As a renter, who's responsible for replacing a beeping smoke alarm battery in the staircase?

if the City just hired homeless people to keep the benches warm until an old person wanted to sit down, they'd solve both problems.

Went with the tiramisu. As a local it seems contrarian, but I love Mikes.

My colleagues swear by this dentist, Dr. Chen in Brookline (http://candcbrookline.com/).

We're pretty fucked in the short- and medium-term...

but by-right construction of up to 6 stories anywhere within 0.5 miles of the T and up to 4 units on SFH lots everywhere else would go a long long way to restoring balance and affordability to the market.

I was responding to the right comment just misinterpreted it completely. I will delete and take my lap

Don't bother. The current state flag is embarrassing and nasty, and the state flag will be changing soon. Buy the new one when it finally rolls out. Google "buy Boston flag" for the city flag.

Ask boston.gov.

Benches need to be temperature-resistant. People should be able to enjoy them regardless of temperature!

https://www.boston.gov/departments/age-strong-commission/age-friendly-boston/age-friendly-benches

There's also a great interactive map where you can find one near you, so you can go sit on it.

That's extremely interesting. How diverse. Thank you for the information.

Doesn’t really work that way. Places like CVS (and the USPS) run the same software as the state department to determine if the photo is acceptable. If you want to risk it to save $10, good luck.

I don't think you're responding to what you think you're responding to

"It's very difficult to find the right balance between supporting families and being present, and reaching out with services and support behind closed doors, rather than running in front of cameras — that actually retraumatizes and elevates experiences that families don't want to live through ever again"

I see one quote from one person, not "the black community" that she very obviously isn't ignoring. Nice try though

This makes me so happy. Hope you had their cannoli too (also the best IMO).

If you qualify, you can apply for passport renewal online and printing photos won't be needed. I'm hoping you do because it was very easy.

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If you consider the FTA's recent involvement, the T has had federal oversight for some time as well. I can't find the source now but i read a few times that Poftak and Baker went back a ways - so no matter how bad Stevie fucked up the T, he was never getting fired. That's why it's continued to decline. It's no coincidence he gtfo as soon as Maura was taking over.

You're not 1/3 of the homeless, which apparently this bench wasn't made for.

https://hms.harvard.edu/news/one-third-us-homeless-are-obese

All we need to do is pour another billion or two into the system, and it will be fixed.

Benches already have two arms.

On these benches, there's not enough space between the two arms for two people to sit comfortably, yet there is enough space between the arms to require an extraordinarily agile "old person" to be able to use both arms simultaneously to get up..

It's always refreshing to find someone who thinks "old people" were just invented this year though.

also, what makes a bench "temperature resistant?"

The new system will allow any-door boarding on busses and fare validation once on board, so it should be just as fast.

That’s why I went out during the snow and rain and cleared off my car so all the snow wouldn’t turn to ice overnight..

A few years ago I lived in an apartment complex and we had a small snowstorm followed by rain/ice. I was the only one to go out first thing in the morning and clear snow from my car. 8 hours later everyone else came out and literally had to chisel inches of ice off of their cars. Many gave up. It was comical.

See the tax break Healy is suggesting for said seniors. Will only make the housing market worse.

I would also search up summer jobs on Cape Cod that may also include housing/visa sponsorship. Traditionally there are a larger number of people coming in from overseas to fill those positions. There are trains, ferries, and busses that run to Boston from the Cape, but it may not be what you want if you are looking to live in Boston.

https://www.capecodchamber.org/life-on-cape-cod/working-here/job-listings/cape-and-islands-summer-jobs/

You can technically do that, but the current interface is shit.

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