Suddenly a pamphlet promoting a bike path connection to Belmont Center is "controversial." By the way, if you're wondering if your town has a NIMBY problem, terms like "controversial" and "bike path" popping up in close proximity to one another in the town paper are a good sign that, in fact, you do!
It was a case of political whiplash in Belmont on Tuesday. Just months after voters in town sent a "no new taxes" message to Town officials by narrowly defeated a Proposition 2 1/2 override they were back at the polls: resoundingly backing the State's Democratic leadership, voting down a cut to the State...
Now that the Board of Selectmen has endorsed (by a 2-1 vote) Sustainable Belmont's proposal for a Climate Action Plan (CAP), the big question is: what next? An article in last week's New York Times lays out some promising green energy programs that other suburbs are trying.
After another successful year, One Book One Belmont is wrapping up its season with a string of events through October 8, including a film screening, a day at Belmont' Farmers' Market with special guest chefs and another community reading of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, written by best-selling author Barbara Kingsolver...
One Book One Belmont has a great schedule of events planned through October. In honor of Belmont's 150th birthday and agricultural heritage, the OBOB selection is Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, by Barbara Kingsolver with husband Steven L. Hopp and daughter Camille Kingsolver.
A study suggests switching to single stream recycling (all your recyclables in one container) increases household participation and can save towns money, according to Attorney General Martha Coakley.
A contest from inhabitat.com and dwell asks folks to imagine ways to transform suburban space. The contest is down to 20 finalists, from 400 entries. Some ideas are zany...some are pretty darned cool!
A meeting tomorrow evening at Belmont Public Library will update the community on plans from Sustainable Belmont to reduce air pollution in town. Come get involved!
I got the chance to head over to the Larz Anderson Car Museum in Brookline for their annual Micro Mini Car Day -- a gathering of some of the tiniest vehicles you've ever seen. Detroit was nowhere to be seen.
