MASSWIRE ARCHIVE
This is the archive of all articles from BINJ’s MassWire news service prior to September 2023. Check out the new MassWire page at masswire.news.
ARTIST PROFILE: STEPHANIE VECELLIO
Somerville creator sees brightly colored illustration as a form of storytelling (Somerville Wire) – Stephanie Vecellio is an illustrator who ...
INVESTIGATING THE INTERSTATE: ON THE I-93 SOUND WALL STUDY
The new MassDOT project is seen as both a step forward and a long overdue move The Somerville Wire recently ...
VIDEO: THE BINJ VIRTUAL MARATHON OPEN NEWSROOM & FUNDRAISER
Below is the lineup for our first-ever BINJ Virtual Marathon Open Newsroom & Fundraiser. We’ll be streaming from Facebook and ...
MORE TICKETS, MORE TOWS, MORE FEES
Boston aims to beef up parking enforcement. We took a deep dive into the request for proposal to forecast their ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
ARTIST PROFILE: CHRIS FROST
The Somerville based sculpture creator reflects on indoor and outdoor works (Somerville Wire) – If you’ve ever walked along the ...
CHAIN REACTION
Coffee shop workers organize, inspire others Labor organizing in the Boston area has gotten a hip makeover. Two local coffee ...
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 ...
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 ...
BUSINESS PROFILE: HOLIDAY MARKET
Discover something new from local vendors this season (Somerville Wire) – The Holiday Market is back! Run by the Somerville ...
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 ...
FEATURE FOLLOWUP: REVISITING RECYCLING
It took decades for workers doing this dangerous job to get a living wage. But are their problems finally sorted ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
ARTIST PROFILE: PRESSURE COOKER
The band on its inspirations, PorchFest performances, and future plans (Somerville Wire) - Pressure Cooker produces music that people are ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
SOMERVILLE WIRE: October 26, 2021 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
A Tufts’ political forum, a Town Hall with Mayor Curtatone, and Halloween festivities ...
DOES SOMERVILLE NEED A SMALL BUSINESS LIAISON?
Business leaders call for a point person who could facilitate processes ...
OPINION: CASH SALES OF SOMERVILLE HOMES DRIVING DISPLACEMENT, GENTRIFICATION
Investors interested in maximizing profit regularly outbid homebuyers and jack rents on tenants ...