Jeff Speck, author of Walkable City and alum of the Harvard Graduate School of Design, unveiled a detailed plan on Tuesday, Jan. 8 to a packed house focusing on the proposed Green Line extension’s impact on three Somerville neighborhoods and potential “T” stops–including Ball Square, Lowell Street/Magoun Square and Gilman Square–at the Center for the…
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Confused by all of the chatter regarding the MBTA’s planned Green Line Extension project? You’re in luck. City planners will present their community-driven visions for the future highlighting the Green Line extension’s impact on several Somerville neighborhoods–including Ball Square, Magoun Square and Gilman Square–6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8 at the Somerville Armory, located at 191…
Robert “Bob” Publicover, the founder of The Somerville News and a prominent AIDS/HIV activist, died between 4 and 6 a.m. on Dec. 31. He was 63.
Do the lizard, do-do-do the lizard, This Weekend in Somerville.
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More than 20 years after it was first proposed, preliminary work on the long awaited Green Line Extension will begin this month, Governor Deval Patrick announced Tuesday.
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After several community meetings, Somerville residents remain at odds over the proposed Beacon Street Reconstruction Project, a $4.5 million dollar plan to reconstruct Beacon Street between the Oxford and Washington Street intersections. Along with new traffic lights, road resurfacing and other proposed improvements, a permanently-divided 7-ft cycle track lane would be placed on both sides…
This week on “Greater Somerville,” hosts KyAnn Anderson and Joe Lynch discuss Friends of the Community Path’s mission to extend the Path in conjunction with the Green Line Extension Project. Co-Founder Lynn Weissman shares upcoming events and how the community can get involved in the Friends of the Community Path. Share this:
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Tree and menorah lighting ceremony to take place Thursday, Dec. 6.
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This week on “Greater Somerville,” Co-hosts KyAnn Anderson and Joe Lynch talk with Somerville’s own Blake Evitt about his work with the worldwide training discipline phenomenon, Parkour Generations America, and how its launch in Somerville will enhance community fitness. Share this:
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The recent announcement that Whole Foods has purchased the leases to six Johnnie’s Foodmaster locations signals the end of an era for the Foodmaster franchise. As Foodmaster shoppers prepare to say goodbye to the closing stores, including the Somerville location, tell us how you feel about Johnnie’s departure and the arrival of Whole Foods…
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