Even with the income restrictions, there will be a lot of competition if the price is limited to $123k. How does it work? Is there a lottery, or does the seller just pick whoever they like best?

This is super interesting, never heard of something like this before. Thanks for the tip!

If you're not picky and are okay with eating later (or refrigerating/freezing and reheating), Too Good To Go has a lot of options: https://toogoodtogo.com/

The high tomorrow is 40° and then on Sunday it'll be 45°, don't skate on any natural ponds in the 36 hours between

There’s a good spot in Oak Grove Cemetery. However, it’s been warm and 2 days of cold weather isn’t enough to make any pond skating safe around here.

You can check out Frog Pond on the Common though.

I was going to say spy pond too. always see people skating there in the winter, even playing hockey.

I've also seen people skating on little fresh pond, you can access from the dog beach at fresh pond. it's on the golf course at fresh pond.

I don't skate, but I've seen people skate on Spy Pond in Arlington when it's frozen enough.

Can you borrow a neighbor’s drill/drill press?

They're in Allston now, for the curious

Check out Cambridge Hackspace in Somerville

Please bring them to On the Rise! It's a women's day shelter and has a full "boutique" of donated clothes for the women to take. I volunteer there regularly and know that they are always very grateful for clothing donations in good condition.

Edited to add: they are particularly looking for winter items at the moment, especially professional clothes and any shoes!

This is great, but it’s such a pain to get certified for a specific tool.

Main branch of the Cambridge Public Library has a makerspace in the basement.

Donate to The Spot in East Cambridge!

https://equity-roadmap.org/the-spot/

Artisans Asylum is no longer in Somerville, but it still has the community you’re looking for.

Second Chances is a good organization - seccondchances.org. All the clothing goes to local nonprofits and they recycle unbearable items. They have bins and, often, local businesses have clothing drives for them.

Check out the Cambridge Foundry - just opened

I second the MAPS program. And also, that link provides excellent information on where and how to donate a variety of items outside of what they need for their programs.

I’ve brought professional clothes to Solutions at Work on mass ave. Boomerangs is convenient though, even if they are a reseller

Seconding Boomerangs. Fenway provides SO many crucial medical services to the LGBTQ community for folks without means.

Cambridge Women's Shelter

Graham & Parks School has multiple large bins for clothing.

I’ve also found Cambridge buy nothing groups on Facebook are really active. I’ve never struggled to give away quality items there. It isn’t necessarily folks with the most need, but it is people that actually plan to use the items which I place real value on.

I was going to recommend The Women's Lunch Place, which is an absolutely fantastic day shelter where my partner used to volunteer, but it looks like they're no longer accepting most clothing. That said, they posted a handy list of spots around town that are. Dress for Success is really well regarded and provides professional attire and networking support to women.

I'd recommend Boomerangs in Central Square. Boomerangs is really cool and the money goes to benefit AIDS Action, helping prevent the spread of HIV and helping those living with HIV and AIDS in Mass.

There's a donation bin by the church on Cardinal Medeiros Ave and Cambridge St (St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church), but who knows what happens with the clothes - they might just get scrapped for textiles. There's also a Goodwill in Davis.