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davis_squareSome incomplete notes from Monday's Davis Square Task Force meeting:
The city and the T will work together to select and place new artwork in the Red Line station, replacing the large white panels that are above the benches and in the mezzanine.
Middlesex Bank will send a representative to the next DSTF meeting to discuss their electric sign.
A meeting to discuss the Wall of Respect to Women will take place tonight (Wednesday) at 6:30 at the Field House in Powder House Park.
About 75 people suddenly crowded into the room to lobby for The Burren's application for a 2 am license for Friday and Saturday nights only. There was a lot of hostility between this new group and some of the long-time residents who had been in the room before they arrived. Alderman Gewirtz struggled to keep control of the meeting, and at one point it threatened to degenerate into fisticuffs between two or three people. The Burren presented a petition signed by 1436 people, at least 370 of which lived in zip code 02144. Some of the established residents are countering with a petition of their own.
This is The Burren's third attempt to get a 2 am license. Eight other establishments in Somerville have 2 am licenses now, but none of them are in Davis Square. The closest one is PJ Ryan's in Teele Square. No date has yet been sent for The Burren's hearing before the city Licensing Commission.
The entire new group of people left immediately after the Burren discussion was over, which led to some grumbling from those of us who stayed.
Dunkin Donuts did not show up, so we did not discuss their application for a 24-hour license.
O'Natural's is closing and will be replaced by a Mexican restaurant. We don't know who it will be.
The Someday Cafe employee group are talking to the owners of Sacco's Bowl-Haven to see if some mutually acceptable arrangement can be worked out. One possibility is for a cafe and restaurant to replace the pool tables, which apparently are not well-used.
Alderman Gewirtz will soon be meeting with Rocco Antonelli who owns much commercial property in the square, including Buck-a-Book, Mini-Mart, Starbucks, and the Post Office. (This meeting may have already happened by now)
Next meeting is Tuesday, November 28 at 7 pm.
The city and the T will work together to select and place new artwork in the Red Line station, replacing the large white panels that are above the benches and in the mezzanine.
Middlesex Bank will send a representative to the next DSTF meeting to discuss their electric sign.
A meeting to discuss the Wall of Respect to Women will take place tonight (Wednesday) at 6:30 at the Field House in Powder House Park.
About 75 people suddenly crowded into the room to lobby for The Burren's application for a 2 am license for Friday and Saturday nights only. There was a lot of hostility between this new group and some of the long-time residents who had been in the room before they arrived. Alderman Gewirtz struggled to keep control of the meeting, and at one point it threatened to degenerate into fisticuffs between two or three people. The Burren presented a petition signed by 1436 people, at least 370 of which lived in zip code 02144. Some of the established residents are countering with a petition of their own.
This is The Burren's third attempt to get a 2 am license. Eight other establishments in Somerville have 2 am licenses now, but none of them are in Davis Square. The closest one is PJ Ryan's in Teele Square. No date has yet been sent for The Burren's hearing before the city Licensing Commission.
The entire new group of people left immediately after the Burren discussion was over, which led to some grumbling from those of us who stayed.
Dunkin Donuts did not show up, so we did not discuss their application for a 24-hour license.
O'Natural's is closing and will be replaced by a Mexican restaurant. We don't know who it will be.
The Someday Cafe employee group are talking to the owners of Sacco's Bowl-Haven to see if some mutually acceptable arrangement can be worked out. One possibility is for a cafe and restaurant to replace the pool tables, which apparently are not well-used.
Alderman Gewirtz will soon be meeting with Rocco Antonelli who owns much commercial property in the square, including Buck-a-Book, Mini-Mart, Starbucks, and the Post Office. (This meeting may have already happened by now)
Next meeting is Tuesday, November 28 at 7 pm.