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Melissa Russell

Melissa Russell

Melissa Russell is a contributor to The Belmont Voice.

Belmont Books Launches Music Series

May 28, 2025
Leonard Street fixture Belmont Books aims to create a “third space” where community members can gather and socialize. To that end, the store will begin hosting a Sunday afternoon music program, starting June 1 with Belmont High School’s jazz combo, n-Tet. “People…
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Celebrating 60 Years of Harmony At Powers Music School

May 21, 2025
Sixty years ago, a group of five women, concerned there weren’t enough opportunities to create and enjoy music in Belmont, decided to start a music school. They began by welcoming a dozen students into their living rooms to learn the recorder. As…

Another Belmont Center Storefront Going Dark

May 19, 2025
Didriks, a fixture at 77 Leonard St. since 2017, will close by the end of September, owner Jonathan Henke said Monday. A closing sale has been announced. The news comes shortly after owners of Stone Hearth Pizza, also located on Leonard Street…
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Community Chorus Finds Magic in Connections

May 6, 2025
“Why can’t we keep singing all year long?” That was the question posed by Kathy Ryan at the conclusion of a six-week parent-teacher chorus at Belmont High School in 2012. A group of similarly minded singers gathered in the high school chorus…

Climate Cafe For Climate Action

April 25, 2025
The news is relentless: Raging forest fires. Rising seas. Ever more powerful storms. Our news feeds are stark reminders of the perils of a changing world. It’s hard to know what to do or how to act when threats from climate change…
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‘Rock of Ages’ Continues This Weekend

March 13, 2025
Tease up your perm, straighten your shoulder pads and slide into your acid-wash jeans – the 1980s are back. “Rock of Ages,” the jukebox musical that celebrates the decade that spawned a hundred big-haired bands, is coming to Belmont High School. A…
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The Anxiety of Come and Go Tariffs

March 12, 2025
The come and go of tariffs—those that are threatened and others already in place as of this week—have area business owners uncertain about potential impacts at the local level. As of March 12, the Trump Administration has implemented a 25% tariff on…
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