Fullwidth Featured
MIT’s Fab Lab marks 25 years of making almost anything
The Fab Lab, MIT’s digital fabrication laboratory, is turning 25 this week, and its founder said he did “not remotely” expect the extent of the lab’s impact. “What I didn’t see is it fundamentally changes how society and economy works,” said Neil Gershenfeld, an MIT professor and director of the Center of Bits and Atoms. […]
For Cambridge Historical Commission, zoning ordinance has ‘changed the calculus’
The Cambridge Historical Commission has become a de facto arbiter of the city’s landscape since the Multifamily Housing Ordinance (MFHO) passed in February 2025. Charles Sullivan, the commission’s long-time executive director, said he is trying to take things in stride, even as requests for historical review increased five-fold last year. Read more Everybody Gotta Eat, […]
Everybody Gotta Eat, so Manny Mervil gotta work
Kendall Square office buildings clear out by mid-afternoon most summer Fridays – if office workers show up at all. But around 2:30 p.m. on a recent gorgeous mid-July afternoon, Emmanuel “Manny” Mervil has one of his two phones glued to his ear, talking business. Or maybe charity, for one of his nonprofits. Serial entrepreneur is […]
Cambridge Magna Carta moment may open new UK connection
The Speaker of the British House of Commons visited Cambridge Thursday to see an English document, the Magna Carta. Read more A mishit and a backfire from two new movies “To come all this way to find a piece of history from … England and the fact that the [democratic] world has been built on […]
A mishit and a backfire from two new movies
“The Dink” ⭐⭐ Rating: 2 out of 4. What if a top tennis player faltered in their career and had to slum it on the pickleball circuit? That’s kind of the loose “Happy Gilmore”—esque concept behind this not quite pickled-enough comedy that stars Jake Johnson (“New Girl,” “Drinking Buddies”) as said fictional tennis star Dustin […]
Bento boxes and bowls to fit your mood at Nagomi Bento’s new spot
Simple and savory, Nagomi Bento brings a new cuisine and dining style to the Mass. Ave. restaurant row between Harvard and Porter squares. The bento-to-go spot, which also has a few tables, notches the second locale for the concept Nagisa Ikemura launched in 2022 at the Bow Market in Somerville. Read more Lobsters are smart, […]
Lobsters are smart, except the ones you eat
There’s a good reason lobsters and New England go hand-in-hand. Their presence in the Atlantic waters off our coast goes back millions of years, and the fact that they helped many early European settlers survive means these critters are an essential part of New England history. Read more Cambridge Jazz Fest aims to play it […]
Cambridge Jazz Fest aims to play it forward for the community
The 11th annual Cambridge Jazz Festival at Danehy Park this Saturday and Sunday will be about more than music, said Larry Ward, executive director of the Cambridge Jazz Foundation. Read more City Council delays ShotSpotter vote during special meeting “I always tell people ‘music is what we do,’” Ward said. “I’m never worried about the […]
City Council delays ShotSpotter vote during special meeting
Despite four dozen public commenters and hours of debate, Thursday’s special meeting of Cambridge City Council meant to address public safety concerns ended with no action when Councillor Ayah Al-Zubi used her charter right to delay a vote on a policy order to reinstate ShotSpotter. Read more Planning Board, Ordinance Committee pan Brown petition Her […]
Planning Board, Ordinance Committee pan Brown petition
A controversial zoning petition proposed by Cambridge resident Doug Brown looks unlikely to stand after meetings of Planning Board and Ordinance Committees. On July 14, the Planning Board’s five members voted unanimously to submit a negative recommendation for the petition back to the city council. A week later, the Ordinance Committee, which includes all city […]