CITY’S FREE TAXI SERVICE SUPPORTS TRAVEL DURING THE PANDEMIC
The program was established to help residents access food and health services.
SOMERVILLE WIRE: July 6, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
ArtBeat festival will hit the streets, the Mobile Farmers Market begins, and a discussion on the Somerville Junction Park expansion Articles SOMERVILLE THEATRE TO GET ITS OWN CRYSTAL BALLROOM During the pandemic, the theatre has undergone a complete renovation of its facilities HOW HAIR SALONS HAVE EMERGED OUT OF THE PANDEMIC The past year has […]
HOW HAIR SALONS HAVE EMERGED OUT OF THE PANDEMIC
The past year has been challenging, but for some, they have seen radical change (Somerville Wire) – With approximately 68% of Somerville fully vaccinated, according to the city government’s dashboard, many hair salons are beginning to return to something close to a sense of normalcy. The City is even seeing new spaces open up, like […]
SOMERVILLE THEATRE TO GET ITS OWN CRYSTAL BALLROOM
During the pandemic, the theatre has undergone a complete renovation of its facilities (Somerville Wire) – The Somerville Theatre, which closed because of the pandemic in March 2020, has taken advantage of its time offline make some productive changes—the space is undergoing renovations and is also getting a Crystal Ballroom. The lobby is being refurbished—with […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 30, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
John Long retires as City Clerk, the Somerville Arts Council releases a survey, and Supervised Consumption Site meetings to take place
ARTS PROFILE: KATHERINE SMALL GALLERY
An inner look at the graphic design enthusiast’s haven (Somerville Wire) – Tucked away on the Cambridge Line, you may happen upon the Katherine Small Gallery. It’s true to the suggestion of its name—the intimate space once held “standing-room only lectures,” packing as many people as possible into a room, on their feet, too close […]
COMMUNITY MEMBERS REFLECT ON STEPHENSON AMAN’S EXCLUSION FROM ORS FORUM
City council candidate turned in a late questionnaire, triggering a series of events that led to a debate on equity in Somerville politics
BUSINESS PROFILE: TIPPING COW
An interview with David Lindsey of the iconic, homemade ice cream shop
RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE BUDGET CRITICIZED BY COMMISSIONS
RSJ Director Denise Molina Capers calls allowing public testimony on her presentation to the Finance Committee unprecedented, Mayor Curtatone agrees (Somerville Wire) – On June 7, the Finance Committee of the Somerville City Council held a meeting, during which Director of the Racial and Social Justice Office (RSJ) Denise Molina Capers presented a proposed budget […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 15, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A proposal to extend the eviction moratorium, a theatrical reading, and Taste of Somerville’s new dining passport program. Welcome to the Somerville Wire’s June 15 Weekly Roundup—a fast look at local news published every Tuesday at somervillewire.news. Readers with Somerville-focused news tips or press releases or calendar items or letter and opinion submissions can send […]
