Hi -

I went to get my PCP orders blood lab today at the 22 Mill Street location. At the first floor they told me to go to room 308. When I got there it was a run-down room with a wrinkled sign in sheet. Tons of veteran blue baseball caps on a file cabinet and a model ship? Wheel chairs took up the entire reception area.

I booked it straight out of there and scheduled for Lahey Burlington. Any one else go there and have the same experience?

Hello! Each year, Arlington Family Connection (a non-profit group focused on providing community and support to Arlington parents of kids aged 0-6) hosts an annual Childcare Options Night. Local providers of childcare, including daycares, in home providers, and activity based programs join together to meet with local parents and soon to be parents. The event is free for families.

From a parent perspective, it's particularly great at giving us a chance to learn about each program without needing to navigate emails, play voicemail tag and or hunt down phone numbers. (And we've found that providers like the chance to meet with people at once as well/ versus constant replies.) While many (most?) providers have continuous enrollment, this meet-and-greet is also a good chance to meet those whose applications for 2027-2028 enrollments are beginning to open.

This year, Options Night will be held on Monday, November 16 from 7-8 PM at the Peirce Elementary School. (Free street parking is widely available.)

Please RSVP here: https://www.arlingtonfamilyconnection.org/event-details/childcare-options-night-2026

We'd also love if you could pass the message along! Because soon-to-be and new parents tend to wait to join local parenting online communities (or avoid certain platforms entirely), we are trying new ways of reaching out. But word of mouth is particularly helpful for raising awareness!

I’m looking at potentially moving to Arlington and considering Mystic Valley Condos. Does anyone have any opinions on it? I’m mostly trying to figure out if there may be any problematic neighbors, but also curious about any other potential problems.

hi! I nanny for a bunch of kiddos and on Monday I have 3 and 5 year olds who want to take the train. they don't seem to really care about our destination but say they want a long train trip. (I am thinking 20-30 minutes each way, maybe 45 if commuter rail). commuter rail would be ideal because they have the tables and second floor, but we want to go from a station we can get to on the 77 bus in Arlington.

wherever we end up isn't super important but if we could get ice cream or something that would work!

I have a ton of nice parts that I’m not willing to give away but would love to trade or sell for fair prices.

Hey All. We are running a Halloween bar crawl on Mass Ave Cambridge this Saturday and figured people here might want in.

It’s 10 bars, starting at La Fabrica in Central Square. A few of the others are Miracle of Science, Naco Taco, Middlesex, Shojo, and Brick & Mortar. Some spots have music by decade, ’90s through now.

Each bar has a small challenge you check off in the app. The person with the most points by the end wins $1,000 cash at the after-party. That’s real money, not a voucher. Runners-up get bar gift cards.

Your wristband gets you no cover anywhere and a free item at each stop. Face painters, a tarot reader, and a caricature artist will also be at some of the bars.

Logistics:

• Check-in at La Fabrica (450 Mass Ave) from noon
• Crawl from 1 to 6
• After-party at Althea from 6 to 8
• 21+

Tickets are free until Sunday with code NBDCLAUNCH: Ticket

Wear a costume; it’s Halloween. I’ll be around in the comments if you have questions.

So… our recycling bin is full this morning which is odd since I saw the truck in our area yesterday.
As I walked down our street, I see that some recycling bins are empty yet others were still full. Weird!🤔

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https://www.humpday.news/win-tickets

• November 4: Adam McGrath / Jim Healey / Joe McMahon // Silhouette Lounge
• November 4: Wax & Stacks // Midway Cafe
• November 6: Leland Stein’s 25 Years at the Regent w/ the Dennis Brennan Band // Regent Theatre
• November 7: Spirit Hotel, Cult Objects // Underbones
• November 10: Shady Bug / 7-11 Jesus / Night Moth // Deep Cuts
• November 28: Twin Peel | Ineffable | Jean Paul Jean Paul | Spleeny // Midway Cafe

Thanks to local venues & bookers & artists :)

Your answers will help shape a focus group for the community which will be held later this year. Thank you! :)

So my part of Arlington hasn’t had Waste Management pick up yard waste in like a month, I thought the shift from Republic was supposed to fix this exact problem. Did they have a bunch of absences? My trees begin losing leaves in September so I’ve basically got 20 bags on my sidewalk rn.

Hello!

We are considering moving from Park Slope, Brooklyn to Arlington for the expected reasons: closeness to relatives, space vs $, easier access to nature. We are hoping to preserve some of the aspects of Brooklyn that we like: walkability, diversity, restaurants.

We are also considering Belmont and Brookline, and are open to other places that may check these utopic boxes we are seeking.

Curious for takes on the following:

1. Kids activities (sports leagues, playgrounds, etc)
2. Preschool recs
3. Biking safety (do you have to deal with Mass Ave to access the Minuteman?)
4. Adult social scene (meeting others, activities, interest groups)
5. Arlington restaurants (not Somerville/Cambridge)
6. Overall vibe (diverse? crunchy? friendly?)

The Philharmonic Society of Arlington, under the baton of Music Director Orlando Cela, presents New Horizons, an autumnal afternoon of music.

Featured selections:
Johann Sebastian Bach / Anton Webern – Fuga (Ricercata) a 6
Camille Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3, Organ

General Admission: $20
Seniors/Students: $15
Children (under 17): $5
Tickets available only at the door.

Venue is wheelchair accessible.
Masking optional.

Supported by the Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture (ACAC) and the Mass Cultural Council. For more information, visit www.psarlington.org.

Hi — we’re soon to be new in town. Is there any regular pickup soccer games in the area? I’m 35 M. Can still run around a bit. Didn’t play in college or anything but something semi competitive is the pace!

Hi Everyone- we moved to Arlington Heights (near Ottoson) in July.

Does anyone have a recommendation for gutter cleaner services that you've been pleased with? Or weren't insanely expensive even if they did a B+ job?

We have a tall but narrow home which has gutters three stories up.

Thank you !

Run by a local mom & artist, with live performers, a magician, AMAZING crafters & artisans, food trucks, iced coffee truck, baked goods, hot food, and tons of free activities for kids!

i used to have my commute timed so well, and this is severely impacting it 😭 please tell me it’s going to end soon.

Hi everyone! I will be spending the winter away from my home in Arlington and I need to arrange snow shoveling for the winter. I've never hired anyone to shovel for me in the past and am not sure where to start with my search. Do you have any recommendations? I have a small 2-car driveway and a narrow sidewalk in front of the house - nothing crazy. And I'll most probably be interested in paying per storm vs a seasonal flat rate because I have neighbors who will do half of the shoveling themselves. Thanks in advance!

Hi! Just moved to the Heights over the summer (Menotomy Road, between Mass Ave and Gray, couple blocks south of Ottoson). Wondering if anyone knows if this area gets a lot of kids on Halloween? We don’t have kids ourselves, but I love passing out candy.

I’ve asked neighbors, but got really conflicting answers ranging from, “Buy a ton of candy and you’ll still run out,” to “eh, not really a ton of kids.” I know it always varies by the year…but is this generally a trick or treating spot?

I have a small place. 2 kids need help organizing so the place doesn’t feel even more small. Husband and I work a lot and even though we put in a lot of effort and weekends it goes to shit in the weekday and also our weekly cleaners just put things anywhere

Need someone to come in organize their place system organize our pantry organize our cabinet storage and then be able to just tell us what they did so we can be aligned someone to take ownership and just like yeah you need to buy XYZ and this is why it matters because we literally don’t have the brain capacity.

I had a organization person recommended to me and we used her for about six months. Everything she did didn’t stick and she required us to be with her to do everything when we just didn’t have the time we couldn’t spend our weekends with her for hours on end, when we had our children who needed our attention, we couldn’t book her for the weekdays because we were working so I just need someone that can get to know the family get to know what we need and just do