Somerville

Arts & Entertainment

Here’s Your Chance to Trick Out Somerville’s New Traveling Art Bus

If you thought the Partridge Family’s tour bus was cool (hopefully, you didn’t), wait until you see what the city of Somerville has in store […]

Arts & Entertainment

What You Missed at TEDxSomerville 2014

The audience got up from their chairs, mats, and Yogibo bean bags to give a standing ovation to Amanda Palmer after the “Social Media Queen […]

Restaurants

Restaurant Review: Sarma in Somerville

The latest addition to Ana Sortun’s restaurant empire turns up the volume on her signature eastern Mediterranean approach.

Home & Property

On the Market: 30 Forest Street, Somerville

When it comes to this property in Somerville, it’s about location, location, location. Just a seven-minute walk to Harvard, this home comes with great T […]

City Life

The Freegan Revolution Will Not Be Kickstarted

The mood is damp in the Somerville townhouse where the founders of the Gleaners’ Kitchen now live in self-imposed exile. Just a month before, they […]

Arts & Entertainment

Photos: Legoland Discovery Center Construction Is Underway in Somerville

It’s official: Greater Boston can’t get any cooler. May 23 marks the opening of the Legoland Discovery Center in East Somerville’s Assembly Row, a brand-new […]

City Life

Spotify Acquires Somerville-Based Music Data Site The Echo Nest

The music streaming app and desktop platform Spotify, which plays tunes for users without the hassle of downloading music, took on Somerville-based The Echo Nest, […]

Arts & Entertainment

Somerville Skillshare: Learn to Parkour, Make Tofu, and Fix Your Bike

Want to learn how to jump on sign posts and scale walls, but also need to figure out how to change a bike tire? Here’s […]

City Life

Somerville Gets Knee Deep In the Idea of a Curbside Composting Program

Bring out your compost! Bring out your compost! Well, not yet. But Somerville officials are hopeful that one day city residents will be able to […]

Restaurants

Restaurant Review: The Kirkland Tap & Trotter in Somerville

For his second restaurant, superchef Tony Maws dials back on the flourishes and works wonders with a grill. With a little more consistency, this Somerville newcomer might truly shine.

Restaurants

What the Pho? Six Standout Vietnamese Restaurants in Boston

The weather in Boston is no joke. When temperatures take a dip, it’s time to start looking for meals to help you recover from the […]

Restaurants

What’s in Store at La Brasa, Coming Soon to Somerville

Chef Daniel Bojorquez would like to clarify something: La Brasa, the L’Espalier and Sel de la Terre alum’s forthcoming Somerville restaurant, will not be a […]

Restaurants

Tackling the Porchetta Sandwich at Pennypacker’s in Somerville

It’s nice to have a signature dish, and it’s even nicer when that signature dish contains one of the finer pleasures in life: porchetta. Pennypacker’s, […]

City Life

The Downing Family’s Fight to Keep a Convicted Murderer Behind Bars

Erin Downing has been anxiously expecting a phone call from the state telling her that the teenager—now a man—who was convicted of stabbing her mother […]

City Life

Officials Want To Enact a Plastic Bag Ban In Somerville

They get trapped in the barren tree branches, cause problems for wildlife, and clog up gutters and drains along the city streets—and Somerville Mayor Joseph […]