Guyanese fashion was the focus at Some ’Ting Nice in Somerville.

By Nidhi Mathson

Colorful, breezy and flowing dresses, skirts and swimwear adorned models as they sashayed down the aisle to rhythmic Caribbean music. It was the scene inside the Caribbean restaurant Some ’Ting Nice in Somerville on Memorial Day weekend.

Outside, the traffic whizzed by on McGrath Highway. The restaurant had been transformed into a runway for models who walked by guests enjoying various selections from the menu. The mix of Caribbean food, fashion and music created a light and carefree mood among the viewers, who applauded and cheered for the models as they came by their tables in various outfits.

Get the latest from the front lines of the “War on Rats,” check out the high school’s culinary arts program, go to WGBH-TV for the Quiz Team’s last match, hear from the mayor and others on the “Secure Communities” program and find out about the possible ban on plastic bag use in Somerville.

Tune into Somerville Neighborhood News each week on SCATV Ch. 3 or at www.scatvsomerville.org/SNN.
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I am writing this letter because I think Mr. Devanthery, Dr. Hatch, Ms Weigenfeld and Ms. Vozella at the East Somerville Community School have gone well beyond their duties. They are amazing as teachers and counselors. They have put forth more than they have to for our children. They have done not only their job, but the job of others to make sure our children are safe.

I asked my neighbor and friend in Somerville, Mass., the acclaimed poet Afaa Michael Weaver to write a piece about the the late Maya Angelou. Weaver, a journalist back in the day in his native Baltimore came through right on deadline. Weaver recently won the Kingsley Tufts Award for Poetry, and won a Pushcart Prize for his work in Ibbetson Street, a Somerville-based literary journal. Weaver is a professor of English at Simmons College in Boston.

Brendan O’Brien sends us a poem about a royal game of hoop.

Due to forecasts of inclement weather  the Taste of Somerville is POSTPONED until  5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2014.

Arrests:
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Mark Baxter, 50, of 37 Jaques St., May 27, 9:03 a.m., arrested at 175 Fellsway on a warrant charge of assault and battery.

Edson Costa, 48, of 14 Boston St., May 27, 7:10 p.m., arrested at home on a charge of assault and battery.

As Somerville residents are gaining employment at Assembly Row and learning job preparation skills through the city’s First Source local hiring and workforce development program, an online job and talent bank and a program helping young adults access jobs is readying for launch this coming month.

Collecting poetry books can be an especially rewarding and satisfying pursuit, according to expert Kenneth Gloss.

By Kenneth Gloss

It’s finally spring and the time of the year when young men and young women turn to love in the classic form of poetry.

But when you collect poetry books, you’re stepping into a world of words that has had a huge impact on literature. Poets were the forerunners for many of the trends that evolved in literature, because they were the first to dare to try new forms of expression. Poetry is like the hub of the wheel that influenced the spokes of literature springing from it. That alone makes it a fascinating area for collectors.

East Broadway will come alive with the sights, sounds and spectacle of “Carnaval @ SomerStreets” this coming Sunday.

The city’s fifth annual SomerStreets series kicks off for summer 2014 with “Carnaval @ SomerStreets” on East Broadway Sunday, June 1, from noon to 4 p.m. (rain or shine). SomerStreets is the city’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 activities.