Community Co-op Series: Health & Wellness Edition at The Training Room on September 24

It’s a run + bike + run! Looking for something active and local to do in the Boston area as we move into Fall? Sign up to participate in this LOCAL DUATHLON fundraiser that’s not only good for your health, but good for the local economy. Run 2 miles, bike 10 miles (indoor), and run 1 more mile to the finish!

By Tom Bannister

Have you or a family member stopped going out and doing the things you enjoy, due to a fear of falling? The Stay Strong Program could help.

Offered through the Health and Wellness department at Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES), Stay Strong focuses on simple strength and balance exercises that can help prevent a fall, explained program coordinator Eliza Wiesner.

Here are some of the stories presented on Somerville Neighborhood News:

After the third longest heat wave in Boston history, temperatures dipped into the 70’s for a few days of relief. As temperatures begin to climb again we check in with Dr. Chris Fischer of Somerville Hospital for a closer look at staying healthy in the heat; why many people don’t realize their emergent health problems might be heat related; who’s at risk and what to watch for when temperatures rise.

The What the Fluff Festival returns to Union Square on September 25.

By Mengqi Sun

99 years ago, Archibald Query created Marshmallow Fluff right in Union Square. This September, in its 11th year, What the Fluff Festival returns with more food, music, and activities, commemorating that invention.

Free Open Streets event to feature live music, family-friendly activities, food, and more.

Celebrate the season at “Seize the Summer,” the August installment of the city’s SomerStreets festival, on Sunday, Aug. 21, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. between Davis Sq. and Teele Sq. on Holland St. SomerStreets is the City of Somerville’s take on the internationally renowned Open Streets concept, closing busy city streets to vehicles, and opening them up for cycling, walking, dancing, running, and other modes of activity. Through SomerStreets, the city and its community partners aim to promote and encourage easy access to physical activity, fresh foods, and reconnecting with neighborhoods and businesses and their unique cultural elements in a thriving urban environment.

The familiar sign in Davis Sq. will soon be replaced as The Rockwell emerges as the new identity for the newly refurbished performing arts venue.

By Jim Clark

While most of us pass it as we make our way down Elm St. in Davis Sq., not everyone is entirely familiar with the Davis Sq. Theatre. However the intimate – 203 seat – entertainment venue has been providing space for all sorts of performing arts events since the 80’s.

~Photos by Claudia Ferro

On Thursday, August 11, Somerville Theater Arts and Recreation, also known as Project STAR Theatre Camp, presented their annual performance.

By Jim Clark

Police were dispatched to the Home Depot store area on Sunday, following reports of a loss prevention employee following two men suspected of larceny from the store.

Somerville drivers may be slowing down a bit now that legislation allowing municipalities to set their own speed limits has been passed. — Photo by Bobbie Toner

By Joe Ruvido

After nearly a decade of rebuffed attempts, cities and towns in Massachusetts will be allowed to set their own default speed limits.

Representative Denise Provost of Somerville successfully submitted an amendment to the Municipal Modernization Bill (H.4565) allowing communities to lower the default speed limit in their jurisdictions, rather than relying on the submission of a home-rule petition for the change.

By Louise Carpenter

A new partnership with Enroot (formerly Cambridge Community Services’ City Links program) starting in the fall of 2016 will offer a group of Somerville High School English Language Learner (ELL) students a chance to build leadership skills and gain critical life skills through participation in a program designed to “empower immigrant youth to achieve academic, career and personal success through out-of-school experiences.”