That was the question raised at the meeting tonight hosted by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) at the Lynn Museum. The answer? Well, that's a little harder to define. The fixes needed for our Downtown are "all of the above" on most questions, but it was exciting to see a few things bump out from the data presented tonight and the questions answered by the crowd.
To get up to speed on what MAPC has been doing in Downtown Lynn, check out the Downtown Lynn project page on the MAPC website.
The night centered around a presentation where the audience was handed remote controls so we could all answer many questions about our Downtown while remaining anonymous. It was an effective way of getting the pulse of the room. There were translators giving spanish translations over private headsets which brought a voice to the table often left out of many of our community dialogues.
It was nice to have business leaders, residents (downtown, other parts of Lynn, and non-Lynners), candidates, media, planning experts, real estate professionals, arts leaders, and even children all in one place to talk about Downtown. Tonight wasn't about coming to conclusions about things based on the answers we saw on the screen, but it was another data point in the search for what's important for Downtown Lynn's future?
What do you see as important to Downtown's success moving forward?
Themes tonight centered around zoning changes, more retail/restaurants, more residents, and more beautification projects. In one series of questions, the number of people in the room who would live downtown went from 20% to 60% just on the basis of getting some new amenities here. Ok, maybe that's obvious. But being in the room, we saw a 40% change in attitude just after getting the room to think of a few possibilities for the Downtown.
Over the next few months, the MAPC will be taking data from these various meetings and their studies of the Downtown Data Walk, assessors data, and reviews of zoning, etc and making a series of recommendations to our City. I look forward to this and the resulting action on our city's part to start affecting change.
The city has been great at studying itself. Now is the time for real change. Let's delete our zoning code and start over. Period. Let's stop suggesting things like the proposed site plan review ordinance that will make it even more difficult to do business in Downtown Lynn. These are things that do not cost money, just cost a little brain power and a little courage to let our city grow.
The night opened and closed with Da Lyrical Geni, Walnut, asking us all to "come a little closer." Together we can achieve powerful things for this great place we all love so much.
-Corey
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
What's Next for Downtown Lynn? A Discussion and Presentation Led by MAPC
Thursday May 23rd, 2013 - 5:30PM
Lynn Museum 590 Washington Street
Join your friends and neighbors to...
Build on the Vision for Downtown Lynn!
Your participation is vital. Help guide decisions to ensure a thriving, vibrant, and economically competitive future for Lynn’s dynamic and diverse center.
RSVP on Facebook.
www.mapc.org/downtownlynn
Please contact Manisha Bewtra at mbewtra@mapc.org or 617-933- 0757 to request language assistance, American Sign Language interpretation, assistive listening devices, request accessibility accommodations, or to learn more.
Lynn Museum 590 Washington Street
Join your friends and neighbors to...
Build on the Vision for Downtown Lynn!
Your participation is vital. Help guide decisions to ensure a thriving, vibrant, and economically competitive future for Lynn’s dynamic and diverse center.
RSVP on Facebook.
www.mapc.org/downtownlynn
Please contact Manisha Bewtra at mbewtra@mapc.org or 617-933- 0757 to request language assistance, American Sign Language interpretation, assistive listening devices, request accessibility accommodations, or to learn more.
Friday, May 10, 2013
The Food Project Gardening Workshop and Plant Sale May 18th
Local Festival Celebrates Food and Farms
Free gardening workshops and plant sales help North Shore residents to ensure a strong start this growing season
WHAT:
The Food Project, a youth development
and local agriculture program, celebrates the start of
another growing season at their Munroe Street Farm in Downtown Lynn. Area youth will lead the festivities with
how-to workshops and sales of vegetable plants.
WHO:
The Food Project youth and staff will host local residents, neighbors, and community members.
Since 1991, The Food Project (TFP) has built a national model of engaging young people in personal and social change through sustainable agriculture. Their mission is to grow a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build a sustainable food system. TFP produces healthy food for residents of the city and suburbs and provides youth leadership opportunities. Most importantly, TFP strives to inspire and support others to create change in their own communities.
WHEN: Saturday May 18, 2013; 10am to 2pm
WHERE: Munroe Street Farm, 100 Munroe Street,
Lynn
This event is free
and open to the public; for further details, please e-mail rburns@thefoodproject.org
or call 781-259-8621 x44.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
RAW Bash Coming up on May 18th - Always a NOT TO BE MISSED Event in DTL
As a new Downtown resident, almost 7 years ago now (Wow, has it been that long?), the RAW BASH was one of the first events that I discovered. It was a night I will never forget. A ton of fun (maybe too much fun) while being inspirational. The kids and mission are at the forefront of the event and you really get a strong idea for why you are there. The whole Eat, Drink, and Dance thing is definitely a huge part of why it is fun, but then you hear the kids stories, you see the kid's art, and you see the amazing therapy these kids are getting by being given a home to express themselves in this way, and you just want to hug everyone around you. Don't do it though, it gets awkward fast. :-)
Check it out this year. I am so sad I will be in NYC that weekend. Never a night I want to miss so you'll have to party even harder for me. Enjoy DTL!
Raw Art Works (RAW) will be hosting its annual BASH: Party with a Purpose fundraiser on Saturday May 18th, from 7:30-11:30pm, at their gallery and studio space at 37 Central Square in Downtown Lynn. Tickets are $75 each and are available at www.rawartworks.org. Tickets are expected to sell out this year. A very special announcement regarding exciting plans for the future of RAW will be made at the event!
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
This Friday at Lynn Auditorium
This Friday at Lynn Auditorium, the Dirty Floorboards are opening with Gracie Curran and the High Falutin' Band for Roomful of Blues. It's a very exciting night of music in Lynn and is a benefit concert for Citizens for Adequate Housing (CAH).
People have heard me talk about CAH in the past as I've been a board member, have run their auction in years past, and grew up on the street where my neighbor, Mary Jane Lee (founder of CAH), saw first hand in another neighbor, the realities of homelessness hit hard. We've all either been or have known a single parent or family that had to go home to live with parents in hard financial times. Imagine when that family isn't there. Or worse, imagine if that spouse or parent would place them in a horrifyingly abusive situation.
With the realities of government budgets these days more and more families are finding themselves in motels or worse.
In Lynn we certainly understand these realities and I'm one that constantly harps on the fact that Downtown has more than its fair share of the burden for Massachusetts. Even with that truth, we learned that Lynn is still pretty low on overall percentage of affordable housing stock. We need organizations like Citizens for Adequate Housing that are focused on more affordable housing in the suburbs. Getting the burden spread out across more North Shore towns and pushing the cause forward to end homelessness everywhere.
Join me in supporting CAH on Friday night at the Lynn Auditorium. Tickets are around $40 but know that it's going to support a very good cause and a cause I care deeply about. See you there.
People have heard me talk about CAH in the past as I've been a board member, have run their auction in years past, and grew up on the street where my neighbor, Mary Jane Lee (founder of CAH), saw first hand in another neighbor, the realities of homelessness hit hard. We've all either been or have known a single parent or family that had to go home to live with parents in hard financial times. Imagine when that family isn't there. Or worse, imagine if that spouse or parent would place them in a horrifyingly abusive situation.
With the realities of government budgets these days more and more families are finding themselves in motels or worse.
In Lynn we certainly understand these realities and I'm one that constantly harps on the fact that Downtown has more than its fair share of the burden for Massachusetts. Even with that truth, we learned that Lynn is still pretty low on overall percentage of affordable housing stock. We need organizations like Citizens for Adequate Housing that are focused on more affordable housing in the suburbs. Getting the burden spread out across more North Shore towns and pushing the cause forward to end homelessness everywhere.
Join me in supporting CAH on Friday night at the Lynn Auditorium. Tickets are around $40 but know that it's going to support a very good cause and a cause I care deeply about. See you there.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Downtown Lynn Cultural District Meetup at LynnArts
This Thursday, come to LynnArts, to see some amazing progress in the Downtown Lynn Cultural District.
Get an update on the branding work done by so many dedicated volunteers over the past few months thanks to a grant received by the EDIC last year, get a progress report from the EDIC on the artist lofts at 33 Central Square, hear from the amazing Jennifer Adler of Survival by Design, one of Downtown Lynn's newest graphic design firms, find out more about the LCC's efforts and their incredible lineup of projects for 2013, and get the low down from the MAPC on our Data Walk and next steps towards uncovering the economic potential of our great downtown. So much good stuff, and all wrapped into two fun hours at LynnArts. To top it all off, their "Paint" show is on the walls and it's fantastic. Two words: cheese - wine! Two more words: Be - There!
Get an update on the branding work done by so many dedicated volunteers over the past few months thanks to a grant received by the EDIC last year, get a progress report from the EDIC on the artist lofts at 33 Central Square, hear from the amazing Jennifer Adler of Survival by Design, one of Downtown Lynn's newest graphic design firms, find out more about the LCC's efforts and their incredible lineup of projects for 2013, and get the low down from the MAPC on our Data Walk and next steps towards uncovering the economic potential of our great downtown. So much good stuff, and all wrapped into two fun hours at LynnArts. To top it all off, their "Paint" show is on the walls and it's fantastic. Two words: cheese - wine! Two more words: Be - There!
DTL Cultural District
Community Collective
Thursday, April 25th
6 to 8 PM
At Lynn Arts
Featuring the new exhibition “Paint”
Momentum! Grants! Design!
Eat some cheese. Drink some wine.
Lend your voice to progress!
With Short & Sweet presentations by –
Jim Cowdell, EDIC
Kate Luchini, The Lynn Museum
Community Collective
Thursday, April 25th
6 to 8 PM
At Lynn Arts
Featuring the new exhibition “Paint”
Momentum! Grants! Design!
Eat some cheese. Drink some wine.
Lend your voice to progress!
With Short & Sweet presentations by –
Jim Cowdell, EDIC
Kate Luchini, The Lynn Museum
Martha Almy, DTLcd Branding
Jennifer Adler, Survival By Design
Jocelyn Almy Testa, Lynn Cultural Council
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Presentations start at 6:30 with time for talk after.
Jennifer Adler, Survival By Design
Jocelyn Almy Testa, Lynn Cultural Council
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Presentations start at 6:30 with time for talk after.
The Mayor of Lynn has a Special Announcement
Be at the Franco-American tonight at 7PM for what is being played up in the press as a special announcement connected to Judy Flanagan Kennedy's campaign for re-election. As you know, this blog has been known to be painted pink (Judy's Campaign Colors) in the past.
Given no one else has pulled papers for the Mayoral race, it's hard to not see 4 more years.
It's been a strong 4 years with progress on Downtown Development, an extreme focus on streamlining doing business with the city, streamlined permitting, a renewed focus on zoning, increased police and fire presence, the return of Community Liason Officers, more focus on grant proposals throughout the city of Lynn, a commitment to celebrating diversity in our city, and an incredible dedication to the Arts and Culture movement throughout the city from Walnut Street Cafe to Western Ave's Lydia Pinkham, to Central Square to the Auditorium which will now have 365 days a year potential for economic impact due to the ongoing air conditioning installation.
Mayor Kennedy's focus has led to many facets of this city getting positive press for the first time in a long time. Boston Globe, Chronicle, Viewpoints, etc. We are on the map and people are starting to talk about Lynn with a smile on their face.
Come have fun with all of us at the Franco-American to hear what Mayor Kennedy has to share with this great city.
See you there. RSVP on Facebook.
Franco-American
535 Western Ave Lynn, MA
7-10PM
Given no one else has pulled papers for the Mayoral race, it's hard to not see 4 more years.
It's been a strong 4 years with progress on Downtown Development, an extreme focus on streamlining doing business with the city, streamlined permitting, a renewed focus on zoning, increased police and fire presence, the return of Community Liason Officers, more focus on grant proposals throughout the city of Lynn, a commitment to celebrating diversity in our city, and an incredible dedication to the Arts and Culture movement throughout the city from Walnut Street Cafe to Western Ave's Lydia Pinkham, to Central Square to the Auditorium which will now have 365 days a year potential for economic impact due to the ongoing air conditioning installation.
Mayor Kennedy's focus has led to many facets of this city getting positive press for the first time in a long time. Boston Globe, Chronicle, Viewpoints, etc. We are on the map and people are starting to talk about Lynn with a smile on their face.
Come have fun with all of us at the Franco-American to hear what Mayor Kennedy has to share with this great city.
See you there. RSVP on Facebook.
Franco-American
535 Western Ave Lynn, MA
7-10PM
Friday, April 19, 2013
Off Street Parking Commission Wants Your Feedback
As some of you know, the Off Street Parking Commission recently was overhauled and 4 of the 5 commissioners are now brand new.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I, Corey Jackson, am one of those newly appointed commissioners.
The Off Street Parking Commission wants to hear about your issues with the lots downtown.
Businesses, residents, and customers of Downtown Lynn are more than welcome. We need your input and your concerns/suggestions.
Please note this is the Off Street Parking Commission and we have NO jurisdiction over street parking/parking tickets on street whatsoever.
If you have feedback and suggestions for improvements to the parking lots or the public parking lot situation as a whole, please attend.
Off/Street Parking Commission Public Information Meeting
Tuesday, April 23rd LynnArts
25 Exchange Street, Lynn
6:00pm - 8:00pm
FULL DISCLOSURE: I, Corey Jackson, am one of those newly appointed commissioners.
The Off Street Parking Commission wants to hear about your issues with the lots downtown.
Businesses, residents, and customers of Downtown Lynn are more than welcome. We need your input and your concerns/suggestions.
Please note this is the Off Street Parking Commission and we have NO jurisdiction over street parking/parking tickets on street whatsoever.
If you have feedback and suggestions for improvements to the parking lots or the public parking lot situation as a whole, please attend.
Off/Street Parking Commission Public Information Meeting
Tuesday, April 23rd LynnArts
25 Exchange Street, Lynn
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Monday, April 8, 2013
Cory Booker Inspires Lynn
It's not often nowadays you're able to listen to a political figure and be inspired. So much of the dialogue on the national scene is full of disagreement and blame. If anything resonated last night with the crowd at the Lynn Auditorium, it was that this approach will get us nowhere.
When presented with the challenges of Lynn, what do you do? Do you try to place blame or do you try to do something?
We all know both types. People who find problems with everything, create drama for no reason, and have no dog in the fight. On the flip side, those who find one small thing to do well and keep doing it.
As Cory Booker reminded us change does not happen in an instant. It's not about victory, it's about persistence. We need to go to the organizations and people who have hope and vision and scale those efforts.
He reminded us of an ancient African parable, "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
I'll leave you with a tidbit he told the audience. It's something we were all confronted with when we moved to Downtown Lynn after zoning changes in the early 2000s and it's something that obviously keeps us here fighting, digging, and building for what we know is possible. He talked about telling a tenant association president of his building that he wanted to help. She took him out to the center of King Blvd and asked him "What do you see?" He answered that he saw a boarded up building where drugs were being sold, closed shops, etc, etc" She said, "You can't help me." He asked her why and she explained that until he sees hope, a future, a solution, he can't help her.
Go outside today and stand in the middle of the street and look around you. What do you see?
-Corey
When presented with the challenges of Lynn, what do you do? Do you try to place blame or do you try to do something?
We all know both types. People who find problems with everything, create drama for no reason, and have no dog in the fight. On the flip side, those who find one small thing to do well and keep doing it.
As Cory Booker reminded us change does not happen in an instant. It's not about victory, it's about persistence. We need to go to the organizations and people who have hope and vision and scale those efforts.
He reminded us of an ancient African parable, "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
I'll leave you with a tidbit he told the audience. It's something we were all confronted with when we moved to Downtown Lynn after zoning changes in the early 2000s and it's something that obviously keeps us here fighting, digging, and building for what we know is possible. He talked about telling a tenant association president of his building that he wanted to help. She took him out to the center of King Blvd and asked him "What do you see?" He answered that he saw a boarded up building where drugs were being sold, closed shops, etc, etc" She said, "You can't help me." He asked her why and she explained that until he sees hope, a future, a solution, he can't help her.
Go outside today and stand in the middle of the street and look around you. What do you see?
-Corey
Monday, April 1, 2013
DTL Cultural District Event on April 25th
DTL Cultural District
Community Collective
Thursday, April 25th
6 to 8 PM
At Lynn Arts
Featuring the new exhibition “Paint”
Momentum! Grants! Design!
Eat some cheese. Drink some wine.
Lend your voice to progress!
With Short & Sweet presentations by –
Jim Cowdell, EDIC
Kate Luchini, The Lynn Museum
Community Collective
Thursday, April 25th
6 to 8 PM
At Lynn Arts
Featuring the new exhibition “Paint”
Momentum! Grants! Design!
Eat some cheese. Drink some wine.
Lend your voice to progress!
With Short & Sweet presentations by –
Jim Cowdell, EDIC
Kate Luchini, The Lynn Museum
Martha Almy, DTLcd Branding
Jennifer Adler, Survival By Design
Jocelyn Almy Testa, Lynn Cultural Council
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Presentations start at 6:30 with time for talk after.
Jennifer Adler, Survival By Design
Jocelyn Almy Testa, Lynn Cultural Council
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Presentations start at 6:30 with time for talk after.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Surveying Our Downtown
On
Saturday, April 13, from 10:00am-4:00pm, MAPC
will be in Downtown Lynn to conduct a survey of building exteriors,
lots, and the sidewalks in front of buildings using an innovative data
collection tool called
LocalData. We need your help to collect the data!
If you want to help, contact me at corey "at" downtownlynn.com or Manisha directly at:
Manisha Gadia Bewtra, AICP
Inner Core Committee Coordinator & Senior Regional Planner
Metropolitan Area Planning Council · 60 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111 mbewtra@mapc.org · www.mapc.org · 617-933-0757 (New number)
Inner Core Committee: www.mapc.org/icc
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
Permitting, Zoning, and Openings... Oh My!
Excuse the theatre reference... or perhaps movie reference. I'll always be a theatre geek at heart. That partially excuses why this blog is so inactive. Most of the time I'm either at Arts After Hours rehearsal space, theatre or office when I'm not at my regular 9-5. Makes it hard to keep up on this. There is so MUCH going on though and I would be remiss not to let you know about it.
1. PERMITTING - AAH recently became a member of the Chamber of Commerce. This year, I was fortunate enough to hear Barry Bluestone speak at the Chamber annual dinner. He spoke about collaboration between the Chamber and City Hall that is producing real results in streamlined permitting. It's exciting to see such real progress being led by people who have studied urban policy and planning for decades. It's the right way to approach this and I'm glad they are taking the feedback to heart.
2. ZONING - You need a special permit to do anything Downtown. It's borderline insanity. You need a special permit for any type of residential, including mixed use. You need a special permit for almost everything. Recently a group called the Metropolitan Area Planning Council came to town to look at zoning in our Downtown in a very real way. They already identified several opportunities for improvement and will be leading a charge to inventory our land use downtown and come up with tools to make development of the things we want downtown much easier. Check out this link http://www.mapc.org/downtownlynn for more on the vision for downtown lynn.
3. OPENINGS - We saw the opening of CM Bistro close to City Hall most recently. Smoothies, fresh fruit drinks, sandwiches and more. Check it out. In central square a new tax prep office opened up in the old Flavaz space. Coming soon we have D'Amici's and a pizza shop coming to Oxford. Still in recent history we saw the opening of Bernie's on Liberty and Central, Stacey's Home Decor on Wheeler Street and a brand new gallery Visionspace at Centerboard's new headquarters in City Hall Square.
I'd say we have a lot to be grateful for in DTL at the beginning of 2013.
Guest blogger, Kevin Sampson, is currently working up some stories about the many startups and home businesses in DTL that are proving incredibly successful. Be nice to take what's also happening behing the scenes in DTL and get the word out about these wonderful people and their booming enterprises.
Best to you all in 2013,
Corey
1. PERMITTING - AAH recently became a member of the Chamber of Commerce. This year, I was fortunate enough to hear Barry Bluestone speak at the Chamber annual dinner. He spoke about collaboration between the Chamber and City Hall that is producing real results in streamlined permitting. It's exciting to see such real progress being led by people who have studied urban policy and planning for decades. It's the right way to approach this and I'm glad they are taking the feedback to heart.
2. ZONING - You need a special permit to do anything Downtown. It's borderline insanity. You need a special permit for any type of residential, including mixed use. You need a special permit for almost everything. Recently a group called the Metropolitan Area Planning Council came to town to look at zoning in our Downtown in a very real way. They already identified several opportunities for improvement and will be leading a charge to inventory our land use downtown and come up with tools to make development of the things we want downtown much easier. Check out this link http://www.mapc.org/downtownlynn for more on the vision for downtown lynn.
3. OPENINGS - We saw the opening of CM Bistro close to City Hall most recently. Smoothies, fresh fruit drinks, sandwiches and more. Check it out. In central square a new tax prep office opened up in the old Flavaz space. Coming soon we have D'Amici's and a pizza shop coming to Oxford. Still in recent history we saw the opening of Bernie's on Liberty and Central, Stacey's Home Decor on Wheeler Street and a brand new gallery Visionspace at Centerboard's new headquarters in City Hall Square.
I'd say we have a lot to be grateful for in DTL at the beginning of 2013.
Guest blogger, Kevin Sampson, is currently working up some stories about the many startups and home businesses in DTL that are proving incredibly successful. Be nice to take what's also happening behing the scenes in DTL and get the word out about these wonderful people and their booming enterprises.
Best to you all in 2013,
Corey
Friday, February 8, 2013
Stay Safe Lynn
While we will continue to whine about a parking ban at 7AM for the mixed use downtown business district of our city, it is what it is. Here are the details. Please check lynnma.gov often for the latest updates. Put these numbers in to your phone so you have them if you can't get back to this website or the City website.
For non-emergency calls, please call the Department of Public Works
at (781) 268-8000.
For emergencies, dial 911.
Lynn City Hall, Office of the Mayor | Official Press Release
UPDATED: Friday, February 8, 2013 8:30 AM
UPDATED: Friday, February 8, 2013 8:30 AM
BLIZZARD WATCH
There is a Blizzard Watch for Essex County and a snow emergency will be in effect at 7 AM on Friday, February 8, 2013. Public Safety and City agencies as well as additional organizations are coordinating their efforts and planning for contingencies, should they occur.
There is a Blizzard Watch for Essex County and a snow emergency will be in effect at 7 AM on Friday, February 8, 2013. Public Safety and City agencies as well as additional organizations are coordinating their efforts and planning for contingencies, should they occur.
The current prediction from the
National Weather Service includes wet, heavy snow amounts from 1-2
feet with light snow starting by daybreak on Friday, February 8th and
ending Saturday, February 9th in the evening. The storm is expected to
increase in intensity between 3 PM and 6 PM on Friday afternoon with
the possibility of 2-4 inches of snow falling per hour.
SNOW EMERGENCY AND PARKING BAN IN EFFECT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 AT 7 AM
There is a parking ban in effect at 7 AM on Friday, February 8, 2013. Parking will not be permitted on any street or sidewalk. Ticketing and towing of vehicles found to be on any public street or sidewalk will be strictly enforced starting at 7 AM Friday.
SNOW EMERGENCY AND PARKING BAN IN EFFECT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 AT 7 AM
There is a parking ban in effect at 7 AM on Friday, February 8, 2013. Parking will not be permitted on any street or sidewalk. Ticketing and towing of vehicles found to be on any public street or sidewalk will be strictly enforced starting at 7 AM Friday.
PARKING AVAILABILITY
Parking is available at the following city lots on Friday, February 8th at 7 AM until Sunday, February 10th at 9 a.m.: Brickett School, Callahan School, English High School, Ford School, Harrington School, Ingalls School, Sisson School and Tech High School. Parking is also available at the Ellis Street Municipal Lot (School Street side) and the MBTA Garage at the intersection of Broad and Market streets (parking charge of $4 per vehicle).
Vehicles in the lots after 9 AM on Sunday will be subject to ticketing and towing.
Parking is available at the following city lots on Friday, February 8th at 7 AM until Sunday, February 10th at 9 a.m.: Brickett School, Callahan School, English High School, Ford School, Harrington School, Ingalls School, Sisson School and Tech High School. Parking is also available at the Ellis Street Municipal Lot (School Street side) and the MBTA Garage at the intersection of Broad and Market streets (parking charge of $4 per vehicle).
Vehicles in the lots after 9 AM on Sunday will be subject to ticketing and towing.
If your vehicle is towed, it can be
claimed at the Harding Street lot located off of the Lynnway near
Sonny’s Car Wash.
YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY
Mayor Kennedy urges residents to be prepared in the event of large amounts of snowfall, widespread power outages and coastal flooding. High winds are expected to cause snowdrifts up to 5 feet on top of accumulated snow. Wind gusts are expected to be between 45 and 60 miles per hour. Due to the predicted wind speeds, if power is lost the utility restoration may be prolonged. Coastal flooding for the City of Lynn is a concern during the 9:45 p.m. tide on Friday night and the 10:02 AM high tide on Saturday.
YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY
Mayor Kennedy urges residents to be prepared in the event of large amounts of snowfall, widespread power outages and coastal flooding. High winds are expected to cause snowdrifts up to 5 feet on top of accumulated snow. Wind gusts are expected to be between 45 and 60 miles per hour. Due to the predicted wind speeds, if power is lost the utility restoration may be prolonged. Coastal flooding for the City of Lynn is a concern during the 9:45 p.m. tide on Friday night and the 10:02 AM high tide on Saturday.
Residents are kindly reminded to keep
away from coast lines during the high tide times. Motorists are
encourages to stay off of the roadways Friday afternoon. Fines will be
given to residents who throw snow into the streets.
The City of Lynn will have a
non-emergency call center that will be open 24 hours during the storm.
For non-emergency calls, please call the Department of Public Works
at (781) 268-8000.
FOR EMERGIENCIES CALL 911
Find preparedness tips for the upcoming storm on the following link:
Lynn City Hall will have an updated press release in the afternoon on Friday, February 8
Friday, February 1, 2013
CM Bistro Coming to Central Ave near City Hall
For those of you not paying attention on Facebook, CM Bistro is about to open its doors on Central Avenue. We got a peak through the ripped paper covering the windows and the place looks FANTASTIC inside. Looks like it's going to have all sort of things from paninis to crepes to breakfast goodies including some decent coffee. On Facebook, it says this:
Grand Opening - Ribbon Cutting - 11AM on February 13th!
159 Central Ave, Lynn, MA 01901
With the Vision Space Gallery and Centerboard now going strong, D'Amici's opening soon in the same area, CM Bistro is going to be a great addition to further strengthen the City Hall Square portion of our Downtown.
Happy Progress Downtown Lynn!
Go like the CM Bistro page on Facebook, right now!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/CM-Bistro/389195091152628?ref=ts&fref=ts
-Corey
Grand Opening - Ribbon Cutting - 11AM on February 13th!
159 Central Ave, Lynn, MA 01901
With the Vision Space Gallery and Centerboard now going strong, D'Amici's opening soon in the same area, CM Bistro is going to be a great addition to further strengthen the City Hall Square portion of our Downtown.
Happy Progress Downtown Lynn!
Go like the CM Bistro page on Facebook, right now!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/CM-Bistro/389195091152628?ref=ts&fref=ts
-Corey
Friday, January 25, 2013
Photography show opens at LynnArts! Check it out!
Opening reception: Saturday January 26th 2-4PM
25 Exchange Street, Lynn, MA 01901
Featuring artwork by: Nigel Andrade, Zach Benson, Gerrit Bradley, Kirsten Casey, Marilyn Cloran, Dharma E. Cortes, Leslie Courtemanche, Allison Freitas, Natalia Gavryshko, Peter Grimshaw, Matt Guillory, Gladys Hildago, Bob Hesse, Eaden Huang, Wilson Hunt, Bridget Jourgensen, Susan Kauder, David LaChapelle, Rosemie Leyre, Nadine Mitchell, Bob Newman, Bob Olshansky, Joe Picano, Cheryl Ransom, June Rhodes, Leslie Fahn Rosenberg, Brian Shea, Matt Towler, Joseph White, Martin Whitkin, Mykola Yakovkin and James Zall.
Lynnarts.org
Monday, January 21, 2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Governor Patrick comes to Downtown Lynn to talk Transportation
Just for this important update from the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce.
At
3:00 p.m. this afternoon Governor Patrick, Secretary of Transportation
Rich Davey, and the Lynn Legislative Delegation will meet today at the
Lynn Commuter Rail Station to discuss the need for transportation
investment throughout the Commonwealth. You are invited to attend if you
have the time.
Location: Lynn Commuter Rail Station
Time: 3PM
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Lynn Community Activists Host Equal Rights Forum
Several Community Groups Put Together Forum in Honor of MLK Day
With Martin Luther King Day fast approaching, community activists have joined together to honor his legacy of civil rights with a forum that celebrates Lynn’s proud history as a hotbed of progressive causes throughout history and discusses the next steps to engage the residents of the city in a common cause for equal rights and social justice.
From the abolitionist movement and labor organizing to current struggles with poverty, racism, disenfranchisement, and civic pride, the forum will make Lynn residents more aware of their city’s accomplishments and potential for the future.
The Equal Rights Forum, to be held at Ford Elementary School in the Highlands neighborhood of Lynn, will ask two simple questions to those in attendance:
“How far have we come in obtaining equal rights for all?”
“Where do we go from here?”
The Equal Rights Forum
Tuesday, January 22
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Ford Elementary School
Lynn, Massachusetts
Food will be served from 5 to 6.
SPONSORS: Highlands Coalition - New Lynn Coalition - Haitian Elders Action League - Community Connections - Operation Bookstrap - Neighbor to Neighbor - NAACP
With Martin Luther King Day fast approaching, community activists have joined together to honor his legacy of civil rights with a forum that celebrates Lynn’s proud history as a hotbed of progressive causes throughout history and discusses the next steps to engage the residents of the city in a common cause for equal rights and social justice.
From the abolitionist movement and labor organizing to current struggles with poverty, racism, disenfranchisement, and civic pride, the forum will make Lynn residents more aware of their city’s accomplishments and potential for the future.
The Equal Rights Forum, to be held at Ford Elementary School in the Highlands neighborhood of Lynn, will ask two simple questions to those in attendance:
“How far have we come in obtaining equal rights for all?”
“Where do we go from here?”
The Equal Rights Forum
Tuesday, January 22
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Ford Elementary School
Lynn, Massachusetts
Food will be served from 5 to 6.
SPONSORS: Highlands Coalition - New Lynn Coalition - Haitian Elders Action League - Community Connections - Operation Bookstrap - Neighbor to Neighbor - NAACP
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