SOMERVILLE WIRE: FEBRUARY 15, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A Meals on Wheels survey, a photography fundraiser, and Community Preservation Act Funds Articles TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT GRANT RAISED ISSUES OF EQUITY The City Council voted to not approve the award ARTIST PROFILE: ALEX KITTLE Designs for all of your movie-related flights of fancy Shorts Survey on impacts of Meals on Wheels Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services recently […]
ARTIST PROFILE: ALEX KITTLE
Designs for all of your movie-related flights of fancy (Somerville Wire) – Alex Kittle is the creative and mastermind behind Pan and Scan Illustration, a shop that features film and pop culture inspired works, but also zines, pins, and stickers. Thinking of Prince, Barbarella, or David Bowie? Kittle has you covered. She invents “Art for […]
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT GRANT RAISED ISSUES OF EQUITY
Photo by Chris Yarzab The City Council voted to not approve the award (Somerville Wire) – For the first time in 10 years, Somerville’s City Council voted to turn down a grant that the Somerville Police Department has routinely received, which would have expanded its traffic enforcement capabilities. Three councilors voted in favor of the […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: FEBRUARY 8, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A meeting to discuss the new Public Safety Building, a preschool and child care financial assistance initiative, and donations from Revolutionary Clinics Articles RESIDENTS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT PLANS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING An increased police presence does not necessarily make people feel safer ARTIST PROFILE: CHRISTINA TEDESCO Paintings, drawings, and illustrations that tell a story […]
ARTIST PROFILE: CHRISTINA TEDESCO
Paintings, drawings, and illustrations that tell a story (Somerville Wire) – Christina Tedesco is a Somerville artist whose work deals with “balance and imbalance, control and the lack thereof.” She has been drawn to explore the human body, in interest that grew out of her experience with cerebral palsy, a physical disability. Here, I asked […]
ONCE, THE ROCK VENUE, HOPES TO LEASE OBERON, FILLING IT WITH DIVERSE SHOWS AND ALL-DAY USE
“You can’t just slide a rock club into any room.” Somerville’s famed music club, Once Lounge and Ballroom, is in the running to rent the space formerly occupied by American Repertory Theater’s Oberon. Harvard, which listed the space Oct. 28, is trying to fill the Harvard Square location by April. According to an art collective […]
AMERICAN FLATBREAD FUNDRAISER
Benefits go to the Science Club for Girls American Flatbread on Day Street is known for its eclectic pizza options and indoor bowling. On Feb. 8, they will be teaming up with the Science Club for Girls, a free after school science program for Somerville and Cambridge public schools. From 4-10 p.m., they will host […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: FEBRUARY 1, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
“Church and State, Somerville/Cambridge Line, 2/1/22” by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas. Used with permission. A local bar returns, the Sidewalk Snow Clearing Pilot, and the Brickbottom Vision Plan Draft Articles ADDRESSING WAGE THEFT IN SOMERVILLE How can we continue to combat this persistent problem? ARTIST PROFILE: AROUND HEAR Bringing music to the community […]
ADDRESSING WAGE THEFT IN SOMERVILLE
How can we continue to combat this persistent problem? (Somerville Wire) – The problem of wage theft in Somerville has persisted long enough that in late 2019, the City Council passed a new Wage Theft Ordinance. This law also created a Wage Theft Advisory Board, a group that has given workers hope but that could […]
ARTIST PROFILE: AROUND HEAR
Bringing music to the community in an affordable way (Somerville Wire) – Violinist Marji Gere and pianist Dan Sedgwick are the co-directors of Around Hear, an organization that aims to accessibly enrich the city of Somerville with the art of music. They bring free concerts and music lessons to low-income residents, inviting people to “gather, […]
