Nextdoor.com

[mzrowan.livejournal.com]

Hello community-minded people! I wanted to pass along word of a new site, nextdoor.com, that's trying to build social networks out of neighborhoods. Here is a New York Times article about it.

You need at least ten verified residents of a neighborhood to sign up within 21 days to get it going. The areas they mark as neighborhoods are smaller chunks than we're used to thinking in -- there are probably at least six surrounding "Davis Square".

Here are the neighborhoods for Cambridge:
https://nextdoor.com/find-neighborhood/ma/cambridge/
and Somerville:
https://nextdoor.com/find-neighborhood/ma/somerville/

The only one that I know for sure has gotten started is Powderhouse.

(I have no affliation with Nextdoor -- I just think it would be cool to have more of these functioning for our area.)

Edit: Since my house is on the border of their Spring Hill and Powderhouse neighborhoods, in last night's repeated attempts to sign up I volunteered to get Spring Hill rolling. As part of that, I was invited to define the borders of "Spring Hill". So apparently if you're the first to get the ball rolling on a neighborhood, you get to say where it is. I didn't actually end up doing that, as they then fixed the bug that was preventing me from joining Powderhouse. ;-)

new sign at Powderhouse Park?

[pekmez.livejournal.com]

There's a new sign at Powderhouse park, where one enters from College Ave.

It looks just like other signage in the park and in parks around somerville, says the park is open sunrise to sunset and has some other info on it, and it looks old-but-freshly-painted to me. I keep doing a double take when I see it, and having a sense of deja vu - makes me wonder if it has been there for years and I have somehow not noticed it and it just got a paint job? but I think the concrete is fresh.

Anyone know if they just put it up, just moved it and repainted it, or dug it out of a storage spot at DPW somewhere, or if I'm imagining this all and have walked by it for the past dozen yaars without remembering?

Looking for Apartment / Condo

[enveri.livejournal.com]

We found out Saturday that our landlord is selling the property, so we are starting our search for a new place to live. We have time to look (it's not being listed til mid-June, and I sincerely doubt it'll sell immediately), so we're getting started tonight.

We have a realtor we like, and I have of course been surfing Craigslist. But we really really want to stay within Davis if at all possible.

To steal the format from a previous post:

About us:

3 adults, possibly 4 if we find a large enough space. Mid 30s professionals whose idea of a kickin' party is having a couple of friends over for dinner and watching television. We have two cats and a bird.

What we're looking for:

Ideally 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bath. We can manage, we think, with 2 bedrooms / 1 bath. Walking distance to the red line (one of us commutes via the red line) is a must. Washer/Dryer availability is important, but could be negotiable for the right place. Our max budget is $2,000/mo. (For a 4 bedroom, we could go higher, as we'd have an additional person helping with rent-- we can certainly discuss!)

Offstreet parking is nice, but if we're close enough to the red line, it's something we can live without.

We are also interested in condos that fit the above requirements. We have time, so we don't mind taking a look at places available farther out in the summer/early fall.

Flea Market & The Great Yarn Swap at the Nave this Sat

[toricosta.livejournal.com]

Hi there,

Lots of great this at the Nave this Sat (19th).

In the basement:  Semi-annual Flea Market to support the Nave's space and programming.  10-2.  Donations being accepted and can be dropped off at the gallery this Friday from  4-7.  Can't do?  Email info@navegallery.org to set up alternate time.

Upstairs:  The Great Yarn Swap. 10- 5.  An open exchange of all things related to fiber.  Free, but please bring canned goods or toiletries to help support the Somerville Homeless Coalition.  You can bring materials day of, or drop off on Friday from 4-7.  Want more info?  Email tori (dot) costa (at) gmail (dot) com.

Plus, Alter-Ego II—a photographic exploration of all things not digital, is happening in the gallery. AND, there's some Porchfest music going on.  

It's all gonna be awesome.

Free stuff

[superpony7.livejournal.com]

Used Ikea side table (good size for 2 person breakfast nook) and area rug (blue/green/dark stripes bought at shaws 2 years ago while drunk) sitting on curb in front of 8-10 Banks St (the one just after willow when you walk down elm away from Davis, to porter, take a right). Really classy stuff, seriously. Decent shape.