#boston

Ok, the skies are clearing, we're finally heading out to #porchfest. Gonna try to hit Baker Thomas Band and #JohnnieAndTheFoodMasters later in the day, and some Porchfest for Palestine/MAMAS bands too, plus there's a Blues/Fusion dancing track I just found out about. Hope to see you out today, and for the love of god, please don't piddle in your neighbors' yards! https://www.facebook.com/events/657227897132516
#Boston #SomervilleMA #BostonWeekend

Tree obeys the law of gravity, blocks Talbot Avenue across from Harambee Park
https://www.universalhub.com/2025/tree-obeys-law-gravity-blocks-talbot-avenue-across-harambee-park
#Dorchester #Boston #trees

Tomorrow, I am participating in the 29th Annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace, standing with Families Affected by Gun Violence in my childhood neighborhood of #Boston.

I'm still short of my fundraising goal—I've raised $85 but need to hit $250. Can you help?

If you’re able to give, I deeply appreciate it. If donating isn’t an option, spreading the word is just as valuable!

Together, we can make a difference!

Donation link https://www.mothersdaywalk4peace.org/FitnessFoundry

#MothersDay #Community #gunviolence

@mossyrua @GottaLaff one of my favorite genres of videos has been people from Boston making TikToks threatening #ICE. (Basically “yeah my neighbor is a wicked scumbag and he better not park in front of my house but YOU don’t get to hassle him in OUR neighborhood pigs!”

And even though #Worcester isn’t #Boston, did you see how they came out of their homes to try to save that woman and her baby?

#boston harbor on a foggy morning. Zim Emerald out of HK according to marinetraffic.com

Look at the 12 month #covid #wastewater chart for Deer Island in #Boston

It was a little higher 12 months ago, just a little bit. Is this because the spreaders are slowly dying off? It’s certainly not because of herd immunity.

I’m trying to take the wins where I can find them, even if it’s a huge reach like this.

https://data.wastewaterscan.org/tracker?charts=CiIQACABSABSBmI1MGM2NFoGTiBHZW5leO0CigEGNGY1NmRk&selectedChartId=4f56dd

Someone posted to our group chat a photo of their 'Welcome Home, Rumeysa' sign, hung on their #SomervilleMA front porch.

RUMEYSA IS RELEASED.

https://bsky.app/profile/jtforward2.bsky.social/post/3lordaj26js25

https://www.reddit.com/r/Somerville/comments/1kivkqe/rumeysa_ozturk_has_been_released/

#Boston #Somerville #RumeysaOzturk #Tufts #Porchfest #uspol #mapoli #Somerpoli

Evergreen, the primary shipper of Chinese goods in and out of the port of Boston, is cutting its deliveries here in half.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/09/business/boston-massport-shipping-trump-china-trade/ (paywall, sorry)

#Boston #tariff #tradewar #harbor

Reopening alert -- Amelia's Taqueria in Allston reopens more than two years after being hit by a fire. https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/05/amelias-taqueria-in-allston-reopens.html

#allston #boston #restaurant

Hello #fediverse - this is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 48F at Logan Airport and visibility is a scant one mile.

A federal judge ordered the release of Rümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts grad student who was taken off the street by ICE in Somerville, MA.

Air traffic controllers at Newark Airport lost radar access again on Friday, a second time after a similar incident on April 28.

The FDA approved the first at-home alternative to the Pap smear.

Non-profit grocery chain pulls the plug, closing up all its outlets
https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/05/daily-table-is-closing-all-of-its-stores.html
#DailyTable #Boston #Dorchester #Roxbury #CambridgeMA #Salem

Woman who was injured when downtown manholes exploded sues #Boston, #Eversource
https://www.universalhub.com/2025/woman-who-was-injured-when-downtown-manholes-exploded-sues-boston
#lawsuits

"No guests stepped in. No staff de-escalated the situation. No compassion was shown."

We need to get over the Red Vs Blue state garbage and stop pretending anywhere is free from hate. None of us are safe until all of us are safe.
https://www.them.us/story/liberty-hotel-queer-couple-bathroom-kicked-out

#politics #USpol #Boston #LGBTQIA #news #transphobia

Terrible news just out: Nonprofit grocer Daily Table is closing all of its markets. https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2025/05/daily-table-is-closing-all-of-its-stores.html

#boston #dorchester #roxbury #cambridge #salem

South Boston package pirates nabbed with somebody's college diploma, police say
https://www.universalhub.com/2025/south-boston-package-pirates-nabbed-somebodys-college-diploma-police
#Boston #crime

Kinda says everything, doesn’t it.

#Boston #bikes #bicycling #carcentricculture #cycling

Earlier this week I had an opportunity to #perform a major #show at the Boch Center’s Wang #Theatre in #Boston. As a last-minute #gig with little preparation time, I wasn’t sure what to expect. However, I did know one thing: the experience would be either amazing or terrible.

Remember, balance starts from the ground up—don’t neglect your ankle health!

Josie, a rockstar from my SPARTA Strength Class at the Malden Senior Center, demonstrates two simple resistance band exercises—the seated ankle push-down (dorsiflexion)—to strengthen shin muscles, improve ankle mobility and gait, stretch the calf muscles, and enhance balance.

You can do these anywhere, anytime!

#balance #seniorcare #community #healthequity #exercise #rehab #aging #Boston #fitness #gym #walking

Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 63F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 mi.

The Catholic Church has a new #pope - Leo XIV. Robert Francis Prevost, born in #Chicago, spent decades ministering in #Peru.

Former Celtics great Paul Pierce said he'd walk to work in his robe if the Celtics lost Game 2. They lost, and he did it.

Local groups are reporting a major spike in ICE arrests in Massachusetts.