Fit-4-Life had lunch at Out of the Blue Restaurant in Davis Square as we explored Shape Up Somerville’s healthy eating options at area restaurants.  Seth Colburn, our Nutrition expert, talked about ways to eat healthy when eating out. Pictured here: Joe Beckman, Maureen Kelley and Seth Colburn.

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte

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Last week’s story, The Class of ’81 turns 50, was written by Anthony Accardi Jr.

One of my sisters’ former boyfriends had a 1967 blue “goat.” A GTO with 4 on the floor. It was the coolest car I had ever seen up until then. Even when he popped the clutch and the car ended up on the sidewalk in front of the Middlesex Bank on Highland Ave. in Davis Square. By the way, he was cited for recklessness and driving barefooted. But boy, was that car nice.

Saturday, August 10, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., the Somerville Arts Council will transform Union Square into a bustling outdoor night market featuring the food of local restaurants, including Casa B, Ebi Suchi and Taqueria La Mexicana.

Fire throwers, street performers and craftsters will populate the plaza, and there will be interactive food-themed activities. This night of global gastronomy should heat up the square considerably.

Electronics Recycling Program now offered daily; Unwanted electronics should be brought to DPW yard for disposal.

Beginning this week, the city will expand its electronics recycling program by offering a recycling service on weekdays for unwanted household electronics at no cost to residents.

Eric Pedersen, who lives on Broadway in Somerville, loves Louie’s Ice Cream Banana Boats.

By Harry Kane

Louie’s Ice Cream is a hidden gem in East Somerville that, day and night, serves up a variety of frozen treats for the summer crowd, who enjoy the cooling effects of America’s favorite dessert.

– Photos by Claudia Ferro and Lisa Heyison

Somerville seniors enjoyed lunch, dancing,entertainment, prizes and gifts at the Mayor’s annual senior picnic, Wednesday August 7.

Corazon Higgins, Turtle Pond, District 3, Saigon, Pen, ink and gouache on paper, 10”x14”.

By Margaret Ann Ryan

You Are Here is the theme for the current Nave Gallery art exhibition. The title of the show makes me wonder if Ram Das has returned to the Boston area. I would not put it past those creative folks at the Nave, Somerville’s all volunteer, community run art spaces.

By Jim Clark

Police were dispatched to the Target store on Somerville Ave. after receiving a call that a shoplifter with no identification had been apprehended and was being held.

By Joseph A. Curtatone

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This week’s breezy, cooler temperatures might make it easy to forget that only a few weeks ago, the city had to open cooling centers as we endured the third heat wave of a summer that’s only halfway over. So why am I still sweating this week? I’m sweating the undeniable scientific facts about climate change, driven by human behavior, and the warming of the planet that scientists have long been predicting.

– Photos by Claudia Ferro

For the 10th consecutive year, Somerville Cares About Prevention (SCAP) partnered with the Somerville Police Department to host Somerville’s National Night Out Against Crime and Drugs at Foss Park, Tuesday, August 6.