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I lived in Cambridge, MA (Harvard Square in particular) for two years and would say that Somerville, Arlington, and Cambridge are all good places to check out.

by KB 19y ago

I lived in Cambridge, MA (Harvard Square in particular) for two years and would say that Somerville, Arlington, and Cambridge are all good places to check out. Boston and the surrounding area has become one of the leading centers for BioTech research, so that would be a big plus for your wife. I currently live in Providence, RI which is about an hour south of Boston. Smaller hacker community, but at least there is one and its not to far from Boston either. We also have a growing BioTech industry thanks to Brown University. I have a friend that works at EpiVax and loves his job. Might be worth checking out.

far33d 19y ago
Seconding Providence, RI. Though I live in the bay area now, I loved Providence. Lots of smart people for such a small town, and if you really wanted to, you could commute to the biotechs and tech companies on the 128, but as KB says, there's just enough going on in PVD too.
iamelgringo 19y ago
Loved Providence. Beautiful city, great history. Best airport on the Northeastern seaboard. We moved to California from Providence. The * best * assortment of restaurants in the whole country, as far as I'm concerned. The Boston Globe often says that 9 out of the 10 best restaurants in Boston are in Providence. Good entertainment scene, arts scene, etc... Downsides: The townies (locals) get a little crusty, and you have to get used to the idea of government == corrupt. We moved to LA so my wife could try out the film scene, and because my contract work in health care was drying up fast. The winter's do get kind of long, though. And if you hear people talking about a coming, "Noreestah" go to the store and buy all the bread and milk you can. :) If you do move to Providence, be sure that you live on the East Side of town. It can be really hard to make friends if you're living anywhere else. The native Rhode Islandics aren't really used to people from anywhere else, and it takes a long time to make any headway in the friends department. The East Side has RISD and Brown, so people on that side of town are a lot friendlier and used to strangers and "ethnic people". (My landlord's phrase, not mine. Ironic because he was very Irish. :D ). Heck, anywhere in New England is pretty nice, and you can drive from one state to another in less than an hour. It's all pretty close.
NextNetNow 19y ago
Here's a third vote for Providence. I'm moved here a couple of years ago from NYC largely because it has so much potential to be an startup/hacker hub. I'm very involved in two initiatives at the center of the city's info-tech/digital media scene. www.rinexus.com www.providencegeeks.com Feel free to drop a line if you like.

by KB 19y ago

far33d 19y ago

Seconding Providence, RI. Though I live in the bay area now, I loved Providence. Lots of smart people for such a small town, and if you really wanted to, you could commute to the biotechs and tech companies on the 128, but as KB says, there's just enough going on in PVD too.

iamelgringo 19y ago

Loved Providence. Beautiful city, great history. Best airport on the Northeastern seaboard. We moved to California from Providence. The * best * assortment of restaurants in the whole country, as far as I'm concerned. The Boston Globe often says that 9 out of the 10 best restaurants in Boston are in Providence. Good entertainment scene, arts scene, etc... Downsides: The townies (locals) get a little crusty, and you have to get used to the idea of government == corrupt. We moved to LA so my wife could try out the film scene, and because my contract work in health care was drying up fast. The winter's do get kind of long, though. And if you hear people talking about a coming, "Noreestah" go to the store and buy all the bread and milk you can. :) If you do move to Providence, be sure that you live on the East Side of town. It can be really hard to make friends if you're living anywhere else. The native Rhode Islandics aren't really used to people from anywhere else, and it takes a long time to make any headway in the friends department. The East Side has RISD and Brown, so people on that side of town are a lot friendlier and used to strangers and "ethnic people". (My landlord's phrase, not mine. Ironic because he was very Irish. :D ). Heck, anywhere in New England is pretty nice, and you can drive from one state to another in less than an hour. It's all pretty close.

NextNetNow 19y ago

Here's a third vote for Providence. I'm moved here a couple of years ago from NYC largely because it has so much potential to be an startup/hacker hub. I'm very involved in two initiatives at the center of the city's info-tech/digital media scene. www.rinexus.com www.providencegeeks.com Feel free to drop a line if you like.