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SOMERVILLE WIRE: August 17, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A mayoral debate, a Ward 7 city council debate, and Scape Davis Square LLC will hold a public meeting
ARTIST PROFILE: ALLISON TANENHAUS
Videos, street art, and public interventions assume vibrant, mind-bending dimensions in the hands of the digital artist and graphic designer (Somerville Wire) – Allison Tanenhaus
MAYORAL AND CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES RESPOND TO HOUSING QUESTIONNAIRE, PART 2
The Somerville Fair Housing Commission compiled a Fair Housing questionnaire for mayoral and City Council candidates to respond to. The Somerville Wire will be publishing
INVESTIGATING THE INTERSTATE: ARE MASSDOT’S SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ENOUGH?
This past June, MassDOT announced that it would address safety concerns connected to East Somerville’s highways
GUEST OPINION: A NEW GREEN ECONOMY NEEDS EXPANDED PUBLIC EDUCATION
Every Somerville student who wishes to participate should be guaranteed placement in our after-school programs
SOMERVILLE WIRE GETS KOZIK ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REPORTING GRANT
BINJ will be publishing a six-part series on public health issues affecting East Somerville.
OPINION: A LOOK AT THE RACES IN WARDS 5 AND 7
Ken Brociner weighs in on two candidates running for City Council.
SOMERVILLE WIRE: August 10, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A kite festival, a mayoral candidates forum for issues relating to elders, and the City urges residents to access housing assistance
MOTHERS OUT FRONT ISSUES COMPLAINT ABOUT GAS LEAKS
The organization is calling upon Eversource to address the leaks and damaged trees
MAYORAL AND CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES RESPOND TO HOUSING QUESTIONNAIRE
The Somerville Fair Housing Commission compiled a Fair Housing questionnaire for mayoral and City Council candidates to respond to. The Somerville Wire will be publishing
THE STRUGGLE FOR SUSTAINABLE HOUSING IN SOMERVILLE. A STORY OF SURVIVAL
There’s a multilateral effort to keep people housed in the city. What’s working? Who’s behind it? And what are they up against?
OPINION: SOMERVILLE COUNCILOR CALLS FOR MORE ACTION ON HOUSING
“But after dealing with long affordable housing waitlists and navigating endless red tape, I found that keeping our family together was no easy feat.”