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6.19.10 [Flickr]

claudia — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:10:11 +0000

Claudia Snell posted a photo:

Visit to Turtle Boy

6.19.10 [Flickr]

claudia — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:10:10 +0000

Claudia Snell posted a photo:

Visit to Turtle Boy

Roads around DCU

FlyORH — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:10:04 +0000

Has anyone been down there lately? One lane?? If you ask me alot of cars are going to crash right into the curbs not realizing the road has shrank?

Juntion Shop Open

FlyORH — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:10:03 +0000

Eric, sorry I missed it. I wanted to go but I had some problems that I had to take care. Can you update us in the comment section?

While I am hear let me tell you about the problem. Tenant calls about a leak in the ceiling. They are on third floor of a 3 decker. I tell them to go to the closet in the closet and turn off the shut offs. The pipes run through the ceiling to the bathroom and

Playgrounds: Some Truth Exist

worcesterismajor — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:00:22 +0000

I read Clive McFarlane’s playground article and truly laughed out loud.

The Roosevelt School playground, which I know about first-hand because my daughter attended the school when the conversation began about having a playground on school grounds, was built with alot of money from the school’s parents and alot of “sweat equity”.

I wish Clive would have done a better job fact checking the figures because he would have learned that it was NOT $30,000 that was kicked in by the City from the City Sewer Fund as a way “to give something back” to the Vernon Hill and Quinsigamond Village residents, the real dollar amount is more like $300,000.

If you’d like the back story, you can read what I’ve written about the Providence Street Playground here.

Wormtown Thingy, On A Weekend

wormtown-punk — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:00:14 +0000

Don’t know where this is going..
BUT, The Numbskulls are at The Hotel Vernon, Ship Room, Saturday Night, June 19.
Mack the Knife, also. 1 dollar Fuckin’ Narragansetts.
I’ll be there, will you?

Somebody tell Jeff.

508 podcast: Half-marathon

worcesterite — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:50:02 +0000

This week, we talk about the Worcester Half-Marathon and
public employee pension liabilities.

video and show notes, mp3 link

Boston Celtics & World Cup Soccer

worcesterismajor — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:30:02 +0000

Today is a unbelievably tough day! Not only am I exhausted, due to
staying up
to watch the Celtics game, but, invaribly, being emotionally drained
and not being able to fall asleep after last night's Game 7 loss.

I did my share of smack-talking with my mother, friends and other
relatives that the Boston Celtics were going to win the 2009-2010 NBA
Championship title and that I would send every Lakers fan that I know
a extra small championship t-shirt to rub it in their face.

Well, you already know the outcome, the Celtics loss, and I conceded
publicly on Twitter and on Facebook. I believe in good sportsmanship
and applauding great competition.

Speaking of great competition, allow me to say that it was a sight to
see team USA in FIFA World Cup soccer battle back from being down 2-0
at halftime to Slovenia and score two goals in the second half. And,
by all accounts the referees were horrible in this match, Team USA
scored a third goal that was wiped off the board due to the referee
calling a USA player offsides (watch the highlights on ESPN and tell
me that wasn't a goal.).

So, as I prepare to have a Mountain Dew and a cup of iced Cafe Bustelo
to get me through the rest of the day, at least I can say that I've
witnessed some GREAT games.

Boston Celtics & World Cup Soccer

worcesterismajor — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:20:06 +0000

Well, you already know the outcome, the Celtics loss, and I conceded
publicly on Twitter and on Facebook. I believe in good sportsmanship
and applauding great competition.

So, as I prepare to have a Mountain Dew and a cup of iced Cafe Bustelo
to get me through the rest of the day, at least I can say that I've
witnessed some GREAT games.

508 #117: Half-marathon

pieandcoffee — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:40:05 +0000

508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Brendan Melican.

Audio: mp3 link, other formats, feed

Video: Downloads and other formats

508 contact info

[0:00] Mike was out of town this week.

[0:48] We attempt to say something interesting and informed about public sector pension liabilities, using the ongoing Mark Rojas fiasco as the hook.

[10:58] Mike, Rick Rushton, and hundreds of others ran the first Worcester Half-Marathon. (Councilor Rushton beat Mike by 5 minutes; such is life.)

[14:45] Worcester Magazine has revamped their website, now running on Broadcast Interactive Media. We favor Wordpress.

[18:36] No T&G paywall yet.

[19:00] Mike doesn’t like Inside Worcester. Thanks for asking.

[20:02] Mike explains what he knows about “We the People.”

[24:10] We talk a little about the Gulf Oil Spill and local seafood consumption, referencing this WoMag piece.

[26:12] Yeah there are PCBs, asbestos, etc. in the old Crompton Park Pool materials.

[27:39] Mike liked Jeff Barnard’s post Nothing Left to Complain About?