Fall 2009
Features & Articles
What a difference three months makes.
We produced this issue (our third) from our new office at 235E Highland Avenue in the Spring Hill part of town. We’re just about halfway between the O2 Yoga Studio and Arts at the Armory. We’re across the street from Somerville Hospital and three doors down from Supreme Kitchen, a breakfast and lunch restaurant whose food and vibe we wholeheartedly endorse. In short, we’re in the neighborhood – and we’re thrilled…
The City of Somerville was incorporated in 1872, in the midst of a 6-fold population boom. During this time, the processing of textiles and the manufacturing of brass and copper tubing and bricks carried Somerville into the American Industrial Revolution. At the height of Somerville’s brick making industry, over 24 million bricks were produced a year…
AngelTronicsInc (735 Broadway, angeltronicsinc.com, 617-996-9270) moved to Ball Square on August 1 after three years in Davis. They offer Metro PCS, computer/laptop repair and Free to Air (FTA) satellite systems.
Ball Square Fine Wines and Liquors (716 Broadway,ballsquarefinewines.com, 617-623-9500) is expanding the store to add a tasting bar and even more selection. A grand tasting is scheduled for…
When we buy wine, we usually don’t intend to finish the bottle by ourselves. Whether we intend to share it over a casual dinner or during a family get-together, we have to consider more palettes than our own. What with autumn ushering in its wave of holidays and their respective parties, the coming months can get a little overwhelming when it comes to selecting wines. How to reconcile grandma’s old-fashioned tastes with your cousin’s cutting-edge preferences? It isn’t as hard as you might think. Here are a few suggestions that might help you avoid any anti-festive behavior and save you a lot of headaches…
You suffer from low back pain (LBP) and you’d like to seek a doctor’s care, but you’re not sure where to go. Consider this: A recent study compared the effectiveness of chiropractic care vs. medical management for LBP and found that chiropractic care had a higher rate of success in treating LBP than did traditional medical care.
Researchers examined 2,870 adult patients with acute or chronic LBP from the practices of 51 chiropractic clinics and 14 general practice community clinics…
The sounds of Somervillian Audrey Ryan meld the storytelling stylings of Joni Mitchell with a very contemporary self-awareness that is not always easy to listen to – but is often rewarding to hear. In songs like “Make tackles challenging subjects.
When read on the page, her lyrics sometimes come across as slightly simplistic: “Whatever you do don’t live your life with a cancer heart. Cause cancer may kill you but don’t live with a cancer heart. Don’t lose your will.” When performed, though, these lines leave you…
Feeling a little alienated?
Well, Somerville has the cure for you: volunteer. Volunteers are a vibrant part of Somerville. And the city gives vitality back to its volunteers.
Darlene Matthews, an eight-year volunteer in the Somerville school system, said it well: “What’s great about Somerville is there are so many people volunteering and so many creative minds and people that have all kinds of talents, and they bring it. They bring it to schools; they bring it to different parts of the city…”
Anyone with an understanding of yoga (prana) can harness their internal power for self-defense! Here’s why: There is a deep-rooted connection between yoga and martial arts that dates back to 1000 BC, which is known as the Vedic Age. These teachings were brought to India then later to China and eventually became the foundation of Buddhism and Asian martial arts.
These ancient techniques were used as a method for…
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