Somerville Voices: Hubway bikes, Green Line, graffiti artists, Joe misses his deadline, and more!
Somerville Voices
Mayor @JoeCurtatone Misses Own Deadline for OpenData Initiative by @BarryRafkind
In June, the City proudly announced that it would be posting lots of operational data in July online at data.somervillema.gov. Well, it’s August 1st and that webpage hasn’t been set up yet. …
Editorial: Making the vote count credible by Somerville Journal
The November election is just over three months away, and it promises to be a close one, at least on the presidential line. That means every vote counts – and that every vote must be counted carefully.
Hubway is Here by Mimi Graney
Union Square has just received its own Hubway kiosk,
joining the network across Boston, Cambridge and Somerville of shared bikes.
Hubway provides short-term bike rentals at automated stations.
[This earlier post had information about other
Somerville locations:]
Hubway Bike Sharing Station Installation is Under Way by
Denise Taylor
Hubway Bike Sharing is almost here. The installation of the first three rental stations is under way in Union Square, Beacon St. (at Washington St.), and at City Hall. Nine more stations will be installed in the City as the kiosks are made available by…
Somerville agreement with MBTA and MassDOT keeps UnionSquare station on track by reisnere
Somerville Patch: “Agreement Says Union Square Green Line
Station Operational by 2017”
“According to the announcement, the city will purchase
land in Union Square for the station and then grant a permanent easement to the
MBTA.”
World Class Artists Mirror Back Somerville Flair by Mimi Graney
Identical twin brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo, better known as Os Gêmeos (Portuguese for The Twins), made a name for themselves on the streets of their native São Paulo, Brazil as graffiti artists. Remaining true to their style,
Green Line Annual Status Report covers Phase 1construction by reisnere
By Ken Krause of MGNA…
Groundbreaking for Phase I construction of the Green Line
Extension (GLX), and the hiring of a new team to complete engineering and
design work are among the milestones anticipated for the project this fall.
Bearded Pig Now Open by Mimi Graney
The Bearded Pig brings their authentic Southern BBQ to Union Square. The meat-loving restaurant opened Monday, July 30, 2012 on 445 Somerville Ave, across from Market Basket and, ironically enough, immediately beside the all-vegetarian Dosa Temple.
Two Animation Bootcamps with Emmy Nominated Instructor by WendyBlom
Instructor Gabriel Polonsky is a professional, Emmy nominated animation director, artist, and cartoonist. He has created projects for Cartoon Network, Discovery, and SyFy Channels, PBS, Miramax Feature Films, Nickelodeon, and more. He has taught child…
Hornography in Concert by Mimi Graney
The Somerville Community Growing Center at 22 Vinal Ave
has a whole slew of awesome happenings all summer long. To coincide with Swirl
and Slice, they’ve been open each Thursday evening starting at 6 pm for picnicking
and typically have …
On our Community Calendar
8/7 Davis Square Streetscape Improvements Public Meetings by David Dahlbacka
Public participation on city square improvements is essential to their success.