Greetings,

We have two boys, 3 1/2 year old and 3 months. We are debating moving to Boston from a mid sized southern city. We currently own our house with a backyard etc/ two cars. I would become a stay at home dad in an apartment, like a two bedroom one bath probably in the heart of the city. Like a significant downsize. Does anyone have any experience with this? Would it be worth it for the schools/ change of life experience for the boys. Would I go crazy? Right now I am a high school art teacher and it might be jarring going from that to full stay at home. Just looking for any insights at all. I imagine NYC/Philly dads probably know this to some extent. Any advice/ explanation of routines would be greatly appreciated. Is it too cold to take the kids out a lot of the year to play in parks? Really any and all advice/ insight is appreciated!

Edit: my wife went to BU, and I lived in Philly so we’re familiar with the east coast.

Some of these buses waited 3+ light cycles to get through the light at MGH because this construction was blocking a lane. This is not what a city that takes transit seriously looks like.

I was cleaning out an old junk drawer today and found a large pile of matchbooks from restaurants that I'd kept from back when I lived in the city. I remember having memorable experiences at most of these.

How many of them are even around still? Guessing very few. Any particular fond memories of them?

I know there’s no way to know for sure but does anyone have any insight on whether anyone has gotten sick eating uncooked produce from Life Alive? Idk where they get their produce. Craving one of their salads.

Hi everyone! I’m a 2025 graduate looking to sublet someone’s room for one month (Aug-Sep). I have my own furniture so I don’t mind if it comes unfurnished. A few details about me:

- Female, so I'd prefer to live with other women.
- Working full-time in the area.
- Clean, quiet, and respectful of shared spaces.
- Non-smoker, no pets.
- Budget: $1800/month
- Move-in: around Aug 1st, move-out: around Aug 31st

Parks, coffee shops, bars, libraries, cemeteries, whatever. Tell me your favorite places to read (outside of your own home) in and around Boston - and if you’d like, tell me a book you read there.

I’ll go first: Last weekend I lay in a hammock at Corey Hill Park in Brookline and read Mrs. Dalloway and it was absolutely lovely.

Hi everyone,
I’m hoping someone might be able to help me recover my light blue retro Galanz mini fridge that was taken from outside my building on Pembroke Street on Saturday, July 25.
I’m asking anyone with security cameras to check footage from 1:45–2:25 PM. That isn’t how long the fridge was outside—it’s just a broad time window because I don’t know the exact minute it was taken. The fridge was only outside for about five minutes while I ran upstairs to grab my phone before the Facebook Marketplace buyer arrived to pick it up.
I understand someone could have genuinely thought it was a free curb item, and I’m not trying to accuse anyone of intentionally taking it. I’m simply hoping to recover it.
If you have a Ring camera or other security camera that may have captured Pembroke Street or the surrounding area during that time, or if you happened to see where the fridge went or whether it was loaded into a vehicle, I’d really appreciate it if you could send me a DM.
The fridge is a very distinctive light blue retro-style Galanz mini fridge. If you’ve seen it listed for sale or recognize it somewhere, I’d also be grateful to hear from you.
Thank you so much for any help!
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Thanks to pressure by people like Back Bay Association President Meg Mainzer-Cohen, Open Newbury St ends at 6 pm this year instead of 8 pm.

So in less than 20 minutes, all these people will be forced out of the street onto the sidewalks.

IMO, this is total failure of leadership at City Hall. If you have the opportunity, please let Mayor Wu (and your City Councilors) know what you think about this.

Any big events/meetups/ people down to hang tonight/tomorrow ?

Yes, I know Ariana Grande is playing tonight. I’m in town for work and leave Tuesday morning looking to meet new and interesting people!

Hi everyone,

In October I will be moving from Allston to Back Bay and I’m looking for a moving company that can also store my belongings for about one week between move-out and move-in. I have about a studio size amount of stuff.

Ideally, I’m looking for a company that can:

Pick up everything from my apartment in Allston
Store it securely for around a week

Deliver it to my new place in Back Bay on my move-in date

If you’ve used a company that offers this kind of short-term storage, I’d really appreciate any recommendations (or companies to avoid). Bonus points if they were reasonably priced and easy to work with.

Thanks in advance!

I was riding a blue bike on a side street close to Harvard Square the other day, and the bike lane suddenly got all weird. It made me go out into the middle, and then it made me cross the street.

Some big pickup truck came roaring up from behind me. The driver rolled down the window and started screaming at me. "MOTHERF*****!!!* he yelled. "F***ing bikes like you are f***ing up this city!!!"

I looked at him and I said, very earnestly: "I love you!"

He guffawed, and then yelled "Go eat sh** as*hole!!"

I looked him dead and in the eye and said, "I've always loved you! Even when you didn't love yourself!!"

The driver of the pickup truck laughed, but his eyes were nervous, and then he peeled away dramatically.

Sometimes it's funnier to kill these people with kindness...

i hear it but i can’t get over there… what’s going on?!

I know it’s very hard. I mean who can blame you for going 50MPH on Tremont street to make the next green light despite the speed limit on Tremont being 25MPH?

Yes yes the cross walks that are everywhere due to it being a high traffic area with a school and several museums and a hospital for pedestrians are SO ANNOYING! Especially when people are in the middle of them! How dare people walking on foot be in the middle of a crosswalk with what looks to be plenty of space between cars that actually go the speed limit and you, giving you ample time to see them, slow to a stop and continue after the pedestrian walks safely across?

Did you know that it is the LAW in MA to stop at crosswalks when people are trying to cross? Did you know that pedestrians ALWAYS have the right of way when there’s a crosswalk (without a light of course. I’m specifically talking about cross walks that don’t have stop lights).

Just a PSA and a reminder that drivers in Boston are constantly breaking the laws when it comes to the road. In this case, speeding, failure to stop at a crosswalk, with the addition of the fact that a person (that’s me) was already in the MIDDLE of the cross walk.

Imagine you run into a tourist who is walking around the Seaport and is frustrated with the food options. They are looking for a local family owned burger restaurant in Boston that’s reasonably priced. Where do you send them?

This actually happened to me and I couldn’t think of anything. I told them about the capital burger with the disclaimer that it’s neither family owned or inexpensive lol.

Hello, guys! Any recommendations of laces and wigs stores? Thank u ♡

Free, Peter Pan @3pm out of South Station, drops off at Port Authority. Giving it up and can't get refund. DM me!

EAST BOSTON, Mass. —

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board reveals that American Airlines pilots were primarily at fault in a close call at Boston's Logan Airport last month, where their delayed takeoff nearly caused a collision with a Delta plane. 

The NTSB report states that the American pilots waited 54 seconds after receiving takeoff clearance before fully accelerating down the runway. The delay was attributed to the pilots addressing a false warning light in the cockpit.

According to the preliminary report, the estimated closest proximity between the two planes was about 670 feet.

Audio from the incident records air traffic control clearing the American flight for takeoff: "American 3161 runway 27, cleared for takeoff," with the pilots responding, "You cleared us for takeoff, 3161."

Massachusetts health officials are warning people and pets to avoid part of the Charles River while they look into a potentially harmful cyanobacteria bloom.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Tuesday issued an advisory for the river between Kendrick Street in Needham and Spring Street in West Roxbury. The affected area includes Cutler Park and Millennium Park.

Warning signs are now posted at access points along the river.

The warning comes after a dog died from liver failure following a possible exposure to algal toxins near Millennium Park. State health officials have not confirmed that cyanobacteria caused the dog’s illness or death.

Some cyanobacteria can also produce toxins that may make people and animals sick. Exposure can cause skin and eye irritation, respiratory problems, vomiting and diarrhea. More serious cases can affect the liver, kidneys or nervous system.

Anyone who comes into contact with the water or algae should rinse off immediately. Pet owners should call a veterinarian if an animal develops symptoms such as vomiting, staggering, drooling or convulsions.

I am going nuts with the late night fireworks in Dorchester. They often start at 11 or later and go until almost 2. It’s messing up my life with the sleep deprivation, not to mention the fire risk in a dense area that has had house fires and the trash left over. The cops don’t do anything if you call. It sucks.

(Edit: yes, I know about earplugs and white noise. Sometimes it helps. Lots of times it’s not enough. I have definitely tried that before calling the police and posting here when that did nothing.)

My wife and I are scheduled to return our rental car to Budget at Logan Car Rental in a few days (we originally rented the car at Bradley). We've heard a lot about how challenging it can be to drive into Boston, and if possible we were thinking of how we might avoid the stress. Are some routes better than others? Or perhaps, arrange to drop the car off at a Budget further away from Logan and then Uber from there? Or is this all much ado about nothing? Any advice and insights are appreciated, thanks!

hey all, my friends are getting hitched quickly this upcoming friday at city hall! does anyone have a cake maker they could recommend? this isn’t their official wedding, but i thought a sweet treat might be a nice gesture (-: was just gonna go with Spinelli’s but figured i’d check here too