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Whoever stole a laptop from Anna's Taqueria has also put a major dent in cancer research. [Boston Herald]
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-- A 38-year old Malden woman bit a police officer during a Drug Control Unit investigation in Davis Square. The suspect matched the description of an alleged drug dealer and was observed putting some "unidentified objects" in her mouth. Police tried to remove the objects, thought to be heroin when the bite happened. Charges include assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, and drug possession. [Somerville Journal]
Andy Woodruff of Cartogrammar, who previously mapped the skies for us, has noted the sentiment many Boston newcomers express upon visiting Harvard Square, or Davis Square, or Kenmore Square, or any other local "square": but it's not square! To confirm this brilliant observation, Woodruff has mapped area squares, demonstrating that a "square" can take more shapes than we'd ever thought possible. Which square's shape is most appealing to you?
Somerville's Downtown Wine & Spirits wants to encourage their customers' exhibitionist tendencies, and sell brown paper bags containing a variety of liquors in tiny bottles.
Meghann Ackerman at the Somerville Blog brings news that Poor Little Rich Girl, a great vintage clothing shop, will be forced to leave Davis Square soon due to astronomical rent prices. Other Poor Little Rich Girl locations will remain open in Inman Square and on Newbury Street, prompting us to echo Ackerman's bewildered observation: "What a world we live in where Somerville’s rents are too high, but Cambridge and Newbury Street are affordable." Two years ago, Davis lost beloved bookstore McIntyre & Moore to Porter Square due to high rents, and the Davis Bowl and Board was recently shuttered as well. How many businesses will need to leave Davis before the area gets more affordable? At least there's still Buffalo Exchange (and Goodwill) for your used-clothing needs needs. More details about PLRG's exodus at LiveJournal, where a discussion about the future use of vacant Davis spaces is going. [Somerville Blog]
Davis may have its pizza problems, but soon the square will be better equipped than ever to drink those problems away. Boston Shaker opens today at noon at 69 Holland Street, offering up all the fancy fixin's needed to create fabulous cocktails. From Hawthorn strainers (those funny ones with the coil around the rim) to celery bitters to cherrywood muddlers to cocktail elements you didn't know existed, the Boston Shaker will have enough boozing implements to keep you blissful for a decade.
The Globe has a new story up about the cursed restaurant space at 187 Elm St in Somerville, between Davis and Porter. In the past decade, Carberry's, O’Naturals, Boloco, Green Tomato II have all tried to set up shop in the space. Each venture ended up pulling out of the strange limbo that receives low foot traffic and feels too far from either square to venture to without a really good reason.
JP may be passive aggressive, but both people and dogs in Davis Square are apparently getting aggressive aggressive. Squonk lists some recent fails and wins in the Davis area, including (along with her guide dog) being nearly attacked by two aggressive pitbulls and ordered to cross the street by an aggressive bystander (very safe, given the perilous nature of jaywalking). As a plus, she does acknowledge that Davis folks are "on the whole some of the most educated, respectful, and generous people I've met anywhere." Let's hope the aggressive contingent seeps away.
We made it to Davis Square's third annual Honk Festival on a windy, sunny Saturday afternoon. Though many of the bands specialized in Dixieland marching standards, there were a few that changed the whole tenor of the gathering. Locals Bloco Afrobrasil were one of those bands. Another was Scene of the Crime Rovers, an experimental marching band from Durham, North Carolina, whose repertoire includes lengthy stretches of supervised improvisation based on John Zorn's Cobra game. More skronk than honk, the SoC Rovers also managed to be crowd-pleasers.
Smack dab in the middle of Davis Square sits Mr. Crepe, a comfortable space with delicious and cheap food. Part coffee shop, part gourmet take out shop, Mr. Crepe offers sweet and savory crepes in traditional and unique flavor combinations.
Onstage last night at the Somerville Theater, Os Mutantes looked remarkably young for a 40-year-old band. The Brazilian pop alchemists, who were at the center of Brazil's Tropicália cultural uprising, had performed a new transmutation—this time, on themselves.
-- Scituate Police seized 75 pot plants worth about $200,000 and arrested the alleged grower. Police found $15,000 worth of equipment used to grow the marijuana. The suspect was arraigned on Thursday in Hingham District Court on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, third offense; cultivating marijuana; and trafficking in marijuana. []
A big ol' boa was rescued from Assembly Square by Somerville police earlier today. The reptile had a bruised head but appeared otherwise in good conditoin. According to the animal control officer who picked it up, the boa was bigger than the 5-foot ball python she found in Davis Square last month and deemed "too small" to be dangerous. Could we have a Somerville snake epidemic on our hands?
The Boston area has a decent amount of used clothing at reasonable prices, but this Bostonist has always felt there was a lack of a certain thrift niche. Many places in the area are just a bit too expensive (Second Time Around, The Closet) or too difficult to find nice items in (Goodwill, Urban Renewal). The Garment District and Rescue almost get it right, but the former has a little too much to sift through and the latter not quite enough. Poor Little Rich Girl has some amazing pieces, but it can be hard to find truly "everyday" items there. So the new Buffalo Exchange coming to Davis Square just might hit a secondhand sweet spot. Sure, it's sort of a chain and may horn in on Poor Little Rich Girl's territory, but we think the Exchange's tendency toward the uber-trendy will allow PLRG to hold on to its vintage niche.
Lots of people say that MBTA stations look old and dirty, but Brian Matiash has a way of really bringing that to life. This shot of the Davis Square station makes us feel gritty just looking at it (in a good way).
Great piece by Noah Bierman in today's Globe about the Davis Square Tiles Project, which tracks down the kids who made the tile art on the walls of the Davis Square T station back in 1983. Turns out, they have conflicted feelings about the way the neighborhood has changed from a working class redoubt to a den of hipsters. (A few of the grown-up artists, including a guy who lives in Brooklyn, have gentrified neighborhoods of their own.) The Globe bothered to include a link, for once, and it looks like the traffic has crashed the project's site. Still, good piece. [Globe]
With apologies to John Mellencamp, nothing is more American that batshit criminals. Bostonist found a couple of alleged criminals with a hint of patriotic flair.
Mayor Joe reminds us that "we don't have the big open lots and empty curbs associated with suburban sprawl. Parking is a scarce and valuable resource here, and we need to treat it that way." He didn't answer Bostonist's question of why the heck anybody would drive to Davis Square instead of taking the T in the first place, but he did tell people to stop whining about having to pay to park there:
Under the pale moon for so many years
Get real…for real? Yeah, really: real ale is here. Next week the New England Real Ale Exhibition (NERAX) is coming to Somerville for its 13th festival. From Wednesday the 25th to Saturday the 28th, real ales from the UK and New England will be on display and on tap at the George Dilboy Post (the VFW) in Davis Square, Somerville. Half the beers will be brewed in the UK and the other half mostly in New England with a few from afar. The festival benefits the VFW as well as the campaign for real ale.
Before U2 and their army of fans annexed Davis Square, a quieter sect made its pilgrimage to the Somerville Theatre. Just thawed from a five-year hibernation and scarcely sighted in North America, Tindersticks played songs from last year's The Hungry Saw and a smattering of older material, hungrily lapped up by Saturday evening's crowd. (At one point, we're pretty sure we heard audience members shushing each other like cartoon librarians.)
After weeks of ridiculous silence, the Irish band U2 has finally let people know where it will be playing tomorrow. It's the Somerville Theatre, as many have suspected all along. Bostonist reader Ben Privett caught a glimpse of the crew loading in to the theater.
Well, now you know how to get around and where to drink. How about where to get some cheap grub? There's lots of great food in this city, it just takes some exploring to find it.
After a group of thugs allegedly assaulted a man in Davis Square, he posted the whole thing on the davis_square Livejournal group. The cops couldn't help him out, but maybe the internet can. LJers are sharpening their pitchforks and giving legal advice. At the very least, prospects look grim for a cashier at the Davis Square Tedeschi's, who may have accepted a bribe from the thug crew.
Are you a middle-aged man wearing a striped shirt and jacket? Are you missing a great deal of money? The MBTA wants to give it back. A man of this description dropped a wad of cash at Davis Square earlier today. Boston Channel video shows the man rushing from the T and spilling bills behind him like fairy dust. Magical! Almost as magical as the idea that money loss could be associated with the MBTA (no!). We hope the guy gets his money back. Good luck, buddy.
At first glance, Dave's Fresh Pasta in Davis Square may just look like a tiny market - there's a display case filled with ready-to-take-home meals, bottles of wine and beer, and freezers filled with assorted appetizers, pastas, and ice cream. Take a look at the wall above the cash register, though, and you'll see that there are plenty of options for eating right away.
