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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

SITUATION AT SOMERVILLE’S ARMORY ARTS BUILDING DESERVES EXPLANATION TO THE PUBLIC, OFFICIAL SAYS

A conversation between different stakeholders could take place at an upcoming town hall A town hall about the Armory building in Somerville is being championed by Somerville city councilor Willie Burnley Jr., who said Wednesday that he is concerned about a lack of transparency around management at the building by

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 9, 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

SOMERVILLE WIRE: MARCH 1, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

James Beard Awards, a town hall with A.G. Maura Healey, and a Western Washington Street mobility improvements meeting Articles ARTIST PROFILE: SAKURAKO KANEMITSU How the musician brings a joy and love of piano to East Somerville PARENTS CALL FOR SWIFT ACTION ON BROWN SCHOOL PLAY YARD The deterioration of the

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN March 1, 2022

SOMERVILLE MURALISTS REFLECT ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ART IN THE COMMUNITY

“You don’t need to go to a museum to appreciate art.” If you visit Somerville, murals are plastered on every street corner and on business walls. Sidewalks are painted with vibrant colors and patterns. Art has played a pivotal role in the city for many years. The Somerville Arts Council

CLARISSA CALDERON January 12, 2022

THE NEW CRYSTAL BALLROOM IS KEEPING SOMERVILLE THEATER ALIVE

Catching up with Somerville’s new, much-needed live performance venue and function space On September 17, the Somerville Theatre reopened after a 17-month-long closure brought on by the pandemic. Customers of the 107-year-old theater, some who have been catching flicks there for years, walked into a completely madeover venue with an

JULIET NORMAN AND ALEXIS CRANDALL January 7, 2022

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

SPECIAL FEATURE: GREATER BOSTON’S CHURCH TO CONDO PIPELINE

As more and more former Boston churches are being converted into luxury housing, is the city missing out on potential arts and community spaces?

CLAIRE SADAR AND ALYSSA MALDONADO-ESTRADA October 1, 2021