by Sean Roche | May 9, 2012 | Lower Falls |
There’s a shorthand — reflected in the TAB’s article and blog post on the opening of the Lower Falls bridge — to speak of opponents of the project as abutters. The bridge project, which includes the approaches from Concord Street in Newton and...
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by Sean Roche | May 9, 2012 | Newton |
The artist and two fans review her work at the corner of Lincoln and Centre Walnut. I have no idea what it is, but I like it.
by Sean Roche | May 8, 2012 | Newton |
Folks linger after this morning’s official ribbon cutting for the Lower Falls pedestrian bridge. A large crowd of luminaries and others gathered to cut the ribbon and congratulate State Rep. Kay Khan on her dogged persistence and vision getting the bridge built....
by Sean Roche | May 3, 2012 | Newton |
Biodiversity is essential to humans. As has been well-documented, bio-diversity is under incredible assault. Among other things, bird populations are dropping dramatically, an indicator that the entire food web is in trouble. Suburbia’s contribution to the...
by Sean Roche | May 2, 2012 | Newton |
It’s bad enough that there is already wide discrepancy in per-student spending across the Commonwealth (from $9K to 29K in 2009-2010*), but naming rights will just add to the existing unfairness that arises from principally funding education through property tax...
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by Sean Roche | Apr 29, 2012 | Newton |
Artist Yelena Sirota puts the finishing touches on her painting of a Newton Centre utility box as part of the city’s Box Art program. In the background are “magical cities” based on St. Petersburg, her hometown.
by Sean Roche | Apr 26, 2012 | Newton |
As many of you know, I’ve long been a proponent of market-pricing currently underpriced public assets. As one example, the demand for prime parking spots in Newton Centre (and other villages) indicates that the meter fees are too damn low. Raise the rates to the...
by Sean Roche | Apr 25, 2012 | Newton |
From WCVB, a look at how TripAdvisor employees (including Mrs. Sean) are standing up at work for improved health and greater focus.
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by Sean Roche | Apr 15, 2012 | Newton |
Open Crystal Lake, an activist group supporting at-your-own-risk swimming at Crystal Lake (but, it should be noted, against nakedness, drunkenness, and other activities at the lake), is organizing a walk-by-the-lake this afternoon at 5. The web site names no...
by Sean Roche | Apr 11, 2012 | Newton |
Want to find out when the next bus is going to arrive at your stop? Got a phone with text services? Type “mbta [stop number]” to 41411. A return text will arrive in seconds with estimated arrival times for the next few buses. When you type the text, drop...
by Sean Roche | Apr 10, 2012 | Newton
Anybody tried this?
by Sean Roche | Apr 9, 2012 | Newton |
A very interesting concept we discussed a lot in Torts class in law school: least-cost avoider. Basically, legal economic theory suggests that tort liability should fall on the party in the best position to avoid the harm. That’s the most efficient way to reduce...
