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Sustainability Scavenger Hunt at ArtBeat

Arts and Culture, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Housing, Uncategorized - No Comments » - Posted on July, 4 at 7:43 am

Sustainable Somerville — a nascent network of community organizations working to make/keep Somerville a great place to live, work, and play — is sponsoring a Sustainability Scavenger Hunt at ArtBeat (Saturday, July 19th in Davis Square), to show how the common thread of sustainability connects the work of the

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National Council on DisAbility Seeks Your Input

Accessibility, Arts and Culture, Government Reform, Health Care, Housing, Politics, Schools and Youth, Sports, Transportation, Workers' Rights - No Comments » - Posted on June, 26 at 11:12 pm

The National Council on Disability (NCD) is gathering public input for a study of emerging issues and trends affecting the lives of people with disabilities. Information gathered will be used in the development of NCD’s next annual progress report to the President and Congress, “National Disability Policy: A Progress Report,” which is required by Section 401(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

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AHOC meeting

Development and Zoning, Events, Housing - No Comments » - Posted on June, 10 at 1:45 pm

Please join us for this important AHOC meeting as we discuss our leadership, prepare for the Union Square meeting Zoning on June 24th, plan for a busy summer in the green line corridor and get updates on the Condo ordinance!

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CAAS to Elect Board: Candidates Wanted

Consumer Money Saving, Housing, Politics, Schools and Youth - No Comments » - Posted on April, 22 at 11:07 pm

Do you want to help set the direction for Somerville’s anti-poverty agency? The Community Action Agency of Somerville (CAAS) is seeking candidates—and voters—for its Board elections, coming up the week of May 19th at two locations in Somerville.

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April 27 Walk to Prevent Homelessness

Housing - 1 Comment » - Posted on April, 9 at 9:47 pm

Come one, Come all. On April 27 afternoon (1:30pm registration), the 5th Annual Walk to Prevent Homelessness in Somerville will again take off from the Somerville High School.…

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Auction to Benefit the Somerville Homeless Coalition

Housing - No Comments » - Posted on April, 6 at 5:59 pm

Thalia Tringo is looking for items for a silent auction at the Somerville Homeless Coalition fundraiser on April 26, 2008. Each auction item will have a value of $250 or higher, but some of them will be combined packages (e.g, a night-out-on-the-town item consisting of a gift certificate for $100 to a Boston restaurant and…

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Gentrification: another look

Housing - 4 Comments » - Posted on April, 4 at 1:18 pm

I’m frequently seeing the word “gentrification” employed to describe the demographic change taking place in Somerville since the late 1990s. We’re certainly seeing changes, but I question how much of it is gentrification.

When the term came into general use it described a revival of old and run-down neighborhoods by well-to-do…

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A Guide To Tax Breaks

Consumer Money Saving, Housing - No Comments » - Posted on April, 2 at 10:30 pm

Many residents are eligible for a property tax break. Are you? Find out.…

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Gentrification in Somerville

Housing - 16 Comments » - Posted on March, 20 at 9:55 pm

Gentrification—when wealthy people push less wealthy people out of a neighborhood. It’s about to get worse when the Green Line arrives. Here’s a provocative film about it.…

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