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I got this idea for a poem from a great ad for smoked fish. It is in response to the duct taped banana that recently sold for millions of dollars on the art market.

Crews performed track replacement work along the Red Line. Complimentary photo by the MBTA Customer and Employee Experience Department.

The MBTA announced the successful completion of critical track work on the Red Line while service was suspended between Harvard and Broadway the evening of November 17 through November 23 and between Harvard and JFK/UMass on November 24. The Red Line is now completely free of all slow zones for the first time in at least 20 years, joining both the Blue and Orange lines as speed restriction-free. The Green Line will be free of its final speed restrictions following upcoming track work in December, making the entire subway system free of speed restrictions.  

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LEGO® Discovery Center Boston’s Holiday Bricktacular Runs Now Through January 5th

Build the best holiday memories and give back in a big way during LEGO Discovery Center Boston’s seasonal event, Holiday Bricktacular, with the new Build to Give experience. From now– January 5^th, families can enjoy a winter wonderland of activities, see a giant LEGO sleigh, meet and greet with a LEGO Gingerbread Man and more. 

Community support needed to create a hub for laughter and creativity

A new improv comedy theater is coming to Somerville, MA. Sort of. Union Comedy, currently at 593 Somerville Ave, has found a new home at 73 Bow Street. Before moving, however, there is some work to be done, and a stage to be built.  The theater has launched a Kickstarter campaign in the hopes of  raising $50,000 to build a vibrant performance space for the improv  comedy community, performers and audience alike. 

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Health & Human Services Director, Nancy Bacci, speaks with the Director of Veterans Services for the City of Somerville, Jerome Thomas.

Jungle Community Music Club continues to provide entertainment and community engagement despite the challenges it has faced. — Photos courtesy of Jungle Community Music Club

By Jeffrey Shwom

It’s a Wednesday night in Union Square. Choose your own adventure … you can get there earlier for the Open Mic night or stay late for Karaoke. Either way, down a short court, tucked behind Union Square’s long time comfort pub, The Independent, lies the Jungle Community Music Club (The Jungle). Sam Epstein, owner and manager, regaled a night that two magicians performed. “It was incredible! They were really interesting.” Though an outlier for the normal artists and bands that perform on Wednesdays, that moment speaks to the specialness of the space. “Everyone supports artists going up. Meeting people and hanging out. People come in groups, or by themselves. It is a community in the club.”