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Interpreting
East Somerville
community photographic exhibition
opens this month
Come out
and join East Somerville Main Streets as we celebrate
our neighborhood through 40 photographic perspectives.
From stories to places, people, and secrets,
the works to be
displayed throughout the concourses of City Hall will
reflect both the diversity and energy of the artists and the neighborhood they took as their
subject. The exhibition will hang from mid-November to
mid-January. Come enjoy friends, neighbors, and
refreshments as you take in the many different
interpretations of
East Somerville.
Thursday, November 20th
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Someville City Hall
93 Highland
Avenue
For more information,
visit:
http://interpretingeso.blogspot.com/
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Culinary Education
On East Broadway:
PUPUSAS
Ready for a culinary adventure that will knock your socks off? Meet PUPUSAS: the Central American speciality that will make you wonder where they've been all your life!
Pupusas are thick corn tortillas stuffed with anything from cheese to pork. They are served with Curtido - Central America's version of sourkraut.
If you're reading a menu, you can look out for:
Pupusas de...
Queso con Loroco - Cheese and the seasoning of the Loroco flower, imported from El Salvador or Guatemala
Frijol con Queso- Beans and cheese
Revuelta - Pork, beans, and cheese
Chicharron - Pork rinds
Luckily, East Somerville just happens to be the Pupusa capital of New England! Check out any of these restaurants to sample them to your heart's delight:
Los Paisanos
Taco Loco
Maya Sol
Taqueria Montecristo
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Around Our Neck of the Woods
Rutherford Avenue
Redesign Meeting,
Thursday, November 13th, 7:00 pm
Hosted by the Boston Transportation Dept., DPW, and Redevelopment Authority.
617-635-2756.
Walking Audit For East Somerville Seniors
Wednesday November 19, 9:30AM
Learn how we can change our roadways and make walking safer and more enjoyable. Join WalkBoston and Shape Up Somerville. Meet at the Council on Aging, Ralph & Jenny Senior Center, 9 New Washington Street. Call Nicole Rioles to reserve your space: 617-625-6600 Ext. 2414 or email: nrioles@somervillema.gov | |
TONIGHT
Community Meeting
The City of Somerville is launching a Winter Hill and East Somerville rezoning study, which will focus on the Broadway corridor from Thurston and Fenwick Streets in Winter Hill to Sullivan Square and the City Line. The rezoning will affect the types of buildings that can be constructed and the potential economic development in the area.
Join a community meeting to voice your opinion on the potential rezoning of the area TONIGHT:
Monday, Nov. 10th, 6:00pm
Elizabeth Peabody
277 Broadway
For more information contact Rob May, Director of Economic Development, 617.625.6600, x2524.
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East Somerville Establishment
Named Business of the Year
Clark Strategic Communications, of Franklin Street in East Somerville, was named Small Business of the Year by the Somerville Chamber of Commerce.
Clark Strategic Communications has been a strong supporter of East Somerville Main Streets, and we'd all like to say congratulations on the prestigious award!
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Business Under the Looking Glass:
Betos Hair Salon
Want to change your up-do and to have a great time while you're at it?
Beto's Hair Salon is the place to be!
Owner, Beto Marques, has been an East Somerville resident for nearly a decade, and is congenial as they come. Their specialty? : the salon has a much coveted expertise in hair extensions, as well as skills in cuts, coloring, and manicures. And adding an extra twist to their services, they have also begun displaying artwork in their storefront. Currently showing is the work of Alexandre Emmanuel, an up and coming local painter.
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November at the
East Branch
Preschool Story Times -
Little ones are invited to join East Branch Library for stories and songs on Wednesdays at 11am on November 12, 19, and 26 -with Story & Seasonal Craft on the 19th!
Dress Their Turkey -
Patrons of all ages are invited to write the titles of what they read during the month of November on a "feather" to dress our Turkey Tom. |
Trick-or-Treat
SPD Style
Already making their presence in the neighborhood known, the community police officers at the new East District Police Station, greeted Trick-or-Treaters with candy this year, bringing a new Halloween tradition to East Broadway!
Special thanks to the residents who donated candy, as well as Up, Up, and Away Balloons for their donation of balloons!
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