URBAN ADVENTURES, Part 67 -- by Steve Nadis
I had my rollerblades on yesterday and felt like going somewhere, though I didn't know where. I returned some DVDs to the Central Square library and continued on, exploring the rapidly-expanding industrial area in Cambridge between Central Square, MIT, and the river--a realm I barely know at all, apart from the Good News Garage and a few other landmarks. It was strange, after having lived in this town for 30 years, to go through one unfamiliar block after another, passing a paint factory (California), biotech companies like Vertex, and the occasional park and residential enclave tucked in between. Being Sunday, it was a fun time to roam this alien landscape, as traffic was light to nonexistent. In addition to getting some exercise, I learned that the town I thought I knew so well still holds plenty of surprises.

