Somerville’s indoor mask mandate ended Saturday, March 5. But businesses can still set their own mask policies, so make sure to check before heading in. Masks are also still required for city buildings. Beginning March 14, masks will be optional for students and staff of Somerville Public Schools. More information, including where to find the latest health guidance can be found at somervillema.gov/maskmandateupdate.

Rafael Zara, “Manolete” – woodcut. Part of the Connections/Conexiones exhibition at Brickbottom Gallery, March 10 – April 9.

The Brickbottom Gallery will be showing original prints by contemporary Cuban artists, most of whom are living on the island. This is the first half of an international print exchange.

In 2019, Janette Brossard Duharte, president of the Printmaking section of the Visual Artist Association of Cuba, approached The Boston Printmakers with an idea for an international print exchange. She invited members of The Boston Printmakers to exhibit in Havana and asked the organization to sponsor an exhibit of Cuban artists in the Boston area.

Spring forward, fall back. Or is that fall forward, spring back? The only way we can ever be sure is if we’re early or late for church Sunday morning, or whatever it is you do on Sunday morning.

To be fair, there’s usually someone around smart enough to know the difference, if it isn’t you yourself.

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville Housing Division are pleased to announce an income-restricted homeownership opportunity. 

Unit 301 at 13 Alpine Street is a two-bedroom condo available to households with a yearly gross income at or below 80% of the Area Median Income ($80,850 for a two-person household; $90,950 for a three-person household; $101,105 for a four-person household). 

~Photos by The Somerville Times staff

Sunday, March 6, an emergency response drill was conducted involving a Green Line train between the newly built Lechmere and Union Square Stations. Agencies participating in this exercise included MBTA Operations, MBTA Transit Police, Cambridge Fire Department (CFD), Somerville Fire Department (SFD), and Medford Fire Department (MFD) and Cataldo Ambulance.

In honor of National Foreign Language Week, March 6-12, known in Somerville as World Language Week, the Somerville World Language Department will be celebrating through art and music. Thanks to a Cultural Heritage Project grant from the Somerville Arts Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the week will include a performance by Jean Appolon Expressions (JAE) at the Somerville High School Auditorium on Tuesday, March 8, during X-block from 10:05 to 11:00 a.m. JAE supports cultural equity and representation and promotes hope and healing through Haitian Folkloric dance and educational programming. The performance will be live-streamed, which will ensure that all classes at SHS and in the district can enjoy the performance.