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www.metro.us Tuesday, June 10, 2014
‘Minimalists’ to bring lifestyle notes to Hub
Governor’s race
Poll: Baker narrows gap on Coakley in GOP primary governor race A new poll shows that Republican candidate for governor Charlie Baker has narrowed the lead of the Democratic front-runner. The results of a statewide poll by Suffolk University were released on Monday. Baker, who trailed Attorney General Martha Coakley by 13 points in February, is now 7 percent behind in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup, according to the poll results. Of the 800 voters surveyed, 36 percent said they would vote for Coakley while 29 percent chose Baker. About 27 percent of those surveyed were undecided. METRO
Micro-Hub. A pair of minimalists will speak this week about their lifestyle change. Space in Boston is at a premium and with micro-apartments and a micro-hotel being eyed for the Hub, minimalist living may be a lesson Bostonians are going to quickly learn. But learning to live with the bare essentials is more than getting rid of a collection of old Red Sox hats, unused cookbooks and a pile of yellowing ticket stubs. It’s a mindset change, said minimalist Joshua Fields Millburn. “Ultimately minimalism isn’t about deprivation, but asking does this thing add value to your life,” he said. “It goes beyond the stuff and spills into other areas like my relationships and my health and pursuing things I’m passionate about.” Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, both 32, call themselves “The Minimalists.” The childhood best friends from Ohio were in their late 20s, had homes, cars and jobs with a telecommunications company that earned them six-figure salaries when a few years ago they realized they weren’t happy, reassessed and switched to minimalist living. The two now live in apartments in Montana, have written two books about their change and are on a book tour that brings them to Boston for a talk on Wednesday. Millburn said he sees the minimalist lifestyle catching on, and not just because of the interest in smaller living
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Ryan Nicodemus, left, and Joshua Fields Millburn, better known as “The Minimalists” will speak at the Metro Meeting Center in Downtown at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. / ADAM DRESSLER Want info? Visit www.theminimalists. com/tour for information about Wednesday’s talk.
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“Now everything that I own serves a purpose that brings me joy and everything else is out of the way.” Millburn
spaces. He said the sharing economy and technology make it easier for those interested in the lifestyle change. “We’re looking for ways to live a more meaningful life and quite often it’s about having access to … things rather than ownership,” he said. “The whole sharing economy, it’s becoming easier than ever because of technology.” While he’s gotten rid of TV and Internet at home, Millburn still has a cell phone and a Toyota. He said living minimally is really about living deliberately.
Visit metro.us to read an excerpt of “Everything That Remains.” MICHAEL NAUGHTON @MetroBosMike michael.naughton@metro.us
Sit-in. Protesters demand MBTA youth pass, again
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Protestors carry signs in front of the MassDOT building on Monday. / NICOLAUS CZARNECKI, METRO
Thirty teenagers and supporters staged a sit-in inside the MassDOT building Monday to demand a youth pass allowing 12- to 21-year-olds to buy a monthly MBTA pass for $10. The Youth Affordabili(T) Coalition said Transportation Secretary Richard Davey agreed in 2011 to pilot the
youth pass if the group found a way to fund the project. “We have, but we keep being asked to wait,” said Kenisha Allen of the YAC Leadership Team. The sit-in, which police said caused capacity issues, was meant to pressure Davey to make good on his word. METRO
Cops: Man stole gallons of peach vodka in smash-and-grab Police in Springfield said that officers are investigating a theft from a city liquor store in which a man stole gallons of peachflavored vodka. Officers were called to the Allen Street liquor store in the early morning hours of Sunday for a report of a breaking and entering. Police said a man smashed the store’s window and stole several gallons of New Amsterdam peach vodka. Officers searched the area with police dogs but could not find the man. They later found opened bottles of New Amsterdam peach alcohol in an abandoned house. Detectives are investigating. METRO