Chicken and the Hill.

William Tauro recently posted about the closing of the KFC on Broadway and Cross Street for the Somerville News, resulting in some commenting about Winter Hill and East Somerville. Take a look.

Carnaval@SomerStreets is THIS Sunday in Somerville, 6/5/11 12pm-4pm, and it's FREE :)

Carnaval @ SomerStreets

Sunday, June 5th - 12-4pm

Roads Closed to Cars....Open to You
All along Broadway from Temple St. through East Somerville to Sullivan

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Come check out all the culture and energy that East Broadway has to offer! This unique one day street party brings the life and culture inside of East Broadway's businesses to the street!

Bring your friends.

Bring your family.

And enjoy our street.

• Shape Up Somerville Road Race
• 12:15 "Samba-Motion Parade" - led by Mayor Curtatone
  Open to All --- Wear your best Carnaval Costume -- the more color, feathers and beads the better!
• Music on 2 Stages -- the Foss Fest Stage & the East Broadway Stage (@ the East Branch Library)
• Villen Vibez Hip Hop Open Mic
• Farmer's Market
• Craft Fair
• 30+ Participating Businesses
• Explore the cuisine of local restaurants
• Raffles, Facepainting, Balloon Animals, Dance and Fitness Demos

The City of Somerville is partnering with East Somerville Main Streets and Foss Fest to kick off the city's SomerStreets inititiave, with Carnaval @ Somerstreets! Somerville's new Open Streets Initiative, SomerStreets, is a monthly celebration from June - October of each year, during which the City closes sections of roads to vehicle traffic in favor of walking, running, biking, dancing, and other activities! By partnering with local businesses and organizations, one Sunday each month the city transforms different Somerville neighborhoods into celebrations of active living, community pride, and live entertainment. Find more information on the City's Website.

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Carnaval@SomerStreets Comes to Broadway on Sunday June 5th from 12-4pm!

Carnaval@SomerStreets is coming to Broadway from East Somerville up to Temple Street on Sunday June 5th from noon until 4pm. Please mark your calendars and please help spread the word about this event by reposting this announcement and emailing to anyone who might be interested in attending.

SomerStreets is an initiative by the City of Somerville and its partners to close the streets to cars and open them to activity. On June 5th from 12-4pm, Broadway will be blocked off from Sullivan Square to Temple Street (Star Market) to make room for dancing, cycling, skating and fun!

Call to Artists: Bands and musicians, artist and craft vendors and volunteers are all wanted for Carnaval at SomerStreets, on June 5, 2011!

Please mark your calendars for Carnaval at SomerStreets on June 5th. More info to come. To get involved with programming at the FossFest Stage, see fossfest.com or contact
fossfest at gmail:

Where to go for live music in Winter Hill or East Somerville?

I think that it was somewhere in Somerville Scout that I recently read something about only New York having more artists per capita than the City of Somerville. Music is no small part of the artistic contributions throughout the city. Somerville has plenty of places to see local and visiting musicians play, Precinct, Johnny D's, The Burren, PA's Lounge, Sally O'Briens to name a few; and that's not even to mention the various local house, studio, and loft shows that happen around town. And don't forget the live mariachi at at El Potro in Union Square! A search on myspace gives me about 2400 hits for bands claiming Somerville as their home (ok, I'm not sure if I did that right, but you get the point).

That said, I am not aware of too many places in Winter Hill or East Somerville to see live music. If places exist, please let us all know! If they don't exist, what current establishments might make the best live music venues?

Looking forward to your responses!

And let's hear it for some of the locals (click picture to see more):

Thinking Through East Somerville (and Winter Hill)

Everyone knows that there is a range of development throughout the Wards of Somerville. Although East Somerville (...and let's not forget Winter Hill) doesn't get the overall attention that Davis does, from what I have seen, this is not due to lack of trying on behalf of the Mayor and the City. Any perceived difference in support from the City would first need to be quantified, and in doing so, would have to take into account a range of relevant variables. Priorities for services likely have to account for factors such as where the most people are and where the most traffic is. There are many people working with the City to make East Somerville and Winter Hill a better place for everyone. This isn't particularly satisfying if you can't get your car through the snow on your street to get to work. In a case like this, I would like to think that the City would be willing to help if they are made aware of the problem. I would be very interested to hear other opinions on this. It takes a community, and the more the merrier, so please get involved. Best to all Somerville neighbors.

This mini-thought was inspired by Danielle Dreilinger's recently posted article on boston.com:

Many grumble East gets the least

Dan Sorger of the Dutch Bike Company is thrilled with his company's recent move to Boston's Financial District. Though the new workroom/storefront is a little smaller, "It's a much improved space. We used to be in a garage which was just horrible," he said. His rent went down. "We moved to a much nicer neighborhood, and… we're not dealing with the issues of East Somerville."

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SomerStreets on Broadway! 7/25/10

East Somerville Main Streets (ESMS; a non-profit, public-private partnership between East Somerville residents, business owners, community leaders, local government, and the National Main Streets Center) has been contributing to the diverse and vibrant area east of McGrath Highway through the development of several events and initiatives to promote the local community, including 'First Tuesdays' get togethers, arestaurant guide to the area, and even a local cookbookdocumenting some of the best flavors of the local business folk.

ESMS and the City of Somerville will be presenting SomerStreets on Broadway, this Sunday, 7/25/10.

Please put this on your calendar, and join the community for this fun filled Sunday afternoon!

More information can be found below, and on the East Somerville Main Streets and City of Somerville sites.

SomerStreets on Broadway!

Sunday, July 25th 12-4pm

Join the City of Somerville, ESMS and Foss Fest along Broadway for SomerStreets!
Featuring:

Music by:

Marcus Santos and Bloco,

Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band

Son del Sol

Dance demo by Vida Real Dance Group

Salsa Demos by Dance Havana

Circus demo by Vegetable Circus,

Zumba demo by Dance Zone

Fencing demo by Bay State Fencersa

Capoeira "Roda da Rua" by Mandingueiros dos Palmares

Community drum circle, tons of kids activities, and more!

Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band

From Harmonic Dissidents

Tomorrow we'll discuss the happenings at the Foss Park stage for FossFest.

QUALITY OF LIFE: Litter in East Somerville

Repost from the Somerville Resistat Blog:

QUALITY OF LIFE: Litter in East Somerville

Question/Comment: What can be done to reduce the amount of trash and litter that is on the streets in East Somerville?

City Update 5/12/2008: Inspectional Services will step up enforcement of business and residential trash violations in the area. Also, the Department of Public Works will monitor trash and increase street sweeping in areas with trash. Residents should call 311 for specific streets that need sweeping or where there is debris on sidewalks or streets.

Taco Loco, East Somerville

It strikes me that some may not be aware of this establishment, and should be.

From yelp.com

Taco Loco

based on 44 reviews

Category: Mexican

44 Broadway
Somerville, MA 02143

(617) 625-3830

www.tacolocoonline.com/

• Nearest Transit:

  Sullivan Square (Orange)

• Price Range: $
• Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
• Parking: Street
• Attire: Casual
• Good for Groups: No
• Good for Kids: Yes
• Takes Reservations: No
• Delivery: No
• Take-out: Yes
• Waiter Service: No
• Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
• Outdoor Seating: No
• Good for: Dinner
• Alcohol: None
  

"…seasoned chicken to the perfect proportions of sour cream and pico de gallo…" (in 5 reviews)

"Taco Loco serves, by far, the most enormous burritos I've ever seen." (in 13 reviews)

"…pico de gallo, thick sliced onions and sour cream went down oh so easy…" (in 4 reviews)

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East Somerville Main Streets Annual Meeting

East Somerville Main Streets has their annual meeting on Monday, as described on their blog: 

From:

East Somerville Main Streets

Thanks for coming!

We had a great time at our annual meeting and birthday bash on Monday.



Mayor Joe Curtatone came to celebrate with us, as did Aldermen Bill Roche, Dennis Sullivan, and Bill White, and Rob May from the City's Economic Development Department.

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Silent auction of prints from the Interpreting East Somerville Show!

Check it out at East Somerville Main Streets.

Broadway Intersection at Dusk — By Renee Polcaro is available now! (as are other beautiful works)

From Wicked Local/Somerville Journal:

Views of East Somerville (the exhibit) to open Nov. 20

By Jeffrey Grover

Sat Nov 01, 2008, 12:05 PM EDT

Somerville - The East Somerville Main Streets photo exhibition, "Interpreting East Somerville." will open Nov. 20.

Working with East Somerville Main Streets, artis

t Christopher Poteet solicited photos from photographers great and small, seeking their views of East Somerville.

The subjects are street scenes, people scenes, odd architectural features, landmarks, broadway shops, yard ornaments, interesting angles on common things and even the space shuttle flying over East Somerville.

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Curtatone: Somerville is in good shape

By Auditi Guha

Mon Oct 20, 2008, 08:34 PM EDT

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Somerville -

"Looking at the economic crises facing the nation and the cuts being made by Gov. Deval Patrick, Mayor Joe Curtatone is confident that Somerville is in a much better shape than many other cities and towns in the Commonwealth."

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East Somerville in Photographique: Saxton Foss Park

Lovely slightly-past-end-of-summer Sunday in Saxton Foss Park in East Somerville:

A Little Confused About Foss Park

I've been reading with great interest: Somerville Massachusetts, A Brief History by Dee Morris and Dora St. Martin. In it, the authors describe the story of Saxton Conant Foss, sent from Somerville to France to contribute to the effort in World War I. He was killed in the line of duty and posthumously awarded a Distinguished Service Cross. Foss Park is named in his honor.

I often see this park refered to as "Saxton J. Foss Park". There's just a minor discrpancy in the middle initial. Anyone know why?


From: East Somerville Main Streets