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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

Somerville News Garden

SPECIAL FEATURE: THE TROLL TOLL

Written by ADAM SENNOTT Posted November 17, 2020 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Municipalities brave Zoom learning curve in pandemic times.

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Cambridge, City Council, City Hall, coronavirus, COVID, Pandemic Democracy Project, Politics, SOMERVILLE, Somerville News Garden

NEIGHBORHOOD MEDIA SCHOOL ANNOUNCES FIRST FREE CLASSES

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted May 27, 2020 Filed Under: Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Update

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Filed Under: Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Update Tagged With: Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, community, Democracy, editorial, education, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Massachusetts, media, news, Pandemic Democracy Project, slider, SOMERVILLE, Somerville News Garden

SOMERVILLE NEWS GARDEN MOVING FORWARD

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted March 4, 2020 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS

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Launching new programs to help revive local journalism

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, community, Democracy, editorial, education, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Massachusetts, media, news, SOMERVILLE, Somerville News Garden

GUEST OPINION: IF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FORCES US TO LEAVE, THAT WOULD MEAN CERTAIN DANGER

Written by JOSE PALMA Posted January 1, 2020 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

We entered the workforce, married, and had children. And now, after nearly two decades, the White House has decided to force us out.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, Cambridge, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, immigration, National TPS Alliance, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somerville News Garden, Sudan, TPS, Trump

REST IN YEAST (FOR NOW AT LEAST): A LANDMARK BAKERY SAYS GOODBYE TO ITS CAMBERVILLE HOME

Written by DIEGO MARCANO Posted January 1, 2020 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Two days before New Year’s Eve, the company’s 12 staffers woke up unemployed. Still, in hope of reinventing their venture somewhere else, Andrew and Greta are taking everything with them

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: bakery, buildings, business, Cambridge, development, gentrification, Greta and Andrew Platt, hikes, planning, RENT, SOMERVILLE, Somerville News Garden, The Biscuit, zoning

NO GLOSS FOR FOSS: SOMERVILLE HAS SCANT GREEN SPACE, BUT WHO WILL MAINTAIN THE LITTLE THERE IS?

Written by JANE REGAN Posted December 19, 2019 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“Who’s paying for this, and who’s owning the property after it’s paid for?” he asked. “If we’re going to put millions of dollars into this property, we have to have some say in what goes on with it.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: City of Somerville, DCR, Environment, Foss Park, green space, infrastructure, Parks, SOMERVILLE, Somerville News, Somerville News Garden

OPPORTUNITIES FOR WHOM? A HARD LOOK AT SOMERVILLE’S ‘ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT’ ZONES

Written by FLAVIANA SANDOVAL Posted December 11, 2019 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

"What is really critical is that community members have a voice in shaping the direction of what gets developed in our underdeveloped areas of Somerville."

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: development, Housing, opportunity zones, planning, SOMERVILLE, Somerville City Hall, Somerville News Garden, SomerVision

SOMERVILLE NEWS GARDEN HOLDS FIRST PUBLIC EVENT

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted November 6, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS

Lynne Doncaster addresses crowd at Somerville News Garden event. Photo by Derek Kouyoumjian.

 

Seeks more participation from Somerville residents

 

It has been nine months since DigBoston and the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism partnered with the  ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Activism, BINJ, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, community, Democracy, DigBoston, editorial, engagement, grassroots, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Massachusetts, news, organizing, SOMERVILLE, Somerville Media Center, Somerville News Garden

JOE VS. THE REVOLCANO: THE MOVEMENT TO TOPPLE LONGTIME SOMERVILLE MAYOR CURTATONE IS OUT KNOCKING ON DOORS RIGHT NOW

Written by JANE REGAN Posted October 3, 2019 Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

“There were only 1,069 votes separating Joe and me,” said Walles, whose take amounted to about 37% of the ballots. “I said, if I got more than 30%, I’m good.”

Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Marianne Walles, OR, ORS, Our Revolution, SOMERVILLE, Somerville City Council. Curtatone, Somerville election, Somerville News Garden, Somerville politics, Walles

IT’S OFFICIAL: OUR REVOLUTION SOMERVILLE ENDORSES MAYORAL, CITY COUNCIL, SCHOOL COMMITTEE CANDIDATES

Written by JANE REGAN Posted August 11, 2019 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

At the event, many of the candidates—whether running for reelection or seeking a seat for the first time—stressed the importance of fighting for more affordable housing, as well as more and better public transportation, and of continuing to build a progressive movement that addresses economic and social injustice.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Marianne Walles, ORS, Our Revolution, SOMERVILLE, Somerville City Council. Curtatone, Somerville election, Somerville News Garden, Somerville politics

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