the call and not made any record of it.

If you or someone you know saw this happening or saw that bike today, we'd appreciate hearing from you, especially if you can fill in details like the time the theft happened and any other aspects of the thieves' appearance.

The bike was locked with a cable lock at about 9:30 AM, and we came back at about 11 PM to find that the lock had been cut and the bike removed. My bike, which was nearby and locked with a U-lock, was knocked over but still there.

If you see a blue folding bike around, she'd like to hear about it. She's had this one for more than a year and it has a number of quirks by which we could recognize it; the one easiest to see in passing is that the cargo cords on the rack (see picture linked above) are gone.

I waited until I knew what my travel plans would be and I have heard that they are sold out for that night.

Many thanks.

Does anyone have 4 tixs to the dec 31st show-any time would be appreciated.

I want to get my brother a beer brewing kit, does anyone know if any of the local brew shops offer kits?

oh, also, bacon salt? anywhere local?

Thanks!

Hi All,
This may be a long shot, but I'm looking for anyone that might have seen me get rear ended on 12/4 at 8:45am on mass ave, at the intersection of cameron ave. My car is a silver impreza. Just hoping there might have been a witness, because the other guy's insurance is being shady.

Thanks in advance.

I'm looking to move soon and would like to find a roommate or roommates, ideally somewhere along the Red Line between Central and Davis. I would be equally happy moving into an established situation, or looking with someone to find a place together. I'd prefer a Feb 1 move date, but there is a little wiggle room here, and I'm looking for anything from 3 months to up to a year or possibly longer. I also have a cat, who is friendly: in fact we both are.

Thank you!

If you could buy local, handmade, preservative-free granola/snack/trail bars in various fruit/nut/chocolate/etc flavors for about the same price as Kashi, with less packaging, less sugary syrups, and made fresh - would you? Would it depend on delivery or pickup? Would you pay a small price for delivery? Why or why not?

Brought to you by how sickly sweet and/or boring Kashi bars taste (to me). Blech.

**Let me know if there are specifics (low sugar, gluten free, etc) or flavors you'd be looking for.

I know this is a long shot, but does anyone have a ticket for the American Repertory Theater's Sleep No More on Tuesday, December 15, that I could buy? My good friend is in the navy and is passing through town with one night off, and she told me that she'd love nothing more than to see this show. I tried to buy her a ticket but it's sold out. I'd love so much to help her if I can. If you know anyone with a ticket for that night, would they be willing to sell it to me, please? I'd be so grateful.

(cross posted to b0st0n)

ETA: A kind person on one of the lists I emailed passed this message along to someone they know at the ART, and he just called to tell me that they would have a ticket for her. I'm so happy!

On my way to work I often see bikes chained to street signs. At times, I see the same bikes chained to the same street sign for many days in a row. Is it allowed in Somerville?

My cat Isis is missing. Probably got out sometime between 9pm and 2am last night. Near corner of Bay State Ave and Kidder.

She's a plump brown/gold tabby, about 5 years old, wearing a white reflective collar with a bell and a chewed-up (so helpful) ID tag. Usually very friendly and sociable, but probably scared- she is an indoor-only cat.

If you see her, please let me know- e-mail is allli dot z at gmail. (yes, 3 L's)

I've already posted to the Somerville lost pet city site. She does have a microchip.

Photos here: http://picasaweb.google.com/allli.z/Isis#

Edit: Isis has been found, safe and sound. Apparently she had an adventure over at the Brown School. Thank you to all for your empathy and efforts! More details about her rescue in the comments. (:

Any other Davis Square residents around here whose Sunday schedules will be inconvenienced by The Jingle Bell Run? I complained in more detail about it over on Somerville Voices.