Yoga studios around Somerville kicked off 2014 by hosting special classes where the proceeds went to local nonprofits and time was set aside for community-building. Upward Facing Somerville was created by Chandra Cantor, a yoga teacher and Somerville resident who … Continue reading
El Sistema Somerville, an after-school youth orchestra program that originated in Venezuela and seeks to promote social change through music, got a new home this year when the East Somerville Community School opened its doors. And thanks to the generosity of … Continue reading
Community Cooks has grown immensely since its humble beginnings in Somerville 23 years ago, but its grassroots, direct approach to helping the hungry hasn’t changed a bit. What started as a few neighbors cooking hot meals for the Somerville Homeless … Continue reading
What a weekend! We kicked things off on Friday night with a trip to the Holiday Arts and Eats Market at Assembly Row where we sipped hot wine, shopped for holiday gifts and dined at the food trucks. The Somerville Winter … Continue reading
Congratulations Meghan Zaremba on winning two tickets to Somerville Local First’s 5th Annual Harvest Fest! Meghan said she loves Somerville because “I like to tell folks new to Somerville that we’ll throw a festival for pretty much anything. We love to celebrate!” … Continue reading
Happy Fourth of July Somerville! I’m off celebrating the holiday with family and friends and I hope you are too. If you want to learn more about Somerville’s role in this historic day, check out my post from last year. Have … Continue reading
Earlier this year the citizens of Somerville voted on what the next Somerville Reads book should be and selected The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro. The idea behind the program is that the whole city reads the same book and … Continue reading
With the official first day of summer nearly upon us, you may be looking for a good book to bring on day-trip to the beach or upcoming vacation. I asked Gil Barbosa, owner of The Book Shop (694 Broadway) in Ball … Continue reading
The Armory at 191 Highland Ave. isn’t the exact geographic center of Somerville (that’s at 1 Westwood Road), but the building certainly feels in many ways like the hub of the city. Built in 1903 to house the Somerville Light … Continue reading
The Beat is nearly a year old and since I started it, I’ve interviewed dozens of people around Somerville from all walks of life. And though they may be very different, almost every one has something in common: they love … Continue reading
