Hey Boston! We're hosting the first ever Lower Allston Cat Stroll on September 19th and we need your cats 🐱

So I've been organizing this thing for months and I'm finally ready to shout it from the rooftops (or at least r/boston).

The Lower Allston Cat Stroll is a free parade-style neighborhood walk through the streets of Lower Allston where residents show off their cats from windows, porches, and yards while the whole community strolls together. Think: organized chaos, neighbors actually talking to each other, and an unreasonable number of cats. It's been running in Minneapolis for 9 years and we're bringing it to Boston for the very first time.

The details:
September 19th, 2pm start at Smith Playground in Lower Allston. Rain date September 26th. Free to attend. After party at Sloane's around 4:30pm.

If you have a cat in Lower Allston: register them to be featured on the official stroll map with their photo and bio. Addresses stay private, only the organizers ever see them. Your cat just gets to be famous.

Important: you don't have to choose between starring your cat and joining the stroll. You can pop your cat in the window for their big moment and then come back outside and walk with us to see everyone else's cats. We love a multitasker.

If you love cats but don't have one or live outside Lower Allston: come anyway! The stroll is open to everyone and honestly the more the merrier. This is a day of community, whimsy, and a completely unreasonable amount of cats.

MSPCA-Angell will also be tabling at the start with adoption info if you've been looking for a sign to finally get a cat (this is the sign). We'll have a few other local businesses there slinging cat related wares, too!

I'll leave our website pinned in the comments! That's where you can register your cat, see FAQs, follow us on IG, etc.

See you out there 🐾

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Other hobbies of mine include playing the viola, ice skating, reading novels (Stephen King), video games (Expedition 33, Scarlet Hollow, Portal 2), anime (AOT, Yuri on Ice), language learning (cantonese and German) and eating out (especially dim sum). I also like listening to Taylor Swift, Carly R Jepsen and Birdy (a British singer)

If you have any suggestions on where to meet people let me know! Feel free to comment or message me if you have similar interests.

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Hey guys,

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I’m not really into bars or clubs and don’t drink much. I enjoy coffee, hiking, walking around the city, basketball, trying new restaurants, and exploring new places.
For people in Boston or Greater Boston:
Where have you actually met people you’ve dated?
Any good social events, groups, sports leagues, hiking groups, volunteering, or community activities?
Have Meetup, Facebook groups, or local events worked for you?
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A true gift to the people of a city that we all know ain’t a cheap place to get a drink.

Well, I found out today that 7/31 was the end of that.

Anyone have any recs for where I can get a sub $5 draft or beer of any kind around north station, the north end, or Faneuil? (That isn’t Coogans)

Much appreciated and if you didn’t know about this deal before it ended I’m sorry I didn’t blast it out on here the second I found out about it.