CURTATONE SPEAKS OUT ABOUT FORMATION OF PUBLIC BANK
Mayoral candidates also weighed in on whether the Commonwealth should build this entity (Somerville Wire) – Mayor Joe Curtatone voiced his support for the creation of a public bank in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on Oct. 26. The Metro Mayors Coalition, a “group of [15] cities and towns in the urban core of Metro Boston,” […]
OPINION: ONE TOOL AGAINST DISPLACEMENT, RENT HIKES, SPECULATION
“TOPA would allow communities to slow displacement and gentrification by removing some homes from the for-profit, speculative, escalating market, and making them permanently affordable.” Speculators are driving up prices, blocking new home-buyers, and promoting destabilization of neighborhoods, displacement of long-time residents, and gentrification. Is this inevitable? Those issues were the topic of my last newsletter. […]
BUSINESS PROFILE: PEARL STREET TATTOO CLUB
The new East Somerville space aims to be inclusive (Somerville Wire) – Owners Aisha R. and Arran Lane moved from the United Kingdom to the Boston area in 2019, where they opened Pearl Street Tattoo Club. The shop aims to foster respect and build community, while allowing customers to express themselves creatively through the art […]
ALL OF THE CANDIDATES IN SOMERVILLE CALL THEMSELVES “PROGRESSIVE”—SO WHO SHOULD I VOTE FOR?
“If we truly want better outcomes, we need to elect people who are committed to being accountable to a grassroots movement”
SOMERVILLE WIRE: October 26, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A Tufts’ political forum, a Town Hall with Mayor Curtatone, and Halloween festivities
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: FLOR DELGADILLO
The contemporary artist’s bold work defies limitations
DOES SOMERVILLE NEED A SMALL BUSINESS LIAISON?
Business leaders call for a point person who could facilitate processes
OPINION: CASH SALES OF SOMERVILLE HOMES DRIVING DISPLACEMENT, GENTRIFICATION
Investors interested in maximizing profit regularly outbid homebuyers and jack rents on tenants
OPINION: WHO TO SUPPORT IN THE AT-LARGE RACES?
Ken Brociner offers his take on the candidates running for councilor-at-large
OPINION: THE TIME-BOMB ISSUE THAT NO CANDIDATE IS DISCUSSING
“Somerville’s municipal buildings, roads, sidewalks, water distribution, sewer collection, and stormwater management systems are all approaching the end of their intended lifespans.”
