Topic: Somerville (Massachusetts)

3-D printers bring new edge to fashion

With 3-D printers, shoes, bikinis, and even platinum wedding rings can be printed out to fit your exact measurements.

Cover Story The app-driven life: How smartphone apps are changing our lives

Our app-driven life: Smart-phone apps are becoming the north star for millions of Americans who use them to navigate through life –  shopping, playing, reading, dating, learning, and more with their fingertips.

Progress Watch How to curb chronic homelessness? First, a home!

Permanent supportive housing, a movement to supply homeless people with housing first and deal with their other issues second, has made big strides in reducing homelessness this decade.

In Pictures America's Food Renaissance

Somerville, Mass., aims to boost happiness. Can it?

Forget GDP, say a growing number of cities and nations. Instead, they're measuring happiness and hope to increase it.
04/04/2011 01:00 pm

So much snow. So little room. Time for a snow party?

Snow 'farms', snow melters, and even a 'snow party' in Boston Harbor: Cities and businesses come up with various solutions as they struggle to remove growing mounds of snow.
02/04/2011 09:25 am

Monster storm? Mountains of snow? We've seen this movie.

For many people in the Northeast, another big winter storm – and the inconveniences it brings – is becoming too much of a pattern. Travel is snarled, schools closed, and snow piles just get higher.
01/27/2011 03:20 pm

Photos of the Day Photos of the day 01/27

School nutrition: Healthier ingredients, more education for 2010-11

School nutrition has advanced for the 2010-11 school year as parents, children, and government programs push healthy menu options.
08/18/2010 03:07 pm

Gallery Places where President Obama has lived

Hutaree: Why is the Midwest a hotbed of militia activity?

Michigan is second only to Texas in the number of 'patriot' groups, including militias like the Hutaree. It has a long tradition of spawning antigovernment groups.
03/30/2010 09:22 pm

The Vote Political extremism: Not so easy to categorize

Both sides in the political debate have tried to label the IRS suicide pilot and the Pentagon shooter. But the truth here is way beyond such facile political analysis.
03/06/2010 04:45 pm

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 02/17

Gallery Our Photos of the Year 2009

The Vote Martha Coakley will vie for Ted Kennedy's senate seat

09/01/2009 01:00 am

Horizons Spot graffiti or a pothole? Report it with your iPhone.

07/09/2009 01:00 am

The art and science of playing with your food

A dash of tech and a hint of fun keep the ‘hungry scientists’ satisfied.
11/20/2008 12:00 am

Where workers can walk – without leaving their workstations

'Treadmill desks,' company-sponsored or home-built, energize the desk-bound.
08/16/2008 01:00 am

Finnegans Wake

08/14/2008 01:00 am

Bright Green How walkable is your city?

A website that evaluates how easy it is to get around on foot in the largest US cities has released its annual list of the most walkable cities.
07/21/2008 01:00 am

Yogurts of the world

Ethnic yogurts are smooth, tangy, and sometimes thick enough to cut with a knife.
06/11/2008 01:00 am

A window on the service industry

Being able to peek into the world of dishwashers sheds light on the value of their work.
04/07/2008 01:00 am