The holiday season is prime vacation time and if you’re like me, you’ll be spending at least some of your time off in and around Somerville. With no work in sight, you’ll probably be looking for ideas on how you … Continue reading
Everywhere you look in Somerville there’s evidence of residents transforming spaces meant for one thing into something completely different. So was the case when artist Be Sargent transformed a burned-out foundry into a theater more than 30 years ago. In … Continue reading
As with most major life changes, becoming a parent has its ups and downs. What can be a joyful experience can also be isolating, especially during New England’s cold winters and humid summers. Longtime Somerville resident Alison Hook experienced all … Continue reading
Forty years ago, four women in Somerville opened their homes as safe houses for women fleeing domestic violence. In doing so, they created RESPOND Inc., the first domestic violence agency in New England. Four decades later, RESPOND is now the … Continue reading
I absolutely love this time of year in Somerville. The flowers, the birds, the fun events, it’s all happening! This weekend is jam-packed with stuff to do, from the Birdhouse Project installation and the Independent Film Festival Boston to a … Continue reading
This weekend in Somerville was a scorcher, but that didn’t stop people from getting out to enjoy all of the fun events happening around the city. Musicians, artists and community groups came together on Friday and Saturday for ArtBeat. The … Continue reading
Musician and teacher Marji Gere is originally from Iowa and has lived in Taxes, Minnesota and abroad, but has found her true home in artist-centric Somerville. “Somerville feels like my most natural habitat so far,” said Gere, who was recently … Continue reading
The Boys & Girls Club of Middlesex County is celebrating its 40th year as an organization in 2013, and while it now serves several communities in the area, the Club’s roots are in Somerville. The Somerville Boys Club opened its … Continue reading
The mission of El Sistema, an after-school youth orchestra program that originated in Venezuela and has a branch in Somerville, is to promote social change through music. In learning to play an instrument and by participating in an orchestra, children … Continue reading
This is the third consecutive weekend that snow is predicted in Somerville and while I’m usually into winter, I’m about ready for it to be over. Luckily there are lots of fun events happening around the city to take our … Continue reading
