— Photo courtesy of John Mottern

Greyhound Friends is hosting a fundraiser featuring comedienne Jimmy Tingle at the Burren in Somerville at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 17.

Shown here is Jimmy meeting Boots, a lovely Irish lad who’s currently at Greyhound Friends waiting to find a new home. Please bring your friends to this special event, and enjoy a fun time with fellow animal lovers in support of wonderful dogs like Boots.

Artbeat takes over Davis Square in Somerville this coming Friday and Saturday.

By Jim Clark

Presented by the Somerville Arts Council, ArtBeat is one of the area’s largest and most innovative arts festivals, with over a dozen bands, dance troupes, 75 craft vendors, food, and all-age activities, takes place this weekend in Somerville’s Davis Square.

Debate moderator Joe Lynch.

Cambridge Community Television (CCTV) and Somerville Community Access Television (SCATV) announced today that the candidates for the 2nd Middlesex Senate District, and the 27th Middlesex Representative district have agreed to a pair of debates on July 21, 2016 to be held at the CCTV studios in Central Square (438 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139).

By Joseph A. Curtatone

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At Somerville’s new Data Farm, you don’t need overalls. You don’t even need to leave your home to visit it. You just need a curious mind and a passion for your city. The Data Farm is online at www.somervillema.gov/datafarm, and on it you’ll find much of the city data we collect and analyze as we make decisions. From crime and crash data to pothole reports and building permits, the numbers we look at daily—and that I rely on daily—are there for you to explore too. I encourage you to take a look. We’ve set it up so you can stay there for just a few minutes or for hours.

By Charles Lane

Chief David Fallon and the Somerville Police Department would like to remind residents who are playing Pokémon Go to please do so safely and responsibly.

The increasingly popular smartphone app allows users to collect Pokémon characters in a simulated virtual world — tapping into the device’s GPS system to tracks where players are throughout the day. To catch Pokémon, users travel to different spots, locating creatures as they move up and down streets, through buildings and into their homes.

The long, involved process to finalize funding and construction planes for the Green Line Extension continues as MassDOT and MBTA officials sort out the details with the Federal Transit Administration.

By Rebecca Danvers

Andrew Brennan, Director of Environmental Affairs for the MBTA, gave a short Green Line Extension presentation at Monday’s joint meeting of the MassDOT Board and the MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board.

Foundation Kitchen’s second location has just opened at 3 Washington Street in Somerville.

By Amy Swain

Foundation Kitchen has been a successful addition to Somerville since its opening late last year. So successful, in fact, that they just opened a second location. The original location is still at 121 Washington Street, and now just up the block, the second location has opened at 3 Washington. June 30 was the official opening day.

~Photos by Kevin Dickinson

The City of Somerville and Shape Up Somerville, in partnership with Groundwork Somerville, announced the return of the Somerville Mobile Farmers’ Market for its sixth season, beginning on Friday, July 8.

Join The Somerville Homeless Coalition us for their 15th Annual Pig Pickin’ Benefit for the Somerville Homeless Coalition. Monday, July 25 (rain date: Monday, August 1), 5:00–9:00 p.m. at Redbones, 55 Chester Street in Davis Square. Pig roast with all the fixings plus beer garden and live music. Pig Pickin’ Dinner: $15, pork with 2 sides, biscuit and watermelon.

By Jim Clark

Police were summoned to a Memorial Rd. location shortly after midnight on July 5 in response to reports of a large group of individuals lighting fireworks, and being extremely loud.

Upon arrival, officers spotted approximately 40 people in the area, and many of them began running down Derby St. after they spotted the police.