Monthly Archives: November 2015

Attend The MassBike Annual Meeting

TweetFrom MassBike:   When: Thursday, December 3rd, 7pm Where: Forge Baking Company, 626 Somerville Ave, Somerville You are invited to the MassBike Annual Meeting to meet the staff, the board and hear Executive Director Richard Fries discuss the 2015 accomplishments … Continue reading

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Join The Boston Bikes Advisory Group

TweetHere is an update from Boston Bikes, with all sorts of goodies and info: —————–   City of Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh cityofboston.gov/bikes | bostonbikes.org #BeBrilliant Light Campaign Recap Thanks to a donation of lights from Breakstone, White & … Continue reading

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Loud Bicycle Is Back With The Loud Mini

TweetWe wrote about this guy the last time he was on kickstarter, now he is back!    

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Livable Streets Ten In One Street Talk Is Soon

TweetFrom Livable Streets: Our 2015 StreetTalk 10-in-1 promises to be the biggest and best yet, and it’s taking place right in the heart of Boston at the Old South Meeting House. Building on the Meeting House’s long tradition of hosting spirited, thought-provoking … Continue reading

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THANKSGIVE to Somerville Leaders!

TweetUPDATE 11/25/15 Jennifer wrote back!! She added this list of folks to contact for thanks, on the repaving project: Below is a list of officials involved in advocating for the repaving Beacon as an interim measure. I also included our … Continue reading

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THANKSGIVE to Somerville Leaders!

TweetUPDATE 11/25/15 Jennifer wrote back!! She added this list of folks to contact for thanks, on the repaving project: Below is a list of officials involved in advocating for the repaving Beacon as an interim measure. I also included our … Continue reading

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THANKSGIVE to Somerville Leaders!

TweetUPDATE 11/25/15 Jennifer wrote back!! She added this list of folks to contact for thanks, on the repaving project: Below is a list of officials involved in advocating for the repaving Beacon as an interim measure. I also included our … Continue reading

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THANKSGIVE to Somerville Leaders!

TweetHave you been enjoying your ride up and down Beacon/Hampshire St? YES you have! Have you seen this amazing message at the head of Beacon St? (You have now!) I wrote to Somerville Deputy Chief Stephen Carrabino about both things. … Continue reading

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Home Lost Wax Casting On The Cheap: Step Five, Vacuum Plate

There are two kinds of casting people normally do at home in regards to lost wax.  They either use a centrifuge, or a vacuum plate.  In a centrifugal setup the hot metal is poured into a special crucible, and then spun madly to fling the hot metal out into the molded investment.  See below. Or […] Continue reading

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Mass Ave, Arlington, and two approaches to bicycling

TweetThis article is about Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, but at a deeper level, it is about two very different approaches to bicycling. I’ll start by recalling Massachusetts Avenue as it used to be. Massachusetts Avenue was striped with two lanes. … Continue reading

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