Street performers are hopeful that city regulations will soon be made clearer and fair for those who wish to perform in public places.

By Harry Kane

Proposed legislation would allow street performers access to Somerville streets. City officials want to update the ordinance just in time for the warm weather, yet there’s still no timetable designated.

Peter Drucker, the late business management innovator, once famously said, “People who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.”

Eagle Feathers #23 – Liberty Pole Square

By Bob (Monty) Doherty

Most Somerville residents could quickly direct you to Union Square. If you asked the same individual how to get to Liberty Pole Square, however, chances are they would have no idea what to tell you.

By Harry Kane

The Somerville Special Education Parent Advisory Council’s Advise the Advisory subcommittee is seeking to find ways to better serve the needs of those in need of special education services.

The Somerville Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SPED PAC) decided to form a subcommittee to try and give the special education community a voice in the development of their classrooms.

By Mike Stoller

Two weeks into practice, the Somerville girls’ tennis team is making good use of its time.

“We have a little bit of work still to do,” Highlanders’ Head Coach Mark Kirwin said. “So far the signs have been encouraging.”

Arrests:
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Jonathan Hayes, 33, of 22 Kennyson Rd., March 25, 10:18 a.m., arrested at Broadway on a warrant charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Derrick Paul, 22, March 25, 10:37 a.m., arrested at 60 Derby St. on charges of home invasion, resisting arrest, and armed robbery.

Somerville Writer Ilan Mochari

Although we were well into March, the winds of winter gave a cold bitch slap to the windows at the Sherman Cafe in Union Square, Somerville. It was here, over one of Sherman’s famed oatmeal scones that I met Somerville novelist Ilan Mochari. We sat down to talk about his writing life and his new novel:  Zinsky the Obscure (Fomite Press).

Somerville Bagel Bard Tom Miller writes about his favorite breakfast joint as if it is a modern dance company. Miller is a graduate student in history at Salem State University, reads and writes poetry, and is a retired auto executive.

By Jim Clark

Police responded to a report of a possible breaking and entering in progress at a Tennyson St. residence last Friday.

Upon arrival, officers noticed loud banging sounds coming from the building, which is in the process of being renovated.

Are you up to the challenge? Better eat your Wheaties and get signed up for the activities to come.

Spring is here and the Fourth Annual Mayor’s Fitness Challenge kicks into high gear in April 2013.  The Mayors Fitness Challenge is a program of the city’s Shape Up Somerville initiative, designed to encourage active living, healthy eating, and overall wellness among community members of all ages.