Subway (sandwich place, not the T!) -- temporarily closed due to water damage

[teko.livejournal.com]

Just letting folks know that the Subway on Elm seems to have had some fairly major water damage. There's a sign in the window saying they'll be open next week, but there's also a STOP WORK order on the door, so not sure what's going on there.

This Shabbat and Tu biShvat

[havnik.livejournal.com]

Havurat Shalom invites you to services and a potluck dinner Friday, services Saturday, and an unconventional Tu biShvat event on Sunday. All free, all welcome!

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Public meeting on the zoning overhaul

[olszowka.livejournal.com]

There is a CRITICAL public meeting coming up that volunteers from Zone Smart have been calling our members about this week. Many of you committed to attending, some of you did not pickup so this email is to tell you that YOUR PRESENCE IS NEEDED. Here are the details:

What: Somerville Zoning Overhaul Public Meeting on Neighborhoods - http://www.somervillema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2015-11-12%20Zoning%20Meeting%20Poster.pdf

When: Monday at 6:30pm (Please come at 5:30pm, an hour beforehand, if you can in order to get organized, handout buttons to wear, and maximize our impact)

Where: 259 Lowell Street at the VNA Community Room.

Why: To show the Aldermen that we demand removal of the "no more than 4 unrelated" restriction from the zoning code. It raises housing costs by forcing bedrooms to stay unrented, it increases environmental burden by forcing new development, it makes most Co-op housing illegal, and it is unfair to home owners and tenants alike.

How Can You Help:
1. PLEASE CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN ATTEND. If you can make it to the 5:30pm meeting (or anytime before 6:30pm) please indicate that as well.
2. Spread the word. Go to our Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/497731313721533/ and share the event with others, and click "Going"

This ordinance will change when we unite and demand that it does, and we will never have a better opportunity than this overhaul. Please come out Monday night and join us.

Zone Smart Somerville
No More Than 4 Unrelated Is Outdated
www.zonesmartsomerville.org

Items in search of a good home

[403.livejournal.com]

I find myself moving out of Massachusetts, and there are some things that I'm not taking with me.

#1: Standard Somerville compost bin, containing 4yrs of vegetarian kitchen-related compost. I have been remiss in never pulling the finished compost out, so what's at the bottom should be ready to rock your garden as soon as spring comes 'round. (No meat, cheese, or oil-heavy contents. Some eggshells.) If you only want the contents, I can figure out something else to do with the bin. Claimed!

#2: Tall bookcase, WHD: 2'6"x6'x1', OSB under middling-light veneer. Five shelves, four of which are movable. In decent condition. (Not taking it because I'm upgrading at the destination.) Claimed!

I don't have a car, so you'd need to pick up from Winter Hill. I can help load into/onto whatever transport you have.


More stuff may find its way onto this list as decisions are made during packing. Move date is 1/31.