Dear Representative Brownsberger, I write in opposition to H.408, “legislation to establish civil or criminal penalties for motorists failing to yield to bicyclists,” which you sponsored. Bicyclists are legally prohibited from riding in crosswalks. To use the crosswalk, a bicyclist is legally required to dismount from his bicycle and walk it, thus making him a… Read More »
I’m in the process of having solar panels installed on my roof. One of my friends is considering doing the same and asked me to share what I’ve learned so far. I figured I’d post it here since it may be useful or of interest to others as well. If you have any questions about… Read More »
Dear Councilor Connolly, When I arrived home (__ ___ Street, Brighton) at 6:15 this evening, I found a “Connolly for Boston” campaign sign secured to my porch railing with zip ties: My wife tells me it was not there when she arrived home at 5:15. My three-year-old son tells me he saw “a man in… Read More »
My wife and I recently closed our Citizens Bank checking account and home equity line of credit (HELOC) and opened new ones at Century Bank. We decided to do this after many unsatisfactory interactions with Citizens. We’ve learned a lot about Century in the short time we’ve been doing business with them. I wanted to… Read More »
Those of you who have been reading the ongoing saga of my dissatisfaction with Citizens Bank will no doubt be pleased to hear that it is nearly at an end. Last week, my wife and I transferred our home equity line to Century Bank and opened a checking account there, and we applied for a… Read More »
Dear Mayor Menino, My wife and I have lived at [elided] in Brighton since 1997. At least a third of the residential units on our block are rental units, most of which are rented to a different set of Boston College students each year. Some years are good: the students are respectful of the neighborhood,… Read More »
Several months ago, I posted this photo: I claimed at the time that the sign you see in the flatbed truck on the left side of the photo was the new Naked Pizza sign which was in the process of being mounted onto the structure on the right side of the photo. I was wrong.… Read More »
Mr. Gelzinis, “Jury nullification” doesn’t mean what you seem to think it does. Please look it up before you make a fool of yourself again misusing the term in another column. I wonder if you were present for Casey Anthony’s entire trial, or watched the whole thing on video, or read the transcript. If not,… Read More »
Couldn’t really get great photos, but here’s what I got… Setting the scene: Believe it or not, these photos probably have SJP in them. It was a little hard to get a good shot with my iPhone. If you really want to see her, go to Post Office Square today; I suspect they’ll be shooting… Read More »
UPDATE: I was wrong. The sign on the flatbed in the photo below has nothing to do with Naked Pizza. See my followup posting for a detailed retraction. Saw this on the way to work this morning… The transformation of the old Exxon station at the corner of Washington Street and Foster Street in Brighton… Read More »