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NICOLE GARDNER
District A City Councilor


3 days ago
Meet Karlyn Beer
Q: Karlyn, you are an epidemiologist. For the non-scientists among us (me!), what do epidemiologists do, in a nutshell? There's an old...

Jan 23
Meet Tyke Patriquin
Q: Tyke, what’s the origin story of Cass the Florist? Cass the Florist is a third-generation family business that’s been on Mount Auburn...


Jan 12
Meet Santosh Karmacharya
Santosh at the finish line in Antarctica Q: Seven marathons. Seven continents. Seven days. You not only did this amazing feat – you...

Dec 8, 2024
Meet Max Schorr
Q: Max, can you share a bit about your journey and what inspired you to co-found GOOD magazine? My grandparents and parents were...

Nov 27, 2024
Give, Shop, Dine & Play Local!
Holiday Season is here, so instead of profiling an East Ender, I’m sharing a few ways we can support our community during this festive...

Nov 4, 2024
Meet Dawn Slaven
Q: What do you do for a living, Dawn? I work for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services within the Department of Homeland Security....


Oct 18, 2024
Meet Red Lentil Chef & Owner Pankaj Pradhan
Q: What inspired you to start Red Lentil? I've always had a passion for food and its unique ability to bring people together. My...

Oct 4, 2024
Meet Louise Flannery
Q: Louise, congratulations on your Becton Fellowship at GBH! What do you do there? Thank you! I’m excited and honored to have the chance...


Sep 22, 2024
Meet Liza Ketchum
Q: Liza, you are part of a team that is bringing a Miyawaki forest to the Lowell School. In a nutshell, what is a Miyawaki forest? It’s...


Sep 10, 2024
Meet Allan Hunter
Q. Allan, you’re from England. Whereabouts? And why did you come to the US? I lived in England until I was 30, mostly in Oxford, where I...


Aug 5, 2024
Meet Leah Abel
Q: Leah, what first drew you to circus, and how did you end up making your career in the field? More than anything, I loved the...

Jul 9, 2024
Meet Trang Trinh
Q: Ok, first of all, Trang, what is a zero waste store? Zero waste stores sell goods in bulk, with minimal packaging and without...

Jun 23, 2024
Meet Gabe Camacho
Q: Gabe, to start, can you please introduce yourself and share a bit about your background? I was raised in the South Bronx by my Mexican...


Jun 9, 2024
Meet Dan Pritchard
Q: Dan, you are the only poet that I know. What inspired you to start writing poetry? I'm probably not the only poet you know! Poets are,...


May 28, 2024
Meet Michael Creamer
Q: Creamer, you’re a member of the team behind Earfull, which was honored at the recent Mosesian Center for the Arts benefit. I have to...

May 15, 2024
Meet Inés Gonzalez-Romero
Q: Could you describe your role at the library? I'm a circulation assistant. My main job here at the WFPL is to help our patrons with...

Apr 10, 2024
Meet Charlo Maurer
Q: What brought you to Watertown? We moved to Watertown 20 years ago from Cambridge where we raised our kids. Watertown was a draw for...


Mar 23, 2024
Meet Melinda Dennis
Q. Can you start by telling us a little about yourself? I grew up in southern California and, even after all these years of living here,...


Mar 11, 2024
Meet Kathryn Loup
Q: What brought you to Watertown, Kathryn? I had moved to the Boston area in 2010 and lived in several different towns. In 2020 I was...

Mar 9, 2024
Act now to get your residential tax abatements!
How it works Q: How do I apply? A: Residential Exemption applications are mailed every July to everyone who purchased a home in the...
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