SOMERVILLE WIRE: August 16, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Race and Social Justice Talk, Hip Hop Festival and More! Article COMMUNITY LAND TRUST CELEBRATES ITS FIRST AFFORDABLE HOMES Ribbon cutting this Wednesday for five new condos in Union Square https://binjonline.com/2022/08/16/community-land-trust-celebrates-its-first-affordable-homes/ Shorts Talk About Race and Social Justice The City of Somerville’s Racial and Social Justice Department invites the community to the first in […]
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST CELEBRATES ITS FIRST AFFORDABLE HOMES
Ribbon cutting this Wednesday for five new condos in Union Square (Somerville Wire) – Somerville is celebrating the first acquisition of permanently affordable homes on community-owned land this week. The five-unit condo building at 7 Summer St. in Union Square is the first development project of the Somerville Community Land Trust, a nonprofit organization that […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: August 9, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Yart Sale, Crossing Guards Needed, and More! Article CITY HOLDS DESIGN WORKSHOP TO GET INPUT ON PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING SITE PLAN Participants use color-coded Lego pieces to suggest housing, stores, business and nonprofit offices, labs, medical/healthcare facilities, common areas, or green spaces for 90 Washington Shorts Shop the Streets at Annual Yart Sale Somerville’s second […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: August 2, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Free Meals for Youth, “Moving Wall” Veterans Memorial, and More! Articles TENANTS RALLY IN FRONT OF 6-8 MORTIMER PLACE Protest “tidal wave of gentrification sweeping the new Green Line Extension corridor” https://binjonline.com/2022/08/02/tenants-rally-in-front-of-6-8-mortimer-place/ CURB USAGE TO CHANGE Last chance to weigh in on proposed new rules; final report expected this summer https://binjonline.com/2022/08/02/curb-usage-to-change/ OPINION: CREATING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES […]
TENANTS RALLY IN FRONT OF 6-8 MORTIMER PLACE
Protest “tidal wave of gentrification sweeping the new Green Line Extension corridor” (Somerville Wire) – Responding to soaring rents and increasing economic uncertainty, the Community Action Agency of Somerville organized a protest last Friday in support of three Brazilian families who are at imminent risk of displacement in September, after a new landlord bought their […]
CURB USAGE TO CHANGE
Last chance to weigh in on proposed new rules; final report expected this summer (Somerville Wire) – Since last summer, the City has been studying possible changes to its rules governing parking and other curb use. The study will be coming to an end soon, as the final report is scheduled to be released sometime […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: July 26, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
City Seeks Poll Workers, 35 McGrath Highway Development Proposal, and More! Articles STREET TREES NEED YOUR LOVE Residents encouraged to water and protect saplings during drought DAVIS SQUARE DEVELOPER PLANS LAB SPACE AS SMALL BUSINESSES AWAIT UNKNOWN FATE “The Sligos of the world might become history a lot quicker than people might think” […]
STREET TREES NEED YOUR LOVE
Residents encouraged to water and protect saplings during drought (Somerville Wire) – Have you ever thought about becoming a tree parent? Urban trees typically suffer from inadequate water and nutrient availability, small growing spaces, poor soil quality, and various harmful human behaviors. Our public trees, especially our young ones, need the community to help raise […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: July 19, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Nonprofits Win Cummings Grants, Mobile Farmers Market, and More! Article SUMMER VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM APPROVED With shootings on the rise, councilors debate funding for annual regional policing initiative Shorts Somerville Nonprofits Win Cummings $100K Grants Five Somerville-based community organizations were among the 140 Boston-area nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 to $500,000 each through […]
SUMMER VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM APPROVED
With shootings on the rise, councilors debate funding for annual regional policing initiative A state-funded grant that has been used for many years by the Somerville Police to combat youth violence was subjected to two heated discussions last week, before being approved by the City Council. The question was whether to accept a $22,692 grant […]
