Hello Everyone, News BNN Talk of the Neighborhoods: District 9 Council Candidates (Debate) https://bnntv.org/vod/talk-neighborhoods/talk-neighborhoods-districts-8-and-9-council- candidates Original Air Date: Nov. 2, 2017 Slide the time bar to 31:00 Boston Neighborhood Network (BNN) Race for City Hall: Brandon Bowser & Mark Ciommo D9 https://bnntv.org/vod/race-city-hall/race-city-hall-brandon-bowser-mark-ciommo-d9 Original Air Date: Thursday, November 2, 2017 Municipal Election, Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Polling locations across the City open from 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. You can check your voter registration status online ahead of the election. Mayor (select up to one) Tito Jackson Martin J Walsh City Councilor-At-Large (select up to four) Michelle Wu Pat Payaso Michael F Flaherty Ayanna S Pressley Domingos DaRosa Althea Garrison Annissa Essaibi George William A King District 9 City Councilor (select up to one) Brandon David Bowser Mark S Ciommo Find your polling location The comment period for 70 Leo M Birmingham Pkwy in Brighton has been extended to Monday, November 20, 2017. http://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/70- leo-m-birmingham-parkway The comment period for 1650 Soldiers Field Road has been extended to Thursday, November 30, 2017. http://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/1650-soldiers-field-road [email protected] The comment period for 139-149 Washington Street has been extended to Thursday, November 30, 2017. http://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/139-149-washington-street The comment period for Harvard IMP 2013.4 ends on Monday, December 4, 2017. http://www.bostonplans.org/projects/development-projects/harvard-imp-2013-4 [email protected] EMPath is in need of winter jackets and boots for adult women. Contact Cleo Muhammad, Senior Coordinator of Program Mentoring [email protected] (617) 717-9702 Drop off at 10 Perthshire Road, Brighton ABCD Neighborhood Opportunity Center is in need of: -New or gently used winter coats (all sizes) -New toys for holiday gifts or gift cards for older kids -Volunteers during the week of December 18 to pack toy orders Contact Amelia Youngstrom, Operations Manager [email protected] Yuliya Lantsman, Neighborhood Client Services Coordinator [email protected] Phone: 617-903-3640 ABCD, Charlesview Inc, EMPath, and Family Nurturing Center are collaborating to organize a holiday meal and celebration on November 29 for youth and families living in shelter in Brighton. They are in need of appetizers, sides, main dishes, desserts, and paper goods for 80-100 people. More information and sign-up to contribute at Mealtrain.org Contact Amelia Youngstrom, Operations Manager [email protected] 617-903-3640 The Brighton-Allston Historical Society is pleased to announce the publication of our 14th historic-images calendar. The 2018 calendar features fourteen historic photographs of Brighton & Allston titled “Street Scenes from Our New Collections” — showing some of the newest additions to our collection. In addition to using the form below to order your calendar, you can buy calendars at various locations in Brighton & Allston, including the Brighton-Allston Heritage Museum, and from Board Members of the BAHS and Heritage Museum Guides. All proceeds from this calendar will benefit our Brighton-Allston Historical Society and Heritage Museum. SPECIAL DISCOUNT RATE FOR BULK ORDERS OF 10 CALENDARS: $75 (includes shipping) To order your 2018 Calendar directly from the Brighton-Allston Historical Society (BAHS), please send a check or money order for $12 per calendar ($10 price plus $2 postage) to: Brighton-Allston Historical Society c/o Charlie Vasiliades 47 Langley Road, Brighton, MA 02135 You can get your calendar order form at this link: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5c2bbabdfe065d9bdf86722d5/files/bc38ba33-e5b8-4e96-857f- 66b57fb32bab/BAHSCalendarFlyer2018.pdf Free Legal Clinic Series - Four Tuesday Night Workshops beginning October 10 The National Lawyers Guild – Massachusetts Chapter will present four workshops at the Presentation School Foundation Community Center on four Tuesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Schedule and topics: • October 10: Workers’ Rights • October 17: Housing • October 24: Immigration • November 7: Stop and Search Join us to learn about important issues like workers’ compensation, tenant rights, paths to legal status, when the police can legally stop, search, and arrest you, and more. Two-hour session will include a question-and-answer session and a printed booklet to take home. Empower yourself – know your rights! For more information call PSF at 617-782-8670. We are located at 640 Washington St in Brighton. Allston Brighton/Boston College Community Fund Committee announces that the applications for the $3,000 Project Grant for the Fall 2017 cycle is now available online at www.bc.edu/neighborhood. Hard copies of the applications can be picked up at the Boston College Neighborhood Center, 480 Washington Street, Brighton, MA 02135. The Fund Committee seeks applications from organizations, associations, programs or projects based in Allston and Brighton. For the $3,000 Project Grant, the Committee gives special consideration to proposals that benefit the youth, senior citizens and under-resourced populations in the Allston and Brighton neighborhoods. Potential applicants are advised that only one grant per group or agency will be awarded per year. The deadline for submitting applications is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 9, 2017. For questions on the Fund or for the Statement of Mission of the Fund and application criteria, please call William R. Mills, Jr., Director, Community Affairs, at Boston College, at (617) 552-8661, or Maria DiChiappari, Director, at the Boston College Neighborhood Center at (617) 552-0445. Ongoing events at the Harvard Ed Portal include: Learning Circle: Design Your Career, Jobseekers Drop-In Group, Community Call: Teens Making a Difference, Homework Help, More to Love Yoga, Beyond Beginner Yoga, Family Nurturing Center Weekly Playgroups? Checkout their Events Calendar for detail and registration information. www.edportal.harvard.edu/calendar/upcoming Articles According to Universal Hub (11/01/2017): The AC Hotel at the Circle, where the Cleveland Circle Cinema and the Applebee's used to be, should open in April, just in time for BC graduation season, its manager, Ronald Rockelein, said today. Rockelein appeared before the Boston Licensing Board to seek its approval for the chain's plan to buy the liquor license now held by Chau Chow City on Essex Street in Chinatown. The 162-room hotel is part of a project that also includes a senior-citizen apartment building.. Real Estate Transactions of Interest 21 Imrie Rd, Allston: Sale Date: 10/11/2017; Sale Price: $1,210,000; 2-Family Residence – Conventional 53 Quint Ave, Allston: Sale Date: 10/12/2017; Sale Price: $1,225,000; 3-Family Residence – Conventional 16 Leicester St, Brighton: Sale Date: 10/03/2017; Sale Price: $1,130,000; 2-Family Residence - Conventional 17 Sparhawk St, # C, Brighton: Sale Date: 10/10/2017; Sale Price: $1,200,000; Condominium - Duplex 2430 Beacon St, # 102, Brighton: Sale Date: 10/06/2017; Sale Price: $1,375,000; Condominium Ongoing Programs CRIMESTOPPERS To report a crime anonymously: Call 1-800-494-TIPS, or text the word “TIP” to CRIME (27463) (messaging and data rates may apply) Boston Gun Buyback Program Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 am Residents may drop off their working firearms and receive a $200 Visa gift card. Those who do not wish to deliver the firearms during those hours or at the station can call and arrange a pickup. Boston Police Dept D-14 301 Washington St, Brighton For more information, call 617-343-4260 www.bpdnews.com/district-d-14 “What’s In Your Medicine Cabinet?” Turn in your unused or expired medication for safe disposal at the medical collection kiosk in the lobby of Boston Police Dept D-14 301 Washington St, Brighton Disposal is free, anonymous and is available 24/7 Car Seat Installation Boston Police Department District 14 Free Boston Police Department D-14 Community Service Office 301 Washington St, Brighton 617-343-4376 Ongoing Events WGBH One Guest St, Brighton 617-300-5400 Check out the hottest events around town and at our studios. All ticket purchases support WGBH http://www.wgbh.org/events/ Vets to Vets Support Group By Vets For Vets UMass Boston, Brighton Marine Health Center Vets to Vets group meetings are held every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month on campus at 7:00 pm. UMass Boston in collaboration with Brighton Marine Health Center invites you to a Veterans Support Discussion Group, a safe and confidential space to discuss challenges and opportunities with other local veterans. Brighton Marine Health Center 77 Warren St, Brighton For more information please contact Cary Rothenburger, M.Ed, LSCW at (617) 610-4145 or [email protected] From the Cerebral Dimestore Saturday, October 7, 2017 – Friday, December 1, 2017 Mark Burns, an MFA graduate of the University of Washington and current Artist in Residence at the Ceramics Program, has had a long and distinguished career as a teacher and maker. He has held teaching positions all over the country, working at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and The Rhode Island School of Design, among others. He most recently taught at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he was head of ceramics and chair of the department. Burns' work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, and is held in numerous public and private collections. Burns has a keen sense of ceramic history and pop culture, which he uses to express complex cultural notions of sexuality and identity. For more information on this exhibit open until December 1, 2017, visit their website. Ceramics Program Office of the Arts at Harvard 224 Western Ave, Allston STEM at the Library An exhibition certain to inspire all ages.