Hey #bostodon folks in Greater Camberville! Looking for a food rec — is there someplace in Davis, Porter or Harvard that has a killer burger AND a decent vegetarian meal for Friday lunch? #boston #cambridgema #SomervilleMA #camberville

How do you feel about the word #Camberville? Our guest has heard what people have to say. It’s not good.

From BINJ Live #17 (2/17/26) with Marc Levy of the #Cambridge #Somerville Independent.

Check out the new publication at csindie.com.

And catch BINJ Live Tuesdays on YouTube at 8pm.

How do you feel about the word #Camberville? Our guest has heard what people have to say. It’s not good.

From BINJ Live #17 (2/17/26) with Marc Levy of the #Cambridge #Somerville Independent.

Check out the new publication at csindie.com.

And catch BINJ Live Tuesdays on YouTube at 8pm.

shoutouts to city snow removal #Boston #camberville #somerville #cambridge

screenshot from the start of the camberville newsletter

"Does our plastic actually get recycled?" The #CamberVille newsletter is always excellent, but this one is truly a must-read: a deep dive into the recycling processing plant where all of Somerville's recycling winds up: mailchi.mp/bostonglobe....

The Boston Globe Enhances Reader Engagement with New Newsletters Offering Tailored Insights The Boston Globe introduces three topical newsletters, enhancing reader experience with curated content and engaging local events.

The Boston Globe Enhances Reader Engagement with New Newsletters Offering Tailored Insights #United_States #Boston #Boston_Globe #newsletters #Camberville

Election day has me realizing how #Camberville my feed is (although there isn't much to vote for in Boston, comparatively).

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#BostonWeekend 8x Thu TRUECRIME Crimes of the Truest kind Podcast speaks of #Camberville - $28 at the Burren in #DavisSquare #SomervilleMA "Join host Anngelle Wood on Thursday, October 23rd for a riveting live recording of the Crime of the Truest Kind podcast.

Crimes of Camberville: From the […]

"Kelly's Diner, Somerville", ballpoint on journal #newenglanddiners #camberville

Top down view into a plastic box full of green velvety plants

#boston #camberville folks I am looking to rehome a prop box that is mostly full of p. melanochrysum. I can't keep it alive outside the prop box humidity level. This is all baby, the leaves get much bigger given a chance. New owner would have a greenhouse or humidity cabinet. #houseplants

Hey Bostodon: now that Nini’s and Out of Town News and that newsstand outside of Copley Square Station are no more, where does one go to get foreign magazines?
#boston #cambridgema #camberville #SomervilleMA

If you're local to #Camberville #somerville #cambridge and have wanted to try sewing on a machine, I just bought a new baby and the old one is up for grabs. It's quite large, but not too heavy. Recently been serviced, not too tricky for a newbie or someone getting back to sewing.

Mundane #Camberville opinion ... The park at Cambridge Crossing was very well done

Text spray painted on a concrete sidewalk: Your Best Life Won’t Seek Validation - @ poetrybyboots

Spotted in Central Square, Cambridge. #camberville #cambridgema #grafitti

#boston #camberville #charleschester #maldenford #mapoli

As someone who is up close to Somerville politics and policy, what's your take on what's signal and what's noise 100 days into the Trump administration? They are clearly trying to scare cities like Somerville. I think a huge amount of it is noise. I think Trump is an un-American [expletive] who is flexing every possible cruelty that you can. But he runs the federal government, so they can do really serious damage.

“Weird time to be a local official in Somerville, huh?”

Sat down with the @bostonglobe.com #Camberville newsletter to talk about the last 100 days, as seen from municipal government

Read it here: mailchi.mp/bostonglobe....

Shout-out to the madlads at Olde Magoun's Saloon trivia night who named their team "PC Small Group" #camberville #somerville #cambridge

Shout-out to the madlads at Olde Magoun's Saloon trivia night who named their team "PC Small Group" #camberville #somerville #cambridge

The best street musician in Boston, Keytar Bear playing his keytar. Guy in a bear head playing music

So I walked past a car with a bumper sticker that said "I hope something good happens to you today" and then minutes later I walk into Porter Sq station and am greeted by the great #KeytarBear! #MBTA #Camberville

Somerville Theatre changes ownership to team of longtime staff; Rudy’s space goes to Hollows <div class="post-container"> <div class="post-info-section"> <div class="yoast-breadcrumbs breadcrumbs"><span><span><a href="https://www.cambridgeday.com/">Home</a></span> | <span><a href="https://www.cambridgeday.com/category/business/">Business + Money</a></span></span></div> <div class="post-title-container"> <h1 class="post-title">Somerville Theatre changes ownership to team of longtime staff; Rudy’s space goes to Hollows</h1> <div class="post-entrance"></div> </div> <div class="author-info"> <div class="author">By <a href="https://www.cambridgeday.com/author/marc-levy/">Marc Levy</a></div> <div class="post-date">Thursday, January 23, 2025</div> </div> </div> <div class="post-body-section"> <div class="post-body"><div class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_136082" style="width: 1034px"><img alt="" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-136082" class="size-full wp-image-136082" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" height="1024" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw" src="https://cambridgedaymediafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/23141349/012325i-Somerville-Theatre.jpg" srcset="https://cambridgedaymediafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/23141349/012325i-Somerville-Theatre.jpg 1024w, https://cambridgedaymediafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/23141349/012325i-Somerville-Theatre-980x980.jpg 980w, https://cambridgedaymediafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/23141349/012325i-Somerville-Theatre-480x480.jpg 480w" width="1024"/><p class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-136082">The Somerville Theatre marquee in Davis Square on Aug. 21. (Photo: Marc Levy)</p></div> <p>A change in ownership for the Somerville Theatre was approved Tuesday by the city’s Licensing Commission, with the Fraiman family passing along responsibilities after 41 years to a crew of trusted employees who say they plan to keep things running as they are. The switch is expected in the spring.</p> <p>General manager and booker Ian Judge, with 23 years at the theater, is among the new ownership team called CSB Theatres, attorney Anne Vigorito told commissioners, but all four board members present have long histories at the Davis Square entertainment complex with its three traditional movie screens, community room and Crystal Ballroom music venue.</p> <p><a href="https://cambridgeday.us18.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=eecd3ef37a64e583227e98281&amp;id=50134283f9"><img alt="" class="alignnone wp-image-65324" decoding="async" height="73" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px" src="https://cambridgedaymediafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/27163333/CDnewslettermidtext.jpg" srcset="https://cambridgedaymediafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/27163333/CDnewslettermidtext.jpg 975w, https://cambridgedaymediafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/27163333/CDnewslettermidtext-110x16.jpg 110w, https://cambridgedaymediafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/27163333/CDnewslettermidtext-230x33.jpg 230w, https://cambridgedaymediafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/27163333/CDnewslettermidtext-768x110.jpg 768w, https://cambridgedaymediafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/27163333/CDnewslettermidtext-640x92.jpg 640w, https://cambridgedaymediafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/27163333/CDnewslettermidtext-468x67.jpg 468w, https://cambridgedaymediafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/27163333/CDnewslettermidtext-570x82.jpg 570w" width="505"/></a></p> <p>“Richard Fraiman has been the owner for many years. When he told me about this, I said, well, it makes complete sense, they know what they’re doing,” Vigorito said.</p> <p>Judge underlined that the group – himself, fellow managers Jamie Mattchen and John “Jay” O’Leary and Ian Brownell, of The Brattle Theatre board and podcast and <a href="https://screenboston.com">ScreenBoston listings website</a> – expects to run the theater as it is.</p> <p>“The reason we are doing this isn’t because we think we’re going to get rich, it’s because we value the roles that these theaters play in the community that we live in,” Judge said. “We consider ourselves stewards … We want to make sure that these theaters remain what they are.”</p> <p>The change was <a href="https://www.cambridgeday.com/2025/01/02/change-could-be-in-the-heir-at-somerville-theatre-and-2025-shows-see-a-return-of-the-sheila-divine/">first reported Jan. 2</a> by Michael Gutierrez of Hump Day News in his Cambridge Day column, Attend.</p> <p>Commissioners reviewed the purchase and sale agreement – a cash deal with no financing for a five-year lease with the option of a five-year extension – and confirmed with Vigorito that Fraiman continues to own the property and will be landlord for the business run by CSB Theatres. Since it is a lease, “the only thing we had to purchase was the liquor license and the inventory/goodwill,” Judge said.</p> <p>The limits on the lease is something of a formality, and the Fraimans “want them there for another 100 years,” Vigorito said of the new management group.</p> <p>Arlington’s Capitol Theatre is also owned by the Fraiman family’s Frame One Theatres. Melvin Fraiman, who passed away in 2022, acquired the Capitol Theatre in 1979 and the Somerville Theatre in 1984. His son, Richard Fraiman, assumed leadership more than a decade ago and oversaw the reintroduction of the space’s Crystal Ballroom in 2021.</p> <p>Vigorito said she is working on a similar transfer of ownership to the team in Arlington for the Capitol, but the timeline is unclear. (The company name, CSB, simply stands for “Capitol Somerville Ballroom,” Judge said in email – encompassing Arlington and Somerville’s film and music venues.)</p> <p>“We as a group decided to do this to make sure that the theaters remained independent. Each person involved has deep local roots, lives in the community and recognizes the value in keeping these businesses locally owned and operated,” Judge said. “We’ll continue programming our mix of new films, repertory programs, live music and so on. We’ll continue to work with local schools and businesses. We’ll keep hosting film festivals. Our membership program will continue. Gift cards are all still valid. We’ll continue to schedule public and private events. There will still be real butter on the popcorn.”</p> <p>“The goal is to make the transition as seamless as possible,” Judge said.</p> <p>Support for the Somerville Theatre change came from City Council president Judy Pineda Neufeld – who was married at the theater – and councilor Lance Davis, as well as former councilor Jack Connolly, Vigorito said.</p> <p>Licensing Commission chair Joe Lynch was also enthusiastic. “There is no better partner than the Somerville Theatre,” Lynch said.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><b>The Hollows</b></p> <p>Also at the Tuesday meeting, commissioners approved the transfer of the Rudy’s Cafe licensing at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/248+Holland+St,+Somerville,+MA+02144/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e376e21e8ec037:0x5664d2a497684778?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiOqJ6a25r9AhV1EFkFHd0jBNkQ8gF6BAgIEAI">248 Holland St.</a>, Teele Square, to a restaurant called The Hollows. The new eatery will be run by Charlie Redd, of Dragon Pizza and the Dragon’s Lair in Davis Square, and partners Doug Sherman and Bridget Zerner. The transaction was a cash sale for what Redd has said he expects to be a “neighborhood haunt.”</p> <p>“You know you have big shoes to fill up there,” Lynch told the partners.</p> <p>Rudy’s, a Tex-Mex cantina, <a href="https://www.cambridgeday.com/2025/01/09/rudys-cafe-says-it-is-closing-after-43-years-joining-turnover-in-teele-square-restaurants/">closed Sunday</a>. It had been open since 1982.</p> </div> <hr id="seriesRule"/> <div class="previous-next"> <div class="js-wpv-view-layout js-wpv-layout-responsive js-wpv-view-layout-75526-CATTRcc02bb22c3f2c6d5bdd1ac6869be1fdaTCPID136078" data-pagination='{"id":"75526","query":"normal","type":"disabled","effect":"fade","duration":500,"speed":5,"pause_on_hover":"disabled","stop_rollover":"false","cache_pages":"enabled","preload_images":"enabled","preload_pages":"enabled","preload_reach":1,"spinner":"builtin","spinner_image":"https://www.cambridgeday.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-views/embedded/res/img/ajax-loader.gif","callback_next":"","manage_history":"disabled","has_controls_in_form":"disabled","infinite_tolerance":"0","max_pages":1,"page":1,"base_permalink":"/2025/01/23/somerville-theatre-changes-ownership-to-team-of-longtime-staff-hollows-takes-rudys-space/?wpv_view_count=75526-CATTRcc02bb22c3f2c6d5bdd1ac6869be1fdaTCPID136078&amp;wpv_paged=WPV_PAGE_NUM","loop":{"type":"","name":"","data":[],"id":0}}' data-permalink="/2025/01/23/somerville-theatre-changes-ownership-to-team-of-longtime-staff-hollows-takes-rudys-space/?wpv_view_count=75526-CATTRcc02bb22c3f2c6d5bdd1ac6869be1fdaTCPID136078" data-viewnumber="75526-CATTRcc02bb22c3f2c6d5bdd1ac6869be1fdaTCPID136078" id="wpv-view-layout-75526-CATTRcc02bb22c3f2c6d5bdd1ac6869be1fdaTCPID136078"> </div> <div class="js-wpv-view-layout js-wpv-layout-responsive js-wpv-view-layout-75398-CATTR4f91e2e7369697205c64af645392930dTCPID136078" data-pagination='{"id":"75398","query":"normal","type":"disabled","effect":"fade","duration":500,"speed":5,"pause_on_hover":"disabled","stop_rollover":"false","cache_pages":"enabled","preload_images":"enabled","preload_pages":"enabled","preload_reach":1,"spinner":"builtin","spinner_image":"https://www.cambridgeday.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-views/embedded/res/img/ajax-loader.gif","callback_next":"","manage_history":"disabled","has_controls_in_form":"disabled","infinite_tolerance":"0","max_pages":1,"page":1,"base_permalink":"/2025/01/23/somerville-theatre-changes-ownership-to-team-of-longtime-staff-hollows-takes-rudys-space/?wpv_view_count=75398-CATTR4f91e2e7369697205c64af645392930dTCPID136078&amp;wpv_paged=WPV_PAGE_NUM","loop":{"type":"","name":"","data":[],"id":0}}' data-permalink="/2025/01/23/somerville-theatre-changes-ownership-to-team-of-longtime-staff-hollows-takes-rudys-space/?wpv_view_count=75398-CATTR4f91e2e7369697205c64af645392930dTCPID136078" data-viewnumber="75398-CATTR4f91e2e7369697205c64af645392930dTCPID136078" id="wpv-view-layout-75398-CATTR4f91e2e7369697205c64af645392930dTCPID136078"> </div> </div> <div class="tags"><img class="tags-icon" decoding="async" src="https://cambridgedaymediafiles.s3.amazonaws.com/public_html/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/27134228/tags-icon.png"/> <a href="https://www.cambridgeday.com/tag/arlington/">Arlington</a>, <a href="https://www.cambridgeday.com/tag/davis-square/">Davis Square</a>, <a href="https://www.cambridgeday.com/tag/film/">Film</a>, <a href="https://www.cambridgeday.com/tag/food/">Food + Drink</a>, <a href="https://www.cambridgeday.com/tag/teele-square/">Teele Square</a>, <a href="https://www.cambridgeday.com/tag/business-2/">business</a></div> </div> </div>

So happy for Ian, one of the proud new co-owners of the #SomervilleTheatre!

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Welp, was considering finally deactivating the bird app last night and then thought, "but how will I know if there's another earthquake?!"

Pleased to report that this app works just as well, thanks everyone. We can leave the bad place now.

#Boston #Camberville #Earthquake @universalhub.com

Meet Rick Parker / Jan 15 at 7pm | Hub Comics Celebrate the continued success of author/artist Rick Parker‘s Drafted by meeting him in person! Maine resident Parker will make a rare Boston-area appearance and Hub Comics owner Tim Finn will conduc...

WEDNESDAY, JAN 15th at 7pm

Meet "DRAFTED" creator RICK PARKER!

Your $25 ticket gets you a copy of Drafted, which Rick Parker will sign!

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#Cambridge #Somerville #Camberville #Comics

Scenes from today’s walk in Somerville and Cambridge :: #SeeTheBeauty #Camberville #flowers

Somerville, MA, January 2024

#colorphotography #bostonphotography #xt2 #fujixseries #bostonphotography #photography #fujifilm #fujifilmxt2 #massphotographer #massphotography #camberville

As seen this afternoon in Somerville and Cambridge during a nice walk on a beautiful December day….
#SeeTheBeauty #Camberville

Very silly #Camberville (MA) question: Since the Star Market in Porter Square has removed its bottle return machines, what the heck am I supposed to do with all these soda cans?

( #CambMA #CambridgeMA #Somerville #SomervilleMA #Camberville )

Started a rough draft of a Camberville feed via skyfeed.app

#Camberville #Cambridge #Somerville

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Meetings Our last meeting was Monday, June 24th; our next will be Monday, July 29th at 6:00 PM.

Thank you to everyone who came and shared ideas and visions for #DavisSquare at Monday's neighborhood council meeting. If you couldn't make it, catch up on meeting notes at sites.google.com/vie..., and join the conversation at groups.google.com/g/...!

#Somerville #Camberville

A crowd of people bike on a grade separated bike lane in Inman Square.

The “no one uses the bike lanes” folks have clearly never been on the *good* bike lanes during commuting hours.

#Camberville #CambMA