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199 Everett St. #1, Arlington $399,000 Beautifully renovated East Arlington 2 bedroom/1 bath condo with 2 parking spaces, basement workshop/storage, large shared yard. Walk to E. Arlington shops, eateries, buses, theaters.
9 Cedar Street #1, Somerville $539,000
27 Ossipee Road #1, Somerville $629,000
Porter Sq. condo with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, large deck, 2 parking spots, in unit w/d, large bonus basement space.
Lovely Davis Sq. Philly-style condo with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, central air, in unit w/d, large basement storage, shared yard and porches.
651 Concord Avenue #1, Cambridge $749,000
103 Bartlett St. Somerville $$1,135,000
Contemporary 3-level townhouse with 2-3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, gas fireplace, central air, deck, parking. Renovated kitchen and baths. Across from the Fresh Pond Reservoir and nature trails. Walk to Alewife T stop, Trader Joe’s Whole Foods, bike path, and more.
Winter Hill 4-unit multi-family in very good condition with 1 two-bedroom, 2 one-bedrooms, and one studio. Nice yard, driveway parking, city views. Walk to Ball and Magoun Sq. shops and eateries, Trum Field, community path, and more.
171 Lake View Avenue, Cambridge $1,485,000 Delightful Huron Village single family with 4 bedrooms and 1.5 baths, just around the corner from great local shops and restaurants. Walk to Fresh Pond Reservoir; walk or take the bus to Harvard and Porter Squares.
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33 Putnam Avenue #3, Somerville ~ $359,000
Updated, top-floor Union Square condo with 2 bedrooms, city views, and skylights. Walk to shops and nightlife of Union Sq.
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Beautifully renovated single family on a Davis Sq. side street with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, designer kitchen, LR w/gas fp, oversized deck off DR, driveway for 2+ cars, and fenced yard.
East Cambridge Single Family~ $tba
On a cul-de-sac near Inman Sq., just renovated 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home with beautiful open plan cook’s kitchen/dining area with sliders to hardscaped yard, LR with gas fp, laundry room, master suite, bonus finished basement media room and storage.
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Commercial FOR LEASE ~ ASSEMBLY ROW 96 Middlesex Avenue, East Somerville /Assembly Row
Steps from Assembly Row Orange Line T stop and just off I-93. This 4500 sq. ft. space on 2 levels has exposed brick walls and abundant natural light from windows on 3 sides and comes with 12 parking spaces. Lease terms subject to buildout requirements and whether the property is leased wholly or subdivided.
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What do you need to do to get your home ready to put on the market? Is it worth updating a kitchen or bath? Finishing basement space? Landscaping? Decluttering? Repainting? Which repairs do you get your money back on? Which ones make your house sell faster? Get your questions answered in this short, informative session. Handouts and refreshments provided.
How to Buy and Sell at the Same Time for homeowners contemplating a move Tuesday, November 17th
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If you’re considering buying your first home and want to understand what’s in store, this is a quick and helpful overview. Led by our agents, it includes a 45-min presentation and 1/2 hour Q&A session. Handouts and refreshments provided.
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If trying to figure out the logistics of selling your home and buying a new one make your head spin, this workshop will help make the process understandable. This workshop, led by our agents and a loan officer from a local bank, includes a 45-min presentation and 1/2 hour Q&A session. Handouts and refreshments provided.
To reserve space in a class, please email Adaria@ThaliaTringoRealEstate.com. Admission is free, but we appreciate donations of canned goods for the Somerville Homeless Coalition
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About our company... We are dedicated to representing our buyer and seller clients with integrity and professionalism. We are also commi ed to giving back to our community. Our agents donate $250 to a non-profit in honor of each transaction and Thalia Tringo & Associates Real Estate Inc. also gives $250 to a pre-selected group of local charities for each transaction. Visit our office, 128 Willow Avenue, on the bike path in Davis Square, Somerville.
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contents 4 // EDITOR’S NOTE Humbug, etc. 6 // WINNERS & LOSERS It’s a great time to be a student or a cyclist—student cyclists win double. 8 // NEWS: CITYWIDE, A RENEWED FOCUS ON ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Working to make Cambridge safer for victims of abuse. 10 // WHAT’S NEW? Enough restaurant openings to make your stomach growl.
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14 // FEATURE: 2015 LOCAL GIFT GUIDE We scoured the city for the coolest gifts so you don’t have to. 48 // SCOUT OUT: A NIGHT IN HAVANA CLUB Because people like to say “salsa.” 50 // SCOUT OUT: SPICE UP YOUR LIFE WITH THE CRAIC & BLONDE Blonde Beauchamp brings a taste of Haiti to Cambridge. 52 // CALENDAR 54 // LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY 56 // SCOUT YOU
Photo, top: Blonde Beauchamp of The Craic & Blonde. Photo by Jess Benjamin. Photo, bottom: A super sweet spread from Follow the Honey. Photo by Mary Schwalm. On the cover: BoConcept co-owners Anthony Goodh and Luis Rojas. Photo by Mary Schwalm.
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o be perfectly frank, compiling our annual local gift guide is a huge pain. I’m not just being a Scrooge! Seriously, this thing is a logistical nightmare. It involves scouring shelves from Huron Village to East Cambridge for the stuff our readers will love, sending hundreds of emails and coordinating with local business owners who are just as busy as we are (or busier) as they gear up for the holiday season. All the while, you’re hoping against hope that none of the gifts that have temporarily been entrusted to your care get lost or broken into a thousand tiny shards as you transport them from the shop to the office to a photographer’s studio and back again. It’s even worse when you’re a bike commuter—let me tell you, you haven’t lived until you’ve pedaled through the Cambridge Street Tunnel, cars zipping past you, with a backpack full of ceramics and a tote bag on each handle bar, one overflowing with art supplies, the other bursting with home goods. But, as every holiday shopper knows, the experience is 100 percent worth it. Cambridge is peppered with independently owned stores helmed by passionate people who want you to love the gifts you’re giving. They’re generous with their time, and they’re happy to help you find a present for that impossible-to-buy-for third cousin you see once a year. The hustle of the holiday season seems to energize them rather than wear them down (unlike certain frazzled editors who shall remain unnamed). One of the most frequent complaints levied against the holiday season is its increased commercialization, and it’s true that there’s something unnatural about seeing pre-Halloween gift displays. Yes, we could probably all stand to cut back a little. But when finding the perfect gifts means simultaneously supporting the rad retailers in your neighborhood, maybe you’re keeping the spirit of the holidays intact after all. Kind of makes the death-defying, bag-laden bike trips worth it.
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CYCLISTS This isn’t the first time our city’s cyclists have been winners, but there are just so many good things happening for two-wheeled travelers. Take the Cambridge Bicycle Plan, released in October, which outlines programs and policies that will make biking safer, easier and more convenient. “This really sets the vision for where we want to be and what it will take for us to get there,” says Cara Seiderman, transportation program manager for the Community Development Department. The goal? By 2030, the city wants 20 percent of all trips in Cambridge to be made by bicycle. Get pedaling, people!
VOLKSWAGEN By now, you’ve heard about the Volkswagen scandal—the company is in hot water after admitting it cheated on emissions tests and knowingly manufactured cars that spewed more pollutants than permitted by law. In the wake of these revelations, Cambridge resident Nadine Bonda is suing the Volkswagen Group of America for breach of warranty, breach of contract and “unjust enrichment.” According to Universal Hub, Bonda, who bought her car back in 2010, hopes to be named lead plaintiff in a class action suit that could recover millions of dollars for those who bought pollutantpacking Volkswagen and Audi diesel models.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS For students and teachers alike, it’s a great time to be involved with Cambridge Public Schools. The 2015 academic year marks the first time that the district has met its goal of having 30 percent educators who are people of color, and overall enrollment numbers have continued to increase. That’s no doubt due to the exciting addition of 100 smart boards that were installed in classrooms, a recently introduced sign language class at the high school and a new system that lets parents track buses using a smartphone or computer.
YOUR WAISTLINE Thought you could get back in shape after summer grilling season wrapped up, did you? Well good luck, because there are almost too many mouth-watering new restaurants on their way to the city for us to list here. Little Donkey is trotting into Central, an oyster bar is coming to the old Kennedy’s on the Square space, Smoke Shop will soon bring barbecue to Kendall and a WuBurger is on its way to Inman—time to break out the elastic waistbands.
ARTSY HARVARD STUDENTS You can rent a car—why not a Renoir? This semester, Harvard reintroduced the Student Print Rental Program, which lets students hang original art prints by artists like Andy Warhol, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso on their dorm room walls for just $50 a semester. Sure beats that one Boondock Saints poster all your college friends bought freshman year.
FIRST-FLOOR HARVARD STUDENTS While there are a lot of advantages to attending such a prestigious university, there are drawbacks, too—one being the tourists who have a tendency to peer into the school’s ground floor apartments. The increasing number of overly curious visitors has inspired Harvard officials to post new signs around campus asking would-be peepers to refrain from holding cameras up to dorm room windows. “To just walk by and look in, that’s an intrusion on your life,” first-floor resident Chase Aldrige told the Globe. Can’t win ‘em all, brainiacs.
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here’s nothing quite like the joy of finding great gifts for the special people in your life. Unfortunately, there’s also nothing quite like the sinking feeling you get in your stomach when you see your bank statement after the holidays. That’s why we’re giving you a chance to win a prize pack filled with more than $250 in gift cards to the local shops featured in this year’s guide. To enter, simply like our page on Facebook (facebook.com/ scoutcambridge) by December 10. That’s it! We’ll be randomly selecting one of our fans to receive a whole bunch of spending money to stores including Black Ink, Susanna, Tokai Gifts and more (so don’t forget to check your “other” inbox). Whether you have your eyes on that adorable blue teapot from Cambridge Naturals (p. 38) or Nomad’s shiny, hand-forged shears (p. 26), we’ve got a gift card to help you get the goods.
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Transition House Executive Director Risa Mednick stands by the shelter’s playground. Photo by Emily Cassel.
CITYWIDE, A RENEWED FOCUS ON ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE By Emily Cassel
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n a brisk but bright afternoon in October, Risa Mednick walks through the sun-drenched rooms at Transition House, where the sounds of shouting children and beeping kitchen timers have, for the time being, been replaced by power drills and hammers. Mednick, who is the executive director at the domestic violence agency, ducks past a construction worker to point out the building’s new stainless steel appliances and revamped playroom. “We try to make things as comfortable as possible here,” she says, “given that you’re living with, not one or two or three roommates, but a whole bunch of other families.” The shelter is currently unoccupied as it undergoes a transition of its own—a project that involves the complete gutting and redesign of its kitchen and five bathrooms, an upgrade of the building’s infrastructure to meet ADA standards and the installation of a new HVAC system. These are much-needed improvements, as Transition House, the first emergency shelter for victims of domestic abuse in New England and one of the oldest nationwide, is located in a duplex that was built in the 1890s. Since the nine-family shelter operates at capacity year round, keeping up with projects like this is important— especially because it’s the only emergency housing resource for domestic violence victims in Cambridge.
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The renovations at Transition House come at a time when the entire city is applying a renewed focus on the issue of abuse. Last October, the city introduced Elizabeth Speakman as the director of the new Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Prevention Initiative. In the past year, she’s helmed programs like a 14-week training in handling abuse for the Cambridge Police Department. In the broadest sense, she says her role is to bring together different groups who are working to end domestic violence, including police officers and resource providers like Transition House. The hope is that by connecting the people and groups that are doing this work separately, the city can better and more quickly address the needs of victims. Speakman’s biggest project to date has been the oversight of a citywide needs assessment to determine where these different communities and departments should be focusing their efforts. After conducting more than 50 interviews, the Initiative synthesized that data into 10 insight statements. These recommendations, which were presented at a reception on October 28, include goals like increasing awareness of the issue by providing materials in different languages and offering more training and workshops about what domestic violence is and how to best respond to it. The Initiative is already taking steps to implement those recommendations; the group just
held a nine-session series on topics like sexual exploitation and talking to perpetrators of abuse. Of course, not every aspect of the domestic violence problem can be so easily addressed. “At the other end of the spectrum is housing—that there isn’t enough emergency long-term housing for people who are in abusive relationships or have been sexually assaulted,” Speakman says. “Before people can try to be safe, we need to address the housing challenges.” Reaching those more long-term goals will prove to be a greater challenge, as the anti-domestic violence campaign, like many other social justice efforts, is currently underfunded and under-resourced. Kimberly Sansoucy, executive director of the Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women, says that while the movement was robust from its inception in the 1970s through the late 1990s, the issue is not as “in vogue” today as it once was. “That sort of phase … [when] there was money attached to it, meaning you could get grants through the Violence Against Women Act, that has … dwindled appreciably, but the issue has not,” Sansoucy says. She goes on to say that her department is at the point now where they’re asking themselves: “Where are we, and how are we doing?” Despite the fiscal challenges, to hear Sansoucy and other activists and professionals tell it, the answer is actually “pretty well.” “The movement, if you will, has gotten a little bit smarter and a lot more inclusive,” Sansoucy says. “It’s no longer trying to just look at how white women are experiencing violence and how to get them out of the house.” Transition House’s Mednick says that while funding may have shrunk, victims today have more resources at their disposal than they did during the early decades of the movement. While the advent of the Internet has made certain parts of her job more difficult (“The notion of a confidential address has gone out the window,” she says), it has made it easier to connect victims with resources throughout Massachusetts. The SafeLink hotline has created a statewide network that can help families get the help they need. There’s a consensus among those in the fight against domestic abuse that we need more emergency shelters, but those structures are just one of many pieces in a complex puzzle. The real solution, these experts believe, will be a multifaceted one, one that connects public policy and awareness with mental health resources and the continued support of those who have been victimized. Sansoucy says that the long-term answer is to attack the problem at its roots—targeting the societal norms underlying abuse and creating a broader set of tools for survivors as well as perpetrators—but these sorts of cultural shifts take time. Meanwhile, Speakman and her team will spend the next several months prioritizing and acting on the recommendations presented in the needs assessment. And while it isn’t entirely clear what steps come next, Cambridge now has a whole community of people—volunteers, police officers and members of city government—who can pool their resources to better address the issue. “We don’t have a plan yet,” Speakman says, “but we’ll be figuring that out together.”
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The city’s first Szechuan hot pot spot has arrived in the form of Flame Hot Pot (1001 Mass. Ave.), which opened in mid-September. Flame offers à la carte sushi made with fresh seafood, wraps, salads, smoothies, bubble teas and pretty much anything your heart desires on its extensive menu. HARVARD SQUARE
EL JEFE’S TAQUERIA
Great news for taco lovers and night owls: El Jefe’s Taqueria, which moved into the old Taco Truck location (83 Mount Auburn St.) COMING Mexican in October, is serving up authentic SOON fare until 4 a.m., seven days a week. Even better? At El Jefe’s, there’s no extra charge for guacamole. We’ll say it again: no extra charge for guac. HARVARD SQUARE
“DUNSTER RESTAURANT”
Grafton Group, the restaurant group behind Temple Bar, Park, Russell House Tavern COMING and Grafton Street, will add a feather—er, SOON a shellfish—to its cap next year with a new oyster bar (15 Dunster St.). “New England is full of world class oyster bars, and we are excited to bring one to the center of the neighborhood we’ve called home for nearly twenty years,” Grafton Group co-owner Patrick Lee said in a statement of the yetto-be-named establishment. The restaurant should be open in late spring 2016. CENTRAL SQUARE 12
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LITTLE DONKEY
It won’t make its way to 505 Mass. Ave. until this spring, but we’re already excited for the adorably named Little Donkey, the latest from Toro and Coppa’s Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette. Cambridge Day reports that, while it’s too early for a finalized menu, Oringer and Bissonnette presented a sample menu with dishes including ox cheek pierogi and snail fried rice at a mid-September License Commission hearing. HARVARD SQUARE
ahaza Hummus Kitchen, which opened in midSeptember at 1 Canal Park, is celebrating hummus rather than relegating it to the realm of snack packs and party platters. The restaurant’s build-your-own bowls, wraps and salads are made with local ingredients prepped in-house, and the highlight—the hummus—is also made from COMING scratch in the Tahaza SOON kitchen.
SONIA’S
It looks like the former home of T.T. the Bear’s Place (10 Brookline St.) will remain a music venue. In late September, co-owner Joseph Sater won permission from the License Commission to open a venue called Sonia’s in the location. Cambridge Day reports that, after renovations, the club will be able to house an additional 350 attendees and will serve food, though at the moment Sonia’s does not have a liquor license. The spot could open in early 2016.
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Beginning this November, Tremont 647’s Andy Husband will be bringing the beef to Kendall with Smoke Shop (1 Kendall Sq. #100). The competition-style barbecue joint will have an unsurprisingly meaty menu stacked with brisket, ribs and sausage, but Husbands told Boston Magazine that Smoke Shop will also be dishing up more eclectic offerings like a chicken bánh mì and Jamaican jerk pork belly.
A lot of online reviews of Wrapro’s current location between Harvard and Porter (1670 Mass. Ave.) read like this: “Great spot, awesome food, wish it was a little easier to get to.” The falafel gods must have heard your prayers; in October, the Middle Eastern eatery applied to open a new location in Harvard Square at 20 Eliot St.
WAYPOINT
It’s been a rocky road for Waypoint (1030 Mass. Ave.), the forthcoming seafood restaurant from Alden & Harlow chef and owner Michael Scelfo. Scelfo has been looking to open the spot for the better part of a year, but at several hearings, residents raised concerns about noise. Scelfo’s license was finally approved in September after another round of meetings, and while details were scarce at press time, you can follow the restaurant on Twitter at @waypointharvard. CENTRAL SQUARE
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WUBURGER
The first WuBurger location opened in Woburn back in September, but owners Deepak Diwan and Kalyan Gullapalli are already looking to take their burgers, hot dogs, chili cheese fries and Richardson Farms ice cream (!) to Cambridge (1128 Cambridge St.). Diwan told BDCwire that WuBurger part two could be open by January.
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Woburn-based Crossfit Lando opened a new Cambridge location (2 Canal Park) at the end of August and is now offering morning, afternoon and night classes. The crossfit gym has all the equipment you need to whip yourself into shape, but trainer Flavio Brito says that’s not what sets this facility apart. “We have an awesome community of people here,” he says, “and the coaching—we let the coaching speak for itself. It’s world-class.” COMING SOON
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Catayst Performance Training (91 Sidney St.) has been offering one-on-one personal training and small group training for almost two years, and the gym is expanding its offerings—Catalyst just took over the kickboxing gym next door, where there will soon be an indoor cycling studio. “What we want is to offer is something
that’s a little more accessible to the average person,” says owner Faisal Alam. The cycle classes, which should be up and spinning by the end of November, will introduce weights in addition to the bike cardio, and the gym will offer new members a week of free classes to kick off the program. Follow @catalystcycle on Twitter for more info as the opening draws near. HARVARD SQUARE
RIZZO TAILOR
“Oh, yeah, everybody’s so sad,” laughs Rizzo Tailor owner Joe Calautti, who will close the doors to his beloved shop by the end of November. “But you can’t work forever! That’s life.” In his more than 50 years working out of Harvard Square, Calautti has made custom suits for celebrities, politicians and everyday Cantabrigians, earning a dedicated group of loyal customers who are sorry to see him go. But Calautti says he’s leaving on his own terms and that he’s looking forward to retirement.
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n our September/October issue, we told you about Harvard’s plans to give Forbes Plaza a facelift, eliminating some of the outdoor space in front of Au Bon Pain as they renovate the Smith Campus Center (1350 Mass. Ave.). But in late September, after hearing citizen concerns about the loss of seating, the university presented a more modest plan, with the renovated center extending four feet into the plaza rather than the initially proposed 11 feet.
ELM & HAMPSHIRE PLAZA REOPENED
After months of renovations, Elm and Hampshire Plaza reopened to the public in September, boasting boring-but-important modifications (improved drainage, new fencing, updated asphalt and sod) as well as some flashier changes (a lending library, new tables and chairs, dance chimes). Come take a break in this now-whimsical little park!
AREA FOUR
It’s Area Four no more—after surveying residents to determine whether or not the neighborhood should undergo a name change, City Council officially voted to rename this section of the city “The Port” on October 19. Don’t worry: Area Four pizza isn’t going anywhere.
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TECH TALK HARVARD SQUARE
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RAPID CHARGING STATION
Phone need a charge? You’re in luck: An unused vestibule in the CVS building (6 JFK St.) owned by Cambridge Savings Bank has been transformed into Harvard Square’s first rapid charging station. Denise Jillson, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association, says that the HSBA considered these kiosks before but couldn’t find a location that was as protected, convenient and well-lit as this one. Each charge is free, but the app SplitNGo gives you the opportunity to donate to area homeless shelter Y2Y if you want to say thanks. “It’s an example of the community coming together to provide something that’s really needed,” Jillson says, adding that since the charging spot opened she’s almost never walked by and seen it going unused. CITYWIDE
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Hoping to entice frequent Uber riders to consider taking their trips by taxi, brothers and Cambridge taxi drivers Prabhdeep and Paramveer Singh launched Origa in August. The app lets travelers summon a taxi with their phone or tablet, offers users a 25 percent discount on each ride and doesn’t impose surge pricing. In October, Paramveer told us that users have been skeptical, but he says he’s confident in the idea. “We’re going to add a dispatch, a 1-800 phone number,” he says. “I also drive a taxi, and I have noticed that the majority of customers left in the taxi business want to go to a stand or call a taxi.” Origa is currently available on Apple and Android devices.
Works is now offering many applications online, including inspectional service applications and permit applications for excavation, sidewalk obstruction and crane, boom and pump trucks. Learn more at permits. cambridgema.gov.
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Remember Harvard’s final clubs from that crazy party scene in The Social Network? Well, the clubs are a real thing, and they’re currently under pressure from students and university administrators who want them to be beholden to non-discrimination legislation like Title IX. There are currently seven all-male final clubs at the school, though, as the Harvard Crimson reports, it’s not clear if the university even can control them— the clubs haven’t been officially tied to Harvard since 1984, when they opted to sever their official relationship with the university instead of admitting women.
while he doesn’t want to start locking people up left and right, he does think that Central could benefit from an increased police presence. The square currently has two officers on duty, but Benzan hopes to increase that number to four or six per shift and wants to consider adding a reporting station in the neighborhood. “Without a strong police presence, it’s going to be hard to get people to feel safe,” he says.
CENTRAL SQUARE
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have noticed deteriorating conditions in Central Square— trash, graffiti, discarded needles—which they believe are largely due to the city’s drug problem. to late“What AugustI’mfireasking at 1 Kendall Square caused smoke and have happen in Central water damage to Square Flat Top Johnny’s, the Blue Room and is a comprehensive approach to forcing the three restaurants to Beantowne Coffee House, addressing opioid crisisFTJ’s ... so outgoing voicemail message called temporarilythe close for what more and particularly “forcedfamilies, renovations.” At press time, all three were working diligently our seniors, feel safe walking to resume operations as soon as possible! through the square,” Vice Mayor Dennis Benzan tells us. He wants the city to take a multifaceted approach to addressing its drug problem, including a renewed focus on a seasonal job corps program to give recovering addicts an opportunity to work as part of their recovery. And
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SCOUT CHECK Wherein we follow up on news that we’ve covered recently—in print or online. Cinderella’s (901 Main St.) reopened in late September with a brand new bar and food menus to match. Candied bacon, queso de cabra and polenta fries—oh my! Playska, the new spot from husband-wife duo Tim and Bronwyn Wiechmann, opened on October 29 at 243 Hampshire St. in Inman Square, where they’re serving up specialty sandwiches composed of housemade breads and spreads. A third Bon Me opened its doors in Fresh Pond (201 Alewife Brook Pkwy.) in September, so you now have one more spot to grab their street-style Vietnamese fare. Almost two years in the making, Parsnip opened up at the old UpStairs on the Square space (91 Winthrop St.) on November 3. “A lot of our potential clientele has a really long-term relationship with UpStairs on the Square,” Bar Director Steven Lemley told Eater Boston. “We want to welcome them back to see how different the space is and how different the culinary experience will be.” Spot something new in your neighborhood that we didn’t mention here? Send us a tip: scout@scoutmagazines.com.
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Accessorize Your Cyclist 1. Bicycle Coat Hook ($18.95) — Bodhi Leaf 2. Handmade Necktie with Bike Chain Print ($36) — Shine 3. Bike Scarf ($24) and Dress ($94) — Susanna 4. Bike Statue ($28) — Joie De Vivre
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assage Therapy Works specializes in cutting-edge pain-reduction techniques while valuing ancient principles of energy balance & serenity. This therapeutic clinic, located in Davis Square, is a Buddhist-inspired oasis, a welcome respite from the bustling street. Walking under the stone archway past the water fountain you’ll enter a serene lounge area and with numerous self-empowerment books about various approaches to healing plus free access to “chi” machines which will help any muscles inflamed and painful. The clinic offers a free personal consultation for any client wondering which service would be best. If it’s chronic pain you’ve been dealing with Integrative Bodywork is designed to bring you relief while your therapist works to understand how your supporting structure has altered. MTW not only provides traditional massages but is also prepared to offer you more than twenty other bodywork techniques to meet the needs of each client. Richard Green, the clinic’s owner, says clientele includes couples, pregnant women and children. “We work with children burdened by school-related stress and sports injuries which is becoming quite common. We also see many musicians, waitstaff, professors as well as IT because each comes with their own unique physical challenges.” For instance, Green says many of our issues with pain and sustained soreness is largely a result of a poor posture. This clinic features several poignant illustrations of how so many of us hunch forward over our laptops and sit incorrectly in poorlydesigned office chairs.
Though the journey to relaxation often begins with a therapeutic massage at the clinic, the full staff of experts in unique fields can be tapped into, depending upon each client’s preferences and needs. During Boston’s winter, the clinic’s ayurvedic counselor’s services increase in popularity as she works with individuals to keep their systems healthy while they deal with heated homes and frigid outdoors. Shamanic healing sessions concentrate on fostering a healing connection between a client and therapist. Intuitively the therapist is led to the source of the issue. Often times there may be a focus on connective tissue, identifying what the clinic calls a rope of tension binding structures together. Acupuncture is yet another form of energy work (or some call medicine) and is now very affordable for all. Massage Therapy Works specializes in chronic pain and in-depth health history assessments, but Green says a good starting point is their signature Therapeutic Massage. The clinic also offers gift certificates which never expire, and therapists are available seven days a week including Sunday evenings - for sessions intended to help clients recover from the weekend activities and prepare themselves for the coming work week. “Stress manifests differently in every body” Green says. “We will figure out what’s causing you problems such as restricted movement, and as a team we will work with you to resolve the underlying issues.”
MANUAL LYMPH DRAINAGE The lymphatic system is a vital bodily defense against infection & disease, and lymphatic massage is one of the best things you can do to help your body help itself. Cheryl MacMillan, one of our Manual Lymph Drainage specialists at Massage Therapy Works, has the experience & skill to help reduce the debilitating effects of stagnant or excessive lymph fluid in the body. Studies have found lymphatic massage to be a medically beneficial form of physical therapy for lymphedema-related issues. Lipedema, an often misdiagnosed and misunderstood disease, currently affects millions of women who don’t even realize it. Cheryl was recently featured in a new film in New York City called You Mean It’s Not My Fault: Lipedema, a Fat Disorder. For additional information visit diseasetheycallfat.tv.
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Scout Out Culture
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t’s okay to feel sexy if you want.” Johnny Giraldo is onstage with his wife, Felicita, gliding back and forth on silent eight-beat measures—1-2-3 pause, 5-6-7 pause, left-right-together hold, right-left-together hold—their backs to the crowd. Behind them, dozens of people mirror their movements on a hardwood ballroom floor, learning the basic steps of salsa. They move a bit awkwardly at first (stomp-stomp-stomp), but Johnny increases the pace, instructing them to balance on the balls of their feet, to step-step-step in unison. Some tenderfoots stare at the floor, watching themselves step too far in one direction. The advanced folks match the leading couple perfectly, even swaying their arms and hips during the basic steps. This is how Friday nights start at Havana Club. An hour-long class begins at 9 p.m. and precedes a big dance party. This is the early crowd, and with a few dozen people it’s relatively small compared to the later one. That said, it already reflects the usual clientele—Latino, white, 50 November | December 2015
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eff Robinson started Havana Club (288 Green St.) in 2004. “It was a matter of necessity,” he says. He first learned salsa during a business trip to San Diego and later started taking lessons at The Dance Complex (536 Mass. Ave.). However, there weren’t many options for weekend salsa dancing. So he made one, and looped in the Giraldos—who also teach at Salsa y Control, which has classes in Allston and Cambridge. Havana Club was a quick success, though Robinson says some of the initial crowds had the wrong idea about salsa thanks to Hollywood. “This is more than your typical bump and grind kinda place,” he says. The local and regional community has embraced Havana Club’s efforts, with people coming from all over New England to dance. As Johnny notes, back in 2004, the local salsa community was a small,
hardcore group of dancers. It’s since spread and grown, and now spots like Havana Club regularly attract 250 to 300 people a night (a number comparable to New York City’s salsa clubs, Robinson proudly notes). Despite the growth, the club still attracts its regulars. You see people in the crowd hugging, catching up or giving daps to Big Ben Cornish as he collects cover money at the door. “There’s a real feeling of community here,” says Johnny. In fact, that feeling is so strong that, 10 years ago, he and Felicita got married on the Havana Club stage.
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he crowd splits. Johnny’s brother Andres teaches a handful of intermediate dancers in the back of the ballroom by the bar. People stream in, some joining the classes, others grabbing drinks before the party starts. Johnny teaches the beginners to dance in pairs. He tells the men to lead—it’s all about a connection that comes from the hands, he says. The hands guide a partner back and forth, readying them for turns and spins, side-to-side steps or different holds. Music plays as the pairs try out the basics. Meanwhile, Andres leads his crew in a series of impressive turns and sidesteps, not for the faint of hand-eye coordination. The music stops, and the couple demonstrates a big move for the dancers. They start off with the basic step, and as Johnny moves back he shifts his wife’s right hand into his, raising their right arms high. He turns, grabs her left hand with his, raises both their arms—and then Felicita turns, faces Johnny, her left arm bent behind her back in a hammerlock hold. The two then smoothly slide their hands back into a starting position, returning to basic steps. They never stopped moving forward and back, even with the dizzying action. The crowd gasps. “Don’t worry, we’re gonna take it step by step,” says Johnny. Sure enough, he breaks it down into several different pieces. Not every couple nails the move, but they keep at it, practicing their
problem areas, progressing from uncertainty to determination to mild embarrassment to laughter, and then repeating it all, improving step by step. Around 10, the class ends and the party begins. The teachers take to the floor, dancing with each other and helping out their students. “The feet are always moving,” Johnny says to one rigid couple. The white lights are off, replaced with a disco ball and multicolored club lights. The advanced dancers have shown up for the party, filing in at a steady rate. Old heads in polos and flat caps tear up the floor with their partners, young couples execute complicated turns, middle-aged couples put the kids to shame, experienced salseros lead beginners with encouraging smiles. Some people wait along the sides of the dance floor, but wallflowers get plucked quickly at Havana Club. “Whether I come alone or with friends, I’ll always find someone to dance with,” says Eve, who’s been coming to Havana Club since 2004. “Even if you’re not very good, the more advanced dancers will help you out.” Tripti, one of Giraldo’s Salsa y Control students, brought her friends out for a new experience. Though she’s been taking classes since last summer, she didn’t start dancing in public until earlier this year. “Salsa’s such a social dance, I actually think this is a better way to learn,” she says. At 10:45, people are still flooding in, and the crowded ballroom is not yet at capacity. The party is just getting started, and plenty of folks are getting their first dance (and drink) in. The only one boring enough to leave this early is me. “Thanks for coming,” says Cornish as I walk out. “And next time, come dance with us.” Havana Club hosts salsa on Friday and Saturday nights and a bachata night on Mondays. There’s a $12 cover charge, and the nights are 21+.
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SPICE UP YOUR LIFE WITH
THE CRAIC & BLONDE By Emily Gaudette Photos by Jess Benjamin
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londe Beauchamp believes in fostering human connections through food. A self-taught chef, Beauchamp learned to cook in the way some musicians learn to play by ear. In her childhood kitchen, the first-generation Haitian-American followed her mother’s lead. “My mother was always in the kitchen, but she was sort of quiet about what she was doing. I don’t remember her instructing me, so I had to watch her very carefully,” says Beauchamp. She was a precocious and experimental chef, and her mother’s stove was a place of excitement and exploration. “I was constantly trying new things by myself—mixing ingredients on a plate just to see what would happen,” she says. “I remember when I was younger than 10, maybe 8 or so, going out to restaurants with my family and trying to memorize the blends of tastes. I’d go to [the] Super 88 [food market] and buy all these unfamiliar pastes just to recreate dim sum at home, if I could.” That sense of wonder and willingness to try something new are still a part of Beauchamp’s process at Commonwealth Kitchen in Dorchester, where she’s been handmaking Haitianstyle pikliz (pronounced pick-lees), a spicy pickled cabbage condiment, for a little over a year. She’s branded her wares “The Craic & Blonde,” and they’ve made her a staple at local spots like the Cambridge Winter Farmers Market. Beauchamp is on a mission to change the way Cambridge experiences flavor, though her reach stretches far beyond the People’s Republic thanks to her online storefront, which currently offers pikliz in two flavors. Before spicing up the Boston area’s flavor profile, Beauchamp studied and worked for a time in Ireland, where she realized cooking was a great way to meet people. The “craic” part of her product’s name comes from an Irish word meaning “fun” or a “good time.” Her years abroad motivated her to learn to produce and monetize her cooking—it was the friends she fed there who encouraged her to start selling Haitian food. When she got back to the states, Beauchamp knew she needed a plan. It wasn’t an easy decision to start a business, and she was torn between the corporate world of communications and setting out on her own. Ultimately, she chose to press on with pikliz despite her reservations. In just over a year, she’s grown her a customer base large enough to prepare foods full time. She makes every batch to order and
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mails each jar to customers herself. It’s easy to see why Beauchamp’s product line took off quickly. She’s effervescent and extroverted, a genuine and emotional saleswoman. Her eyes glow with enthusiasm when she’s asked to describe her products, and she begins listing the different dishes—oysters, paninis, even hot dogs—that can benefit from a dash of her homemade cooking. (“Trust me,” she says, grinning, “pikliz takes a hot dog from zero to 100 really quickly.”) However, she doesn’t necessarily share that same enthusiasm for the day-to-day drudgery of running a small business. “There are still some days where I find myself filling out spreadsheets, looking at finances and thinking, ‘Oh God, why am I doing this?’” she explains. “But anytime I get to talk to people, at a fair or a farmers market or some kind of cultural or foodie event, that’s it. That’s what I love.” Beauchamp says she can remember many of her customers clearly because she enjoys that momentary bond so much. “A lot of women will stop by and talk to me, saying they can’t handle spicy stuff, but they always have a man in their lives who’s going to love it. Once, I talked to a man who said his wife was the one who loved spicy foods, and I just—I love the idea of him taking my food home to this little firecracker of a woman,” she says. As Beauchamp points out, not everyone has the palate for pikliz. The pickled delight may enhance cuisine from every culture, but she warns that the stuff packs a punch. She recalls one customer in particular, a self-proclaimed spice lover, who was certain she could handle a big bite of the spread. Beauchamp asked the woman to go easy, explaining that her wares weren’t for the spice-adverse. The incident ended with the woman, mouth aflame, apologizing in tears, and it inspired Beauchamp to start decorating her table with habanero peppers in an effort to illustrate how spicy the sauce is. Beauchamp’s blog, available at thecraicandblonde.com, is a treasure trove of cross-cultural recipes in which pikliz do well. Eventually, she hopes to expand her product line to include more than the two flavors that are available now. More than that, she plans to add a cultural and social component to the mix and says she’d like to donate a portion of her proceeds to a nonprofit. Being involved in the community is important to Beauchamp, who believes that people and food are inherently intertwined. “I’ve found that the culture and management in this area are wonderful. If I ever need help with something, people are interested in getting involved, whether it’s in packaging or in making connections for business opportunities,” she says. Beauchamp has crossed paths with other entrepreneurs, restauranteurs and even DIY Cantabrigians interested in pickling and preservatives just by attending local events like Formaggio Kitchen’s barbecues. And even if some tasters can’t handle the heat, Beauchamp believes the growing popularity of her pikliz demonstrates an innate curiosity in the city. “Everyone knows there are many of us—Haitians— around Boston. Haitians aren’t really my [target] demographic,” Beauchamp says, “because they have pikliz on their shelves already, at home. Our moms made it.” Instead, Beauchamp says she makes food for the culinarily adventurous: empty nesters who want to experiment with unfamiliar kinds of cuisine, creative types who are looking to bring their imaginative flair to the kitchen and young people who are hungry for more—for something different. “Those are my favorite,” she says. “You can add Haitian flavor to dishes you already make. It’s just so easy to blend cultural experiences that way, through food.” Find Beauchamp’s pikliz in Cambridge at Cambridge Naturals (23 White St.), Formaggio Kitchen (244 Huron Ave.) and Commonwealth Kitchen (11 Broad Canal Way) or online at thecraicandblonde.com.
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SCIENCE | Every day
“The Trouble With Jellyfish” Hours vary by day, Free Le Laboratoire, 650 East Kendall St., Cambridge Le Laboratoire continues to explore the relationship between art and science with “The Trouble With Jellyfish,” a contemporary art installation that looks at the ecological disturbances facing our oceans through the lens of ballooning jellyfish populations. The immersive experience features experiential exhibits and a tank of live jellies, and Le Laboratoire’s Café ArtScience will be serving up jellyfish-infused sweets. (Yes, you read that correctly.) Runs through January 2.
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FILM | November 11
Oklahoma! 7 p.m., $15 Kendall Square Cinema, 355 Binney St., Cambridge “More than just OK,” this classic 1955 flick is coming to Kendall Square as part of its first widescreen release in 60 years. Cowboys, music, madness, evil ranch hands— Oklahoma! has it all, including a new performance by Tony and Emmy Award-winner Kristin Chenoweth performing her favorite songs from the musical.
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Ethan Hawke 5:30 p.m., $20.25 The Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge Four-time Academy Award nominee, twotime author and all-ofthe-time heartthrob Ethan Hawke joins Harvard Book Store for a discussion and signing of his new book Rules for a Knight, a parable full of love, life and beauty. Tickets include the purchase of the book!
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FAMILIES | November 25
MIT Museum’s FAT Chain Reaction 1-4 p.m., $15 Rockwell Cage Gymnasium, 120 Vassar St., Cambridge The MIT Museum’s annual FAT (Friday After Thanksgiving) chain reaction returns! With the help of inventor Arthur Ganson, renowned chain reaction creator, and area artist and MIT alumnus Jeff Lieberman, participants will come together to link up their homemade devices to form one giant Rube Goldberg machine. Spectator tickets also get you free admission to the MIT Museum for the day.
KIDS | November 18
Cambridge READS 2015 7 p.m., Free Fitzgerald Theater at Cambridge Rindge and Latin, 459 Broadway, Cambridge The 2015 Cambridge READS selection, Brown Girl Dreaming, was one of the most lauded young adult books of the last year, receiving the 2014 National Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, a Newbery Honor Award, the NAACP Image Award, and the Sibert Honor Award. One November 18, author Jacqueline Woodson stops by the Main Library’s lecture hall to talk about her unique, lyrical memoir.
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GAMES November 28
Old School Game Show Davis Square Theatre, 255 Elm St., Somerville Part game show, part television series, part live musical event and all fully insane, this production is hard to fully encapsulate in a brief calendar listing. Suffice it to say you won’t want to miss it—executive producer Ginny Nightshade describes it as what would happen “if ‘The Price is Right’ got drunk and danced on a table.”
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FOOD | Saturdays, December-March
Somerville Winter Farmers Market 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Free Center for Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville It may be freezing outside, but that doesn’t mean you have to bid farewell to farm-fresh produce. Every Saturday from December until March, growers from throughout New England join area favorites including Q’s Nuts and Union Square Donuts for the Winter Farmers Market, which means you can still get all the locally produced fruits, veggies, meats and sweets your heart desires.
MUSIC | December 13
Kevin Devine 7 p.m., $19.50 The Sinclair, 52 Church St., Cambridge Brooklyn Vegan is bringing together a host of emo legends—Kevin Devine, Brianna Collins and Ben Walsh of Tigers Jaw, Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws, Mike Kinsella of American Football—for a three-date tour de tears that wraps up at the Sinclair. Just kidding, there probably won’t be any crying at this show… “probably” being the operative word.
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The Slutcracker Showtimes Vary, $27 Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Sq., Somerville This now-classic burlesque take on Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” returns to the Somerville Theatre for its eighth season. Don’t miss opening night, when filmmaker, author, artist and provocateur John Waters will be on hand to host the festivities.
2015 Jingle Bell Run 11 a.m., $37 Throughout Somerville Don your Santa cap, stretch out those legs and get ready for a 5K walk/run through Somerville that ends with a holiday bash in Davis Square. At press time, more than 1,000 folks had already registered, so get your bib number early! scoutcambridge.com November | December 2015
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