East Somerville Main Streets invites you on a culinary journey around the world on September 17th, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. on Broadway in Somerville. Returning for its thirteenth year, the East Somerville Foodie Crawl highlights local businesses and celebrates cuisine from El Salvador, Brazil, Italy, France, Mexico, and more.

 LEGO Discovery Center Boston is celebrating teachers as the new school year begins, with Teacher Appreciation Days.

Host, Sarah Fishman sits down with Ward 1 councilor, Matthew McLaughlin on September 5, 2024.

Celebrate back to school season by learning how to cook children’s favorite meals from around the world

To celebrate the back-to-school season, the Somerville Arts Council (SAC) and Nibble Kitchen are launching a new cooking class series, “Favorite Childhood Meals from Around the World!” 

By Dennis Fischman

It’s quite a feat to write a historically accurate novel set in ancient times and make it as much fun as this one.

Marcus Didius Falco is an “informant,” or private investigator, working in first century Rome. He’s been described as “Roman Emperor Vespasian’s smart-aleck PI.” To keep body and soul together, Falco moves around Rome’s empire, working for hire, even in savage places like Roman Britain.

Long time Somerville resident and The Somerville Times photographer, Claudia Ferro, celebrated her 80th birthday on Monday of this week. All of her family and extended family came out to celebrate her special day. We wish her many more happy years to come.

Senator Patricia Jehlen with Sean Ellis, Exoneree and Director of Exoneree Network.

On September 12 at City Winery Boston, as the New England Innocence Project commemorates 20 years of fighting for freedom at their annual storytelling event, Voices of the Innocent, the social justice nonprofit will honor Senator Patricia Jehlen for her more than 20 years of dedicated service in support of wrongfully convicted people and their families.

Femino to retire this fall

On behalf of the City of Somerville, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is extending her deepest gratitude to interim Police Chief Charles Femino for his exceptional leadership and unwavering dedication to the Somerville Police Department.