A wonderful section of green space at the former Matignon high school has been enjoyed by the surrounding community for more than 50 years.
Green space is at risk in Camberville
Lay down the weapons of rhetoric in housing conflict, pick up the tools of facts and data
The pace of housing development change requires officials to take the challenges brought on by multifamily zoning seriously, rising above Yimby and Nimby rhetoric.
Somerville’s budget (2026 edition): Wrapping up a season with symbolic resolutions and symbolic ‘no’ votes
After approving a horribly constrained $394 million budget, the council went on to dish out a bit over $12 million in “free cash.”
Beacon Hill’s reliance on private vendors is failing us. We need to save public services from outsourcing
Our government won't work with outsourcing and an emphasis on big, one-off initiatives instead of smart budgeting. A candidate for state representative says he has a better way.
Planners don’t know what you know, but you can tell them
We suffer street-level problems quietly, knowing it’s out of our control. But what if, when we had problems such as a half-mile of missing bike lane, we let planners know?
Somerville’s budget details (2026 edition): It’s Cut Night, when the cuts have been coming for months
With “cut night” starting at 6 p.m., the end is approaching rapidly for the 2027 fiscal year budget process in Somerville.
First task force meeting shows Cambridge is getting serious about social housing
Presentations on social housing run throughout the summer and fall to educate residents on its features and key decision points to be voted in coming months.
Scots’ introduction to Bunker Hill Day, from Revolutionary War reenactors to SpongeBob
Are we just war and cartoons? I hope the Scottish people visiting our little slice of purgatory know that Boston, and the United States, is more.
The bottom of ‘Swan Lake’
All the talent on display in the American Repertory Theater musical “Black Swan” needs to be backed by a good story.
Somerville’s budget details (2026 edition): School and police budgets offer plenty to puzzle through
The budget does not account for pending agreements with police unions and includes strong-arm tactics over just $600,000 for the schools.