Somerville Voices: Condo Conversion, a Federal Stimulus Wishlist, and more!

[Somerville Voices]

 New This Week on Somerville Voices <http://www.somervillevoices.org/> February
26, 2009   Support the Proposed Condo Conversion Ordinance - Speak Out
Now<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/23/housing/support-the-proposed-condo-conversion-ordinance-speak-out-now/>
by
fberman

On March 3rd, the Somerville Board of Aldermen will hold its hearing on the
proposed Condo Conversion Ordinance. If you are a Somerville homeowner, you
know that the Libertarian, Cambridge-based Small Property Owners Association
(SPOA) is seeking to derail that legislation Read
more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/23/housing/support-the-proposed-condo-conversion-ordinance-speak-out-now/>


Call for performers: Creative Expressions on Race
Event<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/24/arts-and-culture/call-for-performers-creative-expressions-on-race-event/>
by
revmolly

My progressive, arts-loving church started talking a lot about race and
racism after the Jeremiah Wright kerfuffle in the press last spring.  We
haven't stopped talking about it yet, and this winter and spring are running
a multifaceted "Sacred Conversation on Race." Read
more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/24/arts-and-culture/call-for-performers-creative-expressions-on-race-event/>


Somerville’s Federal Stimulus
Wishlist<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/22/economy-poverty/somervilles-federal-stimulus-wishlist/>
by
Barry Rafkind

While Somerville stands to lose up to $5 million in state aid over the next
17 months, it has requested hundreds of millions of federal stimulus dollars
through Gov. Patrick's economic recovery infrastructure program. Read
more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/22/economy-poverty/somervilles-federal-stimulus-wishlist/>


ECIP lottery applications now
available!<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/19/schools-and-youth/ecip-lottery-applications-now-available/>
By Gretchen Kindler

Will your child be 3 by August 31, 2009? Are you interested in having your
child be a typically developing peer in the Early Childhood Intervention
Program (ECIP?) Read
more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/19/schools-and-youth/ecip-lottery-applications-now-available/>


Kids’ Voices: Two 6th graders tell their immigration
stories<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/16/schools-and-youth/kids-voices-two-6th-graders-tell-their-immigration-stories/>
by
Linda Haviland Conte

They wanted to publish under pseudonyms, so the following stories are by
"Gori" and "Hector." Read
more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/16/schools-and-youth/kids-voices-two-6th-graders-tell-their-immigration-stories/>


Unrestrained Aggression on the Path (Unleashed
Dogs)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/12/environment-and-open-space/unrestrained-aggression-on-the-path-unleashed-dogs/>
by
Knut Dorker

I've noticed that the community path, especially between Morrison and Cedar
streets have become a free-for-all doggy park, where owners turn their dogs
loose Read more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/12/environment-and-open-space/unrestrained-aggression-on-the-path-unleashed-dogs/>



*Upcoming events on our calendar:*

   - March 1, 2009: Somerville Voices open meeting (6:00
pm)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/24/events/somerville-voices-open-meeting-4/>
   - March 28, 2009: Early Childhood Festival (10:00
am)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/01/02/events/early-childhood-festival/>
   - March 29, 2009: Temple B’nai Brith Spring Open House: March 29th,
   11am-1pm (11:00
am)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/12/events/temple-bnai-brith-spring-open-house-march-29th-11am-1pm/>
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