Meetup reminder @ JSM next week [Oct 15th]

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

Hey everyone,

I'm really looking forward to the next meetup. We are going to be at Joe Sent Me in North Cambridge one week from today (Thursday, Oct 15th).

Joe Sent Me is about a 5-10 minute walk from Davis Square. It is located at 2388 Massachusetts Avenue.

The people at JSM are super cool and they are going to provide us some free appetizers. We will congregate by the dart boards in the back right hand corner of the bar. We will be starting at 7pm, but come by whenever you can throughout the night.

BTW, JSM has some of the best burgers in town, a good beer selection and heavenly fried pickles. Thats right, fried pickles.

The Ego & The Oracle, every Thursday in October, 7-9. Burren.

[cthulhia]

http://www.theegoandtheoracle.com/

An awesome show, and due to its random nature, very different show every time.

This week features hahathor as the Interpreter!

(And I'm almost always there... as stage crew, aka, "Vanna Black". But not on Oct. 29th, when I'm part of the Big Broadcast.)

Another Economy Is Possible: Introduction to the Solidarity Economy

[havnik.livejournal.com]

Time Trade Circle is proud to present this workshop led by professor Julie Mattaei

Sunday October 25, 4:30 p.m.

Free!

Dominant economic institutions, based on narrow, materialistic self-interest, profit-motivation and consumerism, are in crisis. While we have been taught TINA - there is no alternative - in fact we are surrounded with a rich diversity of economic practices and institutions that are rooted in values of sharing, cooperation, sustainability, equality and justice. This "solidarity economy" is growing on every continent , often in response to the crises created by the dominant system.

This workshop will introduce the solidarity economy framework and discuss some of the wide variety of old and new practices and institutions that are springing up (including Time Banks.) Then we will brainstorm about ways we can regain our economic power and support ourselves, our families and our communities by creatively participating in this exciting movement.

Julie Mattaie is a co-founder and board member of the U.S. Solidarity Economy Network (www.ussen.org), and a member of the Boston Area Solidarity Economy Network (BASEN). She's a professor of economics at Wellesley College where she teaches feminist economics and radical economics.

For more info:

http://timetradecircle.org/events.php
TimeTradeCirlce@gmail.com
Katherine: 617-868-9855

Location:

Havurat Shalom
113 College Ave
Somerville MA 02144

Location is in walking distance of Davis Sq. and wheelchair accessible. For the health of those with allergies, asthma and chemical sensitivity, please refrain from wearing aftershave, cologne or perfume.

thompson school card

[thespian.livejournal.com]

This is not entirely Davis Square-ish, but I live my life these days along the 87 bus (Cambridgeside, Union Square, Porter, Davis, Teele, Arlington Center), and I thought it might be of interest to others around here.

Yesterday I was at the Arlington Farmer's market, and they were selling a 'Thompson School Card', inspired by the success of the Brown School card; apparently several of the Brown School parents helped the Thompson School parents set things up and approach local businesses and such. It is also $10. The discounts aren't as 'useful' in my opinion, but only because they aim a little 'upscale' (discounts are at full restaurants instead of at places like Spike's). So I don't think it will be *quite* the saver that the Brown Card can turn into (the Brown Card has saved me about $8 so far, just on grocery shopping with the Dave's and When Pigs Fly discounts, and I know it will save me more when gardening season starts up again), but it's still a pretty good card, especially with the Book Rack and Menotony Beer & Wine discounts. You can pick it up at The Book Rack in Arlington.

Here are the discounts:

Arlington Bakery - 10% off cakes, excluding holidays
Artbeat - $2 off studio project
Bagels by Us - 10% off Mon-Fri
The Book Rack - $2 off purchases over $10
Capitol Theatre - Free small popcorn with ticket purchase
The Chilly Cow - 10% off
Coyote Impressions - 10% off
Dance Place - Free registration, free tights w/dance wear purchase
Derby Farm Flowers & Gardens - 10% off purchases over $25
Divinity’s Splendour Glow - 10% off purchases over $25
Flora - 10% off regular menu food, except Sat.
Krazy Karry’s Backyard Grill - Free fries with burger purchase
Menotomy Beer & Wine - 10% off any wine purchase Mon-Wed
Monroe Salt Works - 10% off
Mr. Sushi - 10% off dinner bill
My Brother’s Place - 15% off, Arlington store only
Not Your Average Joe’s - 15% off lunch food, Arlington only
Play Time - 10% off books (instruction, activity, coloring, etc.)
Porch & Wardrobe - 10% off non-sale items over $25
Sabatino’s Italian Kitchen - $1.50 off any large pizza
Sports Etc. - 20% off any pair of sneakers or cleats
Tango - Free empanada with dinner purchase
Zocalo Cocina Mexicana - 10% off lunch, food only
Za - 10% off takout

The Bowl and Board space

[dangone.livejournal.com]

So I was just thinking, is there anything that we can do as a community to prevent the landlords from charging an exorbitant amount of rent for that space?

I had posted yesterday that the space is on loopnet.com for 20k and people started tweeting about it, everyone in shock.  Basically it got me thinking, do residents have a say in what gets placed in the space?

Only a restaurant or bar or chain will be able to afford that rent.

It would really suck if it was a Qdoba. 

Dan

The end of Bowl & Board - NPR story today

[ron_newman]

WBUR's All Things Considered just now ran a report on Bowl & Board's decision to close down and liquidate. The text and audio of the story are here:

A Retailer's Journey Ends With Liquidation

This was the seventh and presumably final part of an NPR series on Bowl & Board, starting last December. This page has the entire series:
Bowl & Board: A Retailer's Struggle To Survive

bedbug question

[findingthegirl.livejournal.com]

We recently had a bedbug infestation in our apartment.*  Now that they're gone, our landlord has presented us with an exterminator bill for over four hundred dollars, saying it's our fault.  According to this PDF and this press release from the City of Somerville website, this is a tax-deductible expense that is the landlord's responsibility- at least that's how I read it.  Does anyone have any experience with this?  Should we be calling the Board of Health and asking them to intervene?  I mean, the bugs appear to be gone, but we really don't want to pay if it's not in fact our responsibility.

Thanks for any help you can give!

*We have no idea how we got them.  We never bring anything off the street, haven't been to any hotels since we moved in June, and both our previous apartments were bedbug free.  The current theory is that they were in the UHaul we rented and hitched a ride.