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YourArlington and Cambridge Day are news partners providing an audience in communities having a total population of more than 150,000 people. Combined, these two websites in 2020 continued to reach an estimated 60,000 unique visitors monthly, as they had the year before. 

YourArlington's record of site traffic since 2008

Month Unique visitors Pageviews
Jan. '08 4,499 677,810
Mar '09 6,360 2,733,454
Nov. '10 8,425 2,325,867
May '11 7,555 2,608,777
May '13 18,257 1,930,312
Aug. '15 29,185 795,671
Oct. '16  21,605  437,462
Feb. '17 57,253 940,398
Oct. '18 22,952 244,007
Nov. '19  32,041 307,590
May '20 27,888  1,511,468
     
  Unique visitors
Pageviews* 
June '20 76,517 398,733
Sept. '20 65,406 221,219
Oct. '20 68,730 219,562
Dec. '20 66,737 278,588
Jan. '21 68,596 336,587
April '21 76,812 392,890
May '21 80,117 363,201
June '21 85,091 374,977
July '21 78,891 337,868
Aug. '21
90,595
 357,162 
Sept. '21
90,177
 317,140
Oct. '21 81,893 353,907
Nov. '21 81,512 418,909
Dec. '21 98,497 330,221
Jan. '22 88,011 356,455
Feb. '22 83,084 328,533
March '22 88,017 367,464
April '22 88,684 565,945
May '22 88,779 361,194
June '22 83,871 332,425
July '22 78,540 299,336
Aug. '22 81,253 378,968


* In June 2020, YourArlington host SiteGround began measuring its traffic in a different way, which caused part of the historic increase.

This page was created in 2006 and updated Sept. 1, 2022.

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Fly, don't walk, to see 'Iolanthe' at AFD

Fly, don't walk, to see 'Iolanthe' at AFD

Letters to the editor
Judith Garber of Arlington submitted this letter to the editor: If you love comedy, music, and fantasy, then you will love the Arlington Friends of the Drama performance of “Iolanthe.” When I wasn't laughing throughout the show at the lyrics and delightful physical direction, I was in awe of the acting talent and the gorgeous voices on display. I am excited to see more shows at AFD after such an entertaining performance that combined fairy magic with romance and political satire.
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Share how you use Medford St. to aid roadway design

Share how you use Medford St. to aid roadway design

Town Hall
The town is studying alternatives for restriping Medford Street, following the repaving work completed by the Department of Public Works last summer. The community is invited to share their feedback on how they utilize Medford Street, and what they’d like to see regarding safety and usage improvements.  Take the survey >>
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Review: 'Iolanthe,' utterly delicious, sings out

Review: 'Iolanthe,' utterly delicious, sings out

Reviews
UPDATED Sept. 24: Judith Pfeffer, affiliated with YourArlington since early 2019, was raised on Greek mythology, Tom Lehrer songs and Gilbert and Sullivan. She first saw a professional production of “The Mikado” while in third grade. With the assistance of her parents, she had previously submitted to the producers a request for a line change as a call-out to a then-popular television show, but it was not adopted. Arlington Friends of the Drama has started out strong in their yearlong celebration...
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No. 128: Red Letter Poems 3.0: Channeling Whitman

No. 128: Red Letter Poems 3.0: Channeling Whitman

Poetry
UPDATED Sept. 23: Steven Ratiner, Arlington’s poet laureate, sought submissions in February 2020 from Arlington residents to contribute to "a rather unconventional, utterly delightful way to inject poetry into the everyday." It was to remain secret until its debut during April’s National Poetry Month. Then the coronavirus hit. In June 2021, he offers Red Letters 3.0. PUBLISHED:  I was asked to write an essay for Askold Melnyczuk’s Arrowsmith Journal about what I learned from the first ...
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Mugar project opponents raise $10.8k of $50k goal in legal fight

Mugar project opponents raise $10.8k of $50k goal in legal fight

Development
UPDATED Sept. 25: The Coalition to Save the Mugar Wetlands has set an initial target of $50,000 to support the efforts of the residents of East Arlington who filed suit last year to prevent the construction of Thorndike Place, a 124-unit, four-floor rental building near documented wetlands. Since June 30, the group has raised $10,805. Arlington Town Meeting and the Select Board do not support this development. Neighborhood residents say they have spent about $18,000 in legal fees to date. F...
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ACMi makes its pitch

ACMi makes its pitch

Media
ACMi, Arlington's cable-TV station, wants you on its team. Jeff Barnd, the news director, makes his pitch for participation by showing you what you can be with clips illustrating the stations where he has delivered news and the news makers he has interviewed. See the changes over the years, but don't let the high-profile name deter you -- let them inspire you to find ways to help the station.
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How to work with an anonymous source

How to work with an anonymous source

Media
I want to hear from anonymous sources, but I also want to know who you are. Click image to access >> Tips are the lifeblood of journalism. Accuracy keeps the blood's color deep and rich. The information you provide has to be verifiable fact. You have to be verifiable, too. When you send me a tip, I will ask how you know what you claim to know. Eventually, I will also ask you who you are. Verifiable facts will be published. Your identity, if confirmed, will not be. Consider one example. I r...
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Letters: Emailing Advocate & Star? Copy it here; it'll be published first

Letters: Emailing Advocate & Star? Copy it here; it'll be published first

Letters to the editor
YourArlington's policy about letters to the editor UPDATED Aug. 13: YourArlington welcomes opinions of all kinds from local residents, including national issues so long as you can draw a local connection. For example, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in June on Roe v Wade must have echoes here, too. Letters are reviewed for fairness, factualness and taste. This site welcomes letters about any issue that stirs the public mind. Longer opinion pieces are also welcome. NOTE: When email...
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Alewife Brook sewage campaign: Dredgery, Globe notices

Alewife Brook sewage campaign: Dredgery, Globe notices

Environment
Worst Offender: Somerville’s SOM01A combined sewer overflow. UPDATED Aug. 11: Precinct 13 Town Meeting member Kristin Anderson, who is monitoring the combined sewer overflows into the Alewife Brook, provided this update via her blog, Save the Alewife Brook. The Environmental Protection Agency’s mention of dredging the Alewife Brook in its response to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s April 2022 draft scope for the new CSO control plan has revived the discussion ab...
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