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Thank You for Voting Us Best Local Media

Thank you so much to everyone who nominated and voted for the Somerville Beat in the Scout Somerville’s 2015 Scout’s Honored Awards. We are truly honored and humbled to have received the Best Local Media Award! We also want to send … Continue reading →

Special Events » Things to Do

Giveaway: Win 2 Tickets to Harvest Fest 2015

Updated 9/17/15: Congratulations to Gabi on being the randomly selected winner of two tickets to Harvest Fest! Of why she loves Somerville, Gabi said, “Even though I’ve only been in Somerville a couple of years I love it so much … Continue reading →

Food » Restaurants and Bars

Survey Says: Somerville’s Best Brunch Spots

Brunch is big business and Somerville is home to many of the area’s best spots to dine on favorite morning meals. I polled my Twitter and Facebook followers to discover their favorite brunch places in Somerville. Here’s what they said–along with … Continue reading →

Special Events » Things to Do

TEDxSomerville Celebrates City’s Reinvention

[Updated 8/24/15: This year’s TEDxSomerville event has been postponed to September 27 and will now be held at Tufts University. See below for more details.] When the organizers of this year’s TEDxSomerville event were mulling over the theme, they kept … Continue reading →

Creative Somerville Series » Things to Do

Creative Somerville Series: Placemaking Through Farmers Markets & Fluff

Local designer and researcher Mia Scharphie is back today with a re-cap of last month’s Creative Somerville Series. A few weeks ago, the Creative Somerville Series welcomed MaryCat Chaikin, co-founder of Relish, a project management and consulting practice for placemaking … Continue reading →

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