CultureHouse and the Union Square Neighborhood Council (USNC) announced today the development of CultureHouse Union Square, a community-driven pop-up located in a vacant storefront at 64 Union Square that will serve as a living room for the community, a one-stop-shop for healthcare resources, performance space, community meetings and gatherings, information for new neighborhood residents, a senior and youth center, and a library. The project’s community input phase has launched, and will be open till December, inviting community members to be part of the process and share their input to help shape the free-to-enter intergenerational pop-up public space pilot, expected to open on January 10, 2024.  

HONK! Festival 2023 festivities kick off this Thursday, October 5, with the Pre-HONK! Brass Band Blowout in Union Square.

HONK! Festival 2023 gets underway this week, with this year’s participants hailing from all across the United States.

HONK! is a very unique musical movement that first began right here in Somerville back in 2006. Out of those humble beginnings, HONK! has become a recognizable worldwide phenomenon.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

Between Davis Square and Teele Square there is no parking on Holland St. there is a public parking lot but no other spaces on the street. Here are your comments in quotes:

After an intensive, equity-driven community engagement process that sought out voices not always heard, the newly released 25% Design Ideas & Vision Plan proposes adding over 1.3 acres of open space and reimagining streets to prioritize people 

After nearly five years of innovative public engagement that brought in a broad range of voices followed by design work to transform that input into plans, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville are pleased to share initial plans to redesign public open space in Union Square. The Union Square Plaza and Streetscape Redesign project has reached its first major design milestone, documenting the community’s vision for the Plaza and surrounding streets in the 25% Design Ideas and Vision Plan.

In partnership with Vistaprint last week, The Boston Celtics hosted its second annual Small Business Celebration to highlight all of the small businesses the team works with around the region. Attendees included business owners from three programs they have dedicated to highlighting small businesses – the Power Forward Grant, Small Business of the Game, and Banner Business.

— Photos by Kayla Sharpe

By Kayla Sharpe

Several groups and families gathered at Union Square to celebrate a night centered around international culture and food at the Ignite Festival on Saturday.

Event hosted by Pathways for Immigrant Workers and the City of Somerville, will be held on October 5, from 6:30pm to 8:00 p.m. at the East Somerville Community School, 50 Cross Street

The City of Somerville and Pathways for Immigrant Workers will host a free immigration legal information session for small employers and lower-wage workers on Thursday, October 5, 2023, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at East Somerville Community School located at 50 Cross Street. 

By Jason Gutierrez

After a quiet acquisition in June, the neighborhood joint announced a temporary, renovation-driven closure with plans to re-emerge with a new menu, staff, and feel. This marks the third time the business, best identified by its street-level box car and overhead pink neon sign, has emerged from the ashes.