Wrong way & through traffic
Somerville

I’m 18 and plan to do a solo trip to Boston. I’ve never travelled on my own before, and Boston seems rather safe and easy enough for a first trip. Obviously my age limits some of the events I can go to, but any live music/nightlife/event recommendations for under 21 would be greatly appreciated! :)

At the Royal Sonesta off Memorial Drive.

The proposed Magnolia housing development at 920 Centre Street in J.P. remains trapped in a state of Purgatory more than three years after it was first proposed to Boston planning officials. The project would add 158 housing units - split between rental and ownership units - and 24% of the units would be affordable units.

The Boston Globe has attributed the delays to Harvard's outsize influence over the City and the Boston Planning Dept, calling it "a story about how one mid-sized project and a developer willing to make one compromise after the other can’t move in the face of one powerful opponent who has the ear of city hall." The newspaper also called the years of delays the project has faced "a case study on how housing doesn't get built in this city."

The developers are back with a completely revised proposal, one which includes several new concessions, but opposition is also firming up. It's an interesting split-screen moment where the Boston's city review Boards appear to like the project, but the Planning Director appears skeptical. A subcommittee of the Civic Design Commission was downright complementary of the proposal at a meeting in July:

• One member marveled at the small amount of pavement in the design (all of the parking is underground), calling it "beautifully done."
• Another member called the amount of change since the last proposal "pretty remarkable." She added "This is pretty close -within striking distance - of where we asked you to go." While acknowledging the significant neighborhood pushback, she concluded "This is the kind of project the City of Boston needs, and this is a project we would be so happy to get."

But if anything opposition only seems to have mobilized:

• The Jamaica Hills Association is as apocalyptic as ever over the "Magnolia Monstrosity" proposal - https://www.jamaicahills.org/news/magnolia-monstrosity
• Harvard University/The Arboretum is still against it: https://arboretum.harvard.edu/arboretum-response-920-centre-development/
• A "Protect the Arboretum" petition drive has launched to oppose the development and to require any property neighboring the Arboretum not to ever cast shadows on the park for good measure - https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/08/31/whats-up-with-all-the-protect-the-arboretum-signs/
• E-mails released thru a Public Records Request show Harvard University/The Arboretum has a direct line to Boston's Planning Director, Kairos Shen. Shen advised the Arboretum to ignore calls from a Boston Globe reporter inquiring about the project or to only call back after Harvard consulted with the Planning Director. At the same time, Shen has been more hostile to the Nuns and their development team. He only granted a first meeting with them this Spring, three years after a project at the site was first proposed - https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/4/2/arnold-arboretum-monastery-development/
• In the Spring, the developer said he hoped for a City decision on the proposal in Late August, but a public comment period just ended and a decision remains months, if not over a year, away...

I detest Boston streets. They are the worst maintained. I must drive through Boston and suburbs and I believe they are poorly maintained to eliminate speedsters. They punish everyone with their idiotic plans. I had to get my Model S front end alignment every month; either that or buy new tires every other month.

I moved to Boston for college 20 years ago today and never left. Longest place I've ever lived.

How should I celebrate without getting bed bugs from all the street garbage??

There are currently 8 trucks piled up on my block alone, each with a crew of very sad, wet looking guys. Tough luck on the weather today, hope y’all stay safe and finish up early

"A Storrowing"

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Send it to your local museum

Drove to work today instead of taking the T. Taking local road between Longwood to i93 passing through Wenthworth and Massart :(. When should I start leaving the area? Should I stick around the museums for a bit?

Hey all, my building just changed property managers to Advantage and I'm looking to see if anyone has had experiences with them. All the reviews on Yelp are awful lol but they're also over a decade old, so not sure if it's still the same.

I am looking for a Hong Kong Style Black Forest Cake with the jellies inside for my partner's birthday. Does anyone know a bakery in Chinatown that would have it?

Very fun new interview with Norwell's Grammy winner https://www.boston.com/culture/music/2026/09/01/her-appendix-behind-her-blueswoman-susan-tedeschi-is-coming-home/?p1=hp_secondary

I understand the concept of putting a couch or a desk on the street when you’re moving out but this is just people dumping trash on the street. Is there a way to hold the landlords/tenants accountable?

MA Election Advisory #26-05 outlines electioneering is prohibited within 150 feet of polling locations and to report violations. To report:
- Alert the Presiding Officer at the location, this is usually the Warden (police officer at the site). If unavailable, alert an election worker at the site 

- ALSO CALL ACLU of MA at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) to report these and other violations. Multiple violations already reported today.

Thank you for voting today and keeping election locations fair and safe!!

If my landlord didn’t provide a statement of condition within 10 days of me moving in, does he have the right to bill me for anything left “unsatisfactory” to him after I move out?

When I moved in my apartment was filthy but I never took any photos to prove it. I moved out and the apartment is slightly cleaner than it was given but a level of grime left. Does he have the right to charge my for a professional cleaner because of this?

Additionally, with no statement of condition and also no formal letter saying where my security deposit is, does he even have the right to do this?

Truly something special to behold.

Edit: I’m making a day trip for work. My meeting ends at 4pm and I’m considering a 5:45 flight home. The corporate office is in historic Downtown Crossing, which seems like a 15-20 min uber to the airport. Am I crazy for thinking I can make the 5:45 flight?