Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville Department of Veterans’ Services invite residents to a pair of events to mark National Suicide Prevention Week and the anniversary of 9/11.

By Jim Clark

While changing a flat tire on a disabled vehicle outside Saks Off 5th on Grand Union Blvd. last week, a Somerville Police officer observed a Saks store employee attempting to stop a suspected shoplifter who was running away from him with merchandise in his hands.

The fourth annual iteration of the free performance art festival occurs on Friday, September 9 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m (rain date 9/16) at Seven Hills Park behind the Davis Square MBTA station.

It features a live DJ as well as folk, R&B, Hip-Hop and genre-fusion performances from soloists and bands alike. 

Life in the Ville by Jimmy Delponte

In the old days we used to go to Howard Johnson, The Golden Egg or Kay and Chips for breakfast. There are a lot of other great breakfast places serving during the traditional breakfast hours. In Ball Square, there’s Ball Square Café and breakfast, Soundbites and Kelly’s Diner. I’ve also eaten at a great breakfast at Buddy’s Diner on Washington St.

By Fernando Cervantes Jr.

The Somerville City Council’s Land Use Committee held its monthly meeting to discuss zoning ordinances and amendments in various locations of the city.

Reps. Ultrino, Connolly, and Donato on a trip to see how the Orange Line shuttle would work. I’ve taken the Green Line shuttle to work since.

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By State Senator Pat Jehlen

People are furious at the state of the MBTA: the fatality, the fire, the explosion, the derailments, the injuries, the delays, the actual and proposed cuts in service, the month-long closure of the Orange and Green Line.