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HOW HAIR SALONS HAVE EMERGED OUT OF THE PANDEMIC
The past year has been challenging, but for some, they have seen radical change (Somerville Wire) – With approximately 68% of Somerville fully vaccinated, according
SOMERVILLE THEATRE TO GET ITS OWN CRYSTAL BALLROOM
During the pandemic, the theatre has undergone a complete renovation of its facilities (Somerville Wire) – The Somerville Theatre, which closed because of the pandemic
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: INSCRUTABLE SCHOOLS
How bureaucratic dysfunction prevents a reckoning with physical student restraint in Boston Public Schools
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 30, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
John Long retires as City Clerk, the Somerville Arts Council releases a survey, and Supervised Consumption Site meetings to take place
ARTS PROFILE: KATHERINE SMALL GALLERY
An inner look at the graphic design enthusiast’s haven (Somerville Wire) – Tucked away on the Cambridge Line, you may happen upon the Katherine Small
COMMUNITY MEMBERS REFLECT ON STEPHENSON AMAN’S EXCLUSION FROM ORS FORUM
City council candidate turned in a late questionnaire, triggering a series of events that led to a debate on equity in Somerville politics
MUNICIPALITIES NEED TO KEEP VIRTUAL ACCESS IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD
That did not stop my local housing authority from denying my own reasonable accommodation request for remote access to their annual meeting
OPINION: SOMERVILLE’S DSA CANDIDATES AND DEFUNDING THE POLICE
“The last thing we need in the fight against the far-right’s attacks against everything we hold dear is for our fellow progressives to use the
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 22, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
The eviction moratorium is prolonged, City Council candidate Stephenson Aman barred from an ORS forum, and the annual Fourth of July fireworks
BUSINESS PROFILE: TIPPING COW
An interview with David Lindsey of the iconic, homemade ice cream shop
DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE: COVID-19 IN MASSACHUSETTS PRISONS
A documentary about the impact that a lack of effective pandemic protocol has had on the Bay State
RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BUDGET CRITICIZED BY COMMISSIONS
RSJ Director Denise Molina Capers calls allowing public testimony on her presentation to the Finance Committee unprecedented, Mayor Curtatone agrees (Somerville Wire) – On June