Somerville Voices: Honk!, Lincoln Park 'reboot,' and more!
Somerville Voices
HONK! Festival 2012: with 34 activist street bands — Oct.4-8 by marycurtin
7th Annual HONK! Festival 2012 www.HonkFest.org Events based in and near Davis Square, Somerville and Harvard Square, Cambridge.
Swirl and Slice Market Bids Farewell by Mimi Graney
The Swirl and Slice market is closed for the season. A
big thank you to all the vendors who were part of our experimental
evening, specialty food market — your products were amazing and we enjoyed a
chance to meet each of …
Edge of the City Bike Tour – Saturday, October 13 by Ron
Newman
On Saturday, October 13, the Somerville Bicycle Committee
will lead the 20th annual Tour de Somerville.
This year’s theme is “Edge of the City”. We’ll ride as
close as possible to the Somerville city…
Leaders Discuss Ways to Meet Community Needs for Jobs, Equity, Investment by Mimi Graney
Last week, Mimi Graney, Executive Director of Union
Square Main Streets, attended a two-day conference in Boston convened by
the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC). 250 corporate, civic
and city leaders from across the U.S. participated …
Mayor Calls for “Reboot” of Lincoln Park Planning Process
by Mimi Graney
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that he has
directed the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) to
appoint a design consultant to manage a new and more comprehensive planning
process for …
Media Workshop for Middle School Students by WendyBlom
Somerville Community Access Television is starting a
10-session Next Generation Producers afterschool media club for Somerville
middle school students. The club will meet on Wednesdays, beginning on October
3, from 3:30 to 5:30 at…
Somerville Becomes First Massachusetts City to Pass Urban Agriculture Ordinance by Denise Taylor
Somerville’s new Urban Agriculture Ordinance is a big
deal. Here’s the press release that just went out: State’s Premier Urban
Agriculture Ordinance Includes Regs for Farming on City and Private Land,
Keeping of Chickens and Bees. …
Somerville Residents, City Officials Discuss Union Square Revitalization at Public Hearing by Somerville Scout
Little outright opposition was expressed to the city’s
proposed Union Square redevelopment plan at a public hearing on the plan Sept.
19, though many Somerville residents urged city officials to tread lightly in
implementing the long-range plan.
On our Community Calendar
Help Elect CAAS Board, October 1-5 by Dennis Fischman
October 1, 9 am, to October 5, 2012, 5 pm
Are you a low-income resident of Somerville, or a Head
Start parent in Somerville or Cambridge? Starting October 1, you can help
elect the Board of Somerville’s anti-poverty agency.
10/2/12 Special Meeting of Somerville BOA on Union Square Revitalization Plan by David Dahlbacka
Tues. Oct. 2 7:30 – 9:30 PM
This is a special meeting of the Somerville Board of
Aldermen to discuss and vote on the revised Union Square Revitalization Plan. Citizen
presence is the most important check and balance in governance.
Candlelight Vigil to Highlight Domestic ViolenceAwareness by Mimi Graney
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville Commission
for Women announce the Annual Candlelight Vigil in honor of Domestic Violence
Awareness Month on Wednesday, October 3rd at 6 p.m. at the Somerville Public
Safety Bu…
HONK! Festival 2012: with 34 activist street bands — Oct.4-8 by marycurtin
10/4/12 Somerville Planning Board Meeting by David
Dahlback
Agenda includes resolving two continued Special Permits
for parking in Assembly Square.
10/4/12 HUD Consolidated Annual Performance Report by
David Dahlbacka
Come and ask questions. The Federal HUD block grants are
a very important source of funding for affordable housing in Somerville.