Praying Out Loud
Before she could spread her message of peaceful inclusiveness – and find a home at Somerville’s groundbreaking temple – Rabbi Eliana Jacobowitz had to forge her own untraditional trail.
Editors Note November/December 2011
The Henderson Nerd Posse By Ilan Mochari I went back to my hometown not long ago, and the trip (family, holidays) made me so nervous that I had to buy a new book for the ride down. I stopped inside Hub Comics (19 Bow St), where manager Jesse Farrell – after listening patiently to my…
Confessions of a Defector
Why I left Somerville, and why I sometimes wish I hadn’t By Shannon Cain Arnold Parking in Davis Square on a Friday night is a pain. Yes, I just realized this. No, I’m not a newcomer to the city who is just learning the ropes. I’m a 30-year-old defector who’s just now learning what she…
What’s New: November/December 2011
CITY-WIDE On October 17, Michael Glavin took over as the executive director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development. He has worked for the Boston Redevelopment Authority and Bank of America. Glavin succeeds Monica Lamboy, who resigned June 10, having joined the city almost four years earlier. In early October, the City of Somerville fired Rob…
Remembering James Welborn
The owner of Union Square’s Hub Comics passed away in May. Somerville won’t soon forget him. By Michael Schulman Photos by Kelly MacDonald Union Square lost a beloved and colorful denizen in late spring when James Welborn, owner of Hub Comics (19 Bow St), died unexpectedly at age 37. Welborn grew up in Nevada. Like…
Just Plain Folk
For Dan Blakeslee, one of New England’s premier singer-songwriters, the Somerville connections spread far and wide By Adam Vaccaro For the month of October, Dan Blakeslee goes by Doctor Gasp. He spends 25 days on the road, playing gig after gig between New England and New York, dressed in a makeshift Halloween costume built from…
Not (necessarily) in my backyard
Somerville Local First speaks out against Wal-Mart By Martha Spizziri In the last Scout, we took a look at what might happen if a Wal-Mart grocery store opened in Assembly Square. Recently, we spoke with Somerville Local First (21 Properzi Way), which supports locally owned and independent businesses. Not surprisingly, the group has concerns. “In…
Somerville Elections
Somerville Elections The candidates get specific on Wal-Mart and their ideas for shaping the city By Adam Vaccaro With City elections set for Nov. 8, we wanted to hear from the candidates one last time about the issues most central to Somerville, as well as the issues most central to themselves. We asked the candidates…
Scout This Contest Winner
Congratulations to Amiri Ayanna, September/October Contest Winner Chosen from 55 correct entries! Amiri Ayanna’s winning entry was randomly drawn from the 55 correct answers we received. Many of the replies were passionate: “I’ve been a resident of Somerville for 39 years,” wrote one contestant. “And I hope you take me into consideration because I am…
Editor’s Note September/October 2011
Little, Big By Ilan Mochari John Crowley’s novel Little, Big (1981) is about many things, but one of its themes is how tiny spaces are windows to larger (imaginary) worlds. There’s something of Crowley’s creation in Somerville, a 4.1 mile city whose scope, at times, seems global. Not long ago, Assembly Square brought to mind…
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