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Er, not to put too fine a point on it, but… have you been outside this month? The ground is, most decidedly, NOT frozen! There have been 0 days so far that were non-bikeable.

…it makes Reddit look like a Sunday Church Social.

I finally caved and bought this Burley Nomad bike cargo trailer to hitch to my organic (lol, I mean non-electric) bike. It lets me bring a whole week's worth of groceries for two people home from whichever store I want. Previously, I was using pannier bags, but that's more like picking-up-a-few-things or shopping-for-a-party sized. I love it! Plus it has a cute orange flag that reminds me of the Schwinn I rode as a kid.

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Interesting, never heard of that bakery. I like that they respond calmly to negative reviews, offering to talk or make things right. I saw no mention of bike cabals influencing their Google maps page. A+ business skills. 👍

Next time I have a craving for mall food court food and I'm too lazy to bike over to Cambridgeside I'll check them out.

Yes, famously children cannot walk, bike, or use transit. There's definitely no method of getting kids around without a mini van. It's fake news that they're capable of walking alongside a parent, riding a bike in a kids seat or even on their own once capable, and obviously teenagers never ride transit.

Actually, kids under 16 can't drive either, so maybe we should petition the State to let 10 year olds drive. Honestly some of them might be better at following traffic laws than many motorists I see around here. And yes, before you say bUt CyClIsTs RuN rEd LiGhTs!! I'll point out that literally no one follows or enforces traffic laws around here.

I Heart Noise!

https://ihrtn.net

So what's the name of it?

Get to the Gig Boston is good

I avoid gluten and didnt know about this - thanks for the recommendation!

Four-season bike commuter here. The bike is faster than a car and faster than the T (a low bar I realize). Get a bike.

Oh my god, she really looks every reviewer up, compares it to her database of credit card sales, gift cards, etc, and denies that they could have come in, or has some excuse after deducing exactly what day they must have come in ("there were only two unverified latte sales in December, and we were short-staffed on both those days," etc etc etc.)

Seriously unhinged.

She actually gives off vibes of that viral restaurant owner that Gordon Ramsay ripped into in Kitchen Nightmares, who only wanted Ramsay to come in to prove that all the negative reviews of her restaurant were just haters and liars.

https://linktr.ee/get2thegigbos & https://safeinacrowd.com

I think you'll have the best luck by following venues and artists on social media like Instagram. They'll usually promote their upcoming stuff that way.

I mean, while I don’t have children, many of my fellow residents in my building/neighbors have small children and don’t own cars. it’s not that uncommon. My SIL doesn’t have children but is a teacher who bikes a few miles to work each day and works odd hours.

I have a good life and I’d like think i’m lucky to enjoy where I live and the people around me, but I don’t think that’s really tied to our choice to have previously lived without a car / currently choose not to use a car much of the time

So you’re telling me you are both lucky and don’t have children?

Jambase?

Of course a car can be more convenient at times (I’d argue less convenient at other times!). The issue is this woman is so nasty is her comments about people without cats not having responsibilities or obligations, while many people who choose not to have a car or simply can’t afford one have a shit ton going on in their lives.

But also, this women is pretty crazy and says wild stuff about bikers, public transit, etc all the time and harasses people who post negative things about her business. This is just one nasty comment in a pattern of behavior and people are sick of her.

same here. Our household car is basically used for one job commute out of the city and groceries. Pretty much everything else in the metro area we do on foot or with the T.

yeah, she could have left it at a nice message about how walking is a nice option and it’s good to live in a walkable community. She just HAD to throw in a jab at people who don’t use a car.

On top of being obviously ridiculous as a whole, I’d bet many of the people unable to afford cars at all likely deal with more responsibilities and challenges than those who can afford one.

Bands in town (.com) does a decent job of listing those smaller shows

Boston Hassle used to have this for more indy / local scene, maybe they still do? I have to just bookmark the venues I like calendars and search those occasionally. I've also had some okay luck with Songkick and Bandsintown but it's not exhaustive.

One or the great benefits of living in a dense and progressive city is the specialization of business towards those with other needs/wants then the general population, for example, a city like Cambridge can have a popular gluten-free bake… oh wait