Go dancing..in Davis

[goodkittieavril.livejournal.com]

So if you're looking somewhere to go dancing on the weekends...go to Sagra!

They have DJ's from KISS 108 and other places Thursday-Saturday from 10 PM unti they close. $2 beers, $3 shots. Hooray! No cover!

www.sagrarestaurant.com

recycling bins

[pjmorgan.livejournal.com]

I'm starting to see Somerville recycling barrels on wheels, these seem preferable to the short blue boxes, since they are larger (our recycling bins are normally overflowing) and have a lid (way neater looking).  The city brochure below states that it is for

collecting papers and commingled material

Does this mean that you can put all recycling in them just like you do in the blue boxes?  Or is there some difference between what you can put in either?  Is this just a generic description of why recycling is? 

http://www.somervillema.gov/CoS_Content/documents/EnvironmentalGuide2008.pdf

Also does anyone have any feelings in general about using these (which cost money) versus the free blue square bins?

CD Spins no longer

[ron_newman]

I learned from yesterday's Somerville Journal blog that CD Spins has closed. When I walked by this morning, most of the merchandise was gone, but there were still a couple of full CD racks in front, and two or three more in back.

The lady at Davis Sq. Cleaners next door told me that the store had been open erratically in recent weeks, sometimes only for a few hours on Saturday afternoons. She is still holding a package for the store and has no idea if somoene will come by to pick it up.

The CDSpins website is no help at all, as it still claims to be a five-store chain. All five of the phone numbers listed there are disconnected, and I think the rest of the stores closed long ago.

Anyone know more?

Jews in the Final Frontier: lecture at Temple B'nai Brith on Thursday, December 11

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Jews in the Final Frontier
Guest lecturer: Joshua Breindel
Thursday December 11th, 7:30-9:00pm

From Vulcans to Batman, from robots to wizards, Jewish writers and actors have shaped every level of American fantasy and science fiction. Born into immigrant families, many Jews often had to hide their 'secret identity' behind bland public masks - a social reality that led to the birth of such famous superheroes as Superman, Spiderman and scores of others.

And that's only the beginning of the story..
Join us as we delve into the strange new worlds of F&SF texts and films as we explore their Jewish roots and continued influences in the present day!

Joshua Breindel, a fifth year rabbinical student at Hebrew College holds an MA in Jewish folklore. He is a talented storyteller and has been teaching Judaism and spirituality all around New England. This year he is acting as the spiritual leader of the Greater Jewish Community of Stowe, VT.

Thursday, December 11 7:30-9:00pm at Temple B'nai Brith, 201 Central Street, Somerville, MA 02145.

Recommended donation $8 - to register please visit our website at http://templebnaibrith.org/adulted.html