SHIRA LAUCHAROEN, Author at BINJ

WINTER HILL STAR MARKET SITE DEVELOPMENT IN DISCUSSION

The potential project, still in an early stage of planning, has benefited from community feedback (Somerville Wire) – On Nov. 8, the Land Use Committee held a public hearing to discuss the possibility of having the Winter Hill Star Market site developed by Mark Development, LLC. While community members did

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN November 23, 2021

ARTIST PROFILE: CHRIS FROST

The Somerville based sculpture creator reflects on indoor and outdoor works (Somerville Wire) – If you’ve ever walked along the Somerville Community Bike Path recently, you may have seen Chris Frost’s work. His public art installation “Annex” appears to be a refuge for birds, consisting of a series of intricately

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN November 23, 2021

SOMERVILLE WIRE: November 16, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Sparkle the Dog and her battle with cancer, a citywide election recount, and Open Studio arts events in Somerville Survey SOMERVILLE LOCAL NEWS SURVEY The Somerville Wire is part of the Somerville News Garden project of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism. News garden volunteers and BINJ staffers are trying

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN November 16, 2021

BUSINESS PROFILE: HOLIDAY MARKET

Discover something new from local vendors this season (Somerville Wire) – The Holiday Market is back! Run by the Somerville Flea, there will be three markets at the Armory, with vintage and local businesses fulfilling all of your shopping needs. Having been on hiatus in 2020 because of the pandemic,

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN November 16, 2021

INVESTIGATING THE INTERSTATE: IN THE SHADOW OF THE HIGHWAY

How immigrants and working-class people have been impacted by I-93, across the years The Somerville Wire recently received a Kozik Environmental Justice Reporting Grant, through the National Press Foundation and the National Press Club Journalism Institute. This article is the fourth in a series about how roadways like I-93 and

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN November 16, 2021

SOMERVILLE WIRE: November 9, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

A Highland Avenue redesign meeting, a Gilman Square street design meeting, and a concert at the Center for Arts at the Armory Survey SOMERVILLE LOCAL NEWS SURVEY The Somerville Wire is part of the Somerville News Garden project of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism. News garden volunteers and BINJ

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN November 9, 2021

KATJANA BALLANTYNE TO BRING CULTURE OF INCLUSION AS MAYOR

The newly elected leader on a historic turning point in Somerville’s government (Somerville Wire) – Mayor-elect and City Councilor Katjana Ballantyne knows what it means to see things from the other side of the fence. As an orphan born in Greece, she was adopted by a Scottish man and a

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN November 9, 2021

ARTIST PROFILE: PRESSURE COOKER

The band on its inspirations, PorchFest performances, and future plans (Somerville Wire) – Pressure Cooker produces music that people are meant to dance to. According to lead vocalist Craig Akira Fujita, the band’s tunes are able to appeal across demographics, breaking down barriers of age, race, and religion. What’s important

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN November 9, 2021

SOMERVILLE WIRE: November 2, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

A Veterans Day ceremony, a staged reading of “The Birds,” and an event at the Somerville Museum Articles CURTATONE SPEAKS OUT ABOUT FORMATION OF PUBLIC BANK Mayoral candidates also weighed in on whether the Commonwealth should build this entity BUSINESS PROFILE: PEARL STREET TATTOO CLUB The new East Somerville space

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN November 2, 2021

CURTATONE SPEAKS OUT ABOUT FORMATION OF PUBLIC BANK

Mayoral candidates also weighed in on whether the Commonwealth should build this entity (Somerville Wire) – Mayor Joe Curtatone voiced his support for the creation of a public bank in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on Oct. 26. The Metro Mayors Coalition, a “group of [15] cities and towns in the

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN November 2, 2021