-- Boston has been ranked the 6th greenest city in the US—behind NYC! WTF? [Sustain Lane]

-- Before he becomes annoyed with our local purple food critic, a recent Chicago-transplant reviews the Phantom Gourmet Food Festival. [MenuPages Blog: Boston]

-- If you volunteer to plant trees in Mattapan tomorrow, you can go to a Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam) concert later in the evening for free. Or you can think about planting a tree and listen to a Pearl Jam CD. [Ryan's Smashing Life]

-- WBZ trawls a fishing forum to catch a state trooper who'd rather be fishing. Hard-hitting journalism! [WBZ]

-- There's still time to submit entries for an East Somerville photo exhibit to be displayed at CityHall. [Interpreting East Somerville]

-- October is around the corner, which is the time to drink pumpkin beer. [brewnette, Short Pours]

-- Favorite Fluff Fest found photo (excluding Bostonist's, of course). [Flickr]

Bailey Triggs is out-of-town this week. Blogtopus courtesy of bionicteaching and a Creative Commons license.