By Rachael Hines

Nonprofit group East Somerville Main Streets is creating a new food-themed mural for Deano’s Pizza, located at 15 Garfield Ave, in the east Somerville business district.

The mural is currently expected to be completed by the end of summer, and will feature the artwork of acclaimed artist and storyteller Michael Talbot.

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This fruit salad recipe can be used as a dessert or breakfast topping. I like it over cottage cheese or Greek yogurt. It also goes well with lemon sorbet. It’s tart, sweet, and refreshing.

It can sometimes seem overwhelming, keeping up with all the latest orders and advisories that are issued as we all deal with the daunting task of protecting ourselves and others against the further spread of the COVID-19 virus.

And yet it must be recognized and acknowledged that this is an entirely fluid situation, a thing that is so new and maddeningly unpredictable that even the world’s foremost authorities on viral infections are still contending with the wild fluctuations of infections, even as so many are getting vaccinated.

Arrests:
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Lorena Dos Santos, August 2, 7:32 a.m., arrested at Broadway on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60.

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The Wind’s Tale, by Paul Steven Stone, illustrated by Carla Carey, transports the reader to a magical place as seen through the eyes of Bobby, a young boy confined to a wheelchair and unable to speak.

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As a seven-year-old boy I visited my grandparents on Manida Street in the Bronx. Now, I hear it is a historical district. It was a magical place for me back then. In my career as a poet, I have written a number of poems about the Bronx.

Somerville mayoral hopefuls to discuss elder issues at forum

For the first time in 17 years, Somerville seniors will be voting for their next mayor.

Candidates vying to be the next mayor of Somerville will discuss issues of interest to older adults at a special candidate forum on Thursday, August 5 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the new VNA Senior Living at 186 Highland Avenue (formerly the Little Sisters of the Poor Jeanne Jugan Residence).

Somerville recently held a celebration of immigrant communities, featuring speeches from Mayor Joseph Curtatone and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley.

The City of Somerville’s Economic Development Division recently published its second Diversity Catalog, which highlights women-, minority-, veteran-, and LGBTQIA-owned businesses in the city. The Diversity Catalog can be found at www.somervillema.gov/diversitycatalog.

The catalog serves as a marketing tool for Somerville businesses that want to offer their products and services to customers throughout the region and the information gathered to create it helps Economic Development staff design business support programs that meet the needs of local businesses.