East Somerville Main Streets Newsletter		March 2011
in this issue
:: Volunteer Opportunity: Parade Planning!
:: Neighbor of the Month
:: Community Calendar
Carrie Dancy

Dear East Somerville Friend,

 

This month I invite you mark your calendar with a year of fun activities in the East Broadway Business District.  In our Behind the Scenes section, we announce the dates of favorite events returning yet again and several new initiatives we look forward to bringing you.  See you on Broadway!


Warm regards,
Carrie Dancy
Executive Director, East Somerville Main Streets

 
Broadway Buzz  
  • Still haven't tried one of Broadway's specialties: pupusas?  This month at Los Paisanos, Pupusas are $1 on Tuesdays.  And on Weds. and Thursday all the breakfast specials, like Huevos Rancheros, are $6.   Los Paisanos, 62 Broadway.     
  • Shoes in need of repair? This month Instant Shoe Repair is offering a special 10% discount off all shoe and luggage repair for readers of the East Somerville Main Streets newsletter - Just mention ESMS!  Instant Shoe Repair, 22 Broadway, on right before Sullivan Square. 
  • Somerville Communications has begun carrying Simple Mobile. $40 unlimited nationwide talk & text, $50 unlimited nationwide + 100 MB of web - $60 unlimited talk, text, and web. Somerville Communications, 52 Broadway.
Easter Eggs
  • Looking for a New EasterTradition?   Add colorful assortment of Brazilian Chocolate Easter Eggs to your festivities!!  Pick your favorite type of chocolate egg and enjoy a delicious outer shell as well as all of the candy inside.  The trick to finding them:  Look up!  They are hung from the ceiling in stores (pictured above)!   Available at Pastelaria Broadway, 192 Broadway and Tony's Foodland, 102 Broadway. 
  • Starting March 7, Sityodtong Trainer and Professional Fighter Andres Jeudi will be running a 6-week Muay Thai Camp for children ages 6-11. 3/7/11-4/13/11 Mon and Wed 3:30-4:15pm. $125. For more information contact sityodtong@yahoo.com or 617-627-9678. Sityodtong, 100 Broadway

Behind the Scenes

   

In the ESMS office this month we've been working hard to prepare our

Annual Calendar of Events:

 

 

-Seasonal Events!-

**Spring: Help us launch the Branding of Broadway in East Somerville to help make it one of the Boston area's destinations! Details to come.

 

 

 

**Summer: June 5th SomerStreets returns to Broadway!  Join us as we partner with the City of Somerville to transform Broadway into a street party.   

     

**Fall: August 26th and 27th, join us for Under the Stars: International Movie Nights

 

**Winter:  The first week in December, help us kick off our new Broadway Holiday Celebration!  

 

 

-Other Events!-

May 3rd will ring in the First Tuesdays After Hours season, with events also scheduled for 5/3, 6/7, 7/5, 8/2, 9/6, and 10/25.  Locations TBA!

 

April 18th, volunteer to help stage the Annual Patriot's Day Celebration.

 

May 29th, show your support for rebuilding the East Broadway business district as well as your East Somerville Pride by walking in the Memorial Day Parade with ESMS.   

 

 

Volunteer Opportunity of
the Month

Parade "Float" Planning!


East Somerville Main Streets is seeking a proud East Somervillian to assist in planning  the ESMS outreach efforts in the Memorial Day Parade.  The  more creative the proposal - the more likely to be selected.  A small amount of funds are available to help implement the idea. Contact carrie@eastsomervillemainstreets.org. 

Broadway Streetscape Update

 

March 3rd's MassHighway hearing for the Broadway Streetscape showed final design plans, reviewed details on the project, and announced a  tentative construction schedule.  The results presented at this meeting were a culmination of the hard work by the community, elected officials and the City of Somerville to bring new resources to the East Broadway Business District.

 

    

The Facts: 

WHERE: The streetscape is planned to extend from Garfield Avenue to the Boston City Limits.

 

WHAT: The project will require replacing most of the water mains under Broadway, many of which are nearly 100 years old; sidewalks will be expanded 5' on the south side and 13' on the north side and a 5.5' bike lane will be added; cross walks will be improved to make the district safer for pedestrians; and large bumpouts will be added in three locations in order to create community gathering spaces (among other reasons).

 

WHEN: The entire construction process will take up to 2 years - Depending on the approval and bidding process the project will either break ground in the late summer of 2011 or spring of 2012.

 

Read more about the steps of construction

on the blog. 

 


Community Blog 



 special blog series:

The Faces Behind "Savoring East Somerville"

This month Linda J. Mazurek steers us to one of Broadway's favorite Brazilian steakhouses to sit down with the new owner Otto Hernandez and see what's cooking. Check out the blog for the whole story and to find out the special offer just for our blog enthusiasts!  

 Neighbor of the Month 

 

Linda J. Mazurek

blogger extraordinaire! 


Linda Mazurek

Since late last year Linda J. Mazurek has been authoring The Faces Behind "Savoring East Somerville," a community blog series (read about Rodizio this month above!).  Linda, a journalist, found East Somerville Main Streets after we published our cookbook and neighborhood guide.  To our delight we found out that Linda was a Somerville resident and had a general passion for writing about cuisine, and from there she became the chief food blogger for the East Broadway Business District! 

Read about Linda in her own words on the blog this month:   "An avid foodie, I thought I knew a lot about food, but there is so much more to learn in Eastie...!" read more on the blog.

Did You Know...?

... that you can find out more about the National Main Streets Model through an online presentation on our website?  Find out why business districts are important in our communities and how we can rebuild them!



 

Community Calendar for May  

*SomerVision Showcases  - 6:30-9:00pm

How will your quality of life and East Somerville be affected by the Somerville's new Comprehensive Plan?

March 1st- Argenziano School, 290 Washington St

March 15th- Holiday Inn, 30 Washington St

March 28th- TAB Building, 167 Holland St

March 31- The Armory, 191 Highland Ave

RSVP to somervision@somervillema.gov

 

 

Learn about Somerville's River: the Mystic.   

*Special Screening of A Civil Action 

March 10, 7pm
Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St, Arlington

Here in Eastern half of Somerville, we are lucky to have closest access to the Mystic River.  Join in  watching this true story of protecting the river and hear Jan Schlichtmann (played by John Travolta), the lawyer who stood up to corporate interests. Suggested donation, $10, kids/students, seniors- free. www.mysticriver.org 

  

Protect the Mystic River: Are you interested in joining MyRWA's team of water quality monitors? The next Citizen Scientist Training Workshop will be offered on Saturday, April 9th from 9am to 12pm. Space is limited.  Beth@MysticRiver.org 

 

Save the date! 
2011 annual Peace Conference  

April 16th,   1-5pm, Somerville High School  

This event, organized by Teen Empowerment (located right at 165 Broadway!),  is always eye-opening and inspiring. For related jobs, call TE offices at 617-625-6600x

 

AprilVacation at the East Branch Library  

Bugworks - Bugology  

Weds. 20th 11am

Live Insects Meet and Greet them. 
Ages kindergarden and up!

 


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