The preservation of Central Street Studios as an art space was recently celebrated with a ribbon-cutting celebration. ~Photos by Madalyn Jimiera

By Madalyn Jimiera

After an 18-month-long preservation campaign, the artists and stakeholders of Central Street Studios gathered on the front porch of the building last week to snip the red ribbon tied across the stoop, celebrating the preservation of the affordable artist workspaces long-term.

Ward 2 Slice of the City will take place on Wednesday, June 24, 5 – 7 p.m., Lincoln Park, 290 Washington St. Slice of the city is an early evening, drop-in style meetup at green spaces in each of Somerville’s wards. The mayor, City Council, and city staff will be present to mingle with residents. Join in to celebrate Somerville’s open spaces, engage with the city outside of formal meetings, and of course – enjoy some pizza. For more information and rain locations, visit: https://www.somervillema.gov/slice

Eagle Feathers #357 – Something to Root For!

Key endorsements from progressive and labor organizations bolster Ewen-Campen’s campaign in  Ben Ewen-Campen’s campaign announced today the endorsement of key progressive and labor organizations in Massachusetts, including Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund, Progressive Mass, the AFL-CIO of Massachusetts, and Mass Alliance. The campaign also announced a first round of endorsements from a wide array of labor unions representing workers across Somerville and Massachusetts: Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 509, United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) 1445, International Union of Painters and Tapers (IUPAT) DC 35, and the Boston Teachers Union (BTU).

It’s been getting pretty darn hot lately. And it’s looking like we’ll be facing a good little stretch of even more hot weather in the days and – yes, even maybe – the weeks to come.

There’s little to be done about it other than exercising a little common sense to minimize dangers of heat stroke. Watch your activity levels, get plenty of water, etc. Just be careful and do the right things. You’ll make it.

~Photos by Claudia Ferro

On June 18, the Somerville Council on Aging held a luncheon for seniors as part of their Hello Summer series of events. They danced and enjoyed the sounds of Memphis, performed by Retro Polatin.

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Meg Pallis works in communications/community outreach for the city of Somerville. She also freelance writes and has been published in local publications from The Boston Compass (interviews/community creative nonfiction) as well as for a local publication called the Quinobequin Review. She has two creative works that will be published in their May 2026 edition about being from Massachusetts, and the other about a portal inside the Market Basket parking lot.

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Kevin Gallagher is a political economist, poet, and publisher living in Greater Boston with his wife Kelly, their children Theo and Estelle, and Rexroth, the family’s German shepherd. Gallagher edits spoKe, a Boston-based annual of poetry and poetics, and works as a Professor of Global Development Policy at Boston University’s Pardee School for Global Studies.