SOMERVILLE WIRE: DECEMBER 14, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Highland Ave. Detour, Donate to Families in Need, and More! ARTICLES REDESIGNING UNION SQUARE’S SUBSTATION Eversource hears from neighbors on future of electrical infrastructure within a changing urban landscape (ICYMI) EDITORIAL: DONATE TO THE SOMERVILLE MEDIA FUND! A holiday appeal to help support professional journalism from local nonprofits Somerville Media Center and Somerville Wire (Boston […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: DECEMBER 7, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Donate to Somerville Media Fund, Municipal Broadband, and More! ARTICLES EDITORIAL: DONATE TO THE SOMERVILLE MEDIA FUND! A holiday appeal to help support professional journalism from local nonprofits Somerville Media Center and Somerville Wire (Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism) BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Councilors consider how to improve internet access for all in Somerville OPINION: […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: NOVEMBER 29, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Donate to Somerville Media Fund, Affordable Housing at 299 Broadway, and More! ARTICLES LAST WORDS FROM ‘SANCTUARY CITY’ Artists Reflect on Immigration and Community Building OPINION: SOMERVILLE MEDIA CENTER SHOULD REMAIN IN THE HEART OF UNION SQUARE Mayor Emeritus and Former City Communications Director Call for Public Access Station to Be Allowed to Stay in […]
LAST WORDS FROM ‘SANCTUARY CITY’
Artists Reflect on Immigration and Community Building (Somerville Wire) – Sanctuary City, a ground-breaking art exhibit at the Somerville Museum, featured local artists working in exceptionally diverse media—from installations to comic books to pillows—with the goal of “creating more welcoming and safer environments for immigrant and refugee populations.” As the Sanctuary City exhibit came to […]
OPINION: SOMERVILLE MEDIA CENTER SHOULD REMAIN IN THE HEART OF UNION SQUARE
Mayor Emeritus and Former City Communications Director Call for Public Access Station to Be Allowed to Stay in City-Owned Firehouse Today, the Somerville Media Center is operating under the threat of eviction from the City of Somerville. We believe this eviction decision needs to be, immediately, reconsidered and reversed. SMC, in its original form, as […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: NOVEMBER 16, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
COVID-19 Recovery Funds, Community Curators Sought, and More! ARTICLES WHOSE STREETS? SHARED STREETS! Capuano-Dwan Debate at SCATV Centers on Somerville Transportation Priorities and Public Input Syndicated from the Somerville Wire to DigBoston ANTICIPATING NEW GOVERNOR, SOMERVILLE HOPES TO ADVANCE PLANS FOR SUPERVISED INJECTION SITE “When people are using them, they’re not doing it where people […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: NOVEMBER 2, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Bertholdo Honored, Somerville Hosting ‘Moving Wall,’ and More! ARTICLES MBTA REVISES ITS BUS NETWORK DESIGN Abundant public comments lead to substantial changes in future Somerville routes From the Cambridge Day The Goods prepares for opening in Davis Square, Somerville’s first recreational marijuana seller SHORTS Bertholdo honored at Latino Excellence Awards Somerville resident Regina Bertholdo […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: OCTOBER 26, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Crane Coming Down, Domestic Violence Vigil, Monster Mash, and More! Article CODIFYING A NEW CURB PHILOSOPHY City proposes new ways of looking at street usage Shorts One Crane Coming Down Weather permitting, Prospect Street will be closed to traffic between Somerville Avenue and Webster Avenue this Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 27-29, to facilitate […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: OCTOBER 19, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Curb Use Study, Raúl the Third, Former Wire Staffer at Open Mic, and More! ARTICLE From the Cambridge Day BEING ABLE TO GO FASTER ON A BLUEBIKES E-BIKE WON’T HAPPEN QUICKLY Including in Somerville SHORTS What to Use Curbs for After two years of research, data collection, and stakeholder engagement, the Citywide Parking and […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: October 12, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Protecting Spaces for Local Artists, Indigenous Rights Program, and More! ARTICLES SPEAK YOUR MIND: BROADWAY BUS LANES, NOV. 9, 6 P.M. Public forum at the Somerville Media Center main studio, opponents and proponents encouraged to participate! THREE HONK! PHOTOS Somerville Wire on the scene at the 2022 Festival of Activist Street Bands SHORTS Protecting […]