Reminder - Flatbread/Sacco's expansion meeting tonight, 6 pm

[ron_newman]

A reminder: tonight is the community meeting for the proposed expansion of Flatbread Company and Sacco's Bowl-Haven. The meeting is at 6pm at 49 Day Street, the former Ideal Engine space that Flatbread wants to expand into.

I don't expect to see any opposition, but this exemplary local business would appreciate your support anyway. I'll post a report after the meeting.

(Click the sacco's bowl-haven tag for earlier posts about this.)

Curb(ish) alert: color laser printer, pet cage, luggage

[sparr0.livejournal.com]

On the porch at 57 Waterhouse St

HP Color Laserjet 4600dn, works, color is occasionally streaky
Small metal cage with two openings, one door, extra bottom sliding section
three pieces of large luggage, two hard, one soft, all with wheels

Where to get wood cut?

[taipeitigers.livejournal.com]

I bought some wood inserts for organizing the kitchen drawers.  They are a bit too big so I need to have them cut.  Just straight lines here and there, but probably requires a table saw.  I went to Homedepot in Watertown, but they only cut wood they sell.  Is there any shop I can go to get the wood inserts cut?  Or a handyman?  Thanks.

Trailer at the Ceder Street end of Bike Path

[mwsound.livejournal.com]

Anyone know what the trailer is for at the Ceder Street end of the Bike Path? It seems to have popped up recently. Sort of odd that a construction trailer would be on public property like that. 

Dermatologist?

[kapara19.livejournal.com]

Any suggestions on a dermatologist in the area (or Cambridge or downtown)? Preferably one where I can get an appointment within weeks rather than months!

Report from Flatbread/Sacco's expansion meeting

[ron_newman]

A short report from tonight's meeting regarding expansion of Flatbread and Sacco's Bowl-Haven:

They want to expand into 49 Day Street, formerly part of Ideal Engine. The building is much bigger inside than you'd expect from just seeing the street frontage.

The new space will contain 7 additional bowling lanes (with 26 bench seats facing the lanes), a 50-seat dining area, a 9-seat bar, and its own set of restrooms. The existing wall between the current Flatbread/Sacco's and the new space will remain intact, with only one door punched through to connect the two spaces. This will allow partitioning off the new space for private functions such as weddings and birthday parties.

In addition, what's now a small parking lot to the right of the building will contain a 76-seat outdoor patio, under a pergola. A driveway will remain next to it, leading to 6 parking spaces and a dumpster. Outdoor hours, in season, will be the same as current indoor hours.

The project requires a special permit with design review from the Zoning Board of Appeals, as well as a variance for inability to provide 15 additional parking spaces. The ZBA hearing will be Wednesday, May 15 at 6 pm at City Hall. The expansion also required approval from the Licensing Commission, but that already happened last night.

Neighbors seemed generally supportive, but raised a number of practical issues regarding trash and recycling disposal, construction hours, and the congregation of cigarette smokers outside the front entrance. Some previous construction by Flatbread had illegally occurred between midnight and 6 am, resulting in repeated calls by neighbors to the Somerville police to shut the work down. The Flatbread representative assured residents that this would not recur.

Build-out will take 12 to 16 weeks after permits are issued.