The Somerville Wire—an initiative of the Somerville Media Fund—was a web-based news service covering Somerville, Massachusetts from 2021 to early 2024. An initiative of the Somerville News Garden project of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism for its first two years, it became a project of the Somerville Media Fund (which was originally spun out of BINJ specifically to host to be the Wire’s nonprofit sponsor) in early 2023. The publication shut down due to lack of sufficient donations to enable us to expand our paid staff from a single part-time reporter to one or two full-time editorial staff. We have left this page up as an archive of the Wire’s work. Its content was produced by professional journalists, Somerville residents and workers, and Somerville Media Fund and Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism interns. All Wire articles were made available for republishing by independent community news outlets for free—and by larger commercial news outlets and chains for a fee. Anyone interested in learning more about the Somerville Wire and its legacy or republishing Wire articles can contact Somerville Media Fund staff at info@somervillemedia.fund
The public at large has free access to all Wire archive articles here at somervillewire.news (hosted on the Somerville Media Fund website).
Paintings, drawings, and illustrations that tell a story (Somerville Wire) – Christina Tedesco is a Somerville artist whose work deals with “balance and imbalance, control
“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
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.
“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,
How can we continue to combat this persistent problem? (Somerville Wire) – The problem of wage theft in Somerville has persisted long enough that in
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,
(Photos courtesy of: Victoria Santoro Mair) The sound of the accident haunts William Good to this day A Somerville man filed a $63 million lawsuit
An honoring of outgoing city councilors, a Gilman Square public art search, and a Somerville Museum exhibit on chocolate Articles HOW DO WE KEEP ARTISTS
Stop by Highland Avenue, when you need a trim (Somerville Wire) – Razors Barbershop is more than a place to get a haircut. A place
The City held a discussion of the Somerville Arts Space Risk Assessment (Somerville Wire) – While artist studio buildings are central to having a robust
“We have to change our menus for schools because there is a lack of constant supply of food.” On October 15, the Somerville Food and
The Somerville policy would have required that proof of vaccination be shown at the door of certain indoor spaces A vaccine mandate for certain indoor
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