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During the hot summer months, I prefer to eat on the lighter side. Salads are a big part of my lunch menu. I usually have most of the items listed below on hand. Sometimes I have left over grilled chicken, grilled steak, or even roasted vegetables that I like to incorporate into my salads. For additional protein garbanzo beans or edamame beans can be added for texture and color. You can add just about anything for a fun, not so boring and nutritious salad. The sky is the limit!

Summertime is a great time for outdoor gatherings celebrations. Part of the fun is indulging in the pleasures of grilling and sharing good food and drink with family and friends.

But certain safety measures must be followed to make sure that these grand epicurean hoedowns don’t end in catastrophic property – and personal – damage caused by fire gone out of control. Especially considering how dry and combustible everything is during these recent heat waves.

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Review by g emil reutter

Rammelkamp brings us on a journey into the history of burlesque and stripping from Boston to the west coast and Europe. It is a romp from the late 1800’s up until the 00’s. As much as the poems are energetic, frenzied one may say, there are many written with a sublime sadness. Through the tassels. g-strings, feathers and sex, these are performers whose lives are documented by Rammelkamp.

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Kacy Fallon is a proud mom, military wife, writer, and educator. Her work has appeared in PANK Magazine, Euphony, 50-Word Stories, Ghost Town, and Boston Poetry Magazine, among others. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. Kacy is an adjunct professor of English at Endicott College in Beverly, MA, where she previously served as the Director of the Writing Center. She currently lives in Kennebunk, Maine with her husband and three children.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Cambridge, Medford and Somerville Police Departments have announced ongoing  investigations into six separate shootings that have occurred in these communities since June 10, 2024. 

“As a result of these shootings multiple homes and vehicles were hit and one person was seriously injured. Every time a gun is illegally fired in our neighborhoods it creates the risk of death or serious injury for innocent people.  In these cases officers recovered 60 shell casings resulting from the 60 shots fired in congested areas, this type of chaos creating violence simply cannot go unaddressed. I have assigned multiple prosecutors to work with our police partners to identify the perpetrators. I urge the public to join us in putting an end to this dangerous behavior by providing any information that they may have to the police.” said District Attorney Ryan

Vegetable Fermentation Workshop: Simple Preservation You Can Do At Home
Thursday, July 18, 7:00-8:00 pm
Flora Spivak will discuss and demonstrate simple techniques for making sauerkraut and pickles at home. Sample recipes provided. Come learn and/or share your own experience and knowledge of these traditional methods of preserving food.
Contact: Flora at sfspivak@gmail.com 

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Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the city’s Planning, Preservation, and Zoning Department invited Somerville community members to a public meeting to help inform the final draft of the Brickbottom Neighborhood Plan. City staff will present the most current version of the plan and answered questions from the community.