Jessica Paul has announced the launch of a website for the Martin Acres Moms group. The website is located at http://mamas.findsmithgroups.com/signin.do

MAMas is an organized group of neighborhood families living in the Martin Acres neighborhood of Boulder, Colorado (South of Baseline, North of Table Mesa, East of Broadway, West of Hwy 36). Our goal is to foster a greater sense of community in our neighborhood through shared resources and organized playgroups and social activities. If you live in (or really close to) Martin Acres and have children between the ages of 0-18 (or some on the way!), we encourage you to join MAMas to socialize with other parents, organize playdates, start a babysitting co-op, exercise together, meet other working or SAH moms, or share advice, stories, joy and pain … all in your neighborhood!

The October edition of our neighborhood newsletter, the VOICE, is available. Click here to read it.

Boulder Peak Family Practice Inc., see the Health and Wellbeing page.

The on-line archives of our neighborhood newsletter, the VOICE, have been updated. See current and prior year copies at the VOICE page.

Mark Stangl has provided updated information about the MANA Radon Detector loan program. See the Radon page for details.

As part of our goal of updating the technology that supports the Martin Acres Neighborhood Association, we have recently upgraded the website to use WordPress “blogging” software. This allows users to add information easily without being an html or programming expert.

If you have information that you would like to see posted on the website, have information about a local business that should be added to our local businesses page, or are interested in having an account on our website so you can provide information for the benefit of the neighborhood, please contact webmaster@martinacres.org or president@martinacres.org.

The following neighborhood events are planned for 2009:

• Bastille Day Picnic and Potluck Dinner, Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 5:30 - 9:00 PM
• Annual Pancake Breakfast, Saturday, September 12, 2009, 7:30 - 11:00 AM

These events are in the planning stages. Dates and details will be forthcoming:

• Home Tour
• Halloween event
• Holiday Event

The MANA email list (”manalist”) which has been providing a way for Martin Acres neighbors to share information for many years is now running on Mailman software. After a decade of using majordomo, we have switched to Mailman, which provides a daily digest feature and a web interface to manage subscriptions and view the list archives. To subscribe to the list, visit the information page at http://www.martinacres.org/mailman/listinfo/manalist.

The city of Boulder is launching an effort to examine the impacts that surround what is often referred to as “pops and scrapes” development/redevelopment in single-family neighborhoods.

You can read about it on the city’s website: Compatible Development in Single-Family Neighborhoods

As more folks ride and commute by bike in Boulder, Martin Acres residents are concerned about bike safety, especially riding at night without lights. There is ZERO enforcement of this law and MANA feels that CU and the City needs to take a role in education and promoting use of a front and rear light on all bikes at night in Boulder.