Porter Square Neighbors Association

Somerville Area T Stops Saw Crime Increase in 2011
Patch.com
At Porter Square Station, just across the Somerville line in Cambridge, there were nine serious crimes reported in 2011, compared to six in 2010. Again, the slight increase came from larcenies. Sullivan Square Station, near the Somerville border in ...

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Wicked Local Somerville explores Red Line tunnel under repair
Wicked Local
Contractors lay out a new section of the third rail to replace the old one on the tracks approaching the Porter Square T Station. By Andy Metzger This wasn't the speed the Red Line usually travels, barreling downhill from Porter Square to Davis Square, ...

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A look at the MBTA tunnels under repair in Cambridge
Wicked Local
This wasn't the speed the Red Line usually travels, barreling downhill from Porter Square to Davis Square, but on Sunday morning it was about the only way to get down the track. Accompanied by two MBTA officials and a Wicked Local Cambridge ...

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Even in winter, Boston offers many options for the ice cream aficionado
Tufts Daily
While this Cambridge parlor has the steepest prices, you get what you pay for. The wildly inventive flavors, such as B3 (Browned Butter, Brown Sugar, and Brownies), Goat Cheese Brownie, Salty Saffron, and Bourbon Black Pepper, befit the eccentricity of ...

Davis Square Polling Location Moves
Patch.com
The polling place for Ward 6, Precinct 1, which encompasses the neighborhood between Davis Square and Cambridge and a number of streets near Porter Square, is moving to to the John F. Kennedy Elementary School, on Cherry Street near Porter Square.

Publishers Weekly
Wi7: Bookselling Renaissance Extends to Children's
Publishers Weekly
Others, like Dale Szczeblowski at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass., were relieved that the pace has slowed. The conference culminated with a series of 22 working groups to discuss new solutions in bookselling based on data for a hypothetical ...

Publishers Weekly
In Brief: January 26
Publishers Weekly
More than 100 people braved the snow to attend last Saturday's book launch, held at Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass. Lin discussed the new book and also gave away goodie bags that included handmade “Pocket Pacys” (handmade figurines in the ...

Greater Boston author readings Jan. 29-Feb. 4
Boston.com (blog)
Deborah Scroggins ("Wanted Women") reads at 7 pm at Porter Square Books ... Jodi Kantor ("The Obamas'') reads at 7 pm at Harvard Book Store WEDNESDAY: William Bratton and Zachary Tumin ("Collaborate or Perish! Reaching Across Boundaries in a Networked ...

Boston area author readings Jan. 22-28
The Boston Globe
... 315 Massachusetts Ave in Cambridge. TUESDAY: Chris Boucher (“How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive'') reads at 7 pm at Porter Square Books . . . Piotr Naskrecki (“Relics: Travels in Nature's Time Machine'') reads at 7 pm at Harvard Book Store .

He's made quite a mark on MART
Sentinel and Enterprise
He wanted it to go directly to North Station in Boston, but with tight funding they were forced to go to Porter Square Station in Cambridge and have commuters use the subway system to connect to the other trains. Still, Khan said having the train ...

Where do you get breakfast in Cambridge?
Wicked Local (blog)
by Luis Vasquez Cambridge, we have the best places to eat. I think we've established that already. My favorite time of the day to hit the town is when I can sacrifice my Z's and catch an early breakfast. Earlier this week I got to check out Brookline ...

House Hunt: Open Houses in Somerville This Weekend
Patch.com
Near the Spring Hill and Porter Square areas, this 3-bed, 2-bath condo has 1472 square feet. It's on the market for $629900. Open house times are 12 pm to 2 pm on Saturday, Jan. 14, and 12:30 pm to 2 pm on Sunday, Jan. 15. Contact Hudson Santana of ...

Publishers Weekly
Wimpy, Hungry Holiday Titles Keep Cash Registers Ringing
Publishers Weekly
Like many booksellers, Carol Stoltz, children's buyer and co-owner of Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass., which had its best Christmas, also had trouble getting I Want My Hat Back and Hervé Tullet's Press Here (Chronicle), which were in and out, ...

Twinkle Star in Cambridge's Porter Square to close
Wicked Local (blog)
by David Harris Twinkle Star, which opened in 2010 in Porter Square, is closing. The baby boutique, owned by Somerville couple Kerri and Lucas Friedlaender is having a going out of business sale. The store had previously been in Somerville.

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Strong Finish to a Tough Year
Publishers Weekly
Three stores in PW's informal coast-to-coast survey of bookstores—Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass.; Beaverdale Books in Des Moines, Iowa; and Skylight Books in Los Angeles—called it their best holiday season ever. But just because December was ...

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The Phoenix
Authors tote their wares to area bookstores
The Phoenix
CLEA SIMON AND BRETT MILANO | Porter Square Books | January 26 | Tales From the House Band (Plus One Press) is a new anthology of short stories about music. Its Boston-area contributors, Clea Simon and Bret Milano, both happen to write regularly for ...

Cambridge cop reaches out to homeless
Wicked Local
“There's one local homeless person who I know who I saw in Porter Square, Inman Square and Central Square all within two hours.” Both Helberg and Williams acknowledge that the homeless population can sometimes make people uncomfortable, ...

Cambridge cop reaches out to homeless
Wicked Local
“There's one local homeless person who I know who I saw in Porter Square, Inman Square and Central Square all within two hours.” Both Helberg and Williams acknowledge that the homeless population can sometimes make people uncomfortable, ...

Boston/SF
Cushman & Wakefield Sells Walden Park in Cambridge, MA, for $64.9 Million
Boston/SF
Walden Park is a 232-unit 100% market-rate urban infill apartment community located less than one mile from Harvard Square, Porter Square and Alewife/Fresh Pond in one of the most dynamic employment markets in the world. The community overlooks Thomas ...

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Citybizlist Real Estate
Walden Park in Cambridge, Mass Sells for $64.9M
Citybizlist Real Estate
Walden Park is less than one mile from Harvard Square, Porter Square and Alewife/Fresh Pond. The community overlooks Thomas W. Denehy Park and is only ten minutes from downtown Boston via MBTA Red Line or Commuter Rail from Porter Square Station, ...

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