Recent content by Blackbird

Well said

Never circled back on this because I generally don’t care enough, but there are PLENTY of things that are both necessary and a burden. I’d say it’s actually common for things to be both.

I’ve attempted to do some quick-and-dirty research myself, but it’d be great if someone with more knowledge of housing policy could explain the new ROAD act in layman’s terms and whether it will have much impact locally!

Are ADUs being marketed or listed as studio apartments? This is the first time I’ve heard this take. Don’t worry, it’s their parent’s backyard. Best of both worlds!!

Kind of an atypical source for this one! I’m at Hunt’s Photo in Melrose (great store, btw) and they have a gallery of photos printed by the company on behalf of people. Here’s a cool one hanging on the wall:

Fwiw, I am both pro-kid and pro-dog. I just can’t imagine how you can argue with a straight face that one is a burden on society and the other isn’t.

I mean, kids have plenty of negative externalities too, no?

Didn’t take a photo cuz I was driving, but this one is very striking from the McGrath overpass.

The cynical part of me says it could be a ploy to encourage people to quit and minimize eventual layoffs.

Anyone familiar with Powder House Square in Somerville? I was walking through today and noticed for the first time that there’s a cute little pocket park right in the middle of the rotary. However, I’m 90% sure that there are no crosswalks to get to it! Do they expect people to dash through...

Do you have a source? If true, I’d imagine they’re getting the number for the whole US by averaging out the eastern cities (and SF) with the south/heartland areas that were probably 98% old English/German/Scots-Irish and African American at the time. Hyper-locally, I have a hard time believing...

I have marked it as a goal of mine to look more deeply into this, but my impression of the experience my grandparents had coming to the US in the 1920s/30s from Ireland is.. “part 1 - you show up on a boat. part 2 - claim you have some relative in the area who can vouch for you. part 3 -...