Somerville

Style

Forestbound Bag Company Designs For Keds

You love her bags, now you can wear her shoes. Alice Saunders, the visionary behind local bag company Forestbound, teamed up with Keds and designed […]

City Life

Bernie Sanders Is Coming to Somerville

Bernie Sanders is coming to Somerville on Monday, where he will stump for progressive candidates in local elections. The Vermont Senator says he’ll be at Once […]

City Life

The Somerville Police Officer Injured in a Crash Has Died

Somerville Police Officer Louis Remigio, a 30-year veteran of the force who was injured in a motorcycle crash in New Hampshire, has died. Remigio, 55, […]

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Style

The Ladies of Foret Design Studio Opened a Boutique

Erin Heath and Rose Mattos let their fate be decided by a tarot card. Well, that, and a garage door. The ladies behind the wildly […]

Style

Object of Desire: Filomena Demarco Jewelry

Ashley Vick’s line is inspired by her great-grandmother. Nana would be proud.

Arts & Entertainment

Somerville PorchFest 2017 Is This Weekend

A little rain isn’t going to stop Somerville from one of its most proud traditions: PorchFest! The annual festival features dozens of bands all performing […]

Home & Property

Before and After: A Somerville Kitchen Gets a Bright and Modern Update

Home is where the heart is. But the heart of the home? That’d be the kitchen—the place where everyone ends up gathering. This never used to […]

Home & Property

Home Additions: Arty in the Back

Architect Maryann Thompson loved the 1860s Cambridge/Somerville six-bedroom home—big enough for her five children, it was packed with potential. And because the house backed up […]

City Life

Boston, Somerville Mayors Defiant After Trump’s Sanctuary City Orders

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Somerville Mayor Joe Curatone took a stand against Donald Trump Wednesday after the president announced a blockbuster executive order to target […]

City Life

Joe Curtatone to Donald Trump: Take Your Immigration Policy and Shove It

Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone tells President-elect Donald Trump to take his immigration policy and shove it.

Arts & Entertainment

Once Somerville Hosts 12th Annual Boston Christmas Cavalcade

December makes most people think of hot chocolate, snow-covered T tracks, and a comfortably dominant Patriots team. But it’s also the season of Rock and Roll […]

City Life

Somerville Is Getting Its $256 Million High School

The residents of Somerville voted overwhelmingly to fund an expensive new high school for the city. According to unofficial results from the City of Somerville on Wednesday morning, […]

Home & Property

Millbrook Lofts Are Somerville’s Coolest New Luxury Condos

A former cold-storage facility heats up the neighborhood.

City Life

The Peter Tosh Grammy Story Is Nuttier Than Ever

The latest on the Peter Tosh Grammy that materialized inside an unassuming Somerville pawn shop is that it’s… somewhere. Depending on who you ask, the award […]

Restaurants

A Decade of Somerville’s ‘What the Fluff?’ Festival

Not long ago, Union Square was a sleepy place—and then a blizzard of marshmallow ooze rolled in. Now, every September, thousands flock to Somerville for […]