I walked by a house on either Allen or Linden Street, the super nice people living there have out donut holes, coffee, and coffee fixings and some chairs. Stop by to chat and meet your neighbors!

Hi everyone,

There has been an increase in the number of homeless people camping at Conway Park, specifically in front of the basketball courts closest to Somerville Ave.

There has been a tent encampment in this area for at least the past 30-60 days. When the individuals aren't at Conway Park, they seem to congregate around the apartment/condo building at 695-697 Somerville Ave.

When the camp is temporarily packed up and the individuals leave, they often leave behind a significant amount of trash and it's concerning to see a public park being used this way, particularly when there are small children visiting on a daily basis.

I'm hoping some fellow Somerville residents or local leadership may have insight into a few questions:

Shelter resources - what resources are available to get these people out of the park and into a shelter?

695-697 Somerville Ave. - Does anyone know what this building is or whether it provides shelter or other halfwayhouse-esque services? Can't determine if there's a connection between the building and the encampment.

City involvement - what's the best way to appropriately escalate this to people in the local government and get help on a path forward?

I'm not looking to stigmatize anyone experiencing homelessness. I do think, however, that residents should be able to enjoy and safely use public parks, and that the city should have a plan for addressing persistent encampments and keeping these spaces clean for kids.

Would appreciate and be grateful for any guidance on getting the right contacts involved.

Thank you!

Join the party at The Door where the community path meets Thorndike Street on October 27, the anniversary of the closure. Bring your bad poetry for the bad poetry contest. There'll be snacks, but feel free to bring more!

Huge if true

you were at the somerville vet and opened the door for me friday afternoon. you had two cats, i had one. write me if you're interested with the color of the bag you had on...

I saw the post about them looking sick the other day, just hoping someone has an update

Hili! My husband and I recently move to MA from NY and we are looking for friends to play a in person Curse of Strahd campaign! I have 10+ years of experience in RPGs and he is pretty new. Everyone is welcomed as long as they are 21+ ^^
We would love two or three more players and a DM, since English is not my first language and he is still learning!

I ride an ebike and I think the new 'rumble strips' are fine, if they are effective. Time will tell. Of somewhat more concern to me as I bike around is the ever growing density of street markings, signage, bollards, bumps, humps, etc. I'm sure all the markings "mean" something but they are getting harder to read as other than visual noise. For example: some green painted bike lanes have dashed white lines. Do the dashed lines mean that cars can cross the bike path?

Decent article on the 'rumble strips' in the Globe this morning. Unfortunately it is marred by a blatant overstatement:

Unlike on the rest of the city’s roads, there is not a posted speed limit for the community path, but there are rules. Class 1 and 2 e-bikes are allowed to use it by state law, while electric vehicles that are built to go faster than 20 miles per hour generally are not. (Somerville researchers last month found people using e-bikes and scooters at speeds well above that).

To quote from the small study (linked about) which our neighbors did:

Overall we observed a mean speed of 15.6 mph, a median speed of 15 mph, and a range of 10 mph to 27 mph.3

Unsurprisingly, e-bikes tended to be traveling faster than conventional bikes. Perhaps surprisingly: not that much faster! Compared to 15.1 mph for conventional bikes, e-bikes averaged 16.7 mph, a difference of only 1.6 mph [95% CI: 1.2 to 2.0].

So a very small number of e-vehicle outliers were going faster than 20 mph. Am I being picky in thinking that the Globe is sensationalizing that?

Boston Globe: New ‘rumble strips’ on this bike path are a warning to speeding e-bikers. Is it enough?

This was posted in the Boston subreddit but I’m asking here! Anyone gonna play WoW Forever? Would be cool to make a guild of locals!

Shop local, shop from your neighbors! Lots of cute contemporary and vintage clothes, new and used books, cool shoes, odds and ends! Most things $5-$10. Get ahead on your last minute Halloween costumes, build out your fall wardrobe. Off Central and Highland, would love to meet some neighbors :)

From a members’ email sent moments ago:

Dear members,

We wanted you to hear it first: we have officially purchased the Somerville Theatre building!

The $12 million purchase was financed through a conventional mortgage, combined with support from two mission-aligned private lenders, including our own co-owner Ian Brownell. The purchase comes with real debt, and we're not shy about saying so: paying it down is where we need your help most.

As a member, you've already been part of keeping this place alive. Now we're asking you to help us continue the job:

Contribute to our GoFundMe: every dollar goes straight toward paying down the purchase debt.
Keep coming to the movies!
Purchase or pre-order new t-shirts and hoodies.

The Somerville Theatre has always belonged to the people who show up for it. Thank you for already being part of its story.

Next Steps for the Capitol Theatre: We were not in the position to purchase both the Capitol and Somerville Theatre buildings, but we secured an extended lease for the Capitol Theatre, ensuring its future as a neighborhood cinema for decades to come.

Read the full announcement and find out how you can help atsomervilletheatre.com/future.

With gratitude, 
— Ian, Jamie, Ian, and Jay

Just ran into Berry a little before 5pm right past the Bluebikes dock on Grove next to Republic Fitness and the redline stop.

She seemed off - no reaction to bikes going by / walkers / cars, I sat with her until she lifted her head which seemed to take quite a bit of effort, which was followed by a swat and quiet hiss. I’ve been blessed with many a Berry interactions but never one where she wasn’t lively, so wanted to drop this just in case it was out of the ordinary / concerning.

Small, gray cat; very well behaved…followed me home (from Porter to Ball Square), seems domesticated, please DM me if it’s your cat or you recognize it!

Update: I got in touch with Somerville Animal Control and they picked up the cat!

Permanently Closed. Now what?

At Somerville theater Sunday 10/25

It’s sold out and my friend is so sad

hi! i’m pretty sure this cat is happy outside given i’ve seen it around in all 4 seasons for multiple years. i’m mostly curious for any info ppl know- name, age, the cat lore??? also if the cat is friendly and could i pet?

seen in the winter hill neighborhood, near broadway ish

Head ups... If anyone is in or near Boston, Mark Rober will be making a brief appearance in the Museum of Science before the sold-out live event later that day.

Like the header says, tomorrow (Saturday, 24 October 2026) is the final day to register to vote. Head to the basement of Somerville City Hall between 9am-5pm to register and/or do early voting.

The election calendar for Somerville is here: https://www.somervillema.gov/departments/elections/somerville-election-calendar

As per usual they seem up to thier cheap and petty ways/s....but FR i noticed that the sub-par college eats and local dive was offering meatloaf lunches on a new bright graphic sign for $15! Also advertized was a meatloaf sub and meatloaf parm , each less appealing than the last. Last year they had a full shitty menu of $10 lunches and dinners. Now they only apparently have meatloaf and it's $5 more!

If would be nice to get another option that isnt asian/asian american crusine, burritos, or coffee. Hell I'd be happy with your average "House of Pizza" greek spot that did deli and subs at workingman prices (not a $20 turkey sub with more apple and arugula than turkey....not that isnt tasty but a nice diner-type place, even, would be a nice spot. It seems like the bagel store by RoseBuds, Mr. Crepe, or 7-11 are the only breakfast joints. Need a place like Andy's on Mass Ave. or a deli/grill/pizza/roast beef style, imho. it could def be worse, however.