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).
Commemorating lives lost due to COVID, the College Avenue Mobility Improvements Project, and an Illuminations Bike Tour Survey SOMERVILLE LOCAL NEWS SURVEY The Somerville Wire
Somerville creator sees brightly colored illustration as a form of storytelling (Somerville Wire) – Stephanie Vecellio is an illustrator who dreamed of living in Somerville
The new MassDOT project is seen as both a step forward and a long overdue move The Somerville Wire recently received a Kozik Environmental Justice
SOMERVILLE WIRE: November 23, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP Transgender Day of Remembrance, art spaces have been activated, and Sparkle the dog passes away Announcements The Somerville
“Vows to ‘takeover’ our city’s political agenda clearly backfired.” The Boston chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America had a rude awakening on election day.
The potential project, still in an early stage of planning, has benefited from community feedback (Somerville Wire) – On Nov. 8, the Land Use Committee
The Somerville based sculpture creator reflects on indoor and outdoor works (Somerville Wire) – If you’ve ever walked along the Somerville Community Bike Path recently,
Coffee shop workers organize, inspire others Labor organizing in the Boston area has gotten a hip makeover. Two local coffee shop chains, Pavement & Darwin’s
Sparkle the Dog and her battle with cancer, a citywide election recount, and Open Studio arts events in Somerville Survey SOMERVILLE LOCAL NEWS SURVEY The
Discover something new from local vendors this season (Somerville Wire) – The Holiday Market is back! Run by the Somerville Flea, there will be three
How immigrants and working-class people have been impacted by I-93, across the years The Somerville Wire recently received a Kozik Environmental Justice Reporting Grant, through
A Highland Avenue redesign meeting, a Gilman Square street design meeting, and a concert at the Center for Arts at the Armory Survey SOMERVILLE LOCAL
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