I am constantly asked about the status of the Green Line Extension (GLX) through Somerville and how confident I am about it all happening on schedule. My typical answer is that Mayor Joe Curtatone is going to make it happen, come hell or high water — it’s his baby and will be his legacy. And if he ever runs for governor or even president (neither of which would surprise me), it will be a huge feather in his cap. But if anyone wants another opinion on the subject, here’s the l

Yeah, it doesn’t quite feel like spring, so we can’t really call this *spring cleaning,* but this is a great time of year to spend some time inside — so why not make it productive? I’m happy to announce that my office is once again hosting a Valentine’s clothing drive to support our friends over at Somerville’s Second Chances, in their great work for the community. Here’s a link to some more info on what we can take, as well as our drop off schedule. And there’s really no exc

As my office gets ready to launch our third-annual “Love Your Neighbor” clothing drive to benefit Second Chances, I thought it would be fun to introduce you to the woman behind the organization — my friend, the amazing Andrea Shapiro! Lara: Andrea, how did you get the idea to start Second Chances? Andrea: I’d been working in the housing and homelessness field for about a decade when the largest local clothing donation program closed in 2003. Over the next couple of years, I s

I’m not one to take sides — I really do love Cambridge & Somerville equally — but I have to say that when it comes to handling snow, Somerville does a much better job of it. Just check out this front loader scooping up snow, which will then be loaded onto the dump truck across the street and hauled away. To where? I don’t know. But the point is, it is no longer clogging up the City’s streets. I have not seen this happen in Cambridge, though I do remember the MIT snow mountain

With September 1 looming in the not-so-distant future, I am beginning to field a lot of calls from friends, acquaintances and friends-of-friends looking for help with their apartment search. And while I work exclusively in home sales, not rentals, I remember my own days as a renter, desperately searching for a reasonably-priced, un-grungy apartment in Cambridge, so I always try to offer whatever assistance I can in the form of advice. So here it is: my best guidance on findin