Support late night food in Davis Square

[olszowka.livejournal.com]

I moved to Somerville 21 years ago and since that time appreciated the fact that the Golden Light restaurant was nearby and offered food late at night (1-2 am) when most of the Boston area closed down at 10pm.  I grew up in the Buffalo, NY area and there bar closing time is 4am and most popular bars have a restaurant nearby where the late night clientele go for a bite AFTER the bar closes.

Despite the fact that Golden Light has been keeping these hours for decades and has a huge sign in their storefront stating they stay open the latest in town, the Somerville Board of Aldermen has recently decided their license allows them to remain open only until midnight on weekdays and 1am on weekends.

If you want to tell these Puritans to stop trying to run our life, please support this restaurant's bid to remain open later.  You can sign a petition at the restaurant or come to a meeting at city hall, 93 Highland Ave., at 6:00pm, January  15, 2009.

Sustainability Street Team - MLK Day

[ebecker.livejournal.com]

Volunteer on National Service Day with Somerville Climate Action
MLK Day, Monday, January 19th
Spread the word on energy-efficiency in underserved communities!

On Monday, January 19th (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), we will be going door-to-door in poor and moderate-income communities of Somerville, to spread awareness about simple home improvements to save money, energy, and (well, yes) the planet.

Together in teams, we will offer out free CFL bulbs, initiate dialogue about simple home energy-saving steps, and invite folks to our upcoming Community Energy Fair in March. A few hours of your time will go a long way to spread this pressing information to people in our communities who haven't otherwise received it.

We will meet at 12pm at Somerville High School to kick off our event and to do a quick training (don't worry, it's all basic and easy stuff). If you can join us for this important work, please send us an e-mail us at sca.volunteer@gmail.com with your name, email, and phone number. If you have any questions, feel free to email us with those as well.

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