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Creamy, full of flavor, and deeply satisfying. The roasted butternut squash adds a lovely caramelized sweetness that balances beautifully with the tangy feta. A touch of zá atar lifts the dish with a subtle herbal note. Perfect over pasta-rich, comforting, and surprisingly elegant.

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 Article by Off the Shelf Correspondent Diana Kouprina

 I met poet/writer Diana Kouprina at a meeting of my literary group the Bagel Bards, which meets every Saturday at Cafe Zing in Porter Square. She has had a hardscrabble background, but has overcome this, and now she is a prolific writer and social media personality.

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Richard Wilhelm is a painter and poet who was a founding member of the Ibbetson Street Press and one of the co-editors of the 2000 anthology, City of Poets: 18 Boston Voices. His poems have appeared in Spare Change News, The Somerville Times, Ibbetson Street, and several other journals and anthologies.

The Nova Comedy Collective’s show, ADVENTURE IMPROV, is a fun, interactive musical comedy experience for the whole family!

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne welcomes the community and community leaders to celebrate the City’s second annual observance of Italian-American Heritage Month with the raising for the Italian flag at City Hall concourse on October 9, 2025.

~Photo courtesy of the City of Somerville

Join your ward’s City Hall Community Meeting for an overview of the latest City and neighborhood news.

City Hall Community Meetings are an opportunity to learn more about City programs and initiatives, meet your neighbors, find ways to get involved, talk with elected officials and City staff, and enjoy local pizza. The Fall 2025 meeting series concludes continues next week with a virtual meeting for all wards on Tuesday, October 14, and in Ward 2 on Thursday, October 16.

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Office of Immigrant Affairs (SOIA) are inviting community members to celebrate Latin American and Caribbean Heritage Month on Saturday, October 18.

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and Fire Chief Charles Breen invite the Somerville community to the grand opening ceremony for the newly opened Assembly Square Fire Station on Saturday, October 18, at 10 a.m.