Somerville passes “Safe Streets” ordinance to accelerate efforts to create safer, more accessible, sustainable streets for all  

By Dennis Fischman

In 2019, Laura Beretsky (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/46712004.Laura_Beretsky) was filling out a job application, and she had to decide whether to check the box for people with disabilities.

You don’t have to run away to join the circus!

For 39 years, children, teens and adults have learned circus skills with the OPENAIR Circus of Greater Somerville. Everyone is welcome to learn new skills and join the circus community!

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

I graduated from Somerville high school in 1971. Graduation day was an epic time. Me and my best friend Charlie walked from Ball Square all the way to Dilboy Stadium. Things were different back then so we got buzzed while we walked.

— Photos by Daniel Lancaster

The graduation ceremony for Somerville’s Full Circle High School was held at the Somerville Theater on June 5. This and other Somerville school graduations can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/@SomervilleEdTV.

The Kiwanis Club of Somerville awarded twelve $1,000 scholarships to deserving Somerville High School students this week. The students were selected from among seventy-five applicants for the annual awards.  Six of those students were able to join us today for the club’s annual scholarship luncheon at the Mount Vernon Restaurant.

The City of Somerville is teaming up with CultureHouse to create an outdoor community space at the former “Homan’s Lot.”

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is announcing a partnership with CultureHouse to transform 350 Medford Street in Gilman Square, known colloquially as the “Homans Lot,” into a dynamic outdoor community space called “Gilman Park” from June through September 2024. This initiative will bring a vibrant, inclusive gathering space to life, fostering connections among residents, local organizations, and businesses.

Food For Free, the leading food rescue and distribution nonprofit dedicated to providing reliable access to fresh and nutritious food to Eastern Massachusetts communities, has received a $34,000 grant from The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB).

Linda Marks shares “A Recipe For Hope” on June 23, 3:30 p.m., at The Burren, 247 Elm St., Somerville.

In a frenzied world with a dire shortage of optimism, Linda Marks is eager to share her recipe for hope. The concept of sparking optimism the world over is more than a platitude for the Boston-area singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, whose compassion and tenderness shines throughout her latest record, A Recipe For Hope.