Recent content by Morifen

I run on McGrath from Lechmere to Prospect Hill almost weekly and I can assure you that it's already been a "weedy, cracked, garbage strewn relic" for the decade I've lived in Union. It needs to be torn down. On the bright side, for all its faults, the now-parallel community path has become a...

Good news, there's movement on this one. The city permitting office approved "wire the bakery store" on 04/05/2023!

Update - I contacted Judith Klausner, the curator of the micro museum. She says

I noticed they completely removed the micro museum. It hasn't been maintained in a long while, and I have no idea what they did with it.

Despite being awarded an $18million matching grant, plans for a new library in Union Square are on hiatus & the grant has expired. http://somerville.wickedlocal.com/article/20150708/NEWS/150707180/ http://somerville.wickedlocal.com/article/20150623/NEWS/150628056/

Apparently Fiesta Bakery's building dates back to 1890. I found this article with short documentary on the space here: https://unionsquaremain.org/2014/05/perhaps-farewell-to-unique-local-property/ No idea what the future of that space is though.

Workbar is moving into the old Elegant Furniture building. I'm glad, since that building looks like it needs serious updating & I like what Workbar has done at their other locations. This also explains US2's earlier call for artists to decorate the space, since US2 & Workbar are partnering in...

Another Nepalese dumpling place just opened, this time across from Market Basket: http://boston.eater.com/2015/6/1/8699647/momo-n-curry-somerville Also, massdot finally released the latest McGrath planning document...

US2 looking for artists to decorate their space: http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2015/05/28/union-square-somerville-artist-wanted-for-mural-at-co-working-space/ Anyone catch any updated details from the McGrath overpass meeting today?

In case anyone missed the Somerville by Design meeting on May 13, the presentation slides have been posted online: http://www.somervillebydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Union-Square-Plan-Open-House-1-Presentation.pdf...

Today I also noticed Yuki Shabu - Sushi has put a sign over the former Union Sq Donuts space next to the post office: http://boston.eater.com/2015/4/15/8422165/yuki-shabu-sushi-introduces-itself-to-union-square Apparently Yuki is by the owners of the nearby Thai place - anyone know if/when...

New cafe "Juliet" opening in the former Sherman Cafe space http://boston.eater.com/2015/5/18/8619137/juliet-somerville-josh-lewin-katrina-jazayeri

Union Square Main Streets discussion on the "197 Union Square" moniker (FB link) Also, just to be clear, both buildings are SCC, though 197 is being done as a public/private partnership.

Looks like the SCC parcel where the Cota funeral home was is starting advertising: http://boston.curbed.com/archives/2015/04/meet-the-30-new-condos-of-somervilles-197-union-square.php http://197unionsqcondos.com/ I guess it's luxury condos on top of several commercial spaces? Also, it's weird...

Reportedly there will be some more delays (late 2017 now) on the opening of the Lechmere/Union Sq/Washington St GLX stations: http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2014/10/04/mbta-green-line-extension-project-delayed-new-stations-to-open-in-2017-2020/ Though on the bright side, the Kiley Barrel...