A City Comes Together

On December 3rd I was driving home from my dad's when I noticed some crazy smoke moving across the city skyline.  At first I thought it was fog until I realized it wasn't rainy or humid.  When I parked my car the smoke was billowing over the buildings a few streets over.  I quickly scanned Twitter to find out that there was a 9 alarm fire that had jumped six buildings in East Cambridge.  JO and I walked over because we were actually a little nervous about our well being.  What we saw was insane and heartbreaking.  By the time the whole thing was over, the fire jumped to ten alarms and destroyed up to sixteen structures.  It was awful watching the news unfold but in true Cambridge fashion the city rallied to help those impacted by the devastating fire.  The Mayor established a fund and after the first night it reached $200,000 and after just a few days it swelled to $500,00+.  Parlor Sports and Trina's were hosting a fundraiser so of course we went to brunch for a good cause!  I love the way my neighborhood is always doing good things for others.