This year's ArtBeat theme: Pulse At this year‘s festival, we will explore everything that vibrates, pulses and suggests life! We invite artists of all kinds as well as community members to interpret the theme in myriad ways. Let’s delve into all that pulses — things like hearts, cities, lights and drumbeats. Whatever the art form […]

The City of Somerville and the MBTA are installing a series of quick-build traffic changes on Broadway east of McGrath Highway to improve bus service and roadway safety for all users. This summer, the City will install dedicated bus lanes on both sides of Broadway between McGrath Highway and Minnesota Avenue, extending the existing bus […]

The Office of Housing Stability is holding two workshops, one in English and one in Portuguese, to assist Somerville residents seeking to apply to public housing.  The workshops will focus primarily on applying to state public housing through the CHAMP application.  However, If broader housing application assistance is needed, participants will be assigned to OHS […]

Join the Department of Racial and Social Justice and MindWise Innovations for a trauma training centering conversations about effective self-care strategies for peoples impacted by secondary traumatic stress. This training will provide participants with the knowledge and tools they need to create sustainable self-care routines in their life. The session will take place on Wednesday, […]

SMC is taking over the airwaves for 24 hours with a fundraising cablecast from our main studio! To join in the fun, contact frontdesk@somervillemedia.org.

 Potential Candidates Learn More about Becoming a Somerville Firefighter at Upcoming Registration Events on August 17 and August 24   SOMERVILLE - Interested in serving your community as a member of the Somerville Fire Department? Then join current members of the SFD, along with the City’s Human Resources and Racial and Social Justice Departments, to […]

The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) invites the community to attend its highly anticipated 6th Annual Chip-In For Charity Golf Tournament on Friday, September 8th, 2023. The event will be held at the Juniper Hill Golf Course in Northborough, MA, and aims to raise funds to support the health and social services organization's senior […]

Somerville residents are invited to apply for four vacancies on the Somerville Commission for Persons with Disabilities. Three of the vacancies must be filled by people who identify as having a disability. The Somerville Commission for Persons with Disabilities is committed to ensuring equity and inclusion for Somerville residents, workers, and visitors. The Commission works […]

https://youtu.be/ZeUlYRhPL3o Join neighbors, families, and friends for the return of our Annual Tufts Community Day! Sunday, October 1, 2023 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the Academic Quad (labeled as "The Green" in Google maps) of the Medford/Somerville campus. Live performances: song, dance, music, and theater! Children’s activities including, crafts, STEM, portrait artists, story time, […]

HONK! 2023. The dates for this year’s music festival of activist street bands, October 6-8, are now set. The organizing has already begun in earnest, with a more complete schedule of in-person free outdoor events available soon after Labor Day weekend. The HONK! Festival, a music fest originally conceived and presented in 2006 in Somerville, […]