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As a kid during the 1970’s, I couldn’t stand asparagus. The reason, asparagus was served out of a can, at least in my home, yuck!

One of the staples, usually on a Saturday, was an asparagus and egg frittata. Just picture mushy with some hard chewy watered down gray colored nastiness spread throughout the frittata. I would save up my allowance to treat myself on a Saturday for a delicious burger at the Stephen James House, or a luncheon special of chicken chow mein, chicken fingers, rice and crab rangoon at Yee’s Village. Sorry for the digression.

For some of us it feels like forever since we’ve shaken off the cares and concerns that seem to be bearing down so heavily as we observe the divisions and discord that has been so prevalent in our society over the past few years.

Another election is just around the corner, and the national election is coming up next year. The balance of power in Washington will still be in play, and more than ever it seems as though so much will be at stake in that particular election cycle, no matter which side we align with.

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I know many people have glitches in their work. But here is an artist who celebrates them. Have if you will, one Jael Whitney.

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Dorothy Shubow Nelson’s poems have appeared in: Pangyrus; Carrying the Branch: Poets in Search of Peace; Polis IV; Human Architecture VII; Consequence Magazine; Atelier; Café Review; Sojourner; and various newspapers and magazines. Her collection, The Dream of the Sea was published in 2008. She initiated a Veterans Writing Group in Gloucester MA. in 2013 and has led this group for nine years. She served as editor of the anthology The Inner Voice and The Outer World: Writings by Veterans and Their Families from the Cape Ann Veterans Writing Workshop published in 2017, 2018 by The Gloucester Writers Center.

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Ward 1 Councilor Matthew McLaughlin, and City of Somerville staff invite you to a virtual community meeting about proposed transportation safety improvements on Tufts Street.  

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The Center for Arts at the Armory (CAA) presents two diverse singer songwriters this fall as part of its high-profile Spotlight Series–Fabiola Méndez–and brings back the ever-popular Rocky Horror Picture Show with the Teseracte Plays performing as a live cast. 

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The City of Somerville held it’s first Civic Day on September 30, 2023, to provide the community with fun, interactive opportunities to learn about City government, programs, services, and ways to get involved. We also asked attendees what they would do if they were mayor…

Riders will receive free Adventure Pass with code: BLUECROSSMENTALHEALTH

In recognition of World Mental Health Day and to support mental wellness within the Metro Boston community, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”) is sponsoring free Bluebikes Adventure Passes on Tuesday, October 10. The complimentary passes, which provide riders with unlimited two-hour rides throughout the day, are accessible in the Bluebikes App with the code BLUECROSSMENTALHEALTH. The initiative will be available across the Bluebikes system’s 13 municipalities: Arlington, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Newton, Revere, Salem, Somerville and Watertown. Blue Cross is the sponsor of Bluebikes, which is owned by the municipalities and operated by Lyft.