Josh Ourisman has had enough of "emergency" no-parking signs for street painting:

... Last night we walked into Porter Square for dinner and passed no fewer than two different 'emergencies': 'Emergency! We're painting lines on the street! Please file calmly, but quickly to the nearest exit!', 'Emergency! We've torn up the sidewalk! Please ... walk around it!'. ...

Sushiesque photographs some Cambridge street furniture.

Jon Milkman limns the BostonNow hawker at Porter Square who clearly takes pride in his work, even to the point of coming up with a catchphrase:

... [T]o me as i bolted through the porter T entrance late to work and aimed myself at the escalator: "alright, on the run, here we go!!!" (holding out a paper to me like he was passing off a baton in a relay race)

he's kind of awesome.

Cambridge Police report that when an employee at Emack and Bolio's in Porter Square turned to get a cup of water for a guy on Monday afternoon, the guy reached into the cash box and took out $120. Police describe the suspect: "White, 5'10, medium build, light facial growth, black stocking cap, waist-length black leather coat, dirty light blue jeans and black shoes."

Earlier:
Newton ice-cream vending machine robbed.

The Bachelor in Porter Square reports on binging T announcements gone mad at the Porter Square station; it went way beyond the new "the next train to Braintree approaching/arriving" couplets.

Cambridge Police report on a rumble in Porter Square around 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday:

Witness reports seeing one group of youths exit an MBTA bus, another exit the Porter Square T Station, and a third walking up Upland Road meet at the corner of Mass Ave & Upland. An argument started and a fight ensued. The people involved were males ages 15-17. They appeared to be groups from the Walden Square/Lincoln Way area and the Cambridgeport/Area 4 area. One of the groups of youths identified themselves as a gang member.

Amy wonders who she is and why the station's electronic signboards wanted her to contact the MBTA.

Jason McIntosh is loving the unassuming Chinese place in Porter Square:

... I just now had their eggplant chicken dish and the eggplant portion was represented by large, even slices that were still vibrant purple on one side, where many other places would have opted for colorless blobs of mush. This is the sort of thing that gets me very excited. And the chicken part was made of succulent and tender strips, not gloopy chunkulets. ...

At least when it comes to sidewalk snow removal around Porter Square.

Ana posts the photos; anybody have the story behind them?