Interested in trying out city biking? Join in for a beginner friendly workshop and bike ride through Somerville. MassBike Coalition will be leading a workshop on riding a bike in Somerville. Learn how to navigate the city streets, safety 101, and street etiquette. The workshop will be followed by a short bike ride.

If you don’t have a bike that’s ok, free blue bike codes will be provided. All are welcome, interpretation will be provided to all who want it. Pizza provided.

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. M. Michael Shaps of the Somerville Commission for Persons with Disabilities is here to share resources available in Somerville and Massachusetts and to remind us to seek help when we need it.

Q: Are there any practices that big businesses use that could significantly help me with my finances?

A: Yes – quarterly check-ins!

Big companies review their finances every three months to stay on track. You can do the same with your personal finances or small business!

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is today announcing the launch of Neighbors Talking to Neighbors (N2N), a new City initiative aimed at strengthening community connections via open, respectful conversation, as ongoing cultural turmoil leads to increased feelings of isolation, division, and fear. 

By Dennis Fischman

Anyone who has read a murder mystery has heard of Agatha Christie. Along with Dorothy Sayers, Margery Allingham, Josephine Tey, and some less-remembered authors like Gladys Mitchell, she is one of the British women who made up the Golden Age of Mystery in the early 20^th century.

Georgian artist Mishiko Sulakauri incorporated motifs from his home country and Somerville into he recently completed at Warehouse XI in Union Square last week. — Photo by Rachel Strutt

By Jeffrey Shwom

International artist Mishiko Sulakauri debuted his Georgian and Somerville-influenced street art outside Warehouse XI in Union Square last Wednesday. Sulakauri, a 2025 Artist in Residence at Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, interwove home country influences with his newfound affection for Somerville. He painted surrealistic sketches like a horse holding an umbrella, Prospect Hill Tower, his signature inclusion of a lamb, a left-handed graffiti artist, and an evil, mythological dragon creature called a gveleshapi with Georgian pictograms.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

Man, have times changed. My life has been so planned and regimented ‘lo these past 15 years. Were you as crazy as I was? I know some of you were, but don’t worry, I won’t print your names. We always had fun, but it was always on the edge. It couldn’t be a normal, calm existence.

The Somerville Police Department collected $1,400.00 along with seven dresses from members of the Police Department. Keezer’s and Men’s Wearhouse each donated two suits, and barbershops and hairdressers throughout the City of Somerville’s business community donated two dozen haircuts. These donations were delivered to Somerville High School and will be used to support our Seniors and their Prom. They thank everyone who donated to help make the 2025 Senior Prom a success.

— Somerville Police Department

Designer and small business owner Lexie Griffith, co-organizer of the SOS 2025 Fashion Show. — Photos courtesy of @carliefeboart on Instagram

Chatting with the mind behind the 2025 Artwear: SOS Fashion Show
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By Suraya Whynott 

In anticipation of the Somerville Open Studios Artwear: The SOS 2025 Fashion Show, I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with one of the main organizers of the event, designer and small business owner Lexie Griffith.