Boston.com 2023-08-11 - Lawsuit: Mass. Catholic couple says they were barred from fostering children over LGBTQ+ beliefs
The Burkes, a Catholic couple from Southampton, say they were blocked from fostering over their religious views on gender and sexuality.
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE STATE ON Thursday gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multi-family housing is permitted, but also expanded the list of state grant opportunities that can be denied to any town that does not comply with the law mea...
2017 - Boston Magazine: ‘Was Empire Garden a Porn Palace?’
The second installment of our ask-us-anything series.
Home Depot site in Somerville sold for 142$ million to a housing/lab developer - The Boston Globe
Stories you may have missed from the world of business.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit The Satanic Temple filed against the City of Boston, ruling that the City Council did not discriminate against the group when it chose not to grant its reque…
Somerville - Cambridge Day - Armory next steps - Community is shown only two Armory options, and opposes the one in which Somerville runs it
The prospect of the city owning and operating the Armory arts building drew significant backlash, and community members asked for feedback called for more information about a process in which few answers existed.
Boston Biz Journal - Somerville, long known for three-deckers, has been aiming much higher
37 story buildings are happening
we've already got an "S" for Security in the IoT name, why do you need a separate Mark to call out how trustable 'smart' devices are?
The potential Massachusetts ballot measure — which supporters are eyeing for 2024 or 2026 — would create “access” to natural psychedelics and remove criminal penalties for personal possession across the state.
Saturday July 8 - Somerville City Wide invasive plant remove-a-thon
Pull out Black Swallow Wort, Japanese Knotweed, Garlic Mustard, and other aggressive plants that take over gardens
Open Newbury Street - Sundays through October 15th
Newbury Street is a mile-long, eight block stretch of shops, salons, galleries and restaurants. This famous Boston street becomes a pedestrian-only walkway on Sundays in the summer. The street is closed to vehicles to allow pedestrians the opportunity to use the full width of the street, from Berkel...
Newbury Street is a mile-long, eight block stretch of shops, salons, galleries and restaurants. This famous Boston street becomes a pedestrian-only walkway on Sundays in the summer. The street is closed to vehicles to allow pedestrians the opportunity to use the full width of the street, from Berkeley Street to Massachusetts Avenue.
Metafilter continues to have nuanced analysis. https://www.metafilter.com/199733/Armed-Mutiny-in-Russia
When we asked Boston.com readers if they are vacationing on Cape Cod this year, the majority of respondents said no.
Nothing to apologize for - the conversation happened in a different magazine. I'm confident there are other places where the idea has been discussed before that one, too. all good, friend /u/cloudless!
/u/gus is right - 'kbeaner' contains a loaded slur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaner one thats been around for a long time. It is not one I was aware of until recently.
nova's the new fetch.
Kbin Covenant? Top level rules for allowed/disallowed content? Governance?
In Mastodon, we have the Covenant, which starts with:
"Active moderation against racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia Users must have the confidence that they are joining a safe space, free from white supremacy, anti-semitism and transphobia of other platforms."
I have not seen proposals yet for a similar baseline of rules for Kbin servers, generally. Have I missed one?
Spammers are already here, and I assume nazis and CP types will become known soon unless there is a broad moderation/anti-harassment consensus explicitly stated. I do not know where the kbin.social server is physically located, and which laws govern the content herein.
I think the server owner gets final say in all matters, but that the community here needs to drive this effort so that ernest can focus on the overall development roadmap.
How might we, as a community, come up with a code of conduct that builds a foundation to stave off rot for as long as possible?