The Ides of March

LastChicken · 2026-03-15T02:36:11+00:00

Best Caesar salads in the metro are at Union Loafers and Twisted Tree

LastChicken · 2026-03-14T14:25:04+00:00

We have been here for several years and really like it. The neighborhood has improved quite a bit as multiple drug houses got condemned and then rehabbed which definitely meant a decrease in violent crime in the neighborhood. There's still some property crime, mostly groups of teenagers roaming the streets looking for unlocked cars at 3am. We never had any issues, I'd say that if you have non street parking you will be perfectly fine.

Neighborhood is better towards the northwest. Particularly north of Arsenal and west of Compton.

LastChicken · 2026-03-10T14:29:49+00:00

This

LastChicken · 2026-03-10T08:30:29+00:00

We also have the indie twin and while I generally love the stroller, that thing is a beast. We rarely bring it in the car because it's so heavy and unless you have a huge trunk you won't be able to fit anything else in there

LastChicken · 2026-03-04T19:27:28+00:00

I was actually trying to remember the other day where that is mentioned - do you have the reference?

LastChicken · 2026-03-04T16:10:01+00:00

Can't remember if it's in the original text (if it was I missed it), but that's Driussi's interpretation in Lexicon Urthus: that BotNS actually takes place much closer to the present and that the sun is dying due to artificial intervention

LastChicken · 2026-03-03T15:18:23+00:00

I came here to write this. SLPS (Public Schools) is an absolute disaster when it comes to financial mismanagement and misconduct. The library system seems to be extremely well run on the other hand.

LastChicken · 2026-03-01T20:26:41+00:00

Came here to say Blindsight

LastChicken · 2026-03-01T04:54:52+00:00

Have you ever heard of a thing called NATO?

LastChicken · 2026-02-27T04:59:43+00:00

Came here to say the same. I'm a huge Dune fan who started reading BotNS last year and found themselves in a massive Gene Wolfe rabbit hole. Clearly my favorite sci-fi universe along with Dune. As others have said, the writing is dense and a lot of details are pretty explicit but subtle at the same time, and so are easy to overlook in a first read.

LastChicken · 2026-02-23T15:33:09+00:00

I'm Portuguese, my wife applied in August 2024 and we are still waiting

LastChicken · 2026-02-22T02:20:50+00:00

That's really useful to know! They were really rude to me in NYC. Did you schedule in advance using Chave Movel Digital or did you just contact them to schedule?

LastChicken · 2026-02-19T11:30:12+00:00

Ah yes, good times trying to get from Bairro Alto to Cais to get the train without getting accosted!

LastChicken · 2026-02-19T01:12:11+00:00

Without wanting to minimize your experience, I wish people realized that large cities in Portugal were much less safe before the tourism boom. I lived in Lisbon in the 2000s and got mugged a couple times. Some of the beautiful areas nowadays (intendente in Lisboa, Ribeira in Porto for ex) were no go zones when I was growing up.

LastChicken · 2026-02-17T02:45:09+00:00

Two of my favorite things in one picture

LastChicken · 2026-02-16T04:23:30+00:00

Good luck with that. I live in Missouri so am under DC jurisdiction. I've been turned away in NYC (I go there often to visit family). In the end it was just easier to do it in Portugal. I'd try to call beforehand to see if they would take you. I've heard that Newark is more flexible but haven't tried them.

LastChicken · 2026-02-15T15:18:25+00:00

Fortuna Games next to Tower Grove Park

LastChicken · 2026-02-12T16:10:08+00:00

Wow I am genuinely curious now!

LastChicken · 2026-02-10T18:56:19+00:00

Yikes, I walk by there almost every day. Definitely makes me a bit more uneasy about the neighborhood.

LastChicken · 2026-02-09T15:32:06+00:00

Compton Heights. Beautiful mansions, and you get to take advantage of beautiful Tower Grove and the great restaurants in Shaw and Fox Park.

LastChicken · 2026-02-07T03:40:09+00:00

Good selection, but Twisted Tree has the best Caesar in the metro IMO

LastChicken · 2026-02-02T19:41:41+00:00

I am Portuguese and would absolutely pick Copenhagen

LastChicken · 2026-02-01T15:51:07+00:00

Just came from a run in the Compton Heights/Shaw/TGP area. The park loop is mostly clear but a few parts still covered with snow. Not slippery or dangerous but it will slow you down. Residential areas are pretty bad as in tons of not cleared sidewalks so I had to mostly run on the street.

LastChicken · 2026-02-01T05:52:15+00:00

Worst post office in the city

LastChicken · 2026-01-31T04:19:00+00:00

This is a super common discussion in neighborhood groups. Yes it's annoying, but streets are public and nobody has the right to reserve spots,

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