long before John Wilson had his hit HBO show, he lived in Somerville, worked at the Cambridge public access TV station, snuck into Harvard dorms, and shot a short film at a Dunkin' Donuts bostonglobe.com/2023/09/15/met…

What's going on with paper fliers these days? Take a stroll through Somerville with me to find out bostonglobe.com/2023/09/28/met…

also: me and steve annear are doing a newsletter! bostonglobe.com/2023/09/27/met…

“There’s a very plausible and rational explanation.” Cambridge officials say they can explain the recent sightings of a mysterious "Loch Fresh Monster" in Fresh Pond. bostonglobe.com/2023/10/05/met…

Talked to the guy who rowed a giant pumpkin across the Charles River. "I felt very strongly that this was a triumph of a community," he said, "that any dream can become reality with the right community behind you." bostonglobe.com/2023/10/17/met…

What do you do when a pair of historic Salem gravestones disappear? In this case, you get Somerville’s Andrew Carr to make exact replicas. He’s one of just a handful of people who still carve them by hand. bostonglobe.com/2023/10/24/met…

I have always loved that this Lewiston business owner goes HUGE for Halloween, promising three full candy bars to kids with the password. Craig Walker's photos in this Spencer Buell story show the resilience of this community. "Lewiston Strong," indeed. bostonglobe.com/2023/11/01/met…

All aboard the Cambridge "bike bus," where about 75 parents and kids find strength in numbers on the way to school bostonglobe.com/2023/11/08/met…

The Harvard Book Store was "horrified" when they signed off on a big delivery of books, and accidentally "accepted 600 pounds of frozen fish.” Or so they thought. bostonglobe.com/2023/11/16/met…

After a fire broke out in a homeless encampment near the BU Bridge, MassDCR covered the embankment with hundreds of jagged rocks. The state said they're intended to fight erosion. Advocates see something else: "hostile architecture." bostonglobe.com/2024/03/20/met… via Spencer Buell

Thank you to The Boston Globe's Spencer Buell for calling attention to this issue! I do want to be clear: the end goal isn't calling out; the goal is to have this stop happening. (1/6)

Even separated bike lanes can only do so much to prevent serious injuries and deaths when they give way to intersections where bikes share the road with very large trucks. In Europe, intersections and trucks are much safer. w/ Spencer Buell bostonglobe.com/2024/06/28/met…

What happened to Cambridge's famed "Trophy Room" under the Longfellow Bridge? No one seems to know. bostonglobe.com/2024/07/03/met…

Cambridge spent years — and $1.4 million — hiding harassment claims against high-profile police officer bostonglobe.com/2024/08/12/met… via The Boston Globe

Impossible for any New Englander to read this excellent piece by Spencer Buell and not have at least one jingle enter heavy rotation in their brain almost immediately. bostonglobe.com/2024/08/15/abo… via The Boston Globe

A recount is possible in a closely watched Democratic primary in Cambridge, where graduate student and organizer Evan MacKay declared victory over incumbent state Rep. Marjorie Decker with a lead of just 40 votes. bostonglobe.com/2024/09/03/met… via Samantha J. Gross Spencer Buell