OPINION: ‘FIREHOUSE REELS’ AT THE SOMERVILLE MUSEUM
Exhibit highlights the once-controversial practice of cities supporting free speech SCAT was born in controversy. When a utility comes in to do business in a city, there’s the expectation that the company will give back to the community that’s letting them set up lines over the streets. In Somerville, the expectation was that Warner Amex […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 7, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Free Taxi Rides, Boynton Yard Concerts, and More! Articles CITY, STATE PLANNING SAFETY OVERHAUL FOR ROUTES 28 & 38 Officials hope to slow traffic, reduce crashes around high-traffic intersection Utilizing federal and state funding, the city and state are moving forward together with plans to improve safety on Routes 28 and 38, including raised crosswalks, […]
CITY, STATE PLANNING SAFETY OVERHAUL FOR ROUTES 28 & 38
Officials hope to slow traffic, reduce crashes around high-traffic intersection Utilizing federal and state funding, the city and state are moving forward together with plans to improve safety on Routes 28 and 38, including raised crosswalks, separated bike lanes, and additional traffic signals. Made more urgent by recent pedestrian fatalities, the project focuses on McGrath […]
OPINION: MY PRIDE IS A RIOT AGAINST WHITE SUPREMACY
“As a Black and queer person, I know that when a person’s very existence is criminalized it inevitably results in fear, hate crimes, and death.” The rain poured down on me and a cadre of queer and trans youth in front of the bricked facade of Somerville’s City Hall. The Progressive Pride Flag rose as […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 1, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
40 Years of SCATV Exhibit, CARNAVAL, Big Gay Dance Party, and More! Articles NEIGHBORS SOUND OFF ON PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING PLANS Mayor announces “pause” in design process, seeking more community input Committed to siting a new police and fire complex at 90 Washington St., the City has nevertheless paused the design process for the new […]
NEIGHBORS SOUND OFF ON PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING PLANS
Mayor announces “pause” in design process, seeking more community input (Somerville Wire) – Committed to siting a new police and fire complex at 90 Washington St., the City has nevertheless paused the design process for the new building. “We put down our pencils. The design of the building is on pause, so we can take […]
2022 ARTS IN THE ARMORY GALA PHOTOS
Photographer Jesse Buckley captures “A Night in Bloom” (Somerville Wire) – Last week, Arts in the Armory held its 2022 fundraising gala with the theme “A Night in Bloom” at the Center for Arts at the Armory at 191 Highland Ave. Somervillle-based photographer Jesse Buckley was on hand to document the evening’s festivities. Slideshow follows […]
DREAM FELLOWSHIP DEFERRED
Photo via US Department of Homeland Security / Mani Albrecht Diabetes researcher claims she was unlawfully denied entry to US A Canadian scholar hired for a prestigious diabetes research fellowship at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center says she was wrongfully denied entry to the US and discriminated against because she was […]
RECOGNITION FOR RELIGION REPORTING
The kind of deep read that gets people and communities talking while winning awards in the process Congratulations to Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada and Claire Sadar on their receiving an honorable mention in the Associated Church Press Best of the Church Press Awards for the first two installments of their Sacred Writes series on “Greater Boston’s Church […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: MAY 24, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Somerville Mourns Stephenson Aman … and More Articles DETOXIFIED CONWAY PARK RETURNS TO SERVICE Final ribbon-cutting to be held this Friday, 11 a.m. It’s been five years since Conway Park was discovered to be contaminated. In preparation for renovations to the 2.8-acre complex at 550 Somerville Avenue, a 2017 environmental site assessment found that chemicals […]