Somerville Beat

Seasonal Sips: You Give Me Fever

Meaghan Sinclair and Harmony Dawn, the women behind Booze Époque, a Somerville-based boutique cocktail company, are all about using delicious, high-quality ingredients in their drinks ...
Boston Globe

Suspect slain in Fla. in Marathon bombing probe was hot-tempered

Ibragim Todashev, the man shot to death in Florida by authorities investigating the Boston Marathon bombings, fought as a lightweight in the mixed martial arts sport in Florida and was quick to fight with others he disagreed with, according to public records and some who knew him ...
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Scenes from the Somerville Trash Bash

More than 200 people came to the Arts at the Armory Saturday, where artists, crafters, recyclers, and upcyclers submitted creations to the Trash Bash: Somerville's First Recycled Art Competition.
Your Town

Green Line Extension moves toward key milestones

The Green Line Extension project is edging toward two key milestones in its long term development: Selecting a contract manager and general contractor, and submitting an application for over 0 million in federal funding, officials said Wednesday.
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Rohan "Whole Larder Love" Anderson - Benefit Night for Friends of Somerville Library - June 17

First let me say a huge thank you to those that shopped and especially volunteered at the library book sale last weekend ...
The Somerville News

Boys play with the wrong toys

By Jim Clark Police officers were dispatched to a Radcliffe Rd ...
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Last night's meeting of Somerville by Design -Davis Square

Unfortunately, I couldn't attend last night's meeting ...
Ward 5 Online

Tuesday, May 28, 7 PM -- School Committee public hearing on the SPS budget; budget documents available

Dear friends,The Public Hearing on the FY 2014 Somerville Public Schools Budget will be on Tuesday, May 28th in the Somerville High School Library at 7:00 PM ...
Your Town

This week's 'Greater Somerville:' Talking tolerance

On this week's "Greater Somerville," host Joe Lynch responds to a recent letter issued by Mayor Joe Curtatone regarding the alleged homophobic slurs against a sitting alderman ...
Somerville Beat

Beyond Somerville: The Good, the Bad and the Weird at Brimfield

Longtime readers know that I love the Brimfield Antique Fair ...
The Somerville News

East Somerville, Ward 1 ResiStat meeting

By Harry Kane On Thursday, East Somerville residents gathered at the Cross Street Senior Center to listen to presentations from city officials regarding the current affairs most important in the community ...
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AC Repair Needed Before Start of Summer

I'm looking for a repairperson to take a look at, and hopefully fix, a large AC unit that's mounted into my kitchen wall, and thought it would be a good idea to ask about this before the summer season really gets going ...
Boston Globe

A sweet, but familiar story in Mass. manufacturing

Since the company's founding, workers at Taza Chocolate have hand-wrapped the stone-ground chocolate bars the eight-year-old chocolatier makes, folding pink foil and labels around each 3-ounce bar at the rate of about one per minute ...
Your Town

Tuesday night on 'Greater Somerville'

Tuesday night on "Greater Somerville," host Joe Lynch responds to a recent letter issued by Mayor Joe Curtatone regarding the alleged homophobic slurs against a sitting alderman ...
Your Town

Somerville mayor denies favoritism in backing alderwoman

Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone is refuting claims that his recent stand against homophobic slurs was an act of favoritism.
Boston Globe

Obituary: George Athanas

ATHANAS, George Of Somerville formerly of the West End of Boston, May 20 ...
Your Town

Somerville group to rally for local jobs in Green Line Extension

A Somerville nonprofit is organizing a rally in Boston Wednesday, demanding that the Green Line Extension project include construction jobs devoted to local workers.
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Somervilles PorchFest 2013

Somerville porches came to life this Saturday as the 3rd annual PorchFest took place ...
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Spring Fling in Somerville

Union Square went to the dogs this Sunday as som|dog hosted its first Spring Fling community event ...
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West African drum and dance workshop at Argenziano School

Sidi Mohamed Joh Camara, a native of Bamako, Mali, was a guest instructor in the World Percussion class at the Argenziano School ...
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Media Mix Up gallery opening in Somerville

The Brickbottom Artist Association in Somerville held an opening reception for its new gallery, Media Mix Up, this Sunday ...
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MIT Open Ballroom Dance Competition

The 2013 MIT Open Ballroom Dance Competition began on Saturday ...
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YUM: A Taste of Immigrant City in Somerville

The Welcome Project hosted its fourth annual YUM: A Taste of Immigrant City on Thursday night ...
Boston Globe

Top 10 best locations to live in Mass.

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...
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Cheapest places to live in Massachusetts

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...
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Top 10 Most Fun Places to Live in Massachusetts

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...
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Top 10 towns with best schools in Massachusetts

Calculate your ideal Massachusetts community using our Dreamtown Finder ...
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Top 10 hipster places in Massachusetts

Calculate your ideal Massachusetts community using our Dreamtown Finder ...
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