Week in Review: Building Parapet Collapses on Beacon Street

Building Parapet Collapses on Beacon Street in Somerville
The parapet of 296 Beacon St., which is home to Zoe's Chinese Restaurant and Mixtura, collapsed Monday morning, strewing heavy rubble and concrete all over the sidewalk and closing the restaurants for at least a month.

Neil Young Puts on Surprise Performance in Davis Square
The rock and roll legend was in Davis Square Wednesday because his wife and her band were playing at Johnny D's. Mr. Young climbed on stage and surprised the audience with a new song.

City Wins Winter Hill Star Market Lawsuit
After a three-year legal battle between the city and the owner of the vacant Star Market building in Winter Hill, a judge with the Middlesex Land Court ruled in the city's favor. The city's planning board had denied the owner permits to bring an Ocean State Job Lot to the site. Questions remained about what would happen next with the property.

Tony Maws' Kirkland Tap & Trotter Announces Opening Date
Kirkland Tap & Trotter, the new Somerville restaurant by Craigie on Main's Tony Maws, is set to open Monday, Sept. 16, at 5 p.m., we learned this week. 

Blind Students Get Unique Tour of Cavalia's 'Odysseo'
On Wednesday, students from The Carroll Center for the Blind got to experience Odysseo with their senses of smell, touch and hearing. They received  a backstage tour and access to the show's horses and performers that most audience members could only dream of.

Unorthodox Tactics Used to Plan Davis Square's Future
Somerville by Design, a series of meetings and events aimed at soliciting ideas and opinions from the public about the future of different neighborhoods, came to Davis Square on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The three-day event included a "pop up" plaza and food trucks.