Stories and Credits of Episodes so far
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Episode 1 (Pilot)
First air date May 16, 2005
Executive Producer - Ken Kreshtool with Edie Rubinowitz and Cory O'Hara
Homeless on the Square - Matt Fullerton and Birgit Werner
Explores the lives and thoughts of people living on the street in the heart of Cambridge.
Cambridge Worlds Fair - Angel Aiguier and Jennifer Schmitt
Cambridge's annual street fair is threatened with funding difficulties.
The You Are Here Weather, with Steve Sillari - Jennifer Schmitt and Steve Sillari
Steve Sillari interviews residents, and the You Are Here Weather Rock, about Cambridge's fickle weather.
Rent Made Simple? - Edie Rubinowitz, Ann Medieros and Jennifer Schmitt
Changes at the Cambridge Housing Authority leave residents wondering ...
Reporters Roundtable - Edie Rubinowitz
Local Reporters discuss issues affecting Cambridge.
Streets of Cambridge (Interstitials) - Buz Owen and Andrew Ott
A dizzying ride through the streets of Cambridge, set to music.
Mass Matrimony, Revisited - Corey O'Hara
Gay Marriage in Cambridge, one year on.
Episode 2
First air date July 18, 05
Executive Producer - Matt Fullerton
Technical Director - Renato Rodriguez
Staff - Jim Barabas, Buz Owen, Birgit Werner
Surveillance in Public Spaces - Mr Moogie and Renato Rodriguez
Mr. Moogie explores the increasing use of surveillance cameras in public spaces, and asks people on the street what they think of it.
The North Cambridge Arts Festival - Birgit Werner and Matt Fullerton
Cambridge artists displaying at the festival are interviewed.
Cambridge Bike Week - Jim Barabas, Matt Fullerton, Birgit Werner
Bicyclists gather to meet, network, and ride through the streets of Cambidge and Somerville, en masse.
Cambridge Walk - Jonah Elgart
An exhilarating walk though Cambridge.
Can the Youth Center Have a Dance Hall? - Ann Cowan
Dancers in Cambridge and surrounding towns have been using the large space at the VFW hall for years, but now the City of Cambridge has other plans for the building.
Kids Just Wanna Have Fun - Angel Aiguier
Cambridge kids enjoy their summer.
The You Are Here Summer Weather, with Steve Sillari - Buz Owen and Steve Sillari
Steve Sillari talks with Cantabridgians enjoying a sultry summer evening. Once again the Weather Rock declines to comment.
Episode 3
First air date Aug 22, 2005
Executive Producer - Jonah Elgart
Technical Director - Renato Rodriguez
Staff - Jim Barabas, Buz Owen, Birgit Werner
Cambridge Remembers Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Birgit Werner and Matt Fullerton
On the 50th anniversary of the dropping of the Atom bomb, Cambridge residents remember the historical event.
The Cambridge/Boston Badminton Open - Jennifer Schmitt
A world championships played in Cambridge.
Cambridge Carnival Has a New Home - Angel Aiguier
The Cambridge Carnival plans for it's new location near Kendall Square.
Biking Issues in Cambridge - Jim Barabas, Matt Fullerton, Birgit Werner
Interviews with some of Cambridge's more serious bicyclists.
A Charity Softball Game - Artman Martins, Buz Owen, Angel Aiguier
Two Community TV stations meet on the field of dreams.
Episode 4
First air date Sept 26, 05
Executive Producer - Jonah Elgart
Technical Director - Renato Rodriguez
Staff - Jim Barabas, Buz Owen, Birgit Werner
City Council Candidates Speak, part 1 - Ann Cowan
The views of candidates for City Council.
Central Square Dance Party - Eli Kao, Cody Romano, Jennifer Schmitt
Cambridge's rather unusal annual event, where people dance in the streets.
Eatin' Cheap with Paddy P - Patrick Brennan
How to eat healthy for short money.
Public Access PSA - Jennifer Schmitt and Jason Crow
Big Media or Public Access?
Cambridge Carnival Update - Angel Aiguier
The Cambridge Carnival was a big success at its new location.
Wild Cambridge - Jonah Elgart, Sherri Davidoff, James Barabas
Stalking unusual life forms in the urban wild.
Episode 5
First air date Oct 31, 05
Executive Producer - James Barabas
Staff - Jonah Elgart, Andrew Ott, Buz Owen, Birgit Werner
City Council Candidates Speak, part 2 - Ann Cowan (aired until election day)
The remaining candidates' views.
Alewife Reservation Development Issues - Birgit Werner and Matt Fullerton
The last plot of wetlands in Cambridge is threatened by developers plans.
CCTV Brownout - Buz Owen
An interview with CCTV's director, Susan Fleischmann, about legislative threats to continuing public access.
Head of the Charles (interstitials) Buz Owen and Jennifer Schmitt
A look at the annual world famous rowing event held anually on the Charles River.
Cambridge Worlds Fair Update - Angel Aiguier, with Ann Cowan
The Cambridge World's Fair, successful for another year.
Porter Square Development - James Barabas and Andrew Ott
A controversial building development in Porter Square.
Garment District Development - James Barabas, Jonah Elgart, Birgit Werner
A popular local business' struggles to remain in it's current location.
City Council Candidates Segment (final) - Ann Cowan (aired after election day)
The views of the winning candidates.
Episode 6
First air date - December 5, 05
Executive Producer - James Barabas
Technical Director - Buz Owen
Staff - Jonah Elgart
Reopening of Lechemere Station - Paul Lopez
The Green Line station reopens after renovations.
Family Fun Day at City Hall - Angel Aiguier
The City Hall focus on education and fun.
Street Cam (Interstitials) - Jonah Elgart
Hurry up and wait ... the daily dance.
Science in the City - Birgit Werner, James Barabas, Jonah Elgart
A science fair where local companies show off their technical feats.
D.L. Polonski at the Out of the Blue Gallery - Rock Louis
The Local Artist is interviewed at Cambridge's Out of the Blue Gallery.
Cambridge Walk (Repeat) - Jonah Elgart
An exhilarating walk though Cambridge.
Saving the Brattle Theater - Kevin Dufresne, Jennifer Schmitt
The host of Bitchin About Movies interviews the people who are keeping the well known repertory house operating.
Special Episode - 2005 Retrospective
First Dec 29, 2005
News Director - Andrew Ott Technical Director - Buz Owen
A selections of favorite You Are Here stories from 2005:
Surveillance in Public Spaces - Mr Moogie and Renato Rodriguez
Mr. Moogie explores the increasing use of surveillance cameras in public spaces, and asks people on the street what they think of it.
Rent Made Simple? - Edie Rubinowitz, Ann Medieros and Jennifer Schmitt
Changes at the Cambridge Housing Authority leave residents wondering ...
The You Are Here Weather, with Steve Sillari - Jennifer Schmitt and Steve Sillari
Steve Sillari interviews residents, and the You Are Here Weather Rock, about Cambridge's fickle weather.
Cambridge Walk - Jonah Elgart
An exhilarating walk though Cambridge.
Showdown in Porter Square (Porter Square Development) - James Barabas and Andrew Ott
A controversial building development in Porter Square.
D.L. Polonski at the Out of the Blue Gallery - Rock Louis
The Local Artist is interviewed at Cambridge's Out of the Blue Gallery.
Episode 7
First air date Jan 30, 2006
Executive Producer - James Barabas
Staff - Jonah Elgart, Andrew Ott, Buz Owen, Birgit Werner
Reporting the Katrina Story in New Orleans - Ricardo Melo
A local reporter talked to 8th graders at the Baldwin School in Cambridge about his experience reporting the Katrina story.
The You Are Here Weather, with Angel Naftalie - Angel Aiguier
Producer Angel Aiguier's take on the weather.
Stories from the You Are Here archives:
Homeless on the Square - Matt Fullerton and Birgit Warner
Explores the lives and thoughts of people living on the street in the heart of Cambridge.
Can the Youth Center Have a Dance Hall? - Ann Cowan
Dancers in Cambridge and surrounding towns have been using the large space at the VFW hall for years, but now the City of Cambridge has other plans for the building.
Episode 8
First air date Feb 27, 2006
Executive Producer - James Barabas
Staff - Buz Owen, Andrew Ott, Birgit Werner
Black History Month - Part 1 - Jacques Fleury, Lynette Laveau-Saxe, Angel Aiguier
Jacques Fleury interviews Ms. Laveau-Saxe about her play celebrating Black History Month.
Sanderdome - Belt Sander Racing in Jamaica Plain - Jim Barabas, Birgit Werner
An unusual competition in neighboring Jamaica Plain.
The State of the Union, from Cambridge Mass. - Elisa Kreisinger
How some residents around Cambridge view the president's State of the Union message.
MOJO - Goodbye. - Ricardo Melo
A local small business that is closing it's doors, and the customers who will miss it.
A League of Their Own: Square Four - Jennifer Schmitt
An unusal sport with some avid players in Cambridge, holds a world championship.
Episode 9
First air date Mar 27, 2006
Executive Producer - James Barabas
Staff - Buz Owen, Andrew Ott
Black History Month - Part 2 - Jacques Fleury, Lynette Laveau-Saxe, Angel Aiguier
Part 2 of Jacques Fleury's interview with Ms. Laveau-Saxe.
Searching for Roofnet - Jonah Elgart and Elisa Kreisenger
You Are Here's intrepid reporter Elisa goes on a search for the elusive "Roofnet".
The Cambridge Eviction Free Zone - Rock Louis
A group committed to Cambridge renters is building...
And from the You Are Here archives:
Alewife Reservation Development Issues - Birgit Werner and Matt Fullerton
The last plot of wetlands in Cambridge is threatened by developers plans.
Streets of Cambridge (Interstitials) - Buz Owen and Andrew Ott
A dizzying ride through the streets of Cambridge, set to music.
Episode 10
First air date date 24 April 2006
Executive Producer: Matthew Fullerton
Staff: Buz Owen, Birgit Werner
In Harvard Square, Progress Marches On - Gabrielle MonDesire.
The MBTA is selling the old conductors building in Harvard Square. One of the oldest buildings still standing in the Square, it is on national register register of historic places.
The "Other" Cambridge - Matt Fullerton and Birgit Werner.
You Are Here's erstwhile Executive Producer Matt Fullerton, who is from the UK, visits the original Cambridge for the first time and takes us along for the boat ride.
SMART TV - Paul Lopez.
Cambridge Public Schools' impressive new Media Access Studio has programs in video production and media literacy for grade school and high school students. Ginny Berkowitz, the Studio's director, is interviewed.
Searching for Roofnet (Repeat) - Jonah Elgart and Elisa Kreisenger
You Are Here's intrepid reporter Elisa goes on a search for the elusive "Roofnet". Held over due to popular demand.
Spring Comes to Mass Avenue (Interstitials) - Birgit Werner and Matt Fullerton.
A witty look at Spring arriving along the main drag of our fair city, distributed throughout this month's show.
Episode 11
First Air date: 1 June 2006
Executive Producer: Birgit Werner
Staff: Rock Louis, Buz Owen
Looking Back in Time - The African American Experience in Cambridge – Angel Aiguier
The Cambridge African American Heritage Trail committee, and the Cambridge Historical Society, collaborated to bring the African American Experience to the Hooper Lee Nichols House, in Harvard Square, a proper setting to look back in time, and explore slavery and abolition activities that took place, here in Cambridge.
"Get on the bus" for human rights - Birgit Werner and Matt Fullerton
For the 11th year in a row, more than one thousand high school and college students from across the Northeast travelled to New York to protest human rights abuses across the world as part of "Get On the Bus" Amnesty's largest entirely volunteer-led event, organized by a local group from Somerville. The demonstrations targeted human rights violations in Sudan, Ethiopia, Guatemala, and China.
Keeping it Clean, in Central Square - Birgit Werner
On May 19th, the Central Square Business Association and the City of Cambridge hosted the annual central-square clean-up. Despite heavy rain in the early morning, several dedicated volunteers showed up to help out.
Day of Out(R)age - FreemanZ
Community media awareness and activism organizations around the country declared a national "Day of Out(R)age" to build support for a roup of media related issues, including preserving network eutrality, local control of local resources, and provisions in the telecommunication Act that support Public Access stations. ACME Boston hosted the local media event at the statehouse, and producer and local air personality Jeffery Manzelli (FreemanZ) covered the event for You Are Here.
Come to the River Festival - Jennifer Schmitt
Revolving along a one-mile stretch on the banks of the Charles River, the 27th annual Cambridge River Festival will celebrate the city's cultural diversity through music, dance, and the arts. Captivating people of all ages and backgrounds, nationally recognized musicians and visual artists will entertain at this lively outdoor celebration.
Episode 12
Air dates - 7/3/06?? - 8/6/06
Executive Producer - Birgit Werner
Glass Making in Cambridge - Gabrielle MonDesire
Yes, the Youth Center Will Have a Dance Hall - Ann Cowan
Papercut - a Literary Nook in Harvard Square - Birgit Werner and Elisa Kreisinger
Happy Birthday "You Are Here' - Elisa Kreisinger
Staff - Paul Lopez, Rock Louis, Andrew Ott, Buz Owen
