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Posted by Alain Jehlen a 10:48 am on March 25, 2011
Somerville Voices will hold an open meeting Sunday, March 27, 6 to 8 pm, at the Visiting Nurses Assisted Living community, 259 Lowell Street. Come with your ideas for our blog…
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Posted by David Dahlbacka a 4:41 pm on March 23, 2011
Among other business, this meeting will deal with the proposed self-storage facility at 50 Middlesex Ave. in Assembly Square.
Posted in All Ages, Assembly Square, Beat Reporter, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Orange Line | No Comments »
Posted by Vanessa Rule a 7:46 pm on March 20, 2011
FILM SCREENING
Somerville Climate Action & Representative Denise Provost Film Series present
The Economics of Happiness
followed by a discussion with Julie Matthaei, Economics Professor at Wellesley College
Monday March 28th, 6:30…
Posted in All Ages, Announcements, Arts and Culture, Economy & Poverty, Environment and Open Space, Events, Special, Tufts | No Comments »
Posted by Josh Craft a 7:40 pm on
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Posted by Somerville Public Library a 7:39 pm on
You’re invited to the Central Library (79 Highland Avenue) on Satuday, March 12th at 2:00 p.m. to meet Bobby Martini and Elayne Keratsis, authors of Citizen Somerville: Growing Up with the Winter Hill
Posted in All Ages, Events, Historical, Special | 2 Comments »
Posted by David Dahlbacka a 3:47 pm on
If Assembly Row is not developed to produce a high enough tax base, the city could end up repaying this bond from general funds.
Posted in All Ages, Assembly Square, Beat Reporter, City Finances, Development and Zoning, Events, Orange Line, Somerville By The Numbers | 3 Comments »
Posted by David Dahlbacka a 3:42 pm on
Communities are coming together to rebuild more human scale, ecological economies based on a new paradigm – an economics of localization.
Posted in All Ages, Announcements, Arts and Culture, Beat Reporter, Environment and Open Space, Events | No Comments »
Posted by David Dahlbacka a 3:38 pm on
Includes a public hearing on changes to the definition of “pervious area” in the zoning and to require a minimum pervious area in certain districts.
Posted in All Ages, Beat Reporter, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Neighborhoods and Squares, Special | No Comments »
Posted by @BarryRafkind a 12:00 am on March 14, 2011
Posted in Announcements, Civil and Human Rights, Events, Special | No Comments »
Posted by @BarryRafkind a 11:56 pm on March 13, 2011
The following email was just sent out to the mayor’s Young Somerville Advisory Group :
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Hey Young Somerville –
A quick reminder that our next formal meeting will be this Wednesday…
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Posted by @BarryRafkind a 10:36 pm on
The STA Annual Meeting
March 15, 2011 (3:15 PM)
Capuano School
As announced today by @somerteachers on www.SomervilleTeachers.com
Posted in Announcements, Events, Schools and Youth | No Comments »
Posted by David Dahlbacka a 3:39 pm on
The master plan for the self-storage facility at 50 Middlesex Avenue in Assembly Square is to be presented.
Posted in All Ages, Assembly Square, Beat Reporter, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Orange Line, Transportation Projects | 1 Comment »
Posted by SomervilleHomelessCoalition a 9:45 pm on March 8, 2011
Calling all music lovers! Four Boston area musicians will be hosting a benefit concert for the Somerville Homeless Coalition, aptly-titled “An Evening of Music, Bach & Bolling.”…
Posted in Announcements, Arts and Culture, Davis Square, Events, Housing, Press Release | No Comments »
Posted by Friends of the Community Path a 9:38 pm on
Please join us in our efforts to connect the Minuteman Bikeway and Charles River path networks, by extending the Community Path!…
Posted in Announcements, Bicycles, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Pedestrians, Transportation, Transportation Projects | No Comments »
Posted by Susan Klimczak a 10:23 pm on March 7, 2011
All are welcome to attend the Somerville High School ePortfolio Project Final Presentations and Pizza Party on Monday 7 March from 5-7pm at the Somerville High School Library. Come see the accomplishments of our youth…
Posted in Events, Schools and Youth, Special | No Comments »
Posted by bmangum411 a 1:35 pm on March 1, 2011
Join Historic Somerville on Thursday night, March 3rd, 7-8PM for a lecture by John Roderick, Somerville resident, train and RR enthusiast and past editor of the magazine of the Boston and Maine RR Historical Society
Posted in Events, Historical, Trains, Transportation | No Comments »
Posted by ecapurso a 11:28 pm on February 28, 2011
Flatbread @ Sacco’s Bowl Haven in Somerville’s Davis Square is sponsoring a charity event for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester . Flatbread will donate $3.50 for every large and $1.75 for every small…
Posted in All Ages, Events, Schools and Youth, Special, Teens | No Comments »
Posted by David Dahlbacka a 2:39 pm on February 20, 2011
These meetings provide an important opportunity to weigh in on the direction Somerville is setting for its future.
Posted in All Ages, Beat Reporter, City Finances, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Green Line, Housing, Neighborhoods and Squares, Orange Line, Somerville By The Numbers, Transportation, Transportation Projects | No Comments »
Posted by David Dahlbacka a 2:27 pm on
The Governing Body determines how much of the tax increment from DIF districts is used for district improvements and how much is returned to the city general fund.
Posted in All Ages, Assembly Square, Beat Reporter, City Finances, Development and Zoning, Events, Green Line, Orange Line, Transportation Projects, Union Square | 1 Comment »
Posted by David Dahlbacka a 3:43 pm on February 13, 2011
At this meeting the group will continue to build maps showing future development districts in Somerville.
Posted in All Ages, Beat Reporter, City Finances, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Events, Green Line, Housing, Neighborhoods and Squares, Orange Line, Somerville By The Numbers, Special, Transportation, Transportation Projects | No Comments »
Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 8:54 pm on January 11, 2011
Somerville Family & Community Connections
Location: Argenziano School
For more information please visit www.somerville.k12.ma.us/families or call 617-625-6600 extention 6966…
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Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 8:47 pm on
Presented by Honey Schnapp and Nomi Davidson, from Somerville Family & Community connections.
March 14, 6:30 to 8 pm. Register by 3/9/11
Location: Argenziano School
For more information please visit www.somerville.k12.ma.us/families or…
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Posted by Gretchen Kinder a 8:35 pm on
Presented by Honey Schnapp from Somerville Family Community Connections.
Register by 3/21/11
Location: Argenziano School
For more information please visit www.somerville.k12.ma.us/families or call 617-625-6600 extention 6966…
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Posted by Somerville Public Library a 1:05 am on December 10, 2010
As promised, here’s the lineup of family films that we’ll be showing at the Central Library one Saturday afternoon per month at 2:00 p.m.
January 15th:
Muppets from Space
February 12th:
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Posted by Somerville Public Library a 12:15 pm on December 6, 2010
A few weeks ago I posted a question: what would draw you to a free film at the Library? I got a small amount of feedback through the Library’s blog, Facebook, and by talking with…
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