I can't tell if you're joking - is this for real?

Weather Balloon crash. Nothing to see here, move along folks.

Lol ... "The Event"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWSN5kaQ1oM

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I heard it too, by lord hobo.

heard and felt it at pine st. x school st. people at the park nearby also heard it. no idea what it was.

That was the vicinity it sounded like it was coming from to me - maybe in Greene Rose Park?

Edit: We heard it from Main St.

Heard it around 200 Broadway — it was crazy loud, no idea what it could’ve been though

That was my initial thought. But firework would certainly be the most parsimonious exclamation - maybe we both live close to the event?

I heard it too. Big boom too loud to be a firework.

In general the area has gotten worse in the past ~10 years. You can see some stats on robberies and assaults here - https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/11/30/homelessness-central-square-meeting/

Same situation last week on Christmas Eve. And they were out of all chicken and beef dishes, and a bunch of other things.

I’m pretty sure landlords cannot prevent someone with a service dog from renting, so there’s no guarantee a dog-free building would actually be dog-free.

I've rented 3 places in Cambridge - 1 in a complex, 2 with local landlords - and all allowed cats but no dogs.

Not being snarky, but have you looked on Craigslist? The dog/cat filters are useful and pretty accurate. I've also seen listings specify no dogs, but not say anything about cats, and most ended up saying well-behaved cats are fine.

McGovern is the patron saint of unintended consequences.

Oo this is probably what I’m looking for!

That's how my current place is, but just had someone move in that has a dog and now one of my cats is extremely aggressive, so trying to see if there's anywhere I can live where that wouldn't happen :)

Place I live in allows cats. Haven't seen any dogs around.

It used to be an area I loved going to but I honestly don’t feel that safe going anymore by myself. It’s like a ticket for being harassed by some creepy dudes. I know businesses will come and go but the total environment is has an issue.

This is such a bizarre hill to die on. I'm getting my info from the NY State website and CA state websites. Have a good week.

Central Square as a whole is much ‘nicer’ than it was in the past, if perhaps lacking a bit of character. However, the area immediately surrounding Carl Barron plaza has gone downhill over the past several years and during Covid. The police put a substation there for optics, but there is not really a regular, active police presence in this area.

Starbucks closed as a direct result of crime in the area. Drug use is rampant in Carl Barron plaza in the surrounding area. An area that was previously safe for our children to walk through alone no longer is. Counselor McGovern and others have a lot to answer for as the decline of this area began when the needle exchange opened on Green street.

Darwin’s closed because the owner decided to retire. That part of the square is pretty gentrified, so crime had nothing to do with that.

Overall, Central is still a great neighborhood IMO.

does your girlfriend go to a different school too

Is Mary Chung’s open today (12/31)? They’re not answering the phone.

Edit: they’re too busy and not taking any more orders.

I ate there once in '95 when I first moved to Cambridgeport. I'm happy to celebrate their getting 40 years out of that location, but I'm also looking forward to what's next. I love that cities are constantly in flux. Visiting my rural childhood town, I find it depressing how recognizable everything is. So little happens, so few changes...

Bikes Not Bombs takes cycling clothes! Bit of a trek from Cambridge, but they're a great organization.

https://bikesnotbombs.org/bike-recycling/