By Isabel Sami
The Somerville Community Corporation (SCC) hosted an illuminated walk through East Somerville on Saturday, November 7, to raise awareness about affordable housing in Somerville. Members of the community showed up to carry house-shaped lanterns though the streets as a way to represent the SCC’s 100 Homes program.
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By Max Eidelman
On October 29, the Somerville Licensing Commission formally announced that it will waive the annual renewal licensing fees for businesses in the city’s hospitality industry. This decision was made pursuant to Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone’s request and is an integral part of the efforts to help small businesses through the upcoming winter.
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Eagle Feathers #217 – Remembering Veterans Day
By Bob (Monty) Doherty
This year, November 11 marks the 102nd anniversary of the end of World War I. Armistice Day, as it was known until 1954, was dedicated to honor the sacrifices of American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and the losses they suffered during that war.
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We honor them every year and we regard them with awe and deepest admiration. Proud, but humble in countenance, they seem to simply play their part in our annual celebration of appreciation for their courageous contributions to the wellbeing of our nation. The well-being of ourselves as a society.
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According to Boston Real Estate Times, JLL Capital Markets announced that is has arranged the $48 million sale and $24 million in acquisition financing for two contiguous properties in Somerville, including a 1.2-acre development site and the leasehold interest in a 252-space parking garage in a Qualified Opportunity Zone.
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“Jaina Cipriano is creating visual metaphors for emotions she has trouble defining. Without the help of Photoshop, she builds physical environments that open her subjects up to become part of something bigger. This primes the space for an authenticity that is so visceral it brings the viewer back to their own memories.” (From her website)
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Meg Smith is a writer, journalist, dancer and events producer living in Lowell, MA. Her poetry has recently appeared in Lyrical Somerville in The Somerville Times, The Cafe Review, Poetry Bay, The Horror Zine, Star*Line, Good Fat Poetry Zine, and more. Her poetry books, Dear Deepest Ghost, This Scarlet Dancing, Night’s Island and Pretty Green Thorns, are available on Amazon. She welcomes visits to megsmithwriter.com.
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