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EDITORIAL: DONATE TO THE SOMERVILLE MEDIA FUND!

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A holiday appeal to help support professional journalism from local nonprofits Somerville Media Center and Somerville Wire (Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism) It’s tough to have a democracy without professional news outlets producing the carefully curated information people need to be engaged residents of their communities week in and week out. With major news corporations […]

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 […]

WHOSE STREETS? SHARED STREETS!

Broadway Bus Lanes Debate Between Michael Capuano and Chris Dwan at Somerville Media Center, November 9, 2022. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

Capuano-Dwan Debate at SCATV Centers on Somerville Transportation Priorities and Public Input (Somerville Wire) – Two community leaders on different sides of the Broadway bus lane controversy sat down together last week to share their divergent views on transportation, accessibility, and accountability in Somerville. The hour-long debate brought together safe streets activist Chris Dwan and […]

OPINION: ‘FIREHOUSE REELS’ AT THE SOMERVILLE MUSEUM

"Firehouse Reels" exhibit at the Somerville Museum, June 2022. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

Exhibit highlights the once-controversial practice of cities supporting free speech SCAT was born in controversy. When a utility comes in to do business in a city, there’s the expectation that the company will give back to the community that’s letting them set up lines over the streets. In Somerville, the expectation was that Warner Amex […]

SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 1, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

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40 Years of SCATV Exhibit, CARNAVAL, Big Gay Dance Party, and More! Articles NEIGHBORS SOUND OFF ON PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING PLANS Mayor announces “pause” in design process, seeking more community input Committed to siting a new police and fire complex at 90 Washington St., the City has nevertheless paused the design process for the new […]

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Somerville Media Center and BINJ join forces to create municipal foundation to support nonprofit community journalism There can be no democracy at any level without strong journalism produced in the public interest. Yet here in Somerville, as in communities across the nation, we are on the verge of losing our professional local news outlets. In […]