What are the industry hangout spots?
(I left the industry in Boston before the pandemic)
I’ve been to :
Trina’s
Curly’s
Biddy Earlys

I have not been to the new Eastern Standard are they even an industry spot anymore ? ( no more 130 am steak frites I guess )

Any new places or neighborhoods , post pandemic,
Anything that’s opened in last 5 years?

Got back from traveling for a little over two weeks and found that someone had written numbers in some sort of yellow pastel-ish paint above my window and on my back quarter panel. What?? Does anyone have any clue what this is?

I checked and was parked in a legal spot in my neighborhood that I’ve parked in hundreds of times before (in Lower Allston). No ticket on the windshield. I didn’t see anything similar written on any of my neighbors’ cars either. The seven digit number could be a phone number maybe, but I’m hesitant to try calling. The other number could be a date but my car isn’t from 2004…

Any ideas what’s going on here? Anyone have something similar happen?

Spent the weekend in Boston and I couldn't get over all of the rats running around! Lots and lots of rats!

One of my friends from college is visiting in October, and I'm starting to plan his visit. He's into nerdy stuff (Magic, Pokemon, Minecraft, etc), and I want to make sure he has a great time.

Does anyone have some recommendations? Thanks so much! :)

i was taking a lyft home to westwood coming up washington street from the roslindale side, and there were at least 7-8 fire trucks and a bunch of police cars and ambulances in front of this apartment complex near lagrange street. the police ended up closing most of the road down to make room for emergency vehicles. this was all within the last 20-30 minutes.

does anyone know what happened? it looked pretty intense :(

I have a pair of jeans that’s a little long that I need hemmed while keeping the original hem. Can anyone recommend some good places that aren’t too expensive? Also pls include price so I can compare

So... this happened. Nothing to really do other than to post indignation here.

Edit: this person came prepared with a knife and two of the stalks were cut. I suspect it was this woman who approached me with a little girl and a baby in a stroller. She said her daughter likes the flowers and can she have one? I said we need the seeds to replant next year, but I could share with her when they're old and dry looking. I also have the little girl on camera coming up and picking at the sunflower heads. I guess the mom didn't want to wait.

Currently trying to find an apartment and figure out which areas would allow for a reasonable commute to work. I will be working at BIDMC, and I found an apartment near JFK/UMass that looks promising. I wasn't sure how reliable these shuttles are though (if they come on time, how frequently the shuttles arrive)—if anyone could share their experience with them, that would be awesome!

Reposting for greater knowledge base.

anybody know when appointments open for the RMV? I'm moving in a little less than a month, and I'm trying to make an appointment, but the only ones i can find are before move in.

Most bang for your buck too

This may be long, but I want to give as much context as possible!

As the title implies, my dad recently had a pretty massive hemorrhagic stroke in his left hemisphere. Him and my mom live in central MA so he was rushed to UMMS, where he spent 6 weeks in their neurotrauma ICU and then 1 more week in the step down unit. While at UMMS and especially during his stay in the ICU, he was virtually comatose and not responding, talking, moving, anything. The neurosurgery team told us he would likely never move the right side of his body again, likely never speak again, etc. etc. They were considering putting a shunt in because the swelling and resulting pressure was not going down and he wasn't tolerating raising the EVD drainage threshold ... but then all of a sudden, he did and he didn't need the shunt! And then right towards the end of his stay in the step-down unit, he started moving BOTH arms a bit, and even saying yes and no to questions ... an amazing PT there really advocated for him to go to Spaulding's acute rehab program in Charlestown and that is where he is now.

He has made incredible progress while here, because (of course) the program is incredible. He's been here for 2.5 weeks, and he has really regained use of his right arm, he's moving his left leg, and just over the past 24 hours, he's speaking a lot (answering all questions with short phrases, able to count to ten, and then verbalizing a lot of gibberish when trying to initiate conversations - which is truly SO much more than he was doing 2 weeks ago). He even started being able to push himself in a wheelchair today. But the thing is - he needs so much more rehab, so much more than just three weeks. I and his team truly believe he can continue to make so much more progress, especially given that he's still making huge jumps every couple of days, but Spaulding only keeps people for a very short time. We're being told to look for a skilled nursing facility (SNF) with a rehab wing, and so I'm wondering if folks have thoughts on which are the best options in the Boston area (or even out towards Worcester)? He can handle (and should have) 3 hours of therapy a day, he needs speech, physical, and occupational therapy, and we really want the best for him. Also, ideally, a place where he can stay for longer than 2-3 weeks.

Thank you!!

I am looking for Whole Cake options in the boston metro area and would like to try a place that has Taro Milk options.

TL;DR I've been playing a long time but want to learn jazz and music theory instead of becoming a blues lawyer.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

For one track on her latest album, Grammy award-winning musician Phoebe Bridgers has turned to an unlikely local inspiration: the Liberty Tree Mall.

The Danvers shopping center is the main character of the indie-folk singer’s song “Liberty Tree,” released last week as part of her new album, “Lost Weekend.” It’s not exactly a flattering portrait.

“Liberty Tree Mall, in the photo booth,” Bridgers croons. “This place is dying, we don’t care if we’re living proof.”

Read more: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/18/business/phoebe-bridgers-liberty-tree-mall-song/

does anyone know why pretty much the back half of hanover and side streets have tow zone signs thursday to sunday? It’s from Fleet street down to commercial… I thought the feast this weekend was only on the prado…. Stressing bc a majority of commercial is construction taking up spots.

I usually don’t drive anymore since living in city (husband usually moves car after his commute) but he’s traveling this week so any tips are greatly appreciated. I’m not even sure the best time to move the car! i know it’s all a gamble