I was at the new Red Hen Cafe and Bakery today, (a fine place it was) and I thought I saw some rental space available. It's not a central meeting area for all involved but, it's a great location for getting off and on 89. Check it out.
http://tiny.cc/LymNf Coffee, fresh baked goods and tech...yum. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Stanley Brinkerhoff <[email protected]>wrote: > Freeride Montpelier and the Onion River Exchange (thrift store/office) are > both looking for space. I have no idea what is out there in Montpelier for > office space/other space. I wonder what sort of (realistic) fundraising we > could come up with. I know I would be willing to put $$ toward a place I > could hang out and do work (or do work and hang out) -- > > (Funny -- I was just out looking at houses in Montpelier.. one of them was > even a duplex. Who wants to pitch in towards renting half a house from me!) > > S > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Rubin Bennett <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I just got back to the office and saw that this thread took off... Yeah, >> I definitely can't take credit for anything but a "Me too!". >> >> I love the photo in the Wired article... it looks like a cross between >> my garage and our office :) >> >> Rubin >> >> On Mon, 2009-03-30 at 19:52 -0400, Paul Flint wrote: >> > Dear Rubin, >> > >> > I just noticed that Kevin first posted this. My apologies. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Flint >> > >> > On Mon, 30 Mar 2009, Kevin Thorley wrote: >> > >> > > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:20:07 -0400 >> > > From: Kevin Thorley <[email protected]> >> > > Reply-To: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts <[email protected]> >> > > To: [email protected] >> > > Subject: VT could use one of these... >> > > >> > > I just read this Wired article on "Hacker Spaces". >> > > >> > > http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/03/hackerspaces.html >> > > >> > > Sounds pretty cool. I had talked to Josh about a similar idea for >> > > teleworkers in the Burlington area, but this goes beyond the work >> > > world and seems to be more about fun. Either way, it sounds like a >> > > cool idea. Get some office space (Burlington seems like it would have >> > > the largest draw, but I'm biased), hook up a good internet connection, >> > > get some wifi, a few servers (Linux, of course) for running projects >> > > on.... could be fun! The question is, would there be enough interest >> > > from people to make it work? I assume it would have to work on a >> > > membership basis, unless we were able to get a sponsor or two. >> > > >> > > Here is more information on Hacker Spaces. There are a few in Boston >> > > and one in Montreal, but none in wonderful VT :( >> > > >> > > http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Hacker_Spaces >> > > >> > > This could also become a good place to hold local user group meetings. >> > > >> > > So, is anyone interested in pursuing the idea with me? At least to >> > > get to the point to see if it would be feasible? >> > > >> > > Kevin >> > > >> > >> > Kindest Regards, >> > >> > >> > >> > Paul Flint >> > (802) 479-2360 >> > >> > >> > /************************************ >> > Based upon email reliability concerns, >> > please send an acknowledgment in response to this note. >> > >> > Paul Flint >> > Barre Open Systems Institute >> > 17 Averill Street >> > Barre, VT >> > 05641 >> > >> > http://www.bosivt.org >> > http://www.flint.com/home >> > skype: flintinfotech >> > Work: (202) 537-0480 >> > >> > Consilium _ >> > gratuitum .~. ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) >> > valet /V\ against HTML e-mail X >> > quanti /( )\ www.asciiribbon.org / \ >> > numerantur ^^-^^ >> -- >> Rubin Bennett >> rbTechnologies, LLC >> 80 Carleton Boulevard >> East Montpelier, VT 05651 >> >> (802)223-4448 >> http://thatitguy.com >> >> "Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too." >> Voltaire, Essay on Tolerance >> French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778) >> > > -- Chad Avery Montpelier Open Source 802.224.6481 www.montpelieropensource.com
