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Somerville meetings, Oct. 19-26: Vacant property enforcement, teen center staffing and AI exposure

by Marc Levy October 18, 2026

Take part in meetings on student discipline and records, questions at the Rosebud diner, teen center staffing and AI, empty storefronts and doubled utility poles.

BITE

Pawpaws at The Mushroom Shop

by Marc Levy October 14, 2026

The Mushroom Shop, open in a new location as of Saturday, is not just for fungus. It’s also where to get these seasonal lesser-known fruits grown in Central Massachusetts.

LET’S GET COFFEE

Is everyone hanging out at Pronto without me? This friendly hotel cafe has delicious meals and its own pastry chef

by Corky White October 13, 2026

Harvard Square’s best-kept café secret is in an out-of-the-way space in the Charles Hotel, run by the generous Yazid Berbiche by way of Algiers and Marseilles.

BITE

Fruit pastes at Le Macaron French Pastries

by Marc Levy October 7, 2026

I was lured by the visual appeal of these colorful, sugar-encrusted cubes of unusual size and imagined there was something secretly special about them.

LET’S GET COFFEE

Looking over a Clover

by Corky White October 7, 2026

Clover and its chickpea fritter sandwich will remain at the Science Center, where there's a separate coffee bar giving local roasters' beans the attention they deserve.

FOOD

Some savory surprises from Food Nation in Davis Square

by Marc Levy October 3, 2026

Most of the eateries serving Saturday in Davis Square Plaza, in an annual event led by The Somerville Foundation, overturned expectations.

NEWS

There’s more to Saturday’s Food Nation event than all-you-can eat dishes from five Davis Square restaurants

by Marc Levy October 1, 2026

For those tempted to use all-you-can-eat tasting pass to the fullest extent, at least the eating can be done over six hours mixed with live music, games and activities.

BITE

Taiwanese doughnut at Café+ by Pagu

by Marc Levy September 30, 2026

People are excited to have a home for this twice-fried Taiwanese doughnut. The flow of customers is sometimes “doughnut, doughnut, doughnut,” a cafe manager says.

LET’S GET COFFEE

Where there are books, there should be coffee: Page & Leaf

by Corky White September 30, 2026

Page & Leaf serves Porter Square denizens and Lesley University and is within Porter Square Books, but on the day I visited the sound was laptops clicking.

OPINION

Where was all the Fluff at the Fest?

by Nicholas Marchuk September 27, 2026

I got several warnings from friends that I shouldn’t go to Fluff Fest, Union Square’s annual celebration dedicated to Marshmallow Fluff. I declined to listen. I wanted to like it.