April 2023 - Neighbors - lists.buenavistasocialclub.org

Fwd: Breaking news
by RUTH RYALS 29 Apr '23

29 Apr '23

Check this out. She is amazing! > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Lisa <lisahouckart.mac.com(a)mail.mailchimpapp.com> > To: rryals(a)comcast.net > Date: 04/28/2023 4:28 PM > Subject: Breaking news > > > > Check > > LISA HOUCK ART | APRIL 2023 > > > > Monson Arts is offering one scholarship for my mosaic workshop! > > > $350 + materials for a week of mosaic-making, including room, board, and tuition. First come, first serve! Regular cost is $1240. > > > Get in touch ASAP mailto:lisahouckart@mac.com?subject=&body=null if you’re interested in this wonderful opportunity. > > Photo courtesy of the Monson Arts https://lisahouck.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51d6bc2e326f4f0b821ac56… website > > > Wouldn’t it be nice? > > The class is called “Personal Imagery in Mosaics” and runs from June 25th to July 1st. We will make 8” x 8” mosaics with traditional Mexican glass smalti and an assortment of other ceramic and glass tiles in Monson, Maine. For more information, click here https://lisahouck.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51d6bc2e326f4f0b821ac56… . > > > > Come celebrate the opening of Resilience! > > [Instagram icon] https://lisahouck.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=51d6bc2e326f4f0b821ac56… > > © 2023 LISA HOUCK ART. All rights reserved. > > lisahouckart(a)mac.com > > > >

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Fwd: Climate Warriors Needed for Committee on Public Planting!
by RUTH RYALS 28 Apr '23

28 Apr '23

> ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Cambridge4Trees <info(a)cambridge4trees.org> > To: Ruth Ryals <rryals(a)comcast.net> > Date: 04/27/2023 11:27 AM > Subject: Climate Warriors Needed for Committee on Public Planting! > > > Applications Due Monday -- Apply Today! > ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ > Cambridge4Trees > > Ruth -- > > > Our trees need Climate Warriors to join the Committee on Public Planting! Applications are due Monday! > > The CPP is responsible for "...promoting and improving the quality and diversity of plantings throughout all areas of Cambridge. This includes reviewing planting plans for new public work in the city; advising the city on effective maintenance of public plantings; supporting the role of the Urban Forestry Division; and encouraging interest in public plantings in all neighborhoods." > > > Meetings are 90 minutes, once a month and are hybrid. > > > Find more details here https://www.cambridge4trees.org/r?u=o_S5pYB529f2SYotLGDjEZWuPz9UMj7FkFg-ukG… . > > > Our trees are vital public infrastructure and critical to our public health. Let's care for them as if our lives depend on them -- because they do! > > > Be a Climate Warrior and a Champion for our Trees! > > > Thank you! > > INSTRUCTIONS: > Start here https://cambridgema.iqm2.com/Citizens/Board/Vacant https://www.cambridge4trees.org/r?u=KdIbG-RySiqlkVH4Aekp9nR6KwrsVLywKJ1SdFz… > > Scroll down to Public Planting Committee and click "Apply for Board" > > Go back to the top of the page and, on the right, click "Apply Now" > > Then use or create a City of Cambridge account and login. > > Now you can start your application! > > Cambridge4Trees · Cambridge, MA, United States > > > Created with NationBuilder https://www.cambridge4trees.org/r?u=8ZU0Lizkf4ldaLE4eHvP4jrdVLeo6TMxn9HZ_FO… , software for leaders. >

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Fwd: [ACN] FW: Aviation Noise Workshop, Thur. 4/27
by raryals 27 Apr '23

27 Apr '23

Some nights, I swear we are sitting next to Logan, with planes taking off every few minutes. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Lee Farris <Lee(a)leefarris.net> Date: Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 11:16 PM Subject: [ACN] FW: Aviation Noise Workshop, Thur. 4/27 I just saw this email. Please share with people who are concerned about noise from aviation. Thanks, Lee Lee(a)LeeFarris.net Begin forwarded message: *From: *"Chuck Hinds" <chuckhinds(a)msn.com> *Subject: **[ECPT-Announcements] FW: Aviation Noise Updates* *Date: *April 25, 2023 at 12:34:00 PM EDT *To: *"announcements(a)ECPT.groups.io" <announcements(a)ECPT.groups.io> *Reply-To: *announcements(a)ECPT.groups.io *From:* Cambridge Community Development Department | Environmental & Transportation Planning | <etp(a)cambridgema.gov> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 25, 2023 9:01 AM *To:* chuckhinds(a)msn.com *Subject:* Aviation Noise Updates Updates from the City of Cambridge <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017Z1RslbJxhMOrrJ-zZLkWo1XY5s7laX7i8uAFquSW00…> <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017Z1RslbJxhMOrrJ-zZLkWo1XY5s7laX7i8uAFquSW00…> FAA Public Information Workshop on Airplane Noise As part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Community Engagement program, we have committed to meeting with the public to discuss the complexities of airspace and associated operations. We are hosting the "Boston Area Communities Public Information Workshop" conducted via Zoom on Wednesday, April 26th from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. and again on Thursday, April 27th, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This informational workshop will include discussion on the operations, challenges, and constraints in and around the airspace in the greater Boston area. Our panelists are representatives from the FAA, Massport (the operators of Boston Logan airport), airlines, and aviation industry spokespersons. In addition to the live Q&A segment, these panelists will discuss how we operate the airspace and provide a detailed explanation of key arrival and departure procedures. A link to the pre-registration website has been provided below and is also available on our FAA Community Engagement Webpage <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017Z1RslbJxhMOrrJ-zZLkWo1XY5s7laX7i8uAFquSW00…>. On the days of the workshop, participants will be able to view the program and submit questions via YouTube and Facebook Live. The FAA will also promote this broadly through our social media platforms. *Please help us get the word out and share this information with your communities. Thank you!* *Pre-Registration Links:* Federal Aviation Administration is holding two listening sessions to talk about plane operations, airspace and hear concerns. 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Join in for a good (and educational) time!
by raryals 23 Apr '23

23 Apr '23

https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/04/17/cambridgeport-apple-fest-has-hands-… -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: PondFest Rain Date May 7th!! + City Council on Monday ~
by raryals 23 Apr '23

23 Apr '23

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Friends of Jerry's Pond <jerryspond(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 11:58 PM Subject: PondFest Rain Date May 7th!! + City Council on Monday ~ To: Raryals <raryals(a)gmail.com> Hello Friends of Jerry’s Pond, Two timely and important updates! 1. First off, Mother Nature has decided to water the earth this weekend! Great news for the earth.....however, it means we're rescheduling PondFest until Sun., May 7th. Same time, same place, same activities! Please spread the word. April showers bring May flowers! 2. Jerry's Pond will be on the agenda at Monday's Council meeting starting at 5:30pm. Please sign up to speak in-person or by zoom here <https://jerryspond-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2-2D2REOSlQj6t0SfW_4DiclrpO3a…>. The City Mgr is proposing to take our ARPA grant and use it for another worthy project which we support -- a bridge over the tracks behind Jefferson Park. However this will not be transformative for Rindge Ave. in the ways that our proposed Greenway would be by reducing heat and air pollution while adding an equitable new green space, bike/ped safety, habitat and flood resilience. There is an enormous monetary value generated by development in Alewife and we believe the neighborhood deserves both projects. For more, please email us back at this address. Thank you! *Friends of Jerry's Pond leadership team ~* Eric Grunebaum, Suzanna Schell, Rachel DeLucas, Macky Buck, Lewis Weitzman, John Doucet, Pasang Lhamo, Benadette Manning *** *As always, please let us know if you would like to unsubscribe.* -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: [Porter square] Cambridge Family Microsoccer - for girls and boys aged 4, 5, and 6 is beginning its spring season
by raryals 22 Apr '23

22 Apr '23

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Peter Cohen <xy1usa(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 2:59 AM Subject: [Porter square] Cambridge Family Microsoccer - for girls and boys aged 4, 5, and 6 is beginning its spring season To: <PorterSquare(a)googlegroups.com> *Cambridge Family Microsoccer Corp* Peter L. Cohen, Commissioner 11 Donnell Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-1305 www.Microsoccer.org <http://www.microsoccer.org/> Commissioner(a)Microsoccer.org 617-497-7180 (landline) • 857-445-9758 (mobile) Wed., April 19, 2023 Hello Porter Square neighbors with young children: *Cambridge Family Microsoccer* will continue its spring season this *Saturday, April 22* and to run into June. Microsoccer takes place at Raymond Park (a/k/a Corcoran Park). So if you have a four, five or six year old child who is interested in learning about the world's most popular game through weekly instruction and games, please check out our website at *www.Microsoccer.org* <http://www.microsoccer.org/>. www.MicroSoccer.org <http://www.microsoccer.org/> *Cambridge Family Microsoccer* has specialized in soccer for this age group of boys and girls for over two decades! (Many of CRLS’s top soccer players got their start in Microsoccer.) The season began on April 15, but — because many families are out of town for their spring break — a limited number of new registrations are still being accepted and it is not too late to join for this Saturday, April 22,* for those who act quickly*. General information and registration information may be found at *www.Microsoccer.org <http://www.microsoccer.org/>* If you have questions you can also email me directly at *Commissioner(a)Microsoccer.org* <Commissioner(a)Microsoccer.org> or call me at 617-497-7180. *Regards,* Peter L. Cohen, Commissioner, and father of the these Microsoccer alumni: • Simon Cohen, Co-captain of Boys Varsity Soccer Team (CRLS Class of 2010) • Byron Cohen, Boys Varsity Soccer Team member (CRLS Class of 2012) • Julian Cohen, Co-captain of Boys Varsity Team member (CRLS Class of 2016) P.S One need not be a Cambridge resident to participate, so tell your friends in Somerville, Arlington, Belmont, Watertown, etc. -- 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/CALix0QLReMs54aMvBx-u7kzk4%2… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/CALix0QLReMs54aMvBx-u7kzk4%2…> . -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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PSNA Meeting this Thursday, April 20th!
by raryals 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

Hello Neighbors, We look forward to seeing you, in person or on zoom,Thursday the 20th at 7:00 pm. Once again it will be a hybrid meeting -- in person at Lesley University Hall, 1815 Mass Ave, 2nd flr, Room 2-078, and on zoom, for those who prefer. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82841371320?pwd=ZnRiUHRIMlRKQ2lCZHJVa1Zja0FtZz09 Meeting ID: 828 4137 1320 Passcode: 311758 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keo6rQCmmq We will be hosting two presentations. 7:00-7:30: First, Johanna Schneider of Hemenway and Barnes will represent the new owner of the office building at 815 Somerville Avenue, which was previously owned and occupied by Lesley University. The plan is to adapt the building to office/lab use. Although there will be no material changes to the exterior of the building, because it is a pre-existing non-conforming structure, they are seeking Planning Board approval for the conversion. See the attached flyer from a recent community meeting. 7:30-9:00: Second, we have asked Friends of Jerry's Pond to present their vision of a cleaned up site including removal of paved areas around the pond, a large new tree canopy along Rindge Ave., naturalized shorelines with biodiverse wetlands, fully separated bike/ped paths, a neighborhood gathering spot set off Rindge with a large, raised crosswalk and a nature path by the new wetlands. See the pictures below: [image: image0.jpeg] [image: image1.jpeg] We look forward to seeing you, hopefully in person, Thursday! Ruth -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Tackling Homelessness at First Church
by raryals 19 Apr '23

19 Apr '23

TACKLING HOMELESSNESS: AN EVENING WITH NEW YORK TIMES CRITIC MICHAEL KIMMELMAN A FUNDRAISER FOR THE FRIDAY CAFÉ TUESDAY, APRIL 25 AT 7:00 P.M. FIRST CHURCH SANCTUARY AND VIA LIVESTREAM The Friday Café is honored to welcome distinguished journalist Michael Kimmelman as guest speaker at a benefit event in support of our work. The theme of the evening is *Tackling Homelessness: Hope Amid the Challenge*. Mr. Kimmelman will share insights gained while documenting the efforts of the city of Houston to find homes for tens of thousands of unhoused residents. Michael Kimmelman is the architecture critic of The New York Times. He has reported from more than 40 countries, was previously The Times’s chief art critic and, based in Berlin, created the Abroad column, covering cultural and political affairs across Europe and the Middle East. Twice a Pulitzer Prize finalist, he is the founder and editor-at-large of a new venture focused on global challenges and progress called Headway. The evening will also feature the premier of a short video about the Friday Café by Café volunteer and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker John MacGibbon, a member of Pentecostal Tabernacle Church. The event will conclude with light refreshments. PURCHASE IN-PERSON TICKETS <https://www.vancoevents.com/BUGG> PURCHASE LIVESTREAM TICKETS <https://www.vancoevents.com/BUGH> DONATE TO THE FRIDAY CAFE <https://www.firstchurchcambridge.org/support-our-homeless-ministries> -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: We cannot allow Cambridge Day to stop being our City's reliable news outlet: Time to help out!
by RUTH RYALS 19 Apr '23

19 Apr '23

I have contributed. Please do so, if you can! We need this local news source. Ruth > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Melissa Ludtke <melissa.ludtke(a)gmail.com> > To: Melissa Ludtke <Melissa.Ludtke(a)gmail.com> > Date: 04/19/2023 9:44 AM > Subject: We cannot allow Cambridge Day to stop being our City's reliable news outlet: Time to help out! > > > Hello: > > I am writing to you with a hometown plea ... > > And here's what I just wrote and posted on my Facebook page: > > We cannot lose our LAST, REMAINING reliable source of community news in Cambridge. > > And we are about to do just that unless community members chip in to give Cambridge Day the financial foundation it needs to keep doing what it does well – by keeping us informed with its meaty, on-the-ground coverage of City Council and School Committee issues and meetings, along with providing an outlet for residents to share their opinions, and its terrific cultural coverage of our city's vibrant life. > > I just donated what I can to support Cambridge Day. > > https://www.gofundme.com/f/throw-local-news-a-lifeline-save-cambridge-day > > > As someone who spent four decades working as a journalist – during a time when advertisers financially kept mass media outlets thriving, as well as local newspapers like the (former) Cambridge Chronicle, which has all but gone out of business – I am asking you to step up NOW to keep this local news organization alive, and then be sure it can be sustained. > > Please go to this GoFundMe site and give what you can. > > When we have no reliable press holding the powerful accountable, and with the freedom to share our stories, then our democracy is in peril. > > I know I've read Cambridge Day and written on its pages for many years – and it has cost me NOTHING. The least I can do is to support its survival now. Please join me in doing this. > > We NEED Cambridge Day in our City. I don't even want to imagine what we'd lose if it goes away. > > Melissa > > Here's the message I received this morning that propelled me to act, as I am. > > > > > Hi All, > > Cambridge is on the verge of losing one of its last remaining sources of local news. > > > > The Cambridge staff of the now corporate-owned Cambridge Chronicle was eliminated almost a year ago. Cambridge Day, an online newspaper run by Marc Levy since 2009, has the last full-time staff devoted to covering the city, but will cease publication without immediate community support. With that support, however, Cambridge Day could take a huge leap forward in quality and comprehensiveness. > > > > We need your help now > > > > See the article in Cambridge Day here: > > [041823fi-Andrys-Stienstra-newspaper.jpeg] > > Donations are needed now for Cambridge Day https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/04/18/donations-are-needed-now-for-cambri… > > cambridgeday.com https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/04/18/donations-are-needed-now-for-cambri… > > > > See the GO FUND ME here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/throw-local-news-a-lifeline-save-cambridge-day. > > > > Please take our survey about local news here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6CPCVZM. > > > > From the Cambridge Local News Matters Advisory Board > > > > *Rick Harriman, former chair of the Cambridge Community Foundation and an innovation consultant > > *Kristen Wainwright, former literary agent and marketing and ad executive > > *Bob Simha, MIT’s director of planning for 40 years > > *Cathie Zusy, president of Magazine Beach Partners, former president of the Cambridge Club, and former museum curator > > *Susanne Beck, a journalist, former executive of a foundation and nonprofit and investment banker and > > *Mary McGrath, an award-winning public radio and podcast producer and a journalist for 30 years. > > > > > Melissa Ludtke > Author, Locker Room Talk: A Woman's Struggle to Get Inside, forthcoming from Rutgers University Press > https://www.melissaludtke.com/ > Co-Producer, Touching Home in China: in search of missing girlhoods > Website http://touchinghomeinchina.com/ > > phone: 617-416-1989 > > > >

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Fwd: [Porter square] [Event] Encouraging Kids' Independence: Helping Parents Understand DCF's Role
by raryals 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

This should be a good program. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Stephanie Galaitsi <stephanie.galaitsi(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 10:15 PM Subject: [Porter square] [Event] Encouraging Kids' Independence: Helping Parents Understand DCF's Role To: Porter Square Neighbors Association <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> Hi all, I'm hosting a discussion on May 15 @6pm at the West Branch of the Somerville Public Library to learn from a representative from the Department of Children and Families (DCF) how parents can foster kids' independence without getting in trouble. It's a public event: more info here <https://somervillepubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/meeting-and-study-ro…>. Facebook invitation (with the same details) here <https://fb.me/e/QjwGHeGz>. Some background: I spent last summer interviewing several people who grew up in Somerville circa ~1960s, and I was really struck by how much independence they had as children. As a parent of two little kids, I believe that teaching kids independence will help them live good lives: it has beneficial effects for confidence, mental health, and resilience. Unfortunately, a lot has changed from the 1960s, and kids' radius of permitted independence has really shrunk (here <https://www.salon.com/2021/01/17/giving-kids-no-autonomy-at-all-has-become-…> is one discussion about it). There are some valid reasons for this (street crossings are much more dangerous than they used to be), but also many parents worry about getting reported to social services if they let their kid do something alone even when those kids are capable of safely navigating the environment. The consequences of getting on the wrong side of DCF can be serious, and so many parents are making decisions based on their fear of DCF, rather than what they think their kids can handle. But how does DCF make decisions about what reports to follow up on? We want to follow the rules, but it's not always clear what those rules are. My goal for this conversation is to empower parents to make decisions about their kids' independence with a better understanding of DCF's criteria for adequate supervision. Please come if you are interested in this issue, and also please feel free to forward this information. Thank you, Stephanie -- 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/CAPUA_ftrLStRyJnohv_ZdJVRzLh… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/CAPUA_ftrLStRyJnohv_ZdJVRzLh…> . -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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