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Malden resident Jean Appolon’s dance studio in Nubian Square is an invitation to heal and connect

October 6, 2026 Ose Schwab 4

A boy in Haiti was taught to fear the drum. Decades later, Malden resident Jean Appolon has built a dance center and company where Haitian culture, movement, healing and joy emanate from a home base in Nubian Square.

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A right angle to a window art installation that features what looks like vertical painted florescent tubes that together form an image of an old trolley car.

Downtown Malden is transforming into an open-air public art museum

October 1, 2026 Maria Yulikova 1

With the addition of six new public art pieces in Malden Center, the downtown area is like an outdoor museum, with artwork that showcases the city’s history, diverse cultures and gaming district.

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Good News in the Neighborhood: Green Malden, Porchfest and Bike Kitchen

May 15, 2026 Neighborhood View 0

This installment of Neighborhood View’s roundup of good things happening in our city features the impact of the Green Malden Fair, PorchFest hosting opportunities and a Paris-Malden connection to benefit the Bike Kitchen!

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Malden Pokémon Go — the perfect group for catching ‘em all

May 5, 2026 Jack Drees 0

They might be looking at their phones, but they aren’t ignoring the world. Meet the Malden Pokémon GO community that gathers weekly to battle virtual monsters, get some fresh air, and explore the city

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Good news in the Neighborhood: Community farm, immigrant stories and open space

April 30, 2026 Neighborhood View 1

The Farm at the Malden Community Garden holds a spring planting party. Immigrants share their stories through a ‘filmbuilding’ class. Malden scores open space at the former Malden Hospital site.

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Good news in the Neighborhood: Warmth, art and storm drains

April 10, 2026 Neighborhood View 3

Malden Warming Center wraps up its season. The Malden High Blue & Gold gallery is on view at Commerce Place and more people are adopting storm drains.

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A view of downtown Malden on Christmas Eve 2024

Twas the Night Before .. in Malden

December 24, 2025 Neighborhood View 2

Space savers were placed in the streets with great care, as chairs and recycling bins marked every square …

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A group gathers to cut the ribbon at the new train mural in Malden

Malden is full steam ahead with mural celebrating trains, past and present

August 7, 2025 Lorna Garey 0

Malden’s present and historical connection to trains is celebrated in a new mural by community-based artists under the train tracks near the Malden Center T.

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Young musician with long electric blue hair and a striped scarf plays acoustic guitar and sings on a microphone on a colorfully decked out porch.

Malden PorchFest ’25: The fourth annual event returns on May 31

May 22, 2025 Neighborhood View 1

Learn what to expect at the 2025 Malden PorchFest and enjoy a digital “story scroll” through last year’s festival.

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A black and white photo with an judge with glasses seated at the bench sternly looking at a man in a suit and tie that seems to making a case.

New mural on the bike path honors the work of Erle Stanley Gardner, creator of Perry Mason

May 14, 2025 Joy Pearson 2

Malden native Erle Stanley Gardner was a lawyer, a prolific novelist and the famed creator of Perry Mason. His work is being honored through a new mural along the bike path in Malden, MA.

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