I’ve been thinking…
November will bring us hope. There will soon be an end to the torture of the heinous confrontations between the rabid and the slime, …
APRES LE DELUGE A NEWTON
I have to admit that Peter Harrington’s “Chit Chat” about the ELECTION (HALLELUYAH) at the end of the Hillary-Trumpery rabbit hole raises the chance …
chit chat
Top of the Day to All, Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall; I think Fall may be the best of all. After all, you have the …
Whose voice matters in Newton?
There is a concerted effort to undermine Newton residents. John Koot wrote just yesterday of the attempts to rezone Newton as a gift to …
Faulty Towers: Rezoning as a Gift to Developers
Developers often like to present an image of themselves as risk-takers in the mold of Leif Erikson, Vasco DaGama, and Christopher Columbus—or the captain …
Artful Piano Series Part 2
Nina Ott and Alan Rowe were also featured in the Artful Piano series. While very different stylistically, they are both tremendously creative, have unique …
An undemocratic approach to planning in Newton
The following ~725-word essay originally appeared on the Ipso Facto blog, titled Newton Mayor Setti Warren’s dangerous Planning Department report, and is reposted here …
Fix It First (Part 1): Where’s the money?
I’m reading The Human City, Urbanism for the Rest of Us by renowned demographer Joel Kotkin. U.S. News & World Report says “No one knows more about cities …
NEW PROBLEMS
Top of the day to all, For me, summer ended with Labor Day; for some it was August 31 and for most, I assume, …
Crystal Lake Redux
My latest post on newtonforum.org has attracted the attention of others who also love our wonderful Crystal Lake. It turns out that this Thursday, …