THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, January 15, 2021 Page 15 MATV to become UMA on Jan. 19 O n January 19, Malden Access TV (MATV) will officially change its business name to Urban Media Arts (UMA). To mark this important milestone, at noon on January 19 we will host a virtual ribbon cutting with Mayor Gary Christenson at the UMA studio to unveil a new website, logo and short introduction to our new name and expanded identity as UMA. This ribbon cutting will be broadcast on YouTube Live. Visit matv.org for that link. Those who have been following our journey might be saying, “Well, it’s about time! We’ve been hearing ‘MATV, soon to be UMA’ for over a year now!” And you would be correct. We first announced the new name 15 months ago at our Annual Celebration in October 2019. But becoming UMA turned out to be more than a new name and a logo change. Though the reason for changing our name was borne from the evolution of our growth from a cable TV station to a multimedia center serving the community both in and beyond Malden, defining our new identity involved a lot of hard work and exploration. Reflecting back, it was actually the pandemic that helped us hone in, crystallize our mission and define who we are becoming. When life as we knew it ground to a halt, we had to find new ways to fulfill our mission to “connect community, promote civic engagement, and nurture arts and culture in the city of Malden.” The first order of business was to get critical local information regarding COVID-19 out to the community. We worked hand in hand with the Mayor’s Office to produce the (then) weekly Coronavirus Update show, and distribute it on cable television, video-on-demand and social media platforms. Our Neighborhood View citizen journalists stepped up to report on a wide range of stories about how the pandemic is affecting our community. From the very start of the lockdown to the present day, we have been documenting the stories of our local residents, businesses, organizations and institutions. Neighborhood View has been reinvigorated as our team tells the unfolding story of this historic time in our city’s history. The need for connection has never been greater. We found ways to use virtual platforms, creative thinking and new technology tools to outreach, engage and foster meaningful connection in our community and with people and places across the globe. Working in collaboration with Tom Flint, founder of the Filmbuilding initiative, we are using a discovery-based approach to co-creative filmmaking. Currently done in an all-virtual format, Filmbuilding crosses boundaries of cultural differences and creates a shared experience that deepens our connection and sense of comA scene from “Beyond Television,” the video shown at the MATV/UMA Annual Celebration in 2019. mon humanity – likewise with our storytelling workshops, collaborative programs and virtual events that bring people together from all walks of life to explore the terrain of the human experience. UMA, it turns out, is more than a physical place – a location at 145 Pleasant St. It is an interconnected hub of evolving community that can transcend boundaries of time and distance and the challenges of a pandemic to explore our histories, share our stories and foster meaningful dialog. Working together as a community hub, we provide opportunities for shared experiences that encourage creativity, collaboration and problem-solving. Though we will change our logo and our name on January 19, we are still becoming UMA. You are a part of becoming UMA. We hope you continue to join us on our journey. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BUYER1 Zhang, Vincent R Liu, Yichuan Gurung, Lok B DosSantos, Anderson S Monteiro, Nathan A Chen, Ray Lyons, Shannon M Shen, Weixi Lockwell, Erica Bischoff, Maxwell Hannon, Thomas Stephenson, Benjamin Zhang, Xiqiang Burck, Samuel Miranda, Ruben Sawad, Janak Carroll, Donnelly Cardoso, Gilson S Fred, Sarah Montague-Scott, Lindsay Lockwell, Alexis Gibbemeyer, Emily C BUYER2 Zhu, Linlin Gurung, Amrita D Oliveira, Kely SELLER1 Wang, Pei Li, Jiansan Ventura RT Jafri, Syed Monteiro, Kenneth Yee, Chao Y Steber, Nancy A Keane, Emily A Roberts, Blake E Poirier, Josee Schulz-Hannan, Katherine Schulz FT Solch, Amanda Schneider, Michael J Miranda, Sothea Saud, Sita K Cardoso, Geisiane B Monteiro, Nathan A Chen, Woon K Steber, Stanley P Keane, David Crall, James D Schulz, John J Martorana, Christopher M Martorana, Lisa M Silva, Mario Li, Xiangqing Lamport, Jay Chen, Jing Osborne, Jean M Zhang, Fan Rosano, Mary A Mclaughlin, Campbell B Ferrante, Anne K Liu, Xialian Osborne, Robert SELLER2 Kelly, Frank S Neighborhood View featured the Malden Neighbors Helping Neighbors group and many other stories about the community response to COVID-19. (Photo Courtesy of Anna Geoffrey) Feeling extraordinarily festive at a mentor/facilitator meeting for Filmbuilding Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman/The Commercial Record, a weekly trade newspaper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warren Group. For a searchable database of real estate transactions and property information visit: www.thewarrengroup.com. 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