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Fwd: [Porter square] ICYMI - [CAMBRIDGE] Join Us! Black Business Holiday Marketplace this weekend in Harvard Square 12/13-15/2024
by raryals 13 Dec '24

13 Dec '24

See you there! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Nicola Williams <nicola(a)thewilliamsagency.net> Date: Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 3:07 PM Subject: [Porter square] ICYMI - [CAMBRIDGE] Join Us! Black Business Holiday Marketplace this weekend in Harvard Square 12/13-15/2024 Greetings Neighbors and Friends, Celebrate the Season and Support Local Black-Owned Businesses December 13-15, 2024 in Harvard Square! 🎉 Hosted by the Cambridge-Somerville Black Business Network, in partnership with the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts <https://www.sbnmass.org/> and <https://gmbursbab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010_ZqpQTenK9WQC6oFcyhi4-ghYzNg7NQP8…>Cambridge Local First <https://cambridgelocalfirst.org/>, invites you to the 3rd Annual Passport to Black Business Holiday Pop-up! CSBBN is part of Cambridge’s <https://gmbursbab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010_ZqpQTenK9WQC6oFcyhi4-ghYzNg7NQP8…>“Shop Local - I’m Local” <https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/News/2024/10/shopatcambridgesmallbusinesses…> Small business campaign during the winter holidays. Location: - One Brattle Square, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA 02138 Event Dates & Times: - *Friday, Dec. 13, 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM* - *Reception - free with light refreshments featuring local Black-owned restaurants (Gourmet Pizza, Smoked Wings, and Plantains: Oggi's Gourmet <https://www.oggigourmetmenu.com/> and BRED Gourmet- <https://www.bredgourmet.com/> 5-7PM* - *Entertainment - Santa Claus Jazz Band (12/13 1-3PM)* - *Saturday, Dec. 14, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM* - *Sunday, Dec. 15, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM; Entertainment: Pan United Steel Band (12/13, 4:30-5:30PM). * *Vendor Map: <https://www.canva.com/design/DAGYYWLKBP0/nuhRzaTR2mP-2NeXeGKWZg/view?utm_co…> See who's tabling this weekend* Admission: Free! *Please spread the word. See you this weekend!* [image: Kind regards,] [image: photo] [image: photo] Nicola A. Williams President, The Williams Agency 617-395-7680 | www.thewilliamsagency.net nicola(a)thewilliamsagency.net calendly.com/nicolacalendar [image: facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/thewilliamsagencycambridge/> [image: instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/iamnicolawilliams/> [image: linkedin] <https://usernamehttps//www.linkedin.com/in/thewilliamsagency/> [image: twitter] <https://twitter.com/williamsagency> [image: Green] Please consider your environmental responsibility. Before printing this e-mail message, ask yourself whether you really need a hard copy. [image: __tpx__] -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/CANyDuAbhX%3DFh8xeP%2B9g-mrF… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/CANyDuAbhX%3DFh8xeP%2B9g-mrF…> . -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Meetings this coming week!
by raryals 12 Dec '24

12 Dec '24

https://www.cambridgeday.com/2024/12/12/attend-meetings-in-cambridge-from-d… https://www.cambridgeday.com/2024/12/12/attend-meetings-in-somerville-from-… -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Interesting tree project!
by raryals 12 Dec '24

12 Dec '24

Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com ---------- Forwarded message --------- https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/12/09/cambridge-apple-tree-conservation-art-…

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Somerville can you replace those trees + more!
by raryals 11 Dec '24

11 Dec '24

https://patch.com/massachusetts/somerville/somerville-reveals-plans-tufts-s…

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Iram Farooq to leave CDD!
by raryals 11 Dec '24

11 Dec '24

*From:* Huang, Yi-An <yhuang(a)cambridgema.gov> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 11, 2024 11:10 AM *To:* General Notification List <notices-mail(a)CambridgeMA.GOV>; PIOBriefs (PIOBriefs(a)Cambridge911.Org) <PIOBriefs(a)Cambridge911.org> *Subject:* CDD Leadership Announcement Dear all, I wanted to let you all know that after twenty-five years of dedicated service, Iram Farooq, our beloved Assistant City Manager of Community Development, is leaving the City to join a well-known local organization in our community as the Managing Director of Campus Planning at Harvard University. I’m filled with a lot of emotions: gratitude for all that Iram has contributed, sadness that she will no longer be a colleague, excitement for her new adventure, and appreciation that she will remain very much a part of the Cambridge community. Iram has been a key leader and voice in so much of the incredible growth, development, and transformation in Cambridge over the last decades. She shaped the creation of Kendall Square, Cambridge Crossing, and Alewife, where we now see vibrant mixed-use communities and thousands of new homes. She has been a leader of our climate work on green buildings and green zoning, the development of the Net Zero Action Plan, the passage of BEUDO 1.0 in 2015 and 2.0 in 2023, and creation of our Resilient Cambridge roadmap. She guided the creation of the Affordable Housing Overlay 1.0 and 2.0, and she is now coordinating the policy development of Multi-Family Housing. And if that’s not enough, she has also overseen our investments in small businesses, our recent work on Supplier Diversity, planning for our transportation future, reimagining our open spaces, and much more. Through all of this work, Iram has partnered with stakeholders across the City, creating space for honest and difficult conversations, worked closely with the City Council on the details of policy and the challenges of hard negotiations, and made investments in Community Development to make it a stronger, efficient, and inclusive department. Iram is leaving an amazing legacy across our community and within the City. Her last day in the office will be January 24. Melissa Peters, who is currently our Chief of Planning Strategy, will serve as Acting Assistant City Manager of Community Development while we conduct a search in the new year. Melissa has been with the City for the last ten years and has led some of our largest planning initiatives including Envision Cambridge and the re-zoning of the Alewife Quadrangle. I’m grateful for her leadership during this transition period. I want to thank Iram for her leadership and partnership over the past two and half years, and we will have the opportunity to gather and celebrate Iram’s achievements in the coming month. I hope you will join me in congratulating Iram on her new role and thanking her for her many contributions! Thank you all, Yi-An -------- *Yi-An Huang | City Manager* City of Cambridge <https://www.google.com/maps/search/City+of+Cambridge+%0D%0A+795+Massachuset…> 795 Massachusetts Avenue <https://www.google.com/maps/search/City+of+Cambridge+%0D%0A+795+Massachuset…> Cambridge, MA 02139 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/City+of+Cambridge+%0D%0A+795+Massachuset…> 617-349-4300 -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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No December PSNA meeting!
by raryals 10 Dec '24

10 Dec '24

Neighbors, We hope to run into you shopping in the 'hood. Enjoy your holiday season! We will see you in the new year. Ruth -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Mass Ave Planning Study meeting tonight!
by raryals 10 Dec '24

10 Dec '24

Mass Ave Planning Study Working Group Meeting - Zoning for Mass Ave - December 11, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The next Working Group meeting for the Mass Ave Planning Study will focus on zoning for Mass Ave, specifically the areas of North Mass Ave and South of Porter Square. We will discuss - zoning principles and priorities, - district boundaries, - allowed and preferred uses, - building heights, - dimensional and design standards, - open space, and - other zoning related issues. Additionally, the group will discuss the format and content of upcoming community meetings in January focused on design and planning for Porter Square. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Please register <https://cambridgema.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mQjdPMDrR32X5wnwnaoHow>for the meeting. https://cambridgema.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mQjdPMDrR32X5wnwnaoHow Go to this site for history and prior meetings: https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/CommunityDevelopment/MassAvePlannin… -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Has anyone tried AT&T wifi?
by raryals 09 Dec '24

09 Dec '24

After countless wifi failures in the whlole house and lots of overcharges for cell data for use of our mobile phones in our own house, and a complete inability to get a person at Xfinity to talk to us, send a technician, we are trying others. Have any of you tried AT&T? Anyone else you would suggest, for the non techies amongst us? It has to work across three stories and not be deterred by a couple of chimneys or a cement block/stone basement. Ruth -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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Fwd: [Porter square] Drop off new/unwrapped toys at Firestation by Dec 16
by raryals 08 Dec '24

08 Dec '24

Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jodi at Walden <jsed21(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 11:42 AM Subject: [Porter square] Drop off new/unwrapped toys at Firestation by Dec 16 To: Porter Square Neighbors Association <portersquare(a)googlegroups.com> I'm sure many of you aware, but I wanted to flag that our local fire departments collect new toys this time of year as part of the Toys for Tots program, see notice here <https://www.cambridgema.gov/cfd/News/2024/12/toysfortots2024.aspx> (or see copy below). We dropped off yesterday at the Taylor Square station, shared our thanks with those on site, and noticed the boxes could use some love. And, added bonus, you can get up close to all of the equipment at drop off, see attached. :-) Jodi *CAMBRIDGE FIREFIGHTERS JOIN WITH UNITED STATES MARINES IN OUR ANNUAL **“TOYS-FOR-TOTS” DRIVE - 2024* In existence for 77 years, the program was started in Los Angeles, CA when a handful of Marine Reservists distributed 5,000 toys to needy children on Christmas Eve 1947. Since its inception, hundreds of thousands of needy children throughout the United States have benefited from the donation of nearly three quarters of a million toys. Toys-for-Tots is a program that brings the community together for a common cause for a few weeks each year, dedicated to helping in the development of our children. Toys-for-Tots delivers a message of hope to children who have little reason to have hope for the future. *The Cambridge Fire Department is once again proud to work with the Marines in this endeavor.* *New, unwrapped toys may be dropped off at any Cambridge Fire House until the morning of Monday, December 16, 2024. * Note that the while Fire Headquarters (491 Broadway) is closed for renconstruction, the temporary fire house on Hovey Avnue, as well as all of our other neighborhood fire houses, will accept donated toys. Monetary donations can also be made on line, via the *Toys-For-Tots Website.* <https://secure.toysfortots.org/a/furthersearch?&ms=FD_GS_FR_FY24_Brand&gad_…> -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/5c5f60e7-2580-4de5-baa3-2008… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/portersquare/5c5f60e7-2580-4de5-baa3-2008…> .

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Fwd: The Great Migration Trumpets into Miami Beach
by raryals 06 Dec '24

06 Dec '24

Apropo of nothing, this is amazing (and a story from my teenage stomping grounds), so just enjoy! Have a wonderful weekend. Ruth ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Broken Palate <brokenpalate(a)substack.com> Date: Fri, Dec 6, 2024 at 5:27 PM Subject: The Great Migration Trumpets into Miami Beach An art installation of elephants is the best thing you'll see at Miami Art Week ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ Forwarded this email? Subscribe here <https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnJva2VucGFsYXRlLmN…> for more The Great Migration Trumpets into Miami Beach <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=519118&post_id=152677752&…>An art installation of elephants is the best thing you'll see at Miami Art Week Laine Doss <https://substack.com/@lainedoss> Dec 6 <https://substack.com/@lainedoss> <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=519118&post_id=152677752&…> <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=519118&post_id=152677752&…> <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=519118&post_id=152677752&…> <https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnN1YnN0YWNrLmNvbS9…> READ IN APP <https://open.substack.com/pub/brokenpalate/p/the-great-migration-trumpets-i…> <https://substack.com/redirect/33474e18-c8a9-4dba-8712-0a6afc775eef?j=eyJ1Ij…> The Great Migration Photo by Laine Doss Miami Art Week (including Art Basel) is in full force throughout Miami and Miami Beach. Upgrade to paid <https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnJva2VucGFsYXRlLmN…> It all started in 2002 when Switzerland’s Art Basel expanded to Miami Beach. For a weekend, a city known mostly for its beaches and nonserious attitude turned into the epicenter of art and culture. 22 years later, Art Basel has expanded into Miami Art Week, filled with ancillary art shows and parties. You’re just as likely to find tequila launches and corporate-branded “experiences” as you are art. One might say that sheer commercialism and spectacle have replaced the art in Miami Art Week. In this cacophony of guest DJs, open bars, and massive traffic jams (it took me 45 minutes to travel three miles in an Uber a few evenings ago), there are still some staggering works of beauty to be found. That, and not free tequila in plastic cups, is what keeps me going to Miami Art Week. For me, the most striking art on display is The Great Elephant Migration. This work consists of 100 life-sized elephants of all sizes and ages — from tiny calves situated right at their mothers’ flanks to bull elephants with their tusks on display in all their glory. The elephants are created from lantana camera weed, fashioned around steel frames, and are the work of the Real Elephant Collective, to raise awareness of these magnificent creatures. The elephants are slowly making their way across the United States. Their first two stops in Newport Rhode and New York City went without a hitch, Of course, Miami Beach is always a different story and Page Six <https://substack.com/redirect/60e464bc-734f-45cc-8509-3c2581d39bb6?j=eyJ1Ij…> reported that security guards caught a couple doing it on the elephants (a mega feat, since they’re more than six feet high and they’re not, exactly, made of feathers). That being said, the Great Elephant Migration asked for volunteers to serve as “Elephant Guardians”. I signed up for an afternoon shift. As I walked to the elephants on the sands, nothing quite prepared me — or anyone — for the sight of 100 life-sized elephants parading on the beach. My duties were explained: Answer simple questions, point people to the QR code if they want to donate to the organization, and KEEP PEOPLE OFF THE ELEPHANTS (although touching was encouraged). Mostly, my job consisted of taking pictures of families with the herd. Thankfully, everyone was in good spirits and kept off the pachyderms, the afternoon was one of those rare days where there was a cool breeze and not a cloud in the sky, and art and conservation walked hand in hand. Maybe because of the weather, or maybe because of how stunning those elephants looked against the shades of blue in the sky and water, but something magical happened. People forgot these creatures were made of metal and reed. They hugged the elephants, found their favorite (each had their own name), and pet their trunks. People stared into the gentle amber eyes and spoke gently to them. The elephants did what great art has been doing since the beginning of mankind: touch people. If you’re in Miami for Art Week, you owe it to yourself to see the herd, which is on view through Sunday, December 8 on Miami Beach between 35th and 36th Streets. On Monday morning, a crew will start packing up the herd. The herd will then move slowly across the United States, traveling to Hermann Park in Houston, Texas in April 2025. They will then migrate to Blackfeet Nation, Buffalo Pastures in Browning, Montana in June 2025. The herd will also be on display at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in May and June of 2025 (the herd splits up), and finally will travel to Los Angeles in July 2025. The elephants are also available for sale, with proceeds benefiting several NGOs and elephant charities. They range from $8,000 to $22,000 and are currently sold out (though from time to time elephants are made to replace the elephants sold). If that’s a little out of your price range, caps, shirts, and more are available online and make great holiday gifts. For more information, to shop, and to donate, visit *thegreatelephantmigration.org <https://substack.com/redirect/e93eef9f-80f2-4f60-9043-8f24939c39a1?j=eyJ1Ij…>.* -- Ruth Ryals raryals(a)gmail.com

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