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Fwd: PSNA City Council Candidates' Forum - Oct 21, 7-8:30 pm online!
by raryals 30 Sep '21

30 Sep '21

Neighbors, This October, attend our forum featuring candidates for the Cambridge City Council, organized by Porter Square Neighbors Association, Agassiz Baldwin Community, and the Association of Cambridge Neighborhoods. This year’s forum will be held online on ZOOM. Date: Thursday, October 21, 2021 Time: 7:00-8:30 PM RSVP: bit.ly/candidatesforum2021 *Forum Agenda* The forum will be divided into four panels of candidates. Each candidate will be given time for brief statements and to answer questions. You can participate by submitting questions. We will try to use as many as possible, but recognize that there will not be time for all the questions. You may want to focus on issues that especially affect our neighborhoods. Email: info(a)portersquare.net *List of Candidates* Visit* Cambridge Civic Journal*, a website maintained by resident Robert Winters, to see a full list of City Council (and School Committee) candidates: vote.cambridgecivic.com. You can find a list of other forums on this calendar as well: vote.cambridgecivic.com/calendar2021.htm *Help **Us Get** The Word Out* Download our flyer and help us get out the word about the Forum. Sponsors *Porter Square Neighbors AssociationAgassiz Neighborhood CouncilAssociation of Cambridge Neighborhoods*

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Fwd: Re: [NorthCommons] Nice woman looking for roommate situation w someone older
by RUTH RYALS 30 Sep '21

30 Sep '21

Anyone looking for a great roommate? > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: "Alice Wolf via groups.io" <alicewolf=aol.com(a)groups.io> > To: rosalind(a)dominick-jones.com > Cc: North Commons <NorthCommons(a)groups.io> > Date: 09/30/2021 2:49 PM > Subject: Re: [NorthCommons] Nice woman looking for roommate situation w someone older > > > Emma is a jewel🥳 > > Alice Wolf > > > On Sep 30, 2021, at 2:41 PM, Rosalind Michahelles < rosalind(a)dominick-jones.com mailto:rosalind@dominick-jones.com > wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Neighbors, > > > > Do you know anyone looking for a roommate who sounds helpful and civilized? She grew up on Antrim Street and a friend of ours know her. The contact info is below. Her name is Emma Stickgold. > > > > Best, Rosalind, on Hurlbut St. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > I would like to find a situation like the one I had (and loved!) when I lived in Moscow. I lived with a 73-year-old widow for a very affordable rate in a lovely apartment in the center of the city. I helped her open pickle jars, and provided any services that an able-bodied person could accomplish more easily than she could. > > > > > > > > A non-exhaustive of services what I can provide: > > > > (1) Grocery shopping > > > > (2) Help with lifting things and opening jars/doing anything physical that is even slightly challenging > > > > (3) Cooking and light cleaning (if desired) > > > > (4) Cheerful and engaging conversation, but also happy to disengage as needed > > > > (5) Other chores as needed, especially if agreed upon ahead of time > > > > > > > > What I am looking for in this arrangement: > > > > (1) A person who generally uses the CDC's guidelines/recommendations as a roadmap for how to handle COVID-19 safety measures > > > > (2) A generally quiet place where I can get adequate sleep > > > > (3) A house or condo located in Cambridge where I can hopefully fit some of my furniture. If the rate is low enough, I could put my furniture in storage. > > > > (4) A friendly person to engage with periodically about goings on of the world, of Cambridge, etc. > > > > > > > > How I would describe myself as a housemate: > > > > (1) Clean/tidy > > > > (2) Having lived with roommates for two decades, I am very cognizant of sounds created by my actions, and try to be as quiet as possible out of respect for others in the house > > > > (3) I work from home one day a week and four days a week, I leave the house at roughly 8AM and return home around 6:30PM. I work at a biomedical research institute in Kendall Square, and we have very strict COVID protocols – everyone is vaccinated as of mid-October, and everyone is masked. I do not share an office with anyone at the moment, and only see about a dozen people in-person a day, and we all practice social distancing. > > > > (4) Ideal sleeping hours: 10:00PM – 7:00AM > > > > (5) I am as happy to engage in conversation as I am to disengage and read/knit/watch Masterpiece Theatre. > > > > > > > > I have lived with people over 70 for 10 years post-college, and would love to continue the tradition! Some day, I hope to buy a condo nearby, but not for a few more years. > > > > > > > > Emma Stickgold > > > > stickgold(a)gmail.com mailto:stickgold@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <rosalind.vcf> > > > > > _._,_._,_ > > --------------------------------------------- > Groups.io Links: > > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#1443) https://groups.io/g/NorthCommons/message/1443 | Reply To Sender mailto:alicewolf@aol.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20Re%3A%20%5BNorthCommons%5D%20Nice%20woman%20looking%20for%20roommate%20situation%20w%20someone%20older | Reply To Group mailto:NorthCommons@groups.io?subject=Re:%20Re%3A%20%5BNorthCommons%5D%20Nice%20woman%20looking%20for%20roommate%20situation%20w%20someone%20older | Mute This Topic https://groups.io/mt/85981267/2425673 | New Topic https://groups.io/g/NorthCommons/post > > > --------------------------------------------- > NorthCommons Neighborhood Group, Cambridge MA > Reply to the group: NorthCommons(a)groups.io > --------------------------------------------- > Your Subscription https://groups.io/g/NorthCommons/editsub/2425673 | Contact Group Owner mailto:NorthCommons+owner@groups.io | Unsubscribe https://groups.io/g/NorthCommons/unsub [rryals(a)comcast.net] > _._,_._,_ >

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Re: [Neighbors] [Porter square] quick-built Affordable Housing w/out endless machinations and endless $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to developers
by raryals 29 Sep '21

29 Sep '21

We worked with the original 3-D printers and I am overjoyed to see the creative use today. Now, if the building materials could be environmentally friendly and green. existing concrete tech is not; polymers are not! Ruth On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 11:38 AM Anita D. McClellan <adm(a)anitamcclellan.com> wrote: > "In a tiny village on the outskirts of Nacajuca, Mexico, builders are > creating 200 new houses using an oversize 3-D printer. To build the houses, > the printer pours layers of lavacrete, a proprietary concrete mix, one > after another in long swirls. One house can be completed in less than 24 > hours. The houses can tolerate extreme weather conditions and have already > withstood a magnitude 7.4 earthquake. Nacajuca sits in a seismic zone… > > “...a typical house on the outskirts of Nacajuca, Mexico: a sleek, > 500-square-foot building with two bedrooms, a finished kitchen and bath, > and indoor plumbing. What’s most unusual about the home is that it was made > with an 11-foot-tall 3D printer… > > "The construction firm SQ4D <https://www.sq4d.com/> listed a 2021 3-D > printed house in Riverhead, N.Y., for $299,000...In March 2021, Palari > Homes <https://www.palari.com/> and the construction company Mighty > Buildings <https://mightybuildings.com/> announced a $15 million planned > community of more than a dozen 3-D printed homes in Rancho Mirage, CA. The > community has a waiting list of more than 1,000. The same month, Icon > announced it had teamed up with the developer 3Strands > <https://www.3strands.com/> and DEN Property Group <http://www.denpg.com/> > on four 3-D printed homes in Austin, TX priced at $450,000 to $795,000. > Icon has also printed homes in the Community First Village > <https://mlf.org/community-first/> in Austin, a project of the nonprofit > organization Mobile Loaves & Fishes that provides permanent housing to > homeless men and women. > > "Nearly any object can be printed in 3-D; in construction, process uses > concrete, foam and polymers to produce full-scale buildings. > > https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/28/business/3D-printing-homes.html > _____________________________ > Anita D. McClellan > > > > > > > > > > > -- > View this message at > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/portersquare/topic-id/message-id > > -- > To post to this group, send email to portersquare(a)googlegroups.com > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/portersquare > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Porter Square Neighbors Association" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to portersquare+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/A38D820F-F454-4A5F-B953-0329… > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/A38D820F-F454-4A5F-B953-0329…> > . > -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: Here we go….
by raryals 27 Sep '21

27 Sep '21

I don't see any parking for our small businesses in this graphic, do you? https://www.cambridgeday.com/2021/09/23/bike-and-bus-lanes-will-change-driv… -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Tobin and Vassal public art decision near-your homework
by raryals 27 Sep '21

27 Sep '21

https://www.cambridgeday.com/2021/09/23/tobin-and-vassal-public-art-decisio… -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Damn it! What can we trust?
by raryals 27 Sep '21

27 Sep '21

https://www.cambridgeday.com/2021/09/25/asian-jumping-worms-are-an-invasive… -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Anybody want corn?
by raryals 27 Sep '21

27 Sep '21

We have a dozen or any part thereof for pick up. We can't eat it all! Ruth -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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BVSC Cookout 3-7 pm!
by raryals 27 Sep '21

27 Sep '21

It's time! We need to clear Buena Vista of cars before 3pm! In fact, we will set out the barrels and "slow children" a little after noon. We usually leave one of our cars at the beginning and end of the street, to help block traffic and protect the kids on scooters, etc. And we need clear driveways - ours (for beer & wine, which must be on private property) and in front of the double garages opposite (for the kid's activities). We have some scooters, toys, chalk, etc. but bring what you can for kids to share. Anyone have long balloons, that kids can blow up and let go screaming away (only to pick up later)? We have some long tables for food. But we always need more small tables and chairs for people to sit and eat at, though lots of us will stand, lean on the wall, etc. We can always use another ice bucket for drinks. And another grill. We will need some folks to help set up and some more to clean up at the end. Plus, we always need a few grill masters, so it doesn't become too tiring for any one person (and they can eat). Let the fun begin (and any rain leave before noon)! Your hosts, Ruth Ryals, Jim Cornie & Margaret Levin -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Weigh in on Public Art for the Tobin, Vassal Lane Schools
by raryals 25 Sep '21

25 Sep '21

Give Feedback on Public Art for Tobin Montessori and Vassal Lane Upper Schools Join Cambridge Arts for a virtual meeting on Tuesday, Oct 12, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. to give feedback and ask questions about public art that four finalist are proposing for Cambridge’s <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001yoyh23insTfvv6X8EzNWAejwwwQYNZswLiE_S0uStTx…> Tobin Montessori and Vassal Lane Upper Schools <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001yoyh23insTfvv6X8EzNWAejwwwQYNZswLiE_S0uStTx…> , as part of a reconstruction of the complex at 197 Vassal Lane. The finalists will participate in the meeting. The 20-person Site Committee is expected to announce the winning project in November. You can also send feedback about the art proposals by emailing Cambridge Arts at publicart(a)cambridgema.gov . Learn More <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001yoyh23insTfvv6X8EzNWAejwwwQYNZswLiE_S0uStTx…> -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Remember! Let me know what you are bringing...
by raryals 23 Sep '21

23 Sep '21

*Buena* *Vista* *Social* *Club Block* *Party* *Sunday,* *September* *26* *4-7* *PM* Please join us! Tell us you are coming & what you’ll bring! (Please put *BVSC* *COOKOUT* in the subject line) Ruth Ryals/Jim Cornie raryals(a)gmail.com <rryals(a)comcast.net> Bring your partner, kids & grandkids, your neighbors, your vacation pictures & especially your food, drink, chairs, tables, paper/plastic supplies.…. We will block off Buena Vista Park (Upland Rd to Cambridge Terrace!) -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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