Mayor Curtatone’s farewell speech, a campaign to support Somerville students, and the flag raising on Prospect Hill Announcement The Somerville Wire will be returning on Jan. 4. Have a happy holidays, and see you in the new year! Survey SOMERVILLE LOCAL NEWS SURVEY The Somerville Wire is part of the Somerville News Garden project of […]
INVESTIGATING THE INTERSTATE: TO TEAR DOWN A HIGHWAY
Image by Utile Design Pols and advocates discuss what it could mean to take down the McGrath overpass The Somerville Wire recently received a Kozik Environmental Justice Reporting Grant, through the National Press Foundation and the National Press Club Journalism Institute. This article is the last in a series about how roadways like McGrath Highway […]
OPINION: ANOTHER SOMERVILLE CRASH SHOWS COST OF STATE’S INACTION ON TRAFFIC SAFETY
“Did MassDOT finish the work that they agreed was necessary to implement this year to avoid more harm?” On Dec. 6, Livable Streets hosted Jamey Tesler, Secretary of Transportation and CEO of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to discuss MassDOT’s efforts to make streets safer for people. “Tell us where to put the cone; […]
ARTIST PROFILE: BORIANA KANTCHEVA
The painter and printmaker’s work can be seen at the Inside Out Gallery (Somerville Wire) – Boriana Kantcheva is a Boston-based creator whose exhibit “Earthly Delights” is currently being featured in the Davis Square CVS window. Her work is whimsical and heavily inspired by the beauty found in nature. Having grown up in Bulgaria, Kantcheva […]
SOMERVILLE WIRE: December 14, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A DavisNow presentation, a Foss Park ribbon cutting, and the Iluminaciones light sculpture Survey SOMERVILLE LOCAL NEWS SURVEY The Somerville Wire is part of the Somerville News Garden project of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism. News garden volunteers and BINJ staffers are trying to figure out how to reverse the city’s descent toward becoming […]