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"Firehouse Reels" exhibit at the Somerville Museum, June 2022. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

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

KAT POWERS June 14, 2022

"A Message to the Future, 2021" by Julia Csekö, in collaboration with Eddie Maisonet. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Uhrhane.

SOMERVILLE ARTIST PAINTS MURAL IN JP

New work by Julia Csekö opens Saturday, May 21 (Somerville Wire) – As part of a long-term plan to uplift and celebrate the Stonybrook community in Jamaica Plain, Somerville-based artist Julia Csekö has created a new mural on an exterior wall of the Extra Space Storage facility at 141 McBride

LINDA PINKOW May 17, 2022

Admirers get a preview of this year’s First Look exhibit at the Somerville Museum. Photo by Ron Newman.

SOMERVILLE OPEN STUDIOS: VISIT ARTISTS AT HOME THIS WEEKEND

The theme of this year’s event is SPACE (Somerville Wire) – More than 300 visual artists across Somerville will open their studios to the public this weekend, as Somerville Open Studios holds its 23rd city-wide art exhibit April 30 and May 1 from noon to 6 pm. Organized by artists

LINDA PINKOW April 26, 2022

SOMERVILLE WIRE: MARCH 29, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

A Racial and Social Justice Department forum, COVID recovery listening sessions, and a BIPOC Space Initiative Articles BUSINESS PROFILE: Q’S NUTS A family owned business that produces sweet and savory flavored nuts COUNCILORS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WEIGH IN ON DIGITAL DIVIDE How immigrants face the imbalance in the world of technology

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 29, 2022

SOMERVILLE WIRE: MARCH 22, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Events at the Somerville Museum, a tenants’ rights webinar, and the Council on Aging Board of Directors seeks new members Articles EDITORIAL: MEDIA CONSOLIDATION ACCELERATES IN SOMERVILLE Gannett merges its Somerville Journal and Medford Transcript newspapers as BINJ’s Somerville News Garden project and the Somerville Media Center launch a new

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 22, 2022

RENT INCREASES AT WASHINGTON STREET ART CENTER ARE THE LATEST IN A PATTERN OF REAL ESTATE CHANGE

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 to face an increasingly unwelcoming market for studio space. Businesses and expensive

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 11, 2022

SOMERVILLE WIRE: MARCH 8, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

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 pandemic ARTIST PROFILE: CINDY WEISBART The powerful work of a social

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 8, 2022

ARTIST PROFILE: CINDY WEISBART

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 economic devastation of the pandemic or assembling a COVID Vaccine Portrait Gallery.

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 8, 2022

ARTIST PROFILE: SAKURAKO KANEMITSU

How the musician brings a joy and love of piano to East Somerville (Somerville Wire) – Having moved from Northern California, where she performed as a soloist and chamber musician, pianist Sakurako Kanemitsu is carrying her “colorful and creative” interpretations of classical music and melodies of our time to Somerville.

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 1, 2022

ARTIST PROFILE: ALEX KITTLE

Designs for all of your movie-related flights of fancy (Somerville Wire) – Alex Kittle is the creative and mastermind behind Pan and Scan Illustration, a shop that features film and pop culture inspired works, but also zines, pins, and stickers. Thinking of Prince, Barbarella, or David Bowie? Kittle has you

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN February 15, 2022