So many debates, so little time. The next one is scheduled for Monday at 7PM at the Ford school. The Highlands Coalition is sponsoring it. You may have seen members of the Highlands Coalition today and last Saturday helping the DPW plant new trees along Essex Avenue. The Coalition scored a $21,000 grant from the… [Read more…]
August 6, 2011
When so many people are barely subsisting, banks foreclosing on homes and the economy in shambles, I have a difficult time understanding that there are those who would profit from the misery. The official-looking letter that came in the mail today dangled an interest reduction option “based on city and county records…estimated to decrease my… [Read more…]
January 3, 2011
I noticed something different the minute I boarded the 459 bus at Downtown Crossing at 6 PM. A half-dozen people who I usually ride with on the 5:10 had also worked late, I thought, for there they were sitting quietly. Then the bus driver departed at 6:05 instead of the usual 6:10. “What going on?”… [Read more…]
October 24, 2010
This event has been postponed to Tuesday, Nov. 9 due to expected bad weather tomorrow. The East Lynn Community Association invites its members and other interested residents to open office hours with Lynn Office of Economic and Community Development director Jamie Marsh on Tuesday, October 26. Hours begin at 6:30 PM in Room 311 at… [Read more…]
August 19, 2010
From the TechSoup Blog: Running Free: Seattle Free School at Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp. This is interesting: how to run a nonprofit organization with a $0 budget. Not for everyone, but I’m surprised it can be done.
August 2, 2010
Rats have been an ongoing problem in my neighborhood. I am now in the midst of rodent-proofing my back yard because it is a rat thru-way between 2 abutting properties. On one side is the back lot of a commercial property, home to a hair cutting establishment and a pizza place. I could go into… [Read more…]
April 7, 2010
My friend Jesse told me about this website where you can track your area’s census participation rate, that is, what percentage of census forms have been filled out and returned. Lynn neighborhoods are low compared to surrounding towns. I had to take this screenshot above because WordPress won’t let me publish certain kinds code, or… [Read more…]
February 13, 2010
What better way to show that special someone you care than to buy a vase of long-stemmed roses? Here in Lynn, one of the best places to do just that is Welch Florist at 121 Essex St. What a well maintained, colorful storefront in the midst of a tired looking stretch of businesses on this… [Read more…]
June 14, 2009
Saturday, a group of us tossed around some ideas for a new slogan for Lynn. The first one thrown out was Lynn, Lynn, come on in. The water’s fine… Then we were at a loss. “…Ignore the din …have some gin …let the good times begin?” Later on I came up with this little gem:… [Read more…]
October 22, 2011
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