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By Jim Clark
Police officers were dispatched to the Taqueria Tapatio restaurant on Broadway last week on reports of a dispute in progress.
Upon arrival, the officers spoke with a woman who stated that a man, identified as Francisco Resate-Reyes, who had attacked her over the summer inside the restaurant had come into the restaurant that evening and began threatening her and yelling incoherently.
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Life in the Ville by Jimmy Del Ponte
The holiday season means family, festivities, and lots of food. It seems like a good time to look at some of my Somerville friends’ (strange to us, but delicious to others) food favorites. I did a survey of kooky eats that current and former Somerville residents enjoyed as kids. Some of us still enjoy our odd sounding but delectable treats today.
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Join Mayor Curtatone and City staff for Somerville’s annual holiday celebrations, kicking off on Thursday, December 6, with the Christmas Tree Lighting and visit from Santa Claus, on the City Hall Concourse. Also part of the 2018 events are a ceremonial lighting of a Menorah on the City Hall Concourse on Sunday, December 9, and the Somerville Arts Council’s Illuminations Tour on December 15.
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It is possible that pedestrians in Somerville may be waving colorful flags while traversing crosswalks in hopes of making it to the other side without mishap.
By Jim Clark
While many crosswalks in the city of Somerville may be regulated by traffic signals, a good many others are not. And even when obeying the respective reds, yellows and greens, there can be instances when pedestrians fall victim to oncoming vehicular traffic due to poor visibility or inattentive drivers.
Several cities and townships across the U.S. have adopted the use of “pedestrian crossing flags” to help increase the visibility of those who cross streets properly and legally.
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Chris Trapper plays The Burren in Somerville this coming Friday and Saturday. — Photos by Topher Cox
By Blake Maddux
Singer-songwriter Chris Trapper’s non-musician jobs have included “selling chocolate chip cookies to tourists in Boston’s Quincy Market” and “food and beverage guy” for Copley Plaza Hotel.
That was before the Buffalo native found success as the leader of The Push Stars, which formed in Cambridge, MA and released four albums and an EP between 1996 and 2004.
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By Giovanna DaSilva, Sam Buckley, Julian Delmonico, and Veid Patel
Imagine you are an eighth-grade student. You and your friend are on the cross country team, and you need to take a bus to get to a meet. You get dismissed early and are ready to run. You head on over towards the bus stop. You grab a seat on the bench and wait for the bus. And wait. And wait. And wait some more. About 30 minutes have passed when the bus finally pulls up at the stop, and you’re too late for the meet.
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Southern comfort food is what is served up here at the Southern Kin Cookhouse. Saturday and Sunday brunch is available from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. along with a full lunch menu.
Upon entering, off to the right is the bar area. It’s about half the length of the restaurant where you will find over 100 American whisky and Kentucky bourbon choices for any of the old fashioned and even traditional style cocktail offerings.
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By Donald Norton
Lifelong resident and all around nice guy Vinny Vincente, together with his brother Tito Vincente, operated Goode Gas on Pearl Street for decades and built up a huge following that exists even today.
Finally, after working part time on various cars in the shop these past several years, he’s decided to join his brother Tito in retirement.
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Newstalk – December 5
Illuminations Tour 2018 takes place Saturday, December 15, 4:30 to 9:15 p.m. Tickets go on sale Sunday, December 2, at 10:00 a.m. at Blue Cloud Gallery in Ball Square, 713 Broadway. Celebrate the folk artistry of residents who transform their houses and yards with lights, illuminated ornaments, and shrines of devotion and fantasy. 45-minute Trolley Tours leave from (and return to) Somerville High School Field House, 81 Highland Ave. This is a new location this year, which is located between the Central Library and the High School. Coffee, hot chocolate and cookies will be served. In addition, craft activities for children and the Somerville Community Chorus will perform. Each year the tour changes, so do not expect the 2017 tour to be the 2018 tour. This is a fundraiser for the Arts Council. For more info visit www.somervilleartscouncil.org.
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