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HOT TOPIC: WHY IS SOMERVILLE STILL INSTALLING TURF FIELDS IN INCREASINGLY HOT CLIMATES?

Written by Posted January 28, 2020 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed

The “Living With Heat Report” explains that Somerville is especially vulnerable to urban heat island impacts because of our excessive pavement and lack of tree canopy and open spaces.

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Capuano School, cdc, Climate Change, Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, heat exhaustion, hottest month, Living with Heat Report, Mayor Joe Curtatone, Medford, SOMERVILLE, Somerville Recreation Department, The Show. George Scarpelli, Trum Field, turf, Youth Sports

CO-HABITAT: SURF, TURF, MEXICO AND A TOUCH OF AUSTIN, TEXAS CONVERGE IN SOUTHIE

Written by DAN MCCARTHY Posted January 28, 2015 Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE

Call it an amalgamation of Mexico and the strewn-lights and naked steel, slate, and wood-lined spots of Austin, Texas.

Filed Under: Eats, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: assembly boston, austin, ceviche, design, eric aluenback, erica diskin, fish, georges bank, island creek, Lincoln Tavern, lyons group, mexican, mezcal, michael diskin, moon shoal, nicholas dixon, nightlife, Oysters, Pan Asia, reclaimed, salsa, Seafood, Southie, steak, surf, tacos, tequila, Texas, turf, west broadway, wood charred

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