This bicycle was first spotted in late November chained to a park fence right in back of a sign that says "No Bikes Allowed." It was ironic enough for Penny to take a photo of it.
By December 12th, it had moved out past the fence and someone had added a warning cone…
and a ticket to the scene.
Yesterday, all that was left was the rear tire and the lock.
EDIT: Sometime today or tomorrow even this may disappear under a drift of snow!
By the way, if anyone is keeping track, these are two more signs to add to the "Menino Removal List." The back-to-back pair of signs is at Dartmouth Street and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.
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This bicycle was first spotted in late November chained to a park fence right in back of a sign that says "No Bikes Allowed." It was ironic enough for Penny to take a photo of it.
By December 12th, it had moved out past the fence and someone had added a warning cone…
and a ticket to the scene.
Yesterday, all that was left was the rear tire and the lock.
EDIT: Sometime today or tomorrow even this may disappear under a drift of snow!
By the way, if anyone is keeping track, these are two more signs to add to the "Menino Removal List." The back-to-back pair of signs is at Dartmouth Street and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.
Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!
Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.
This bicycle was first spotted in late November chained to a park fence right in back of a sign that says "No Bikes Allowed." It was ironic enough for Penny to take a photo of it.
By December 12th, it had moved out past the fence and someone had added a warning cone…
and a ticket to the scene.
Yesterday, all that was left was the rear tire and the lock.
EDIT: Sometime today or tomorrow even this may disappear under a drift of snow!
By the way, if anyone is keeping track, these are two more signs to add to the "Menino Removal List." The back-to-back pair of signs is at Dartmouth Street and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.
Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!
Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.
Here's a rundown of what's open in Boston on New Year's Day and the MBTA schedules for New Year's Eve December 31, 2013 and New Year's Day, January 1, 2014.
Update: 1.1.14
From the CIty of Boston website
What's closed? Do I have to feed the parking meters? What about street sweeping? Are the liquor stores and packies open? When do I put out my trash? And, what changes are there to the MBTA schedules? We have the answers for you, all organized in one post!
Some businesses close early on New Year's Eve but with the crowds expected for First Night, others, especially those in the hospitality business, stay open. Call before you leave if you plan to visit a business on the 31st.
Here's what we've learned about January 1st, 2014 – New Year's Day
Restaurants, bars: Are allowed to open if the owners choose
Convenience stores:Are allowed to open if the owners choose
Supermarkets: Are allowed to open if the owners choose
Retail stores: Are allowed to open if the owners choose
Liquor stores: Are allowed to open if the owners choose
City, Town, State and Federal offices and facilities are closed:This includes Schools, Libraries and the Postal Service (express mail will be delivered). Only emergency services are available.
More after the ad…
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Financial Services: As the British would say, this is a Bank Holiday with both Banks and the stock markets in the United State closed. Some international markets are open.
Boston Parking: You don't have to feed the meters. Other parking rules apply.
Monday, December 30, 2013, 6am – Saturday, January 4, 2014, 5pm
"Monday and Tuesday December 30th and 31st: Regular trash and recycling for all sections of the City.
Bay Village Beacon Hill, Charlestown, Chinatown, Fenway, Leather District, Lower Roxbury, Mission Hill, North End, South End, and Sections of Back Bay: regular schedule, no delays.
Allston, Brighton, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain*, Mattapan, Roslindale, South Boston, West Roxbury: Delayed a day on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
*If you live in Jamaica Plain and your trash is picked up 2 times per week, do not delay."
MBTA Schedule Changes for New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day-
MBTA has full information up on their events page. (If you are coming to this post after the holiday, that page will have changed.)
Here are the important points for New Year's Eve, Tuesday, December 31, 2013
The Red, Orange, Blue, and Green lines will run on a modified weekday schedule
Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.
Here's a rundown of what's open in Boston on New Year's Day and the MBTA schedules for New Year's Eve December 31, 2013 and New Year's Day, January 1, 2014.
Update: 1.1.14
From the CIty of Boston website
What's closed? Do I have to feed the parking meters? What about street sweeping? Are the liquor stores and packies open? When do I put out my trash? And, what changes are there to the MBTA schedules? We have the answers for you, all organized in one post!
Some businesses close early on New Year's Eve but with the crowds expected for First Night, others, especially those in the hospitality business, stay open. Call before you leave if you plan to visit a business on the 31st.
Here's what we've learned about January 1st, 2014 – New Year's Day
Restaurants, bars: Are allowed to open if the owners choose
Convenience stores:Are allowed to open if the owners choose
Supermarkets: Are allowed to open if the owners choose
Retail stores: Are allowed to open if the owners choose
Liquor stores: Are allowed to open if the owners choose
City, Town, State and Federal offices and facilities are closed:This includes Schools, Libraries and the Postal Service (express mail will be delivered). Only emergency services are available.
More after the ad…
Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!
Make your own holiday wish come true. Find the gift you really want on Amazon! And, by starting from here, you'll be supporting BostonZest and keeping the information flowing your way.
Financial Services: As the British would say, this is a Bank Holiday with both Banks and the stock markets in the United State closed. Some international markets are open.
Boston Parking: You don't have to feed the meters. Other parking rules apply.
Monday, December 30, 2013, 6am – Saturday, January 4, 2014, 5pm
"Monday and Tuesday December 30th and 31st: Regular trash and recycling for all sections of the City.
Bay Village Beacon Hill, Charlestown, Chinatown, Fenway, Leather District, Lower Roxbury, Mission Hill, North End, South End, and Sections of Back Bay: regular schedule, no delays.
Allston, Brighton, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain*, Mattapan, Roslindale, South Boston, West Roxbury: Delayed a day on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
*If you live in Jamaica Plain and your trash is picked up 2 times per week, do not delay."
MBTA Schedule Changes for New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day-
MBTA has full information up on their events page. (If you are coming to this post after the holiday, that page will have changed.)
Here are the important points for New Year's Eve, Tuesday, December 31, 2013
The Red, Orange, Blue, and Green lines will run on a modified weekday schedule
Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.
Here's a rundown of what's open in Boston on New Year's Day and the MBTA schedules for New Year's Eve December 31, 2013 and New Year's Day, January 1, 2014.
Update: 1.1.14
From the CIty of Boston website
What's closed? Do I have to feed the parking meters? What about street sweeping? Are the liquor stores and packies open? When do I put out my trash? And, what changes are there to the MBTA schedules? We have the answers for you, all organized in one post!
Some businesses close early on New Year's Eve but with the crowds expected for First Night, others, especially those in the hospitality business, stay open. Call before you leave if you plan to visit a business on the 31st.
Here's what we've learned about January 1st, 2014 – New Year's Day
Restaurants, bars: Are allowed to open if the owners choose
Convenience stores:Are allowed to open if the owners choose
Supermarkets: Are allowed to open if the owners choose
Retail stores: Are allowed to open if the owners choose
Liquor stores: Are allowed to open if the owners choose
City, Town, State and Federal offices and facilities are closed:This includes Schools, Libraries and the Postal Service (express mail will be delivered). Only emergency services are available.
More after the ad…
Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!
Make your own holiday wish come true. Find the gift you really want on Amazon! And, by starting from here, you'll be supporting BostonZest and keeping the information flowing your way.
Financial Services: As the British would say, this is a Bank Holiday with both Banks and the stock markets in the United State closed. Some international markets are open.
Boston Parking: You don't have to feed the meters. Other parking rules apply.
Monday, December 30, 2013, 6am – Saturday, January 4, 2014, 5pm
"Monday and Tuesday December 30th and 31st: Regular trash and recycling for all sections of the City.
Bay Village Beacon Hill, Charlestown, Chinatown, Fenway, Leather District, Lower Roxbury, Mission Hill, North End, South End, and Sections of Back Bay: regular schedule, no delays.
Allston, Brighton, Dorchester, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain*, Mattapan, Roslindale, South Boston, West Roxbury: Delayed a day on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
*If you live in Jamaica Plain and your trash is picked up 2 times per week, do not delay."
MBTA Schedule Changes for New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day-
MBTA has full information up on their events page. (If you are coming to this post after the holiday, that page will have changed.)
Here are the important points for New Year's Eve, Tuesday, December 31, 2013
The Red, Orange, Blue, and Green lines will run on a modified weekday schedule
Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.
How cold has it been in Boston lately? Cold enough for the rhododendron leaves to begin to curl. And, cold enough for some of our readers to dig out a post from 2008 to learn about it. So, here's a bit of that readers' choice for those of you who have discovered BostonZest, in more recent times.
Rhododendrons can be used as a natural thermometer, if you learn the signals their leaves are giving you.
This photo (above) was taken mid-winter as the leaves were beginning to tighten into their most protective roll.
Garth Wedemire over at The Amercian Rhododendron Society says, "Leaves of rhododendrons respond to cold by first drooping…then curling up.
At temperatures above freezing, the leaves extend at approximately right angles from the stems.
Just below freezing, the leaves droop downwards…but remain flattened.
At 25° or thereabouts…the leaves droop and curl, and by 20°, they are curled so tightly that they look like green pencils. Once the temperature drops below 20°, they can't curl up much tighter, and only a non-living thermometer will do."
Here's what the leaves look like when it is under 20 degrees.
He says this is a defensive reaction designed to prevent moisture loss from the leaves. These plants will show some drooping and curling in extreme heat as well.
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Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.
How cold has it been in Boston lately? Cold enough for the rhododendron leaves to begin to curl. And, cold enough for some of our readers to dig out a post from 2008 to learn about it. So, here's a bit of that readers' choice for those of you who have discovered BostonZest, in more recent times.
Rhododendrons can be used as a natural thermometer, if you learn the signals their leaves are giving you.
This photo (above) was taken mid-winter as the leaves were beginning to tighten into their most protective roll.
Garth Wedemire over at The Amercian Rhododendron Society says, "Leaves of rhododendrons respond to cold by first drooping…then curling up.
At temperatures above freezing, the leaves extend at approximately right angles from the stems.
Just below freezing, the leaves droop downwards…but remain flattened.
At 25° or thereabouts…the leaves droop and curl, and by 20°, they are curled so tightly that they look like green pencils. Once the temperature drops below 20°, they can't curl up much tighter, and only a non-living thermometer will do."
Here's what the leaves look like when it is under 20 degrees.
He says this is a defensive reaction designed to prevent moisture loss from the leaves. These plants will show some drooping and curling in extreme heat as well.
Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a holiday gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!
Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.
How cold has it been in Boston lately? Cold enough for the rhododendron leaves to begin to curl. And, cold enough for some of our readers to dig out a post from 2008 to learn about it. So, here's a bit of that readers' choice for those of you who have discovered BostonZest, in more recent times.
Rhododendrons can be used as a natural thermometer, if you learn the signals their leaves are giving you.
This photo (above) was taken mid-winter as the leaves were beginning to tighten into their most protective roll.
Garth Wedemire over at The Amercian Rhododendron Society says, "Leaves of rhododendrons respond to cold by first drooping…then curling up.
At temperatures above freezing, the leaves extend at approximately right angles from the stems.
Just below freezing, the leaves droop downwards…but remain flattened.
At 25° or thereabouts…the leaves droop and curl, and by 20°, they are curled so tightly that they look like green pencils. Once the temperature drops below 20°, they can't curl up much tighter, and only a non-living thermometer will do."
Here's what the leaves look like when it is under 20 degrees.
He says this is a defensive reaction designed to prevent moisture loss from the leaves. These plants will show some drooping and curling in extreme heat as well.
Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a holiday gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!
Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.
Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a holiday gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!
Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers' comments, we welcome hearing from the people, places, and services we cover. Often, those add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn’t become a pure ad, we’d love to hear from you. We do reserve the right to edit ads and links out of comments.
