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The Voices of the City Issue in Photos

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Photo by Adrianne Mathiowetz.

Posted By: Reena Karasin July 4, 2019

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Many of the works currently on display in the “Revolución Chicha” exhibit at the Lesley University Lunder Arts Center were brought to the United States in curator Andrew Mroczek’s luggage, rolled up, when he was leaving Peru for the twelfth time in six years. Chicha art is known for its vibrancy, evident in the day-glow color gradients that closely resemble graffiti. The work tends to be critical of how indigenous peoples are treated in Peru, and the visual effect is paradoxical. It attempts to celebrate and preserve the beauty of the Andean influence on Peru, without sugarcoating the cultural trauma experienced at the hands of the country. Learn more online. Link in bio. 📸: @andrewmroczek

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The cumulative number of city complaints about airplane noise collected by MassPort has skyrocketed from 71 by August 2012 to 12,927 through August 2019. The impact of transportation-related noise pollution isn’t new to Somerville. Three grassroots organizations formed nearly 20 years ago to address MBTA construction and traffic, and community efforts to balance land usage, transportation, public health, and traffic pollution have persisted. More recently in the last six years, though, changes to flight paths from one of Logan International Airport’s six runways have sparked increased community uproar for the consequently changing noise impacts experienced by different and larger communities. Read more online and in print now. Link in bio. 📸: @adriannelacy

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After 18 years in its tiny, efficiently packed Harvard Square storefront, stationary and gift store Black Ink is closing at the end of the year. Susan Corcoran, who has owned and operated the store since 2001, cites the rising cost of rent as her primary reason for shutting the doors to her beloved store for good. Read the full story online or in print now. Link in bio. 📸: @sashapdro

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With Thanksgiving approaching, it’s natural to want to give back, but a soup kitchen isn’t the only way to do it. The Cambridge nonprofit Furnishing Hope has been providing families affected by homelessness with necessary furnishings, dishware, toiletries, and other home goods since 2013. Founder Suzy Palitz began the organization because she realized that so many previously homeless families struggle to purchase items like beds or kitchen tables after acquiring housing. Last year, they supplied 72 families with their “starter sets.” Their online tool differentiates from other furniture banks, simulating the experience of shopping online. Almost all of the items they provide are donated, a combination of used and new, and every item is vetted before being offered to a family. Broken, damaged, or otherwise unusable items are donated to secondhand stores. Furnishing Hope is always in search of volunteers as well as donations. Today, they are hosting an open house to show the community how they make it happen. Learn more by heading down to 131 Mt. Auburn St. or by visiting furnishinghopema.org. Link in bio. 📸: @lilly_milman

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Liz Bolduc says she’s the number-one person in her hate club, and that’s not a bad thing. In fact, that’s exactly how she became one of the Somerville comic book store Hub Comics’ favorite local artists. “You can’t dislike me more than I dislike myself,” Bolduc says. “And people can take that in a very negative way. They’re like, ‘Whoa, you’ve got some stuff to work out.’ But I … worked through a lot of that.” Link in bio. 📸: @liz_sux

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We didn’t forget about you, Somerville! Our Scout Somerville Celebrating The Season issue redefines “the holidays,” gives suggestions for how to stay active when it’s too cold outside, and features 40+ handpicked gifts from local stores! We’d also like to congratulate @giselapedals on winning the final round of the #ScoutBaskets2019 giveaway! The holidays came early this year 🎉 Cover illustration by @stefs_stuff.

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It’s finally here, one of our favorite issues of the year! Our Celebrating The Season issue is chock full of festive content, just in time for the winter weather, spanning from Thanksgiving to New Years. Plus, our annual holiday gift guide! That’s right, we handpicked 40+ gifts from local stores around the city to help make holiday shopping just a little easier for you. Magazines will hit the drop boxes around the city starting this afternoon and evening, and should be available everywhere by tomorrow. Find a Dropbox near you at scoutcambridge.com/get-a-copy. Cover illustration by @stefs_stuff.

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We have one final gift to include in the final #ScoutBaskets2019 giveaway — a free float at @floatboston! To enter, you must be following us, like this post, and tag two friends in a comment. If you entered on our previous post, you can tag two NEW friends in a comment on this post for an extra entry. Winners will be announced soon. Good luck! 📸: @floatboston

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We’re not quite finished with our #ScoutBaskets2019 giveaway yet! For this week’s contest, you have the chance to win a private 30 minute hot tub soak for 2 at @inmanoasis — a $50 value! To enter, just follow us, like this post, and tag two friends in a comment. Thank you to Inman Oasis for this generous offer, to all of our participants, and to everyone getting ready to pick up our Celebrating The Season issue (feat. the long-awaited annual shopping local gift guide!) on Nov. 12. And a big congratulations to @rachaelyoungsalazar, who took home our previous set of prizes.

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Yum! Thank you to @ehchocolatier for contributing a tin of their delicious French Sipping Chocolate, also featured in our upcoming Nov/Dec issue’s local shipping gift guide, to our #ScoutBaskets2019 giveaway! To enter to win this tin among other prizes, follow us, like this photo and tag two friends in a comment! You may comment on multiple photos for multiple entries as long as you tag two different people. Good luck! 📸: @thoughtfulwish

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Unfortunately, the midnight madness screenings of Rocky Horror ended in Harvard Square in 2012. But this year, @MoonboxProductions brought it back with a live performance of "The Rocky Horror Show" on Brattle Street in the old Hidden Sweets building. "[The show] gives people permission to let it all go and let the freak flag fly for anything," says Peter Mill, who plays Dr. Frank-N-Furter. "There are people from every walk of life who love the show. All of those things that society tells you to suppress in day to day life, you get to live them for an evening.” 📸: @sharmanaltshuler

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It’s time for another round of our #ScoutBaskets2019 giveaway! Congratulations to our first winner, @a_rovner! The first prize in this week’s giveaway is two tickets to a performance of #ScoutsHonored2019 winner @shitfacedshakespeare in Somerville! Wind down after a busy day of holiday shopping (using our local gift guide in the upcoming Nov/Dec issue, of course) with a take on the Bard you’ll never forget. To enter, follow us, like this post, and tag two friends in a comment. Good luck! 📸: @rahpetherbridgephotography

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