~Photos by Claudia Ferro

On Saturday, April 16, more than 300 youth attended the 10th Annual Somerville Youth Peace Conference at the East Somerville Community School.

~Photos by Claudia Ferro and Donald Norton

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 1 Alderman Matt McLaughlin, and the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission invited all residents and community members to the City’s 241st annual Patriot’s Day celebration, held at Foss Park on Monday, April 18 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

The proposed design alternatives for the Community Path would bring down costs, but many are asking if there is too much compromise built into the plan.

By Josie Grove

At the latest presentation about the redesigned Green Line Extension, MassDOT and its consultants presented a redesigned Community Path featuring nearly $80 million in savings. “The cost of the path turned out to be $100 million. $10,000 per linear foot, or $53 million per mile,” said Jack Wright, the interim project manager. The redesigned path will cost around $20 million.

“Instinct to Dream (II)” by Rachel Mello, hanging installed at Diesel Café. — Photo courtesy of Gretchen Graham.

By Haley ED Houseman

Somerville Open Studios kicked off on Friday, April 8, with the SOS Volunteer Show opening at Diesel Cafe. While the reception for the show was celebrated in style on the 15th, the show will be up until May 20.

The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University presented their annual Ideas Exchange event last Thursday, April 14. — Photo by Sal Ghamo

By Sal Ghamo

On Thursday, April 14, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University presented their annual TED-type event known as The Fletcher Ideas Exchange. An eclectic group of individuals, that included students and faculty, shared years of their own personal research in regards to human security, peace building, and inclusion.

Somerville Recreation will be holding a road race in conjunction with the Mayor’s Shape-Up Somerville Initiative. The race to be held on Sunday, April 24, with the kids race at 10:30 a.m., while the adults 5K race starts at 11:00 a.m. The proceeds will go to the Somerville Youth and Recreation Foundation (SYRF). This non-profit foundation was formed exclusively for charitable purposes. For more information go to www.SomervilleYouthRecF.org.

The original short film “Jahar” will be shown at the Independent Film Festival Boston at the Somerville Theatre on April 28 and May 2.

By Jessica Kenney

Henry Hayes and Zolan Kanno-Youngs, classmates of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, will be screening an original short film titled Jahar at the Independent Film Festival Boston at the Somerville Theatre.

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If you’re looking for a rich tasting, thick and creamy soup without all the added fat, this recipe is perfect. Serve with your favorite salad. This recipe yields about 6 servings.

It’s like a pebble in our shoe. This seemingly endless annoyance of dealing with getting the GLX funding adequately squared away without bankrupting ourselves in the process. A dizzying array of meetings and press releases to digest, while hoping to form an educated opinion on where we should stand on all of this.

By Jim Clark

Police were summoned to the T.J. Maxx and HomeGoods at the Assembly Square Marketplace last week on reports of a shoplifter in the process of stealing merchandise.

Upon arrival, store security personnel informed the officers that the suspect, later identified as Keesha Vickers, of Brockton, was confronted about the merchandise but refused to cooperate and kept walking away.