This story was originally published by The Shoestring. BINJ is collaborating with the Western Mass publication to cover this year’s extraordinary nine ballot initiatives, so be sure to follow both of us for more articles on the other…


This story was originally published by The Shoestring. BINJ is collaborating with the Western Mass publication to cover this year’s extraordinary nine ballot initiatives, so be sure to follow both of us for more articles on the other…

Reflecting on the "Curtatone era" and Mayor Katjana Ballantyne's time, so far While I realize that it’s possible that no one thought twice about something I wrote about Joe Curtatone in my last column, I regretted it immediately…

Artists wonder what is in store for the cooperative's future Rent hikes of 31 percent asked by the new owner of Somerville’s Washington Street Art Center have tenants anxious and uncertain, with some expecting they’ll have to leave…

A conversation between different stakeholders could take place at an upcoming town hall A town hall about the Armory building in Somerville is being championed by Somerville city councilor Willie Burnley Jr., who said Wednesday that he is…

Combating the rodent problem in Somerville, a Bow Market book fair, and a game night at the Armory Articles WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR SOMERVILLE TO LIFT ITS MASK MANDATE? The City enters into a new phase of…

The powerful work of a social documentary photographer (Somerville Wire) – The gripping and striking work that Somerville-based artist Cindy Weisbart creates is a reflection of the world around us, whether she is tracking the story of the…

A few weeks ago, I promised BINJ.News readers that I would be writing a more in-depth article on why the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism joined 59 other independent news publishers to file a mass-action lawsuit against tech giants OpenAI and Microsoft for taking large numbers of our copyrighted articles