July/August 2011
Features & Articles
The Changing Face of Somerville On paper, Somerville’s population is more diverse. What does it mean in reality? BY CARMEN RUSSELL Somerville’s population is dropping but its diversity is on the rise. According to 2010 census data, the population dropped 2.23 percent – an aggregate loss of 1,724 people. Considering the white population decreased by…
Do you love Somerville’s new zero-sort recycling program? Really love it? So much that you actually photograph your recycling toter? Well, you’re in luck. The city is running a contest to celebrate the new program, and it has extended the deadline until Tuesday, Dec. 13. Submit a photo of your new zero-sort toter and you…
Wal-Mart hasn’t even applied for a permit yet, but predictably, there’s already controversy about its plans to open a Neighborhood Market grocery store in Assembly Square. Some don’t see a need for the store. Maureen Barillaro of Somerville Climate Action told the Scout: “We have Market Basket, we have Shaw’s. We have Stop & Shop….
On Tuesday, May 25 at 6pm in the back room at The Burren (247 Elm St), dozens of Somerville residents, most of whom appeared to be in their mid 20s, came to see a presentation called “The State of Young Somerville” given by Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Young Somerville Advisory Group. For the…
On Wednesday evening, April 28, the Somerville Chamber of Commerce hosted the Business Town Meeting at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, attracting scores of small business owners, local officials and developers to hear Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone speak about the economic future of the city. Generally, the mayor pushed the idea that all of…
In the cover story of the most recent Scout we reported that the only biotech company in town was Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation (260 Elm Street). Reader Frederic Yarm emailed to tell us: I can think of 2 companies doing biological sciences in Somerville and both in Davis Square. One is Plectix Biosystems and…
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