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Boston aims to beef up parking enforcement. We took a deep dive into the request for proposal to forecast their ...
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SOMERVILLE WIRE: November 23, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
SOMERVILLE WIRE: November 23, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP Transgender Day of Remembrance, art spaces have been activated, and Sparkle the dog ...
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OPINION: THE ‘TAKEOVER’ OF SOMERVILLE FALLS FLAT
"Vows to 'takeover' our city’s political agenda clearly backfired." The Boston chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America had a ...
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WINTER HILL STAR MARKET SITE DEVELOPMENT IN DISCUSSION
The potential project, still in an early stage of planning, has benefited from community feedback (Somerville Wire) – On Nov ...
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ARTIST PROFILE: CHRIS FROST
The Somerville based sculpture creator reflects on indoor and outdoor works (Somerville Wire) – If you’ve ever walked along the ...
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CHAIN REACTION
Coffee shop workers organize, inspire others Labor organizing in the Boston area has gotten a hip makeover. Two local coffee ...
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NATIVE AMERICANS, QUINCY EXTEND “OLIVE BRANCH” TO BOSTON
Photo by Doc Searls Mayor Wu’s promise of halting the construction of the Long Island Bridge generates cautious optimism Following ...
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SOMERVILLE WIRE: November 16, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
Sparkle the Dog and her battle with cancer, a citywide election recount, and Open Studio arts events in Somerville Survey ...
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BUSINESS PROFILE: HOLIDAY MARKET
Discover something new from local vendors this season (Somerville Wire) – The Holiday Market is back! Run by the Somerville ...
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INVESTIGATING THE INTERSTATE: IN THE SHADOW OF THE HIGHWAY
How immigrants and working-class people have been impacted by I-93, across the years The Somerville Wire recently received a Kozik ...
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FEATURE FOLLOWUP: REVISITING RECYCLING
It took decades for workers doing this dangerous job to get a living wage. But are their problems finally sorted ...
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SOMERVILLE WIRE: November 9, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A Highland Avenue redesign meeting, a Gilman Square street design meeting, and a concert at the Center for Arts at ...
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OPINION: GIVE US 100 DAYS TO PLAN FOR 100 YEARS
"Last month, the Planning Division released a 138-page plan, nominally produced by consultants, but heavily influenced by planning staff, that ...
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OPINION: SOMERVILLE’S TIME-BOMB ISSUE
Part 2: What do we do? The City of Somerville’s buildings, roads, sidewalks, water distribution, and sewer systems are all ...
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KATJANA BALLANTYNE TO BRING CULTURE OF INCLUSION AS MAYOR
The newly elected leader on a historic turning point in Somerville’s government (Somerville Wire) - Mayor-elect and City Councilor Katjana ...
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ARTIST PROFILE: PRESSURE COOKER
The band on its inspirations, PorchFest performances, and future plans (Somerville Wire) - Pressure Cooker produces music that people are ...
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SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM IN NOV & DEC, FIRST $10,000 MATCHED DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR
Two-month Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism fundraiser to be amplified by the Institute for Nonprofit News and the Miami Foundation ...
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SOMERVILLE WIRE: November 2, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A Veterans Day ceremony, a staged reading of “The Birds,” and an event at the Somerville Museum Articles CURTATONE SPEAKS ...
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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 ...
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OPINION: ONE TOOL AGAINST DISPLACEMENT, RENT HIKES, SPECULATION
"TOPA would allow communities to slow displacement and gentrification by removing some homes from the for-profit, speculative, escalating market, and ...
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BUSINESS PROFILE: PEARL STREET TATTOO CLUB
The new East Somerville space aims to be inclusive (Somerville Wire) – Owners Aisha R. and Arran Lane moved from ...
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ALL OF THE CANDIDATES IN SOMERVILLE CALL THEMSELVES “PROGRESSIVE”—SO WHO SHOULD I VOTE FOR?
"If we truly want better outcomes, we need to elect people who are committed to being accountable to a grassroots ...
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JOIN US FOR BINJ EVENTS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
We're not just going to ask for your support as the year comes to a close. We're also going to ...
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SOMERVILLE WIRE: October 26, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A Tufts’ political forum, a Town Hall with Mayor Curtatone, and Halloween festivities ...
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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: FLOR DELGADILLO
The contemporary artist’s bold work defies limitations ...
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DOES SOMERVILLE NEED A SMALL BUSINESS LIAISON?
Business leaders call for a point person who could facilitate processes ...
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OPINION: CASH SALES OF SOMERVILLE HOMES DRIVING DISPLACEMENT, GENTRIFICATION
Investors interested in maximizing profit regularly outbid homebuyers and jack rents on tenants ...
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OPINION: WHO TO SUPPORT IN THE AT-LARGE RACES?
Ken Brociner offers his take on the candidates running for councilor-at-large ...
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OPINION: ON SOMERVILLE’S NOVEMBER 2ND BALLOT, ABOLISH THE SOMERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT – YES OR NO?
"[T]he repeated message from the Democratic Socialists of America-Boston candidates for office in Somerville is clear: the outright abolition of ...
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OPINION: THE TIME-BOMB ISSUE THAT NO CANDIDATE IS DISCUSSING
“Somerville’s municipal buildings, roads, sidewalks, water distribution, sewer collection, and stormwater management systems are all approaching the end of their ...
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