September 2019 - Neighbors - lists.buenavistasocialclub.org

Does anyone have a Sunday 9/29 paper we could have?
by Ruth Ryals 30 Sep '19

30 Sep '19

When you are done with it. Ours never got delivered. Ruth

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Buena Vista Park Rental
by Ruth Ryals 30 Sep '19

30 Sep '19

Third Floor in Victorian Home Unique design w/ cathedral ceilings and skylights Two bedrooms One bath Parking Fireplace Wood Floors Shared Laundry in Basement $2,800 including utilities Contact: angelahofmann(a)comcast.net

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Reminder: Buena Vista Social Club Cookout--Sunday Sept 29th, 4-7pm!
by Ruth Ryals 28 Sep '19

28 Sep '19

Yes, we are still having it! Sunday, September 29th 4-7 PM Please join us! Tell us you are coming & what you’ll bring! (Put BVSC in the subject line) Ruth Ryals/Jim Cornie rryals(a)comcast.net 617-547-6453 Bring your kids & grandkids, your vacation stories & pictures, your food, drink, chairs, tables, paper/plastic supplies.…. We will block off Buena Vista Park at Upland Rd.!

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Re: [Neighbors] Publically accessible private parks
by Ruth Ryals 28 Sep '19

28 Sep '19

We will see if, when we update it again, we can get this and other publicallly accessible open spaces on the PSNA Mass Ave map. Thanks, Ruth Ryals > On Sep 28, 2019, at 12:35 PM, C <jaceggers(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Than you for your prompt attention, vice mayor. > I do hope the update with put these publically accessible places on the interactive map. > I do not think the term “special permit privately owned public spaces” is clear to users. Perhaps this conversation could begin as to best way to define. Spaces open to the public? Open spaces accesible to public? Either way, perhaps the most importantis to put these spaces in an interactive map of ALL parks and playgrounds. While the gallery on https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/factsandmaps/mapgalleries/openspaceis super helpful to diverse needs, people like elders meeting up or moms looking to provide outdoor opportunties to their kids would appreciate one easy, user friendly map to identify everything around them that they can access. > > As to webpage redesign, I know so much is going on to make that webpage more accesible and sincerely wish there continues to be more attention to easy access both in SEARch and other pages. For instance, the tree database that the vicemYor gave a link to for our tree group is now hidden in GIS pages and gets no hits on the SEARCH. > > I know that in Cambridge everyone has an opinion on everything. However, i do know that user-friendliness is the most important factor in using our tax paid services. > > Best regards, > Costanza > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Sep 28, 2019, at 6:12 AM, Devereux, Jan <jdevereux(a)cambridgema.gov> wrote: >> >> A sign indicating hours the Porter Sq Hotel park is open to the public seems like a reasonable request. Perhaps CDD can follow up with the property owner. >> >> As to the listing of "special permit privately owned public spaces" it may just be an oversight that the hotel park is not listed and the page can be updated easily. Many of the city's webpages are in the process of being updated and redesigned for a new web platform and a refresh of this listing may be in progress already. >> >> Jan >> >> Jan Devereux >> Vice Mayor >> Cambridge, MA >> jdevereux(a)cambridgema.gov >> >> For updates on City Council issues and events visit http://jandevereux.com/ >> >> All emails to and from this City address should be considered subject to Massachusetts Public Records Laws. >> >> From: C <jaceggers(a)yahoo.com> >> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2019 12:09 PM >> To: Paden, Liza <lpaden(a)cambridgema.gov>; Devereux, Jan <jdevereux(a)cambridgema.gov>; Kelley, Craig <ckelley(a)cambridgema.gov>; Bigolin, Suzannah <sbigolin(a)cambridgema.gov>; dcarlonr(a)cambridgema.gov <dcarlonr(a)cambridgema.gov> >> Cc: rryals(a)comcast.net <rryals(a)comcast.net>; mjbrandon(a)gmail.com <mjbrandon(a)gmail.com>; blier(a)fas.harvard.edu <blier(a)fas.harvard.edu> >> Subject: Publically accessible private parks >> >> Esteemed city leaders, >> Some of you were instrumental in helping over 100 petitioning residents achieve an agreement for a park at the site of the residence B zoned portion of the Porter Square Hotel lot after a long battle to retain residential protection for the Bzoned lot. >> >> While I appreciate the listing of private property in the city that is publically accessible, I am wondering: >> >> 1. Why the Porter Square Hotel “park” is not listed in your webpage below. >> 2. If these publically accessible spaces could be included in the interactive map of parks and playgrounds that would be most beneficial. At one point there was a map. We believe the format of the listing on https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/zoninganddevelopment/specialpermits/special… >> Is not conducive to residents garnering information quickly and easily as to where they can go to enjoy open space. >> 3. There is still no sign at the gate of the park at the Porter Square Hotel to indicate it is a space open to the public, nor hours open and closed nor activities not allowed. It has been two years and it is a requirement listed on their special permit. >> Informal inquiry in the neighborhood shows no one is aware that the public is welcome and they thought it was merely a plaza for restaurant ot hotel guests. >> >> I hope to keep in the spirit of the nomenclature “Privately Owned Public Space” you will take action to complete these three tasks as soon as possible. We all know from the Cambridge city green ribbon report that green space in Porter Square was listed in the top three priorities. Therefore advertising this small space, listing it and mapping it seems urgent to the new populations entering our neighborhood. >> >> Thank you, >> Costanza Eggers >> Porter Road >> >> Sent from my iPad

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Cambridge Arts Open Studios Is Tomorrow & Sunday
by Ruth Ryals 27 Sep '19

27 Sep '19

Enjoy! > > > > > Cambridge Arts Open Studios 2019 > Saturday, Sept. 28, noon to 6 p.m. and > Sunday, Sept. 29, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. > > The 11th annual Cambridge Arts Open Studios will be held this weekend, Sept. 28 and 29, 2019. Each year about 150 artists showcase their creations in their homes, studios and group locations all across the city. Find painting, pottery, natural soaps, jewelry, refurbished furniture. Admission is free. All are welcome. cambridgeartscouncil.org/openstudios > > > > > > > About Cambridge Arts > Cambridge Arts is the River Festival, Open Studios, Gallery 344, Sidewalk Poetry, Summer In The City, Community Supported Art, grants to artists, street performers, more than 280 works of contemporary public art in every neighborhood of the city, and a conservation program to preserve them for the future. > > We are the Cambridge Arts Council, a City agency that funds, promotes, and presents high-quality, community based arts programs for the benefit of artists, residents, and visitors in Cambridge. Active since 1974, Cambridge Arts is one of the most dynamic local arts agencies in the country. Cambridge Arts exists to ensure that the arts remain vital for people living, working and visiting Cambridge. > > Cambridge Arts embraces a vision that welcomes and supports everyone. Believing that a multiplicity of perspectives is essential to a strong society, we are committed, both in our policies and practices, to building participation in and awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the arts and all cultures. In our ongoing work to address cultural and historical inequities, we strive to be a community anchor that reflects the entire Cambridge community and expands access, opportunities, and inclusion in every form of creative expression. We value diverse voices and people of all ages, backgrounds, ethnicities, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, socioeconomic situations, religions, citizenship statuses, and family configurations. > > The City of Cambridge does not discriminate on the basis of disability. We will provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternate formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to persons with disabilities upon request. > > For information contact Cambridge Arts: cambridgearts(a)cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4380 or TTY: 617-3494621 > > > > > > > ‌ ‌ > www.CambridgeMA.gov/Arts > Cambridge Arts > 344 Broadway > 2nd Floor > Cambridge, MA 02139 >

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Fwd: [Porter square] Fw: Hi
by Ruth Ryals 26 Sep '19

26 Sep '19

> From: Charlotte Moore <chasm(a)tiac.net> > Date: September 26, 2019 at 11:24:32 AM EDT > To: North Commons <NorthCommons(a)yahoogroups.com>, porter square group <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> > Subject: [Porter square] Fw: Hi > Reply-To: Charlotte Moore <chasm(a)tiac.net> > > Dear Neighbors, > > A Belgian friend has asked us to help find an apartment to rent beginning in October for a postgraduate fellow at Harvard. I think the time will run through the end of the year. > > If anyone has ideas, please contact our friend directly. Her email is: > Fleur Heremans <fleurheremans(a)outlook.com>. > > Many thanks, > Charlotte and Gordon Moore >

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Share some food
by Ruth Ryals 25 Sep '19

25 Sep '19

Let's Talk About Food Sat, Sep 28, 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM 1 Oxford St Event details On Saturday, Sept 28, from 10:30am-4:30pm, Let's Talk About Food will take place on the Plaza at the Harvard Science Center. It's a food-filled interactive day of tasting, discussions, kitchen skills and more. There's a special passport activity for children that invites them to taste their way around the festival. At the event, there will be a station focused on food insecurity. Help us as we tackle a goal of making 1,000 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the Cambridge Weekend Backpack Program. Chat with local agencies doing this work, including Food for Free, Y2Y and the Falcon Market at Cambridge Rindge and Latin. From 10:30am-noon, support the Falcon Market by bringing your donations of vegetable oil, shelf stable milk (boxed), pasta, oatmeal packets, or dried beans. To learn more about the full festival schedule, visit www.letstalkaboutfood.com

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9/25- Environment Council Candidates Forum and last 3 forums
by Ruth Ryals 24 Sep '19

24 Sep '19

Hi neighbors, There are four Council candidate forums left. Please try to go to at least one so you can decide who you want to vote for. Also, see School Com’t events below. Ruth Wed. Sept. 25, 7-9pm, Cambridge Climate Action Coalition in Cambridge, Cambridge Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave. Candidates Night: Our Local Environment. How will the City Council candidates work to make our environment in Cambridge better? How will they prioritize a clean, healthy and equitable local environment for children and families now and in the future? Join this coalition-led event of Mothers Out Front, Green Cambridge, Fresh Pond Residents Alliance, Neighborhood Solar, and 350 MA-Cambridge for an evening of discussion of the issues! RSVP here. Sun. Oct. 6, 5-7pm, Cambridge Citizens Coalition, Lesley University, Harvard Sq. Campus Sponsored by Cambridge Citizens Coalition, this is its first Open Candidate Forum, that brings together the various candidates for City Council to address key concerns in the city. It will be held at Lesley University’s Washburn Auditorium on 6 Phillips Place near Harvard Sq. Wed. Oct. 16, 7pm-9pm, MCNA City Council Candidates Night, CRLS Main Cafeteria. Brief candidate statements, then discussion at tables. Sponsored by Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Assoc. Thur. Oct. 17, Time TBD, PSNA/ANC City Council Candidates Forum, University Hall, Lesley University, 1815 Massachusetts Ave in Porter Sq. (sponsored by Porter Square Neighborhood Association. and Agassiz Neighborhood Council) Thur. Oct. 24, 6:30-9:00 pm, Cambridgeport Neighborhood Association Candidate Night. All Council and School Com't candidates. Informal mingling then brief candidate statements. LBJ Apartments, 150 Erie St. (Cambridgeport). ==== SCHOOL COMMITTEE FORUMS/EVENTS: [updates in red] Wednesday, October 2, 6:30 pm. SC forum. Sponsored by Ward 6. Main branch library. [NOT OCTOBER 8TH.] Thursday, October 3, 6:30-8:30 pm. SC forum. Sponsored by the Cambridge Education Association (aka teachers union). Central Square branch library (45 Pearl St.). [NOT MAIN BRANCH LIBRARY.] Thursday, October 24, 6:30-9:00 pm. Cambridgeport Neighborhood Assoc. Candidates Night. All SC & CC candidates. Informal mingling then brief candidate statements. LBJ Apartments, 150 Erie St. (Cambridgeport).

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Fwd: Member Sought to fill Cambridge Library Board of Trustees Vacancy
by Ruth Ryals 24 Sep '19

24 Sep '19

> From: Ini Tomeu <itomeu(a)cambridgema.gov> > Date: September 24, 2019 at 10:00:51 AM EDT > To: rryals(a)comcast.net > Subject: Member Sought to fill Cambridge Library Board of Trustees Vacancy > > > > > City of Cambridge Public Information Office > Contact: Ini Tomeu, Public Information Officer > itomeu(a)cambridgema.gov > > For Immediate Release > > > Member Sought to Fill Cambridge Library Board of Trustees Vacancy > > Cambridge, MA, September 24, 2019 – City Manager Louis A. DePasquale is seeking to fill a vacancy on the Board of Trustees for the Cambridge Public Library. > > Library trustees are volunteer community representatives, library advocates, and leaders in the establishment of goals and policies for the Cambridge Public Library system. Trustees are a vital link between the library staff and the community and work to ensure the quality of library services, collections, and programs, and to make certain that the library reflects and is relevant to the community. > > Trustees serve a 3 year term and are expected to attend monthly board meetings, committee and community meetings, appropriate continuing education workshops or conferences, and library programs as their schedules allow. > > Ideal candidates will have an interest in and passion for public libraries and an understanding of the importance of the public library as a center of information, culture, recreation, and life-long learning in the community. Candidates should also have knowledge of the community, including an awareness of diverse social and economic conditions, needs and interests of all groups. Strong verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking skills are required. Trustees work productively as a team. It is also important for candidates to understand how the role of the public library is evolving and how information technology and societal changes inform the library’s future. > > The deadline for submitting applications is October 22, 2019. Applications can be submitted to City Manager Louis A. DePasquale using the City’s online application system at cambridgema.gov/apply. A cover letter and resume or applicable experience can be submitted during the online application process. Paper applications are available in the City Manager’s Office at Cambridge City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue. For more information about the role of Library trustees, contact Maria McCauley, Director of Libraries at 617-349-4032. > > -###- > > > > > > > This email was sent to rryals(a)comcast.net > City of Cambridge, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Executive Office, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States > Unsubscribe >

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City Council Candidates Forum on climate change and Cambridge action, Wednesday 9/25
by Ruth Ryals 22 Sep '19

22 Sep '19

> From: Melissa Ludtke <melissa.ludtke(a)gmail.com> > Date: September 22, 2019 at 5:41:27 PM EDT > Subject: City Council Candidates Forum on climate change and Cambridge action, Wednesday 9/25 > > Hello: > > It's City Council election time (coming up soon) – and in our time of climate crisis, so I hope you'll want to hear from the candidates for City Council as they tell you what they will do to address the urgent need for action if we are to avert the worst consequences of climate change in our city – and as global citizens. And so Mothers Out Front (a grass-roots climate change activist group, founded in Cambridge and now active in nine states) is hosting, along with other Cambridge groups, a two-hour forum this Wednesday night. > > PLEASE SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH FRIENDS. > > Unique format for candidate forum and substantive questions will keep a vigorous Q & A going that we hope will inform your votes come November. > > Hope you'll take a look at the flyer I am forwarding, and I look forward to seeing you at the Cambridge Senior Center on Wednesday night, 6:45 to 9:00. Forum being promptly at 7:00. > > Any questions, let me know. I will be co-moderating the event, > > Melissa > > > > Melissa -- > > An Important Reminder from Cambridge Mothers Out Front! > > > > Led by young people around the globe, four million people took to the streets this past Friday to demand action from decision makers on the climate crisis. > > Here in Cambridge, 22 city council candidates are running for nine seats, and we want to hear their views, plans, and strategies for addressing the crisis locally. > > Join us for a > > City Council Candidates Forum on Climate Change > > Wednesday, September 25, 6:45–9 pm > > Citywide Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave., Central Square > > Childcare will be provided. > > Sponsored by Cambridge Mothers Out Front, Green Cambridge, 350 Mass–Cambridge, Neighborhood Solar, and Fresh Pond Residents Alliance > > RSVP via Eventbrite or Facebook. > > Hope to see you there! > > Kristine, Mina, Sharon, Florrie, and Hannah > > Cambridge Mothers Out Front > > > > > Mothers Out Front Cambridge > http://ma.mothersoutfront.org/ > > Mothers Out Front Massachusetts · United States > This email was sent to melissa.ludtke(a)gmail.com. To stop receiving emails, click here. > > Created with NationBuilder, software for leaders. > >

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