tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110314702024-03-13T13:47:34.264-04:00Allston Brighton Community BlogLocal news, events, and regional issues that affect the quality of life for those of us living or working in Allston and Brighton, MassachusettsHarry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.comBlogger2856125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-20617088933550494792014-12-02T09:24:00.002-05:002014-12-02T09:24:48.826-05:00PSF HOLIDAY CELEBRATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; text-align: center;">
<b><u>PSF HOLIDAY CELEBRATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS</u></b></div>
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<b>See the popular film</b></div>
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<b>Free Pizza </b></div>
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<b>AND IN OUR NEW BALANCE COMMUNITY ROOM</b></div>
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<b>WE WILL OFFER BEER AND WINE FOR SALE TO ADULTS ALONG WITH GOOD CONVERSATION </b></div>
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<u>Date and Time</u>: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_394421193" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday, 6 December</span></span> <u>following</u> the Oak Square Tree Lighting. The event will start at @ <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_394421194" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5:45 pm</span></span></div>
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<u>Place</u>: The Presentation School Foundation Community Center, 640 Washington Street. </div>
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Parking is available. The PSF Community Center can be reached by the 57 bus and the 64 bus.</div>
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PSF volunteers will help with children during the film.</div>
Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-7018726490920994772014-11-11T10:21:00.000-05:002014-11-11T10:21:02.493-05:00 A DISCUSSION ON LOCAL FOOD AND NUTRITION<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-size: 20pt;"> LOCAL FOOD: IS IT HEALTHIER? IS IT BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT? WHERE TO FIND IT?</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><u>Place</u>: The Presentation School Foundation Community Center, 640 Washington Street. The event will take place in a community room on the building’s lower level.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Join Zach Conrad, a PhD Candidate at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Parking is available. The PSF Community Center can be reached by the 57 bus and the 64 bus.</span></div>
Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-47891557795428000902014-10-12T06:52:00.002-04:002014-10-12T06:52:48.373-04:00A WHOLE FOODS COOKING DEMONSTRATION<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">
<b style="font-size: 20pt;">PREPARING A HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE MEAL IN A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><u>Date and Time</u>: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_648440658" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Wednesday, 15 October from 7 to 8 pm</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><u>Place</u>: The Presentation School Foundation Community Center, 640 Washington Street. The event will take place in the New Balance Community Room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Join representatives of Whole Foods for this cooking demonstration on preparing a nutritious meal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Parking is available. The PSF Community Center can be reached by the 57 bus and the 64 bus.</span></div>
Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-23011012622423735612014-10-03T08:52:00.001-04:002014-10-03T08:52:19.743-04:00Discuss Public Safety with Boston Police Commissioner William Evans<br />
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<span style="font-size: 20pt;"><b><u>A PRESENTATION SCHOOL FOUNDATION COMMUNITY FORUM</u></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">WITH COMMISSIONER WILLIAM EVANS OF THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><u>Date and Time</u>: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1808764236" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Tuesday, 7 October from 7 to 8 pm</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Join Commissioner Evans for a discussion of public safety issues in Allston-Brighton. The presentation will include a question and answer period.</span></div>
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Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-38399674274922448972014-06-22T14:29:00.001-04:002014-06-22T14:29:49.051-04:00Boston Ward 21 Democratic Committee: Summer Social<a href="http://www.bostonward21.org/2014/05/summer-social-on-june-24.html">Boston Ward 21 Democratic Committee: Summer Social on June 24</a><br /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;">Join the Boston Ward 21 Democratic Committee, elected officials, Democratic candidates, and our special guest former Governor Michael Dukakis</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: center;">Tuesday, June 24</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: center;">7:00pm - 9:00 pm</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px; text-align: center;">Scoozi restaurant, 580 Comm Ave, Boston, just west of Kenmore Square</span>Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-62303649660126109212014-06-05T10:05:00.000-04:002014-06-05T10:05:05.091-04:00Presentation School Foundation Summer Social - June 14<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">
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Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-13695125588561539922014-05-16T10:48:00.001-04:002014-05-16T10:48:05.504-04:00Common Boston Charlesview Redevelopment Tour<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/charlesview-redevelopment-tour-tickets-11560225947">Charlesview Redevelopment Tour</a><br /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Common Boston (commonboston.org) Is a volunteer organization of the Boston Society of Architects. Our mission is to open up Boston in celebration of architecture and design in our neighborhoods, generating dialogue between designers and the public to create more sustainable, equitable, and vibrant communities.</span><br /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Join Common Boston for a walking tour of the old and new </span><a href="http://charlesviewresidences.wordpress.com/contact/" style="background-color: white; color: #0f90ba; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;">Charlesview</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">, an affordable housing development in North Allston, whose story is an important part of ongoing development efforts that will continue to shape the neighborhood for years to come.</span>Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-61239795387829042542014-04-27T18:59:00.001-04:002014-04-27T18:59:23.936-04:00Saturday, May 3: Potluck at the Presentation School Community Center<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-71014853798776278572014-04-15T16:18:00.001-04:002014-04-15T16:18:40.126-04:00BRA cancels review of $80M Cleveland Circle project<a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/real_estate/2014/04/bra-cancels-review-of-80m-cleveland-circle-project.html">BRA cancels review of $80M Cleveland Circle project after neighborhood group protests - Boston Business Journal</a>: <br /><br />
"<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The </span><a class="ct saveLink" ct="APT: Company Link" href="http://www.bizjournals.com/profiles/company/us/ma/boston/boston_redevelopment_authority___/1021337" style="background-color: white; color: #334e91; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; padding-right: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Boston Redevelopment Authority</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> has retreated from a plan to review an $80 million proposal to transform the shuttered Cleveland Circle Cinema in Brighton amid vocal opposition from neighborhood groups."</span>Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-69386577255595706942014-04-11T08:41:00.001-04:002014-04-11T08:41:14.156-04:00Preschool will open at Charlesview property<a href="http://allston.wickedlocal.com/article/20140411/NEWS/140419815">Preschool will open at Charlesview property - News - Allston/Brighton TAB - Allston, MA</a>:<br /><br />
<blockquote style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #424242; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px !important; vertical-align: baseline;">Responding to residents’ request for a daycare/preschool, Community Builders reached out to Pine Village in November, which is a Spanish-immersion preschool with eight locations and 400 children in the Boston area.</blockquote><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #424242; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">The preschool will occupy the westernmost space in the Charlesview property, with an estimated 4,200 square feet and space for 60 children. They expect to open in early September.</span></div>Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-33026400841856812632014-03-24T14:01:00.001-04:002014-03-24T14:01:47.617-04:00Harold Brown plans $200k upgrade to Twin Donuts<a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/real_estate/2014/03/harold-brown-plans-200k-upgrade-to-twin-donuts.html">Harold Brown plans $200k upgrade to Twin Donuts in Brighton - Boston Business Journal</a>: <br /><br />
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"<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Twin Donuts, a 1950s-era landmark and long-serving restaurant in Allston’s Union Square, will undergo a major face lift this spring</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">"</span>Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-49642732083084793172014-03-24T09:09:00.000-04:002014-03-24T09:09:06.974-04:0040 apartments planned for Cambridge Street<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The owners of several properties in Allston (including the historic Pizzeria Regina building) are proposing this $7 million new building on Cambridge Street on the site of <a href="http://www.doremikaraoke.net/">Do Re Mi karaoke</a>.</div>
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11 March, Tuesday: Organic Foods and GMOs- Pros and Cons</h2>
Join Zach Conrad for a discussion from 7 to 8 pm focusing on the debate over organic food versus food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Some say that organic food is healthier and better for the environment, while others argue that GMOs are necessary to feed the world. As consumers, how can we make sense of this debate so that we know what to buy at the grocery store? Zach Conrad is a researcher on nutrition and agriculture at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.<br />
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<a href="http://www.psf-inc.org/">http://www.psf-inc.org/</a>Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-80081098988945173102014-03-05T13:04:00.001-05:002014-03-05T13:04:56.641-05:00CommonBoston Forum – Allston-Brighton & Kendall/MIT<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cb-forum-allston-brighton-kendallmit-tickets-10772830827">CB Forum – Allston-Brighton & Kendall/MIT- Eventbrite</a>:<br /><br />
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"An Interactive Discussion on Vibrant Communities, featuring panelists from the City of Cambridge, NB Development Group, the Charles River Conservancy, Allston Village Main Streets and more!<br /><br />
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Please join Common Boston in kicking off our 2014 programming with a very special event, the CB Forum! This interactive conversation will be framed by our theme "The Places In Between" and focus on our two Common Point neighborhoods– Kendall/MIT and Allston-Brighton. We'll chat with local residents, students, designers, business people and community leaders about what makes for a vibrant community from their perspective. Audience Q&A to follow."<br /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 24.5px;">It's on the Charles River. It's flanked by Cambridge Street, Soldiers Field Road, and Interstate 90. It's where traffic (everything really) comes to a complete standstill. It's the home of the 2024 Boston Olympics: Allston, Massachusetts.</span>Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-48835068983415618962014-02-28T13:10:00.001-05:002014-02-28T13:10:04.586-05:00Linden Street party throwers land in jail<div class="tr_bq"><a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/02/28/repeat-party-throwers-land-jail-boston/BldxURw61mWMcDcoFdZMuL/story.html">Repeat party throwers land in jail in Boston - Metro - The Boston Globe</a>: </div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; list-style: none; margin-bottom: 1.125em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">That party, thrown last September, earned its four alleged hosts, all Boston University students, one charge each of keeping a disorderly house. They were put on pretrial probation, police said, and were told that if they stayed out of trouble, all would be forgiven.<br />But four months later came the second party. When police arrived around 1 a.m., partiers slammed the door in officers’ faces and locked it, police said. Scores of people, many underage, began pouring out doors and windows. When police did get in, they found more than 1,000 beer cans.<br />Partygoers at the January bash told police that the house was used by a BU fraternity, “Z.B.T.”, according to the police report. The fraternity president declined to comment Thursday.<br />Boston University spokesman Colin Riley said he could not comment on individual students.<br />“We expect our students to be good neighbors and respect the laws,” he said.</blockquote>Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-85782120462229720982014-02-12T16:57:00.001-05:002014-02-12T16:57:26.898-05:00Frosty reception to Boston Skating Club’s proposed $50M facility<a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/real_estate/2014/02/frosty-reception-boston-skating-club.html">Frosty reception to Boston Skating Club’s proposed $50M facility - Boston Business Journal</a>: "Proponents of a $50 million facility for the Boston Skating Club faced an icy crowd on Tuesday night as residents of Boston’s Allston-Brighton neighborhood balked at the planned three-rink development on Lincoln Street, less than a mile from the existing rink."Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-72547255292448081922014-02-12T16:56:00.003-05:002014-02-12T16:56:58.382-05:00Smith Health Center gets $8M tax credit<a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/real_estate/2014/02/new-health-ctr-coming-to-allston.html">New health center coming to Allston-Brighton - Boston Business Journal</a>: "The Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center in Boston’s Allston-Brighton neighborhood has secured an $8 million New Markets Tax Credit that will help finance its new health center."<br />
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<br />Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-17975519655261954862014-02-12T06:27:00.001-05:002014-02-12T06:27:37.913-05:00Harvard Task Force Report Outlines Vision for AllstonLeft unsaid is how Harvard would like Allston to feel for people who live here.<br /><br />
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<a href="http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/2/11/SEAS-Allston-plan/?page=single">SEAS Task Force Report Outlines Preliminary Vision for Allston Campus | News | The Harvard Crimson</a>:<br /><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">“Allston should feel like home to both students and faculty,” the authors wrote. “A home is not luxurious necessarily, but is fully appointed with the comforts and attractions of a place students and faculty want to go to, return to, and never leave.”</blockquote>Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-56667171169248668822014-02-11T08:58:00.001-05:002014-02-11T08:59:01.701-05:00"Local Food: Is It Better?" at the PSF Community Center, Thursday at 7pm<a href="http://www.psf-inc.org/">The Presentation School Foundation Community Center</a><br />
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"Healthy Food and Nutrition: Local Food: Is It Better?<br />
Come hear <a href="http://sustainablesustenance.homestead.com/about.html">Zach Conrad</a> discuss whether locally grown food is healthier than other food and whether it is better for the environment. The discussion from 7 to 8 pm also will focus on how to find local foods. Zach Conrad is a researcher on nutrition and agriculture at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University."<br />
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The event is free and open to the public. <br />
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The event will take place at the PSF Community Center, 640 Washington Street, either in the recently renovated New Balance Community Room or the Little Sprouts Community Room for Budding Scholars. Both rooms are on the lower level of the community center. Parking is available and the PSF Community Center can be reached by taking the 57 or 64 buses to Oak Square.<br />
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For more information, call <a href="tel:617.782.8670">617.782.8670</a> or email PSF at <a href="mailto:psfcommunitycenter@gmail.com">psfcommunitycenter@gmail.com</a>Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-46403147270407173352014-02-10T12:03:00.001-05:002014-02-10T12:03:28.982-05:00Skating Club of Boston comment period extended to Wednesday, February 19thComments about the proposal at <a href="http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/projects/development-projects/skating-club-of-boston">http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/projects/development-projects/skating-club-of-boston</a> for the Skating Club to move to Lincoln Street should be sent to <a href="mailto:Casey.A.Hines@Boston.gov" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">Casey.A.Hines@Boston.gov</a><br />
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"New Balance, which is building a new $500 million headquarters complex in Brighton, added to its property holdings there this week with the more than $10 million purchase of another Guest Street property. The Hub athletic footwear and clothing company bought the approximately 2.5-acre property at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps?q=125+Guest+St&sll=42.35626,-71.142978&sspn=0.0060889,0.0109864&t=m&hnear=125+Guest+St,+Boston,+Massachusetts+02135&z=16">125 Guest St</a>., the site of a reprographics company."Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-17925064418943137802014-01-23T10:45:00.001-05:002014-01-23T10:45:11.088-05:00Skating Club - Lincoln Street project meeting<div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-48676429829659884052014-01-17T10:50:00.002-05:002014-01-17T10:50:52.977-05:00Harvard Construction Meeting - January 22<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Allston Construction Mitigation Subcommittee met on this past Monday (1/6) to discuss issues related to the Barry's Corner development. Several community members attended to ask questions and express concerns about construction worker parking, truck routes through the neighborhood, rodent control plans, and the City's permitting process for hours of operation. Good information was shared by the developer, but many questions remain and new issues were raised that will require additional follow-up.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The next meeting of the subcommittee will be <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_662427226" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 6 p.m.</span></span> in the Honan Allston Branch Library.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Continuing and new issues to be discussed at the next meeting, include:<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">developer responsibility for rodent control in the neighborhood</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">cost of parking for construction workers and vehicle identification system/process</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">process for neighborhood input into overtime work hours/days</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">update on Swiss Baker's dumpster location and maintenance</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">design of construction screening fence (artwork? mural?, etc.)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">names of all subcontractors working for Samuels/Harvard development for identification purposes</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">follow-up on long-term requirements for Charlesview barrier/fence </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">These meeting are important to continue to ensure neighborhood involvement in the Barry's Corner construction. All are welcome. Please join us.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at <a href="mailto:kotonjl@aol.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">kotonjl@aol.com</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ed Kotomori<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Construction Mitigation Subcommittee Chairman</span></div>
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Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11031470.post-84541971974069934272014-01-14T11:13:00.001-05:002014-01-14T11:13:10.650-05:00First look into new Allston Rock City Hall at Studio 52New performance space coming to Everett Street<br />
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<a href="http://bdcwire.com/gallery/first-look-into-new-allston-rock-city-hall-at-studio-52/">First look into new Allston Rock City Hall at Studio 52 | BDCwire</a>:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="background-color: #f1f3f2; color: #222222; font-family: EffraStdLight, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">Allston Rock City Hall, the new performance hall named for its neighborhood’s longtime moniker, is </span><a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2014/01/02/the-scene-gets-more-room-move-with-opening-allston-rock-city-hall/37m2XLPMMzAEX1PbsY1lRM/story.html" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); -webkit-transition: all 0.1s linear; background-color: #f1f3f2; box-sizing: border-box; color: #c62050; font-family: EffraStdLight, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s linear;" target="_blank">almost set to, well, rock</a><span style="background-color: #f1f3f2; color: #222222; font-family: EffraStdLight, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">. Here’s a peek inside the space when it’s all shiny and new, before it’s covered in sweat and blood and whatever other liquids go along with rock and roll.</span></blockquote>Harry Mattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16538583371784475876noreply@blogger.com0