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Agassiz Baldwin Community updated their cover photo.
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Did you know that this week is Afterschool Professionals Appreciation? Many GIANT THANKS to our amazing team at Agassiz Baldwin Afterschool and Maud Morgan Visual Arts Center. With your skills, smarts, and warmth, you make it look easy and we know that supporting, care-taking, and inspiring children during out-of-school time most certainly isn't! Three cheers!!!

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Did you know that this week is Afterschool Professionals Appreciation? Many GIANT THANKS to our amazing team at Agassiz Baldwin Afterschool and Maud Morgan Visual Arts Center. With your skills,...
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French Restaurant Connected to a South End Favorite Will Open in Porter Square

...later this year: Colette is slated to open at the fairly new Porter Square Hotel (1924 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge), according to Cambridge Day, and it will be run by Loic Le Garrec and...

French Restaurant Connected to a South End Favorite Will Open in Porter Square
A French restaurant with connections to two others in the Boston area will open within a new hotel in Cambridge's Porter Square later this year: Colette is slated to open at the fairly new Porter Square Hotel (1924 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge), according to Cambridge Day, and it will be run by Loic Le Garrec and Sandrine Rossi, who are behind Frenchie in the South End, a 2017 nominee for Eater Boston's Restaurant of the Year.
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Colette to Open within Porter Square Hotel in Cambridge

The address for the Porter Square Hotel (and Colette) is 1924 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02140. The website for the hotel can be found at http://www.theportersquarehotel.com/

Boston Restaurant Talk
A couple of years ago. we reported that a steakhouse was planning to open within a new hotel in Cambridge. It now appears that the dining spot coming to the now-open hotel will not be a steakhouse after all, but a restaurant with French influences.
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Porter Square, be prepared to meet Colette, hotel restaurant with strong French accent

...lock in the liquor pouring license from Kaya, the Korean restaurant that was once at 1924 Massachusetts Ave., and to keep a chef who will decide what goes in it. Chefs have come...

Porter Square, be prepared to meet Colette, hotel restaurant with strong French accent
At the end of a tortured road lies the promise of an elegant French-influenced restaurant for the Porter Square Hotel, called Colette and given a summertime opening date by its principals.
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Interested in socially responsible #investing...

Interested in socially responsible #investing? Invest with a conscience without sacrificing on return. Learn more at a FREE workshop on May 8 in #CambMA. More info at http://agassiz.org/2018/04/your-dreams-your-plans-wealth-management-series/

Wealth Management: Your Dreams, Your Plans - Agassiz Baldwin Community
Are you thinking about retiring? Do you wish you understood more about securing your future and your investment options? Are you on the path that's right for YOU? The Living Well Network is pleased to sponsor this FREE two-part series with professional speakers who will provide clear and concise information on financial topics relevant to all adults.
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Agassiz Baldwin Community shared Cambridge Co...

Today we're sending out a hearty THANKS to Cambridge Common for hosting our 1st-5th graders and helping them prepare for Flying Zucchini Cafe, a 2-day restaurant run by Agassiz Baldwin Afterschool students (with the support of their teachers).

Cambridge Historical Society is hosting a Spr...

Cambridge Historical Society is hosting a Spring Benefit on 4/26, 6 PM. Enjoy good company, music, & hors d'oeuvres. This year's theme is 'Where Is Cambridge From?"via @CambridgeHS http://bit.ly/2H6sPFu

"From Cambridge," A Benefit for the Cambridge Historical Society
Enjoy good company, music, hors d'oeuvres, wine, and beer donated by Cambridge Brewing Company. Support the work of the Society at our Spring Benefit, and celebrate this year's theme, asking 'Where Is Cambridge From?" Special Guests Hear from two local restaurant owners and an urban anthropologist about their experiences with clientele, food, and belonging in Central and Harvard Squares.
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Agassiz Baldwin Community’s office and Childr...

Agassiz Baldwin Community’s office and Children’s Programs are closed today, April 16, in observance of Patriot’s Day.

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Maud Morgan Visual Arts Center is excited to ...

Maud Morgan Visual Arts Center is excited to partner with Freepoint Hotel - West Cambridge on a new exhibition featuring 41 pieces by 29 Boston area artists. Join MMA at the Freepoint Hotel on Thursday for the opening reception of Art@Freepoint X Maud Morgan Arts. RSVP: http://bit.ly/FreepointXMMA

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Tomorrow! Come learn about composting in Cambridge and discuss rising housing costs and displacement at the April 10 ANC Meeting, 7:30 PM at 20A Sacramento St.

ANC Meeting - April 10 - Agassiz Baldwin Community
Join us on Tuesday, April 10, for an Agassiz Neighborhood Council meeting at 7:30 PM. We meet in Maud Morgan Arts, on the second floor 2D studio at the rear of the building, 20A Sacramento St.
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Did you know you can get a Massachusetts food...

Did you know you can get a Massachusetts food license plate?! This may need to happen 😍🍏🥕🍅

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Go to the RMV Website page for Special Plates Select Choose Fresh & Local (MA Food Plate) Pay 1-Time Plate Changeover Fee ($20) + Special Plate Fee ($40) + General Registration* ($60) * Please note: The General Registration fee for the new plates when you change over will be determined on where you are in your registration cycle and may not be the full $60.
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Coming up at the Community Artist Spotlight S...

Coming up at the Community Artist Spotlight Space: Evidence by Kirsten Emack. Opening reception this Thursday, April 5 at 5 PM: http://agassiz.org/2018/04/evidence-community-spotlight-space/

Evidence: Photographs by Kristen Emack at Community Spotlight Space - Agassiz Baldwin Community
Evidence: Photographs by Kristen Emack Dates: April 2-April 30, 2018 Reception: Thursday, April 5 at 6:00-8:00 pm Hours: Monday-Friday, 3:00-6:00 pm My initial obsession to document my daughter Appaloosa's childhood is linked directly to the lack of imagery captured ...
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Come to our art double-header! Attend two gal...

Come to our art double-header! Attend two gallery receptions AT THE SAME TIME (4/5, 6 pm): Small Works Salon 2018 at Chandler Gallery & Evidence: Photographs by Kristen Emack at the Community Artist Spotlight Space via Maud Morgan Visual Arts Center http://kristen-emack.format.com/ http://bit.ly/chandler_gallery_current_exhibition

Kristen Emack's Portfolio - Home
Documentary and fine art photography by Kristen Emack
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Coming up next at the Agassiz Neighborhood Co...

Coming up next at the Agassiz Neighborhood Council community meeting: Learn about the expansion of Cambridge's compost program and join a discussion of rising housing costs in Cambridge. http://agassiz.org/2018/04/anc-meeting-april-10/

ANC Meeting - April 10 - Agassiz Baldwin Community
Join us on Tuesday, April 10, for an Agassiz Neighborhood Council meeting at 7:30 PM. We meet in Maud Morgan Arts, on the second floor 2D studio at the rear of the building, 20A Sacramento St.
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You probably use a smart phone or a computer ...

You probably use a smart phone or a computer every day, but are there technical words people say that you just find confusing? Come to our class for adults age 55+ to catch up on the lingo - 4/18 from 1-3 PM at the ANC Community Room. http://agassiz.org/2018/04/what-does-that-mean-technical-and-computer-terms-for-everyday-users/

What does that mean?! Technical and Computer Terms for Everyday Users - Agassiz Baldwin Community
You probably use a smart phone or a computer every day, but are there technical words people say that you just find confusing? Do you hear certain computer terminology so often that you're embarrassed to ask what it means?
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For more then 10 years our Afterschool progra...

For more then 10 years our Afterschool program has worked together to put on a two day, healthy restaurant for their families. Help support our kids efforts!

I just donated to Agassiz Baldwin Community. Do the same!
This is a great cause! Join me in my efforts to support them. Donate Now!
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Authorities clear truck driver in fatal October bike collision

Bernard Lavins, 60, of Lexington, a pharmaceutical company executive, was killed Oct. 5 when his bike veered into the middle lane of traffic on Massachusetts Avenue near Porter Square, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan’s office.

Authorities clear truck driver in fatal October bike collision
A tractor-trailer driver has been cleared in a collision that left a bicyclist dead last October in Cambridge's Porter Square after investigators determined the rider veered into the truck's blind spot without signaling, authorities said.Bernard Lavins, 60, of Lexington, a pharmaceutical company executive, was killed Oct.
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The Spring 2018 Restaurant Opening Guide: Greater Boston

1853 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington

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Steps from the Minuteman Bikeway, a restaurant called Lobstah on a Roll (or maybe 478 Mass. Ave.) — self-dubbed “the biggest little restaurant in America” — will eventually open in the former Elton...

...Belmont and Lexington — are opening the Wellington in the former Macy’s space in Belmont (75 Leonard St.), right near Il Casale. The 135-seat restaurant will be more casual than their others...

1374 Beacon St., Coolidge Corner, Brookline

1366 Beacon St., Coolidge Corner, Brookline

1634 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline

...chain that is rapidly expanding around the Boston area — could eventually open in Concord at 55-57 Main St., although there has been some opposition from residents. The planning board will meet in late...

69 Norman St., Everett

...area to help open Brewer’s Tap & Table in Waltham — are opening Country Mile at 136 Belmont St., probably around the late summer or early fall 2018. Expect healthy food but not “health...

45 Chapel St.

Around August 2018, the owners of the Cottage will open Door No. 7 at 165 Linden St., aiming for it to be a bit more “adult” and “sophisticated” than the Cottage. It will feature small plates, an oyster bar, and an open kitchen.

The Spring 2018 Restaurant Opening Guide: Greater Boston
From an ax-throwing bar in Everett to several exciting restaurant expansions slated for Medford, the Greater Boston area has a lot of interesting drinking and dining destinations on the verge of opening.
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The Spring 2018 Restaurant Opening Guide: Cambridge and Somerville

Gustazo Cuban Restaurant & Cafe (2067 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge): In 2014, Gustazo opened in the former Elephant Walk space in Waltham...

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1394 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge

90 Hampshire St., the Port, Cambridge

377 Walden St., Cambridge

298 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge

Blackbird Doughnuts (1350 Massachusetts Ave., Harvard Square, Cambridge): This Fenway and South End doughnut shop from the team behind the...

The Longfellow Bar at Alden & Harlow (40 Brattle St., Harvard Square, Cambridge): The latest from Alden & Harlow and Waypoint’s Michael Scelfo, this will...

Patty Chen’s Dumpling Room (907 Main St., Central Square, Cambridge): Patty Chen’s closed in late October 2017, thanks to construction that...

Pineapple Thai (1108 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge): A new sibling of a Brookline Thai restaurant. Projected opening: Unknown

Sheger Cafe and Ethiopian Restaurant (2376 Massachusetts Ave., North Cambridge): A small Ethiopian restaurant from a nearby salon owner. There will be around a dozen seats inside and a small patio outside. Projected opening: Unknown

Stix Noodle Bar (93 Windsor St., Cambridge): Restaurant group New England Restaurant Concepts, which is behind a variety of restaurants in...

20 College Ave., Davis Square, Somerville

The Spring 2018 Restaurant Opening Guide: Cambridge and Somerville
Over the river from Boston, Cambridge and Somerville had a bit of a slow winter in terms of restaurant openings; there were a few highlights, from ceviche in Union Square to delivery-only fried chicken sandwiches coming out of Inman Square, but there weren't very many openings overall. Spring might be another story, however.
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Summer Program Descriptions - Maud Morgan Arts
Choose your interests. Try new mediums. Investigate a variety of media this summer through programming for youth through Creative Arts Workshops and for adults through our Summer Ceramics Series. Creative Arts Workshops for Youth: Six unique weeks of creative art workshops that will explore two subjects for two hours each day, ceramics and one of a ...
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Spotted at Cambridge City Hall: a large portr...

Spotted at Cambridge City Hall: a large portrait of Maria L. Baldwin, an African-American educator, civic leader, and Cantabrigian who was the first African American female principal in the Northeast,and who headmastered the Agassiz (now Baldwin) School for 40 years! We're so proud to have Ms. Baldwin's name as part of our history and legacy, and we strive to carry the spirit of her efforts with us into the future. #womenshistorymonth #womenleaders #CambMA

Agassiz Baldwin Community shared Bob Slate St...

Bob Slate Stationer over Harvard Square has just alerted us to the fact that a National Pencil day exists. It's this Friday! 😄

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Learn about what's going on in your backyard, so-to-speak! #CambMA #housing #podcast

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Backyard Media Company
Hello fans of Backyard Cambridge! We now have a Page specifically for the podcast here: Backyard Cambridge. Please follow us there for podcast-specific updates about new episodes and initiatives...
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Coming up next at the Chandler Gallery - Smal...

Coming up next at the Chandler Gallery - Small Works Salon 2018 http://agassiz.org/2018/03/small_works_salon_2018/

At the Chandler Gallery's Small Works Salon 2018, Cartography Points in New Directions - Agassiz Baldwin Community
We begin with a Rand McNally World Atlas. A copper tube twists over, around and through the book, with numerous severed ends poking up through the cover. Like this sculpture, "Maps of Future Pipelines" by Steven Muller, the pieces in the Chandler Gallery's upcoming "Small Works Salon 2018" encompass, pierce and skewer maps and map-making.
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What if you could email a tree in Cambridge? ...

What if you could email a tree in Cambridge? 🌱 Would you? https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/07/when-you-give-a-tree-an-email-address/398210/

People Are Writing Thousands of Emails to Trees
The city of Melbourne assigned trees email addresses so citizens could report problems. Instead, people wrote thousands of love letters to their favorite trees. "My dearest Ulmus," the message began. "As I was leaving St. Mary's College today I was struck, not by a branch, but by your radiant beauty.
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"I keep hearing about this citywide composting thing, and I want to do it, but I'm nervous." WELL. There's a workshop for you --https://www.facebook.com/events/347802119059352/

Curbside Compost Expansion Open House - Main Library
Curbside Compost Expansion Open House - Main Library
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Maud Morgan Visual Arts Center celebrates Wom...

Maud Morgan Visual Arts Center celebrates Women's History Month! "We thank Morgan for her efforts in being honest about herself, and being a constant form of inspiration in the art world." https://maudmorganarts.wordpress.com/2018/03/09/womens-history-month-maud-morgan/

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Teacher Feature | Boriana Kantcheva
Here at Maud Morgan Arts - two Saturday's (April 7th & 14th) will be devoted to an amazing Silk Screen workshop led by the talented Boriana Kantcheva. Kantcheva, originally from Bulgaria has lived and worked in the Boston area for over 18 years. 'She has received a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and an...
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ABC and Maud Morgan Arts offices and programs...

ABC and Maud Morgan Arts offices and programs will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, 3/14, due to the storm.

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Ashmont Farmers Market shared Greater Ashmont...

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Ashmont Farmers Market shared Dorchester Wint...

On Saturday, our Greater Ashmont Main Street, ED, Jenn Cartee not only did her shopping at the Dorchester Winter Farmers Market, but shared how the Ashmont Farmers Market is working with other food leaders from across the neighborhood about how we're working for a healthy Dorchester! Thanks Codman Square Neighborhood Council & Codman Square Health Center for all you're doing to help create food access for all!

Agassiz Baldwin Community added 2 new photos....

On this snowy day, sharing some photos of a beautiful new addition to the kid-designed play structure in our backyard (and two adults -ED Maria LaPage and Early Ed Site Director Sam Eaton- getting their fill before we hand it over to the young'ins!)

Cambridge’s Almost Non-Existent Cuban Food Scene Will Grow With a Waltham Favorite

...its original location. Gustazo Cuban Cafe will take over the former Elephant Walk space at 2067 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge’s Porter Square, just as it took over Elephant Walk’s Waltham location...

Cambridge's Almost Non-Existent Cuban Food Scene Will Grow With a Waltham Favorite
A Cuban restaurant in Waltham will soon expand to Cambridge, and it will repeat a move it made several years ago when opening its original location. Gustazo Cuban Cafe will take over the former Elephant Walk space at 2067 Massachusetts Ave.
https://boston.eater.com

Agassiz Baldwin Community and Maud Morgan Vis...

Agassiz Baldwin Community and Maud Morgan Visual Arts Center programs and offices will be closed on Tuesday, March 13th, due to the incoming storm. Stay safe!

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The March ANC Meeting has been canceled. Plea...

The March ANC Meeting has been canceled. Please join us in April on Tuesday the 10th at 7:30 PM. http://agassiz.org/2018/03/canceled-march-anc-mtg/

Canceled: March ANC Meeting - Agassiz Baldwin Community
The March Agassiz Neighborhood Council Meeting has been canceled due to weather. Please join us in April on Tuesday the 10th at 7:30 PM.
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Gustazo Cuban Cafe May Be Opening in Former Elephant Walk Space in Cambridge

The address for this proposed Cuban restaurant in Cambridge is: Gustazo Cuban Cafe, 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02140. The website for the Waltham location can be found at http://www.gustazo-cubancafe.com/

Boston Restaurant Talk
A Cuban restaurant that moved from Belmont to Waltham a few years ago may be opening a new location in Cambridge, taking over the space where a French and Cambodian spot had been. According to a license commission hearing agenda page on the City of Cambridge website, Gustazo Cuban Cafe is looking to open on Mass.
http://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com

We are Moving: The North Cambridge Senior Cen...

We are Moving: The North Cambridge Senior Center (NCSC) is moving to 266B Rindge Avenue. Moving day is March 10th and programming will resume on March 19th. This move is only temporary and the NCSC will return to 2050 Massachusetts Avenue once construction is complete at the Russell Apartments. Please visit us at NCSC on Rindge! For more information, please call 617-349-6320 or visit our website: www.cambridgema.gov/DHSP/COA.

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The mailbox at the Sacramento St. and Mass. A...

The mailbox at the Sacramento St. and Mass. Ave. seems to have developed a personality . . . 😄

Did you know that Curbside Compost is expandi...

Did you know that Curbside Compost is expanding in Cambridge in April? #gogreen #compost

Curbside Composting
In 2009, the City set a goal to reduce residential trash disposal by 30% by 2020, and by 80% by 2050 . With that goal in mind, the City has committed to expanding the current curbside compost program to all residential buildings with 1 to 12 units beginning April 2018.
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Teacher Feature | Boriana Kantcheva
Here at Maud Morgan Arts - two Saturday's (April 7th & 14th) will be devoted to an amazing Silk Screen workshop led by the talented Boriana Kantcheva. Kantcheva, originally from Bulgaria has lived and worked in the Boston area for over 18 years. 'She has received a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and an...
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VENDOR APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! Become a part...

VENDOR APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! Become a part of an amazing, neighborhood #FarmersMarket in Dorchester! We're back for our 10th season starting June 29th and we'd love to have YOU be a part of it. Check out the website below to get in on all the fun and meet new customers in vibrant Ashmont! Apply today to lock in your spot for 2018!

Become a Vendor
Opening day vendor applications due by June 1! The Ashmont Farmers Market is back for it's 10th season. Our 2018 market will run 17 weeks; Opening day will be June 29 and we'll wrap up the season October 19. In 2017 some 480 people interacted with our market vendors each week with many more passers-by.
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