"Amen, Matt. Thanks for that bit of sanity. I'd say the people who don't attend to their sidewalks are a MUCH bigger public hazard than space-savers, and I haven't heard of anyone doing much to enforce that.   Or, for that matter,…"

"I'm also a little surprised at the sheer LACK of apparent amplified music venues around here... I came from Gloucester, which is a smaller town by far but a HUGELY supported rock, blues and jazz scene, with many small to mid-size venues to…"

"Just dropping in - I'm primarily a bassist (mostly electric, but also upright) who also plays some mandolin (and keyboard, if pressed) and I can do solid backup vocals, lots of years of professional and touring experience, now more home-bound…"

"The only reason I'm going to disagree with this is as a parent of a small child, living on a narrow, one-way street in a residential neighborhood of most single-family or two-unit houses. Being more or less the only house on the entire block…"

"Hey, do you have any web experience? If so, please let me know; if not and you are looking to ge some, I'd be happy to give you whatever meager advice I can (I've been doing design and dev in the online world for about 15 years now). I…"