David Lefcourt, Cambridge City Arborist, gave a presentation on the Urban Forestry Department’s program to tend and monitor the status of the city’s urban forest, to share this information with residents, and to engage residents in helping to care for our public trees.
Status of the Urban Forest
There are new stores on Mass Ave (with more coming)!
See Empty Storefronts--A Work In Progress.... elsewhere on this website.
PSNA Meeting—September 20, 2018 (Compliments of Susan Hunziker) The subject of our meeting was the condition of Porter Square. DPW Commissioner Owen O’Riordian and DPW Senior Engineer Melissa Miguel updated us and answered questions on these issues: 1. Intersection work 2. Condition of sidewalk along Somerville Avenue and the Beacon St bridge along the commuter rail track 3. Sidewalks 4. Trees 5. Snow 1.
Two historical murals in Cambridge: Davenport Street in Porter Square and Tip O'Neill in North Cambridge:
http://bit.ly/2MFFlSr
Courtesy of Deborah Lee, Art Outdoors blog via "The Whistler" a publication of Agassiz Baldwin Community.
Back in June, CLF members Veggie Galaxy, Cambridge Naturals, and Pemberton Farms hosted a Japanese food nonprofit that visited Cambridge to learn about building a thriving community of
Submitted by ruth on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 6:16pm
Charlie Sullivan delivered a delightful presentation on the History of Porter Square at our June meeting.
Go here to see the presentation:
https://www.cambridgema.gov/~/media/Files/historicalcommission/pdf/slide...
Charlie Sullivan delivered a delightful presentation on the History of Porter Square at our June meeting.
Go here to see the presentation:
https://www.cambridgema.gov/~/media/Files/historicalcommission/pdf/slide...
Or go here for other historical slide shows:
https://www.cambridgema.gov/historic/cambridgehistory/slideshows
Thank you Charlie!
What do you know about the History of Porter Square?
Come to the next PSNA meeting to find out a whole lot more!
Our guest speaker will be Charlie Sullivan, Executive Director of the Cambridge Historical Commission.
Porter Square Neighbors Association
Thursday, June 21st, 7-9 pm
Lesley University Hall, 1815 Mass Avenue, Room 2-048
