Absolutely agree. I went and did the Freedom Trail this past summer because I needed something to do. I really learned a lot and it’s a great tour of the city. Plus, you can pick and choose where to stop and spend time

there are mail boxes.

South Street Diner.

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>Legit have never had a bad encounter with an employee at Tree House.

Isn't that the truth? Some of the employees there today were there 7 years ago when I started going to their old location in Monson. They just seem to hire good folks, and most importantly - treat them really well.

Wish I could’ve bought one of those old Victorians on the upper west side before prices really went nuts. Walking distance to the Fells and the orange line plus good food and beer in Malden center. One of my favorite areas

Do your windows get frost on the insides? If so it's probably the cheap windows. Single pane windows have terrible insulation and let out a lot of heat. Your landlord will never pay to replace them though because nice windows are expensive.

On the other hand, if your windows aren't doing that, it could be that the seal around the window is bad. Use weatherproof tape on the seams.

>The housing value matters if you want to move short term but most nimby probably care more about what effect there will be on day to day life if they’re planning to stay in their home for a while

This is a fair point, and I agree that the degree to which some will be swayed by potential property value increases varies across individual's. In a way, I probably have more sympathy for a NIMBY who isn't just being greedy for money, but instead has a genuine preference for the characteristics of their neighborhood.

>Obviously NIMBYs aren’t being helpful to fellow humans, but it also seems like an understandable instinct that people in a suburban neighborhood don’t want it to become more crowded, and don’t really gain anything of value otherwise

I find this also to be compelling. In some sense I think this is why the term NIMBY is overused (or misapplied) in these discussions. Home values constitute such a large portion of most peoples wealth/savings, that what rational person is going to want to see development that will harm or lower their home value? Along the same lines, I tend to think of NIMBY as reflecting the following thought process: I want public good X, but I don't want public good x near me--i.e., I want X but not in my back yard. So if a property owner doesn't really care about increasing the housing stock (regardless of its location), are they really a NIMBY?

Shhhhh, don’t give it away!

It'll be up to her administration and all subsequent administrations to enforce it. Writing the law was the easy part, getting towns to agree to it and do the re-zoning will be the hard part.

Lived in back bay about 13 years ago. Cheers on the flat of beacon (originally bull and finch) was the biggest tourist destination for many years. And was avoided like the plague by locals. But when I was there cheers (the show) had been done since early nineties. Used to go there all the time at night! No crowds, a few locals, ok food!

Twenty years ago it was well on its way to what it has become. According to older family friends who grew up there it started shifting when "the yuppies" started moving to the neighborhood in the late 80s and early 90s.

Use the plastic sheet kits. They work

What's the monthly cost of a commuter rail pass now?

It definitely can help a lot. And is pretty inexpensive to try it

Go for a walk/hike in the Fells. It’ll keep you busy for as long as you want. I recommend bringing a backpack with a thermos for hot chocolate and some food to eat as you explore. There are nice 20 minute walks and longer “hikes” that can take up your whole day. (They’re not actually strenuous but definitely more than just walking)

Get yourself a bboy sandwich at Jim’s Market afterwards

It does sound like the problem is beyond your windows, but what’s the downside of trying out some fixes and seeing if they help? Don’t just do the strips, use one of those plastic sheet insulation kits.

>Harvey Boshart, a Weston Select Board member whose term expires this year, asked Aiu how much funding the Town of Weston had historically received from those programs.

>“I believe it’s been zero,” answered Aiu.

>Boshart argued that “as it currently stands, we’re not giving up anything" if the town chose not to comply.

>But committee member Sarah Rhatigan noted that even if those penalties might not affect Weston, the town could still be in violation of the state law, and housing advocacy groups might be able to sue the town for compliance anyhow.

>“The penalties are probably funds that Weston doesn’t use… (but) there is some concern that if we really didn’t take any action we could be exposing ourselves up to some kind of liability,” said Rhatigan.

>“Or at least, minimally, embarrassment,” said another unidentified committee member.

Imagine if they end up complying because they're afraid of being embarrassed!

Side note: whatever happened to the whopper? I notice that the opposition site got taken down www.preserveweston.org

That area is the size of Kendall Square, and it's a parking lot for storing offloaded cars? Some prime /r/fuckcars material there.

Phoenix Landing

Me

Thank you for the warning. I'll be sure to never take that tour.

What does the landlord have to say about that? Your best option now is to use a window insulation kit. Alternatively, you can use a portable oil-filled heater. (The fan space heater types tend to burn out over extensive use.) I use one when I don't need to heat my entire apartment and it's silent.

Hollywood still seems to think that Southie is a working class neighborhood.

When in reality it’s all just 20-something finance bros and nurses.

Why not try out the simplest/cheapest options 1st? Get some weatherproofing tape and close the seams on the window, or caulk the window seams.