Wanted to check out a different park the other day with my son and we stopped in here but for the…read more15 minutes we were here, NO ONE Else showed up & he was getting lonely so we took off... There are several benches & several playyards, Tennis & Basketball and a VERY large grassy area. Just seemed soo alone with no one else there.

Great area to play basketball. Unfortunately, the goals are attached to the fence, which makes…read moreimpossible to play soccer with friends besides kicking the ball around. You have good tennis courts as well, next to a beautiful playground where kids have fun all the time.

I walked in because I needed a pair of swim goggles. They are probably cheaper on Amazon, but I…read moredon't like supporting Bezos & Trump. There were no greeters and no directory at the front door of the enormous store. I asked a young woman at the cashiers' desk. She said floor 2 on the left. I went up there. No goggles on the entire floor and no one else to ask. I left disgusted.

Service: No complaints. The store assistant was kind, patient and not too much in answering our…read morequestions on shoes. Selection: Great variety. The store is well laid out as well. Value: They seem to have good deals here for good quality things, so you are getting your money's worth.

We LOVE Gary Wood and the folks at Belmont Wheelworks. We met when my son (who has Cerebral Palsy…read morefrom a stroke in utero) was in his first bike race-- Gary helped us adjust our bike before the race. My son bit the bug on bicycling and when he was ready for a new bike, Gary helped us find the perfect bike, making some accessibility modifications like switching the brake sides to favor my son's stronger side, etc. I got my Stumpjumper here 20 years ago and Belmont Wheelworks keeps on delivering because of the people!

Here's a collection of my terrible experiences at Wheel Works:…read more Story #1: Took a bike in to get an insurance write up for estimated cost of repair/replacement (my biked was pretty much totaled). They said the estimated time for this would be around 5 days. After 10 days of them not contacting me, I called them. They said the write up was ready so I went to shop only for them to tell me it is not ready and to come back in a couple days. When I went back, the person who did the write up lost the paper and we had to go back AGAIN for a new paper. A 5 day simple write up turned into a 3 week back and fourth with this shop (and 3 weeks with no bike which is my main form of transportation). Story #2: I asked for 2 tubes for my bike and they gave me 2 different sized tubes BOTH OF WHICH WERE NOT THE CORRECT TUBE. Story #3: I asked for a tube for my bike and I gave them the model (which they sold to me). The person asked me what size it is which I forgot. So he replied "well I don't know that bike go figure that out yourself" (while he was at a functioning computer in which he could have looked it up for me). Story #4: I also had a kick stand repair after it fell off (my bike has a specialize built in kickstand) and it fell off again after 2 rides.

Being a local I know all about Trum Field. You got softball, baseball, basketball and soccer (I…read morethink). All ages and all levels. The renovations gave us a beautiful pavilion and well kept much needed bathrooms. 4th of July celebrations occur on the Thursday before the 4th. The police shut down that section of Broadway to all cars and the area gets packed with people. They have street vendors selling balloons and glow sticks, fried dough, pizza and other normal fair food. All leading up to what I believe is a great fireworks show in the Ville. Added bonus- it's like a mini reunion seeing so many people that I grew up with...

Capt. K and I visited the Trum Field Playground after hearing they had water sprinkler that had…read morebeen turned on during Memorial Day weekend. The playground is small. A single climbing structure sitting on a woodchip area. It's in good condition and seems to have been built/installed very recently. There are 2 toddler swings, 2 big kid swings. The highlight was definitely the sprinkler. It basically involves a push button that activates a sprinkler set in the ground that shoots straight up. The sprinkler consists of 5 mini-steams, so its good if your kid wants to put his/her hand in it. The other nice thing is that the sprinkler area is fairly well shaded, so I could see it being good for really hot days. My biggest complaint of the park is the surrounding area. It feels like an industrial area with the Somerville City Offices right next to it. There's a busy street next to the park that is trafficked by many large trucks. Also the train tracks are right next to the sprinkler area, which can be awesome if your kid is into trains (which thankfully Capt. K is) or kind of scary if they're not into loud noises. So to summarize, it's a serviceable park with a sprinkler located in an area that isn't aesthetically pleasing. As parks with sprinklers become a necessity in the hot days of summer, I'll be adding Trum Playground to the rotation for the sake of variety. But it's not really a "destination" playground.