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Hello! My standup comedy show is back at the Somerville Theater this Thursday, and I'd love to see you there! We run the show in the 30-seat "microcinema" in the theater's basement.

Our headliner is the hilarious Andrew Durso. He's written for Netflix, Adult Swim, and FOX, appeared on Stavvy's World, Sirius XM, and Cracked Comedy Club, and opened for Hasan Minhaj at theaters across the country. His comedy is unique, absurd, and really funny.

We screen classic Looney Tunes cartoons before the show, and the theater sells beer, wine, ice cream, and snacks.

You can get $3 off tickets with the code REDDIT. I hope you can make it!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/popcorn-comedy-with-andrew-durso-netflix-tickets-1993353892151?aff=rddt

Somebody bought a bunch of generic signs and has decided to designate public parking as handicap parking only.

I reported it to the town - be interesting to see what happens. This cannot possibly be enforceable. If they want this spot to be restricted they need to petition the town (there is a handicap only spot around the corner).

I was on a bike, but if I had my car I would have parked it there since this is town property and the only restriction is overnight and 7-9 am. My issue is with private organizations taking over public resources.

Hi neighbors!

We're excited to introduce Firebox Pottery Studio, a new community ceramics studio opening this fall at 9 Lexington Street, in the former Belmont Media Center space near Waverley Square.

We're building Firebox as a welcoming place for people to learn, make, and develop a lasting ceramics practice — whether you've never touched clay before or have been making pottery for years.

Here's what we're planning:

• Wheel throwing and handbuilding classes for beginners and developing potters
• Independent studio memberships for experienced makers
• Short workshops and visiting-artist programs
• Date nights, Make Your Own Mug sessions, and other community events
• Private group gatherings and other opportunities to make with friends and neighbors

The studio will include dedicated spaces for classes, handbuilding, independent practice, glazing, firing, and displaying finished work. We hope it becomes a place where people meet, learn something new, and make things they're proud of.

We're still building out the space, but we're looking forward to opening our doors and becoming part of the Belmont community. Once we're ready, we'd love for you to stop by, see the studio, meet us, and check out what we're building.

We'd also love to hear from you: What kinds of pottery classes, workshops, or community events would you be interested in?

You can learn more at fireboxpotterystudio.com or follow our progress on Instagram at @fireboxpotterystudio.

We can't wait to meet you!

Alewife Brook used to look more like a river and was called "Menotomy River" when it was connected to Fresh Pond. That connection was severed around 1873, when a dam was built over by the Fresh Pond rotary. Later that connection was forced underground. But remnants of the hydrological connection may still exist - back in the 1990s, environmental activists noticed there was something weird floating in the brook and started a campaign called "What's in the Brook?" to get it addressed. They contacted the Department of Environmental Protection. Upon investigation, MassDEP discovered an old underground oil tank was leaking at the Ground Round site, over at the Fresh Pond Rotary. Thank you to DEP, for getting that addressed.

Readers of r/ArlingtonMA recently engaged in a discussion of folks stopping for the yellow flashing light on the Route 2 frontage road at Dow Avenue.

The yellow flashing light is going away.

MassDOT will begin work on Monday (August 17) that will, among other things, convert the two Dow Avenue intersections into an all-way stop. Plans around the intersections call for reducing the frontage roads to one lane as they approach Dow Avenue.

The only detail comes from the two photos posted by MassDOT, but it appears there will be additional work that includes a 5' bike lane with 3' buffer between Pleasant Street and Watertown Street in Lexington. The photos hint at channelizing traffic around the on-off ramps.

MassDOT reports that work on the project will extend for the next two weeks.

Hi all!

The Somerville Fermentation Festival is Sunday August 16 at the Armory at 191 Highland Ave, Somerville!

Free of charge from 11am-5pm!

There will be vendors, speakers, a panel, tastings, a "culture sharing" table, a "kraut mob" where you can make your own sauerkraut, a "fermentation help desk" where you can ask questions, and much more!

Check the website and the Instagram to learn more about all of these!

The main event is free of charge from 11am-5pm. Early access (10am-11am), speakers, panel, and tastings are ticketed. Buy tickets in advance and secure your spot!

Links:

https://www.somervillefermfest.com/

https://www.instagram.com/somfermfest/

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/somerville-fermentation-festival-2026-tickets-1991202135188

MAMAS (Mutual Aid Medford and Somerville) is hosting another Free Store!

LOOKING TO DONATE CLOTHES? MAMAS will be collecting clean clothes that are in good condition on SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 from 10:00-1:00 at the First Community United Methodist Church, located at 55 Otis Street, Medford.

LOOKING TO SCORE FREE CLOTHES? MAMAS will be hosting its August Free Store on SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 from 10:00-2:00 at the East Somerville Community School, located at 50 Cross Street, Somerville.

✅Please note that MAMAS will accept clean clothes, shoes, and clothing accessories in good condition. 🚫They will NOT accept linens, blankets, sheets, etc.

Just found a white and brown quail walking down the street in East Arlington close to Mass Ave and Marathon St.

Here’s a look at Arlington’s choices in the September 1 primary. Voters enrolled in a political party must vote that party’s ballot. Unenrolled voters may choose a Republican or Democratic ballot. I have included links for the candidates’ websites.

Republican Primary
The only contested race on the Republican ballot is the race for governor. There are two candidates for Governor:
Michael Roger Minogue, 11 Villa Rd., Hamilton
Brian Shortsleeve, 995 Sea View Ave., Barnstable

Most of the local GOP ballot is blank, as no candidates have filed to run for the Republican nomination for local offices. An organized write-in campaign can place a candidate on the November ballot. According to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, a write-in candidate needs to receive at least as many votes as the number of signatures required to file to get on the ballot for that office. This number varies by office – a state representative candidate needs 150 write-in votes, and 300 write-in votes are required to get on the November ballot.

Democratic Primary
The only contested statewide Democratic race on the ballot is the race for Senator in Congress:
Edward J. Markey, 360 Charles St., Malden
Seth Moulton, 37 Chestnut St., Salem

District-level contested races follow:

Representative in Congress: Fifth District
Katherine M. Clark, 15 Ocean Pier Ave., Revere
Jonathan Paz, 15 Howard St., Waltham
Tarik Samman, 12 Wendell St., Cambridge

Councillor: Third District
Mara Dolan, 1538 Main St., Concord
Margie Palladino, 609 Washington St., Wellesley

Representative in General Court:
Twenty-Fourth Middlesex District
(Arlington precincts 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)
David M. Rogers, 18 Richard Ave., Cambridge
Nomita Ganguly, 193 Orchard St., Belmont

District Attorney: Northern District
Marian T. Ryan, 8 Bradford Rd., Belmont
David Marc Solet, 100 Landsdowne St., Cambridge

 

Anyone know this dog? At APD.