The city wants to hear ideas from young people about the future of Somerville. Teens are invited to share their thoughts and concerns about important topics like housing, education, and job training and access at a SomerVision 2040 Youth Forum tonight, Wednesday, July 31, at 5:00 p.m., in the Central Library auditorium, 79 Highland Ave. SomerVision 2040 is an ongoing effort to reexamine and update Somerville’s comprehensive plan – SomerVision. The community-developed plan set priorities around many issues; including housing, open space, transportation, sustainability, the local economy, and education. To learn more about the ongoing SomerVision 2040 process, visit www.somervision2040.com. While there, you can also sign up to get SomerVision 2040 updates.

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Celebrate the season at “Seize the Summer,” the August installment of the City’s SomerStreets festival, on Sunday, August 4, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. between Davis Square and Teele Square on Holland Street. SomerStreets is the City of Somerville’s take on the internationally renowned Open Streets concept, closing busy city streets to vehicles, and opening them up for cycling, walking, dancing, running, and other modes of activity. Through SomerStreets, the City and its community partners aim to promote and encourage easy access to physical activity, fresh foods, and reconnecting with neighborhoods, businesses, and their unique cultural elements in a thriving urban environment. For more information, visit www.somervillema.gov, or www.somervilleartscouncil.org/somerstreets.

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The Friday Night Fight this year is scheduled for Saturday, August 17, at Dilboy, hosted by Somerville Youth Development & Boxing Club, located at 18 Otis Street. The event starts at 5:00 p.m. and will run most likely to 10:00 p.m. Tickets will be on sale shortly. Meanwhile, you can go to their Facebook page and let them know you are coming.

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Happy birthday this week to several locals: Happy birthday to Leeann Rollins, the wife of Bruce Jr. We wish her the very best for her birthday. Happy birthday to local guy Richard Nilsson, a nice guy and great family man. We wish him a very happy birthday. Happy birthday our own special and fun guy here in Somerville, the great Jimmy Del Ponte, who is celebrating. Happy birthday to Patricia Norton. We wish her a very happy birthday. She is a strong woman and a great person! Also celebrating the same day is her grandson Corey Norton. We wish them both a great day. Happy birthday to Ward 5 Alderman and smart guy Mark Niedergang, who is also celebrating this week. And finally, happy birthday to Ricky Hart, of the famous Harts. We hope he has a great birthday especially with his family. To all others here in the city who are celebrating that we may have missed, we wish you a happy birthday.

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This week’s SomerMovie on August 1 will be Incredibles 2. It is a free, family-friendly film. All movies start at sunset and will be shown at Seven Hills Park in Davis Square. Visit the city’s website for a full schedule of upcoming movies. www.somervillema.gov.

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Our sincere condolences go out to the friends and family of Kellie A. McDaid, who passed away On Sunday. Condolences also go to the family of Nicholas A. Ritrovato Jr. who passed away last Thursday. Both will be sorely missed.

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Although it has yet to be officially announced, the rumor is incumbent Councilor At-Large Stephanie Hirsch would not be finishing her term of office if re-elected. This according to a statement made by the Councilor to Our Revolution Somerville. It remains to be seen if this is truly the case.

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To better support Somerville’s diverse business community, the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development is seeking businesses interested in participating in the city’s first Diversity Catalog. The Diversity Catalog will highlight businesses owned by underrepresented communities and serve as a marketing tool for Somerville businesses that want to offer their products and services to customers throughout the region. Information collected for the catalog will also help Economic Development staff design business support programs that meet the needs of local businesses. To participate in the Diversity Catalog, businesses must be at least 51% of one or more of the following: Immigrant-owned; Women-owned; Service-disabled veteran-owned; Veteran-owned; Lesbian-, gay-, bisexual-, transgender-, queer-, intersesex-, and/or asexual-owned; Disability-owned business enterprise. If you are interested in having your business included in the Diversity Catalog, please fill out a short survey at www.somervillema.gov/diversitycatalog by Friday, September 13. If you have any questions, please contact Economic Development Assistant Daniela Carrillo at dcarrillo@somervillema.gov or (617) 625-6600 ext. 2446.

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Looking for a job as a real estate professional here in the Greater Boston area and Somerville? Contact Century 21 North East – Norton Group RE, 699 Broadway Somerville Ball Square. Phone 617-623-6600 or email donaldfnorton@gmail.com. Century 21 North East has over 45 offices here in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Maine. It’s the fastest growing company around, headed by Jimmy D’Amico, originally from Chelsea. Find out why so far, since January 1 of this year, over 100 agents – both new and existing – have joined with C21 North East’s more than 800 agents. It’s all about family and good business sense. A grand opening will be coming up sometime soon.

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The Somerville City Club manager Donny Johnson is looking all the time for new members to join the club, if you think you’d be interested give him a call at 617-623-9340. It’s a great local club for the residents of Somerville, and has been around now for over 40 years, their location on Innerbelt Road. Plenty of parking and a very nice hall for rent, some say the best deal in Somerville. Call and ask for details at 617-623-9340.

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In its 24th year the Somerville 5K has hit a detour! Major road closures throughout Somerville have necessitated a temporary detour to Arlington. The race will be held Sunday, October 6 at 9:00 a.m. at the back of Arlington High School. This is another “detour” as the race is typically on Saturday.  This is a major fundraiser for SHC and we can’t afford to “miss a step” in getting everyone out to the race on Sunday, October 6! For more info, visit  https://www.somervillehomelesscoalition.org/events/.