Best idea ever?

So, I'm walking up Holland away from Davis, and in that baseball park there there are a bunch of kids who appear to be handing out old fashioned orange live jackets. I'm curious,...

Compost browns

I've come to learn my compost heap could benefit from more "browns," like dead leaves, dry grass, chipped wood or hay. (But not coffee grounds, which are considered "green.") I...

Aldermen Approve $160 Million FY2010 Budget

Author Steve Early Reads from "Embedded with Organized Labor" in Cambridge, MA

Cambridge Parks - Do You Have A Key to the Smallest Park in Cambridge?

Cambridge has a wonderful variety of parks and playgrounds.  In the city every bit of green space is greatly appreciated. In the first in a series highlighting some of the parks...

whose tree is it, anyways?

So there's a street tree (ie, a tree lining the street in one of those breaks in the sidewalk) a block or two away from me. It is just LOADED with sour cherries that are...

Scientists Investigate Severity And Spread Of New H1N1 Swine Flu Virus

EarthTalk: Insulating paints

Dear EarthTalk: Do insulating paints actually insulate and save energy? If they do, are they environmentally friendly to use? -- B.D.
Paint additives that claim insulating...

Aldermen Approve $160 Million FY2010 Budget

8-2 Vote Keeps Services at Current Levels Despite Cuts and Layoffs; Board finds $240 Thousand in Additional Savings; New Budget is $4.98 Million Lower than Last Year’s; 3...

Independence Day Fireworks

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone reminds all Somerville residents that the City’s annual Independence Day Fireworks celebration will take place this Thursday, July 2nd at Trum...

Mayor Curtatone and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Celebrate Shape Up Somerville

Mayor Joseph Curtatone, Somerville community leaders and program officers from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation celebrate the success of the nationally recognized Shape Up...

Aurélia’s Oratorio Opening Night

Conceived and directed by Victoria Thierrée Chaplin
Performed by Aurélia Thierrée
Featuring Jaime Martinez
Aurélia Thierrée returns by popular demand for...

Massachusetts 4th of July 2009 Independence Day Events

Massachusetts Fourth of July Fireworks, Festivities and Celebrations
July 4th Fireworks, Assonet, MA - July 3, 2009
July 4th Parade, Assonet, MA - July 4,...

American Repertory Theater Presents the Return of Aurélia’s Oratorio

Written and Directed by Victoria Thierrée Chaplin starring Aurélia Thierrée with Jaime Martinez
Behind the red velvet curtain lies a topsy-turvy world of surreal...

A.R.T. Connections - June 2009

Sexual Perversity in Chicago & The Duck Variations
Must Close June 28
"I cannot imagine a better-acted production." -The Patriot Ledger Read the...

Orange Line Meeting

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone invites all interested individuals to a community meeting to discuss the design of the new Orange Line Transit station at Assembly Square. The meeting,...

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