On July 12, the city held a soccer clinic with the New England Revolution at Dilboy before the SomerCup 2026 tournament. The clinic was led by coaches of the New England Revolution.

The Somerville Arts Council’s ArtBeat festival has become a much-beloved annual tradition here in the city for many.

One thing can be said for certain: it brings to the fore some of the most imaginative and unique creations one could ever wish to see, hear, and – sometimes – even feel.

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Steve Ratiner is the president of the New England Poetry Club. I talked with him about the WE (too) THE PEOPLE poetry series at the Longfellow House in Cambridge this summer. On July 12, the club hosts Tracy K. Smith, the former U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner. There will be readings throughout the summer.

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Gary Metras’s 10th poetry book, Counting Bricks, was just published by Dos Madres Press. His essays, reviews, and chiefly poems have appeared in hundreds of periodicals since the 1970s, including Chiron Review, English Journal, Ibbetson Street, Poetry, Poetry East, and Yankee. He has worked as tobacco picker, short order cook, mason tender, air traffic controller (U.S. Air Force), book store manager, high school English teacher, and college writing instructor. He fly fishes the rivers and streams of western Massachusetts for recreation and inspiration.

— Photo courtesy of City of Somerville

Community invited to groundbreaking ceremony with free refreshments on Thursday, July 16

When you wish upon a star (market), dreams really do come true. On Thursday, July 16, the Somerville community is invited to a groundbreaking ceremony marking the long-vacant former Star Market site’s transformation into 319 new homes, including 136 affordable units.