December 2019 - Neighbors - lists.buenavistasocialclub.org

Moby Dick tickets - tonight!
by Susan Resnick 31 Dec '19

31 Dec '19

Hi, Is anyone interested in two tickets to see Moby Dick at ART tonight (12/31)? We paid $220 for the pair, but can negotiate a little. Thanks, Sue Resnick

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FW: Excerpts from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux's last newsletter
by Ruth Ryals 30 Dec '19

30 Dec '19

Addition to calendar items: (Anyone want to give us all a summary of what is proposed for the kiosk?) Also worth noting is Cambridge Historical Commission meeting on Thursday, January 2: https://www.cambridgema.gov/~/media/Files/historicalcommission/pdf/legal_ch… (agenda includes kiosk area changes) From: portersquare(a)googlegroups.com <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Ruth Ryals Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2019 10:47 AM To: PSNA <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: [Porter square] Excerpts from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux's last newsletter Excerpts that might interest some of you: Tues., 1/14, 6:30pm, City Hall Annex (344 Braodway) Planning Board meeting to review the conversion of the Cambridge Offset Printing Co building at 56 Creighton St into 3 contemporary-style townhouses, each with 4 bedrooms and 2 parking spaces. The parking spaces would be located along the MBTA tracks at 56R Creighton (at the end of the cul-de-sac), and the developer is proposing to remove 2 trees to create an entrance to the parking lot. With the proximity to Porter Sq's variety of transit options and array of services, 2 parking spaces per unit seems excessive. See application materials. Martin Luther King Holiday Events (1/16 & 1/20) * Memoirist Emily Bernard ("Black is the Body") will speak on Thurs., 1/16 at 6:30pm at the Central Sq Library for the annual MLK celebration. Details. * Rep. Ayanna Pressley will speak at the MLK commemoration service on Mon., 1/20 at 11:00am at St Peter's Episcopal in Central Square. Lunch follows. Details. *Sign up for the 10th annual MLK Day of Service with Many Helping Hands on Mon., 1/20, 2-5pm in Central Sq. Curbside Christmas Tree Collection NEW DATES (from 1/6 to 1/17) Trees should be bare. Do not wrap in plastic. There are limited hours for tree drop-of at the Recycling Center as well. Bus Schedule & Stop Changes (now in effect) Starting 12/22, several bus routes between West Cambridge and Harvard Sq had route and schedule changes. These include 71, 72, 74, 75, & 78. The 64 service also changed. The changes came out of the MBTA's Better Bus Project and are intended to reduce travel times and increase frequency. Find schedules and maps for all routes affected here. Tobin School Project (comments due by 1/3, next meeting 1/16) The deadline for comments has been extended until 1/3 (email Kate Riley, kriley(a)cambridgema.gov) There will be a community meeting on Thursday, 1/16 at 6:30pm in the Tobin/VLUS auditorium to see new designs and to discuss traffic management and school program needs. Comments received are being posted on the webpage for the Tobin Montessori Vassal Lane US project. Mon., 1/6, 10:00am, City Hall (795 Mass Ave) Inaugural City Council Meeting. New councillors will be sworn in, and they will vote for a mayor and vice mayor. Televised and live-streamed. My notes: This last ought to be fun! Have they ever televised the vote for mayor and vice mayor before? Jan, we will miss you! Ruth

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Excerpts from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux's last newsletter
by Ruth Ryals 28 Dec '19

28 Dec '19

Excerpts that might interest some of you: Tues., 1/14, 6:30pm, City Hall Annex (344 Braodway) Planning Board meeting to review the conversion of the Cambridge Offset Printing Co building at 56 Creighton St into 3 contemporary-style townhouses, each with 4 bedrooms and 2 parking spaces. The parking spaces would be located along the MBTA tracks at 56R Creighton (at the end of the cul-de-sac), and the developer is proposing to remove 2 trees to create an entrance to the parking lot. With the proximity to Porter Sq's variety of transit options and array of services, 2 parking spaces per unit seems excessive. See application materials. Martin Luther King Holiday Events (1/16 & 1/20) * Memoirist Emily Bernard ("Black is the Body") will speak on Thurs., 1/16 at 6:30pm at the Central Sq Library for the annual MLK celebration. Details. * Rep. Ayanna Pressley will speak at the MLK commemoration service on Mon., 1/20 at 11:00am at St Peter's Episcopal in Central Square. Lunch follows. Details. *Sign up for the 10th annual MLK Day of Service with Many Helping Hands on Mon., 1/20, 2-5pm in Central Sq. Curbside Christmas Tree Collection NEW DATES (from 1/6 to 1/17) Trees should be bare. Do not wrap in plastic. There are limited hours for tree drop-of at the Recycling Center as well. Bus Schedule & Stop Changes (now in effect) Starting 12/22, several bus routes between West Cambridge and Harvard Sq had route and schedule changes. These include 71, 72, 74, 75, & 78. The 64 service also changed. The changes came out of the MBTA's Better Bus Project and are intended to reduce travel times and increase frequency. Find schedules and maps for all routes affected here. Tobin School Project (comments due by 1/3, next meeting 1/16) The deadline for comments has been extended until 1/3 (email Kate Riley, kriley(a)cambridgema.gov) There will be a community meeting on Thursday, 1/16 at 6:30pm in the Tobin/VLUS auditorium to see new designs and to discuss traffic management and school program needs. Comments received are being posted on the webpage for the Tobin Montessori Vassal Lane US project. Mon., 1/6, 10:00am, City Hall (795 Mass Ave) Inaugural City Council Meeting. New councillors will be sworn in, and they will vote for a mayor and vice mayor. Televised and live-streamed. My notes: This last ought to be fun! Have they ever televised the vote for mayor and vice mayor before? Jan, we will miss you! Ruth

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FW: [ACN] This Santa lives in Cambridge
by Ruth Ryals 23 Dec '19

23 Dec '19

From: Charles Teague <charles.d.teague(a)gmail.com> Date: Monday, December 23, 2019 at 9:48 PM Subject: [ACN] This Santa lives in Cambridge Folks, please read past the money part ... all the way to the end. I'm thankful this Santa lives here ... excerpts: “I put on that suit, and it’s kind of hard to explain what happened, but it just felt natural,” he said. ... With so many gigs to get to, he spends a lot of time driving around as Santa – he’ll go through five audiobooks making his December rounds – and, fun fact, driving around as Santa is kind of awesome. People smile. They take photos. Everyone lets him cut in front of them, and he thanks them by rolling down his window and informing them that they’re on Santa’s nice list. It’s downright merry, which is fortunate because he says he can’t arrive at an appearance all stressed out from traffic. ... These are the situations only a Santa knows, Manning says. Children do not speak to him like they would an adult; they speak to him as Santa, and that can often involve emotional confiding https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/12/23/meet-most-expensive-santa-bost… Charles Teague, "be informed, check Cambridge Day.com every day!"

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Fwd: [Richdale Ave] Rosetta Stone - Italian
by Ruth Ryals 22 Dec '19

22 Dec '19

Thanks, Ruth Ryals Begin forwarded message: > From: Jeffrey Lipshaw <jlipshaw(a)gmail.com> > Date: December 22, 2019 at 10:46:11 AM EST > To: Richdale-ave-community(a)googlegroups.com > Subject: [Richdale Ave] Rosetta Stone - Italian > > We have a complete Rosetta Stone Italian course on CD-ROM that turns out to be incompatible with a MacBook that has been upgraded to 64-bit Catalina. > > It ought to work with an un-upgraded MacBook or Windows. > > Also, Rosetta Stone terminated support of the CD-ROM version in October. > > But if you have a computer that runs it, it is still good! > > Let me know off-list if you can use it. > > Jeff > > > Jeffrey M. Lipshaw > Professor of Law > Suffolk University Law School > 120 Tremont Street, Room 250F > Boston, MA 02108 > Cell Phone (preferred): 317.694.4976 > Office Phone: 617.305.1657 > Fax: 617.305.3079 > > SSRN Author Page: http://ssrn.com/author=381790 > Website: http://www.professorlipshaw.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Richdale Ave Community" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to richdale-ave-community+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/richdale-ave-community/FB449D40-95E9-4764….

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Red Line Weekend Shuttle Starting January 11
by Ruth Ryals 21 Dec '19

21 Dec '19

From: "Kelley, Craig" <ckelley(a)cambridgema.gov> Date: Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 12:24 PM Subject: Red Line Weekend Shuttle Starting January 11 Hello Everyone: If you take the Red Line at all on weekends, you should be aware of these track work-related shuttle services between Harvard and Alewife. Buses can be a lot slower, do not have indoor waiting areas and be more difficult to use for people with mobility challenges so plan accordingly. Learn more about ongoing T projects (and there are lots of them beyond the Red Line so if your T rides, like mine, involve multiple lines you don’t want to be surprised someplace out in Newton with an extra 20 minutes riding a bus shuttle). Thanks and have a great day. Craig All emails to and from this City address should be considered to be subject to Massachusetts’s Public Records laws. To be removed from this list, click here. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone you think may be interested in it. NOTE: Starting in January, I will no longer be serving as a City Councilor. It has been a 14-year privilege to have that position and for the foreseeable future you may reach me at CraigKelley62(a)verizon.net if you wish. On most weekends from January 11-April 26, shuttle buses replace Red Line service between Alewife and Harvard for track work. We will be working on the track system, known as floating slabs, to improve the reliability of the Red Line. Riders should plan for additional travel time. All shuttle buses and stop locations are fully accessible. When: Saturdays & Sundays from January 11-April 26 Except: January 18-19 February 15-16 March 14-15 April 18-19 Affected stops: Alewife Davis Porter HarvardLast Updated: Dec 17 2019 09:43 PM

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Fwd: [NorthCommons] Friend seeking 2-3 bedroom apartment starting in Jan.!
by Ruth Ryals 19 Dec '19

19 Dec '19

From: judycoppolabright <judycoppolabright(a)gmail.com> > Date: December 19, 2019 at 12:34:51 PM EST > To: NorthCommons(a)groups.io > Subject: [NorthCommons] Friend seeking 2-3 bedroom apartment starting in Jan.! > > > Posting for a friend. See below. > Please email BettySchlussler2015(a)gmail.com if you have any leads! > > Hello! > We’re a family of 4 (two elementary age children) looking for a 2 or 3- bed apartment for rent for Jan-Dec 2020. We are unexpectedly staying in Cambridge an additional year. We prefer a furnished apartment but unfurnished okay, too. We’re a super clean family, non-smokers, no pets. We do need a nonsmoking unit, and we require at least 1 off-street parking spot. > > Please email: BettySchlussler2015(a)gmail.com if you know of any units that might suit us! > > Thank you! > _._,_._,_ > Groups.io Links: > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#134) | Reply To Sender | Reply To Group | Mute This Topic | New Topic > > NorthCommons Neighborhood Group, Cambridge MA > Reply to the group: NorthCommons(a)groups.io > Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [rryals(a)comcast.net] > _._,_._,_

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Fwd: [NorthCommons] Moby Dick A.R.T. tickets for sale for Dec 21
by Ruth Ryals 17 Dec '19

17 Dec '19

Begin forwarded message: > From: Beth Gamse <bethgamse(a)gmail.com> > Date: December 17, 2019 at 7:48:57 PM EST > To: NorthCommons(a)groups.io > Subject: [NorthCommons] Moby Dick A.R.T. tickets for sale for Dec 21 > > > hi there... we somehow ended up with 2 sets of tickets to see this amazing production... please send me a note if you are interested in purchasing them (they are $118 each, for seats on the left side of the ART stage--which is set up a bit differently for this production with the set extending into the regular seats and several rows of seats added on either side of the stage) > > There was a great review in the Globe about the play; Don Aucoin Globe review of Moby Dick > > thanks, Beth > > -- > Beth Gamse > bethgamse(a)gmail.com > _._,_._,_ > Groups.io Links: > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#133) | Reply To Sender | Reply To Group | Mute This Topic | New Topic > > NorthCommons Neighborhood Group, Cambridge MA > Reply to the group: NorthCommons(a)groups.io > Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [rryals(a)comcast.net] > _._,_._,_

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Fwd: [ACN] TONIGHT (Tues Dec 17): Alewife upzoning and development hearings at Planning Board
by Ruth Ryals 17 Dec '19

17 Dec '19

Thanks, Ruth Ryals Begin forwarded message: > From: Michael Brandon <mjbrandon(a)gmail.com> > Date: December 17, 2019 at 6:16:12 PM EST > To: NCSC-mail(a)yahoogroups.com > Subject: [ACN] TONIGHT (Tues Dec 17): Alewife upzoning and development hearings at Planning Board > > > > Planning Board > Planning Board Meeting > 12/17/2019 6:30 PM > Second Floor Meeting Room, 344 Broadway > 344 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 > > Downloads: > Agenda Packet > > General Business > > Update from the Community Development Department > > Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts > > Alewife District Plan Presentation > > > Alewife Study_20191217 > > Public Hearings > > > Alewife Overlay > > > 7:00 p.m. Alewife Quadrangle Northwest Overlay District Zoning Petition (continued from 10/22/19) > Zoning petition by David Navia, et al., to create a new Section 20.95.5 “Additional Quadrangle Northwest District modifications” applicable in the existing Alewife Overlay District – Quadrangle Northwest (indicated as “AOD-1” on the Cambridge Zoning Map). (Notice) (Materials) > > > > Alewife Zoning_20191217 > > > PB-354 > > > 8:00 p.m. PB# 354 (continued from 12/3/19) > 87-101 CambridgePark Drive – Special Permit application by HCP/King 101 CPD LLC to construct a 141,834 square foot technical office building with ground floor retail and below grade parking for 247 vehicles pursuant to Sections 20.70 Flood Plain Overlay District; 20.95.1 Floor Area Ratio; 20.95.2 Height in excess of 55 feet; 20.95.34(1) Waiver of Yard Requirements; and 19.20 Project Review. (Notice) (Materials) > > > > 97 CPD_20191217 > > General Business > > Preliminary Report of the 2017-19 Harvard Square Conservation District Study Committee > > > Harvard Sq_20191217 > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Association of Cambridge Neighborhoods" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to association-of-cambridge-neighborhoods+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/association-of-cambridge-neighborhoods/CA….

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The West End Museum - Home of a historic neighborhood.
by Ruth Ryals 17 Dec '19

17 Dec '19

https://thewestendmuseum.org/ Apropos absolutely nothing, spend a little time on this site, watch a few videos, and see a lot of things worth discussing about what makes a neighborhood, how to integrate everyone while each still keeps their own identity. Clearly the BZA did a lot wrong, and I don’t send this along to say redevelopment or development is wrong per se, but more to see what we may all learn about the human impact of such movements. I look forward to visiting the museum some time soon, especially to see the silent films (why I originally clicked on the site). Ruth Ryals

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