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CITY CONSIDERS ARTS SPACE STABILIZATION FUND

The former ONCE Lounge and Ballroom ... soon to be a new Lord Hobo location. Photo by Ryan DiLello. Copyright 2023 Ryan DiLello.

As venues and studios pushed out by pandemic economy, developers (Somerville Wire) – Somerville’s cultural workforce is used to scraping by. The question is how long that can last, as the music ecosystem crumbles and arts studios face looming development. Zoning could make development more arts-friendly, but affordability remains a pressing concern. “We are at […]

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,” […]