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ARMAAN JETTI

Sounds Etched In Plastic To Nourish Souls And Free Minds At Looney Tunes

Talking vinyl, Boston mob and music history, and sex toy sales at an enduring Boston record shop

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ARMAAN JETTI October 1, 2025
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LINDA PINKOW

DOES UNION SQUARE NEED ANOTHER LAB BUILDING?

Developer reveals new plans to replace block of shops with commercial structure (Somerville Wire) – In the heart of Union Square, the new 450-unit apartment building and the seven-story lab building are nearing completion. Last week, the owner of a block of buildings just across Prospect Street from the new

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LINDA PINKOW October 5, 2022
SHIRA LAUCHAROEN

WINTER HILL STAR MARKET SITE DEVELOPMENT IN DISCUSSION

The potential project, still in an early stage of planning, has benefited from community feedback (Somerville Wire) – On Nov. 8, the Land Use Committee held a public hearing to discuss the possibility of having the Winter Hill Star Market site developed by Mark Development, LLC. While community members did

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SHIRA LAUCHAROEN November 23, 2021
ERIC TWARDZIK

THE ARTIST HELPING BOSTON BUSINESSES COMMUNICATE THROUGH COVID-19

“Like many creatives during this pandemic, I had been going through a particularly foggy period… Driving around and seeing these homemade signs, it was so clear how I could directly contribute.”

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ERIC TWARDZIK June 2, 2020
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CAITLIN RUSSELL

STILL AT ESSENTIAL JOBS DURING CRISIS, RETAIL WORKERS ASK FOR RAISES

“You’re not considered important until you’re really truly needed, such as in a time like this … I think anyone deemed essential needs a pay bump.”

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CAITLIN RUSSELL April 1, 2020
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