Low-Budget Film to Shoot in Somerville March 2009

Have any idea where the planned locations are?

From Loaded Gun:

'Code of Silence' flick shoots for Michael Madsen

Mike O'Dea, a Boston-based writer and actor who earned regional ink back in 2007 while shooting his low-budget flick "Townies," has approached actor Michael Madsen's reps for the mob boss role of "Fitz" in the upcoming made-in-Boston flick "Code of Silence."

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Winter Hill in Photographique: Melting Snow

Happy holidays from the winteriest-holiday hill around. Here are some snapshots taken on Christmas of the melting snow circa-Broadway streets.

Right back at ya....

Kathleen Powers was kind enough to mention us in her Somerville Blog on wickedlocal.com. If you haven't already, you really should take a peek at what they are posting over there....

Mission of Burma announce benefit show for Somerville Armory

We're veering out of Winter Hill for this one, but the information is too important :)

From The Phoenix:

Mission of Burma announce benefit show for Somerville Armory

Posted at 05:08 by Carly Carioli

We'll spare you the long history of the effort, by the awesome folks who own the Middle East, to turn the old Somerville Armory into an even awesomer community arts center called the Center for the Arts at the Armory: if you want to follow along at home, read some of these articles. Suffice it to say that the process is ramping up, with a full-blown benefit for the center being staged just down Highland Avenue from the Armory at the Somerville Theater. Mission of Burma -- who're managed by longtime Armory supporter Mark Kates -- will headline the January 24 show, with the Neighborhoods and Faces on Film. You can get tickets before everyone else by going here, or you can wait until Saturday and get them through the usual channels. And just in case you doubt that Burma throws a good benefit, here's some video evidence from the last benefit they threw -- Burma for Burma -- and a bonus track from Faces on Film, recorded earlier this year at the Middle East.

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Blizzardin'

From http://www.wxusa.com Current Conditions Updated: 4:54 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 Sun & Moon Information: Snow 30°F Humidity: 92% Wind Speed: E35MPH G TO39 Barometer: 29.98 in. Dewpoint: 28°F Heat Index: 30°F Wind Chill: 14°F Civil Twilight: 6:36 AM EST Moon Phase: Waning Crescent Moon Sunrise: 7:08 AM EST Sunset: 4:13 PM EST Civil Twilight: 4:45 PM EST Forecast for Winter Hill, Massachusetts: Dated: 532 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 Expires: 430 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 7 Day View TONIGHT SATURDAY SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY SUNDAY NIGHT MONDAY Snow Snow Snow Showers Light Snow Rain And Snow Windy Lo: 20°F Hi: 21°F Lo: 18°F Hi: 35°F Lo: 17°F Hi: 21°F Pop: 100% Pop: 90% Pop: 60% Pop: 100% Pop: 50% Detailed Forecast: Dated: 532 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 Expires: 430 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SATURDAY Includes the Cities: Cambridge, Lexington, Newton, Waltham, Woburn Tonight Snow. Snow May be heavy at Times early. Additional snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Lows around 20. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Saturday Snow...Mainly in the morning. Additional snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Highs in the lower 20s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent. Saturday Night Cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening...Then snow showers likely after midnight. Additional snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Near steady temperature around 18. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent. Sunday Snow. Additional light snow accumulation. Not as cool with highs in the mid 30s. East winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Sunday Night Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow in the evening...Then mostly clear after midnight. Blustery with lows around 17. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Monday Mostly sunny and blustery. Colder with highs in the lower 20s. Monday Night Mostly clear. Cold. Lows around 10 above. Highs in the upper 20s. Tuesday Mostly clear. Cold. Lows around 10 above. Highs in the upper 20s. Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy. A chance of freezing rain and rain after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the lower 20s. Temperature rising into the lower 30s after midnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Wednesday Cloudy. A chance of rain and freezing rain in the morning...Then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and freezing rain in the evening...Then a chance of freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Christmas Day Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Thursday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Friday Partly sunny. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Winter Hill, MA Weather Report

Winter Hill Post-Thanksgiving Food Challenge Wrapup

Well, not too much feedback on the places to eat in Winter Hill for our Post-Thanksgiving Food Challenge. SomervilleIrv mentioned that Leone's has fantastic subs, the Paddock is under new management, and Bread and Company is up and coming. Frederic who writes Cocktail Virgin gave a shoutout to Fasika and Highland Kitchen.

A little research on my part led to some close-ish to Winter Hill establishments that might be of interest. Some that were previously not on my radar. I'm not endorsing any of these places, but they all seem to have decent yelp ratings. Here's the list for now:

Taco Loco

Lil Vinny's Ristorante

Wang's Fast Food

Sound Bites

Olde Magoun's Saloon

Panificadora Modelo

Supreme Kitchen

Ha, next we'll try to post about Winter Hill nightlife.

UPDATE: apparently Bread & Co. opened today. See this link for an early review.

Boradway Stretscape Project

Old news, but of Winter Hill interest:

"Broadway Streetscape Project in East Somerville

The City has developed a preliminary plan for a streetscape and roadway improvement project for Broadway, between McGrath Highway and the City Line near Sullivan Square. Since this past winter the City has worked in conjunction with East Somerville Main Streets, and East Somerville residents and business owners to come up with a pedestrian-friendly, multi-modal, transit-oriented street that encourages people to walk, bike and gather along East Somerville's central business corridor."

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Free Cupcake Day!

Visit Lyndell's for a free cupcake today. And buy a pie while you're down there. WHR is of the mind that any and all 121 year old businesses in the area are worthy of our continued patronage. Particularly so when their product is so so delicious.

*Technically our accompanying photo is muffins not cupcakes. Please to forgive.

**I've been informed I should have given props (and/or stolen a photo from) to the kinda-Boston-based Broccoli is for Lovers.