June 2026
Winding down with old friends at Tampopo
When 2025 became 2026, Yasumasa Ito decided 34 years was long enough and it was time to shut down Tampopo, the venerable Japanese noodle and donburi bowl bodega in the Lesley Building in Porter Square. Cambridge Day posted an appreciation piece highlighting our favorite dishes, and lauding Ito for maintaining high quality over the years. […]
Fifty years since recombination debate ushered in biotech in Cambridge
This month marks 50 years since Cambridge city councillors, scientists, and residents debated the safety of DNA recombination. The fiery deliberations at city hall elevated the role of the public in scientific research, which resulted in the nation’s first local ordinance regulating genetic experimentation, and led to the biotech boom in Kendall Square. Read more […]
Cambridge Local first to host second annual 617 Day small business summit
Cambridge Local First will host its second annual Small Business Summit for 617 Day, an event sparked both by the local area code and the date. Read more Events this week in Camberville: Wax museum, Fresh Pond Day, & soccer watch parties On June 17, the nonprofit network of 400 small business owners will bring […]
Events this week in Camberville: Wax museum, Fresh Pond Day, & soccer watch parties
Thursday, June 11 Noon to 12:45 p.m.Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square. Gallery Performance: Celtic Art Across the AgesFree. Harpist and historian Nancy Hurrell will perform Irish music on an 1820s Egan harp and a modern Celtic harp. She will also share the history of the Celtic harp. Read more ‘Birds Up Close,’ […]
‘Birds Up Close,’ and other picks for what to read
We asked the staff at the MIT Press Bookstore for some recent book recommendations. Head over to 314 Main St., Kendall Square, to continue the conversation. Read more Ahern Field shows why community engagement matters “Birds Up Close: An Engineer Explores Their Hidden Wonders,” by Lorna Gibson. MIT Press, 2026. How do birds fly? Why […]
Ahern Field shows why community engagement matters
I am grateful that the City Manager has decided that Ahern Field will remain a natural grass field with improved drainage and irrigation. This decision reflects the voices of residents from East Cambridge and across the city who took the time to attend meetings, sign petitions, ask questions, and participate in the public process. Read […]
Film noir & David Lynch’s America
If someone asked you to picture a film noir, you’d probably conjure a handful of visual signifiers: a sultry femme fatale, a hard-drinking gumshoe in a fedora, shadows darker than the human soul. But what would it sound like? Chances are you can already hear a low, bluesy saxophone, possibly accompanied by lightly brushed drums […]
Charges dropped in fatal stabbing case
The Middlesex District Attorney’s office dropped all charges against Victor Rivas, a South Boston man involved in a fatal stabbing in Cambridge on January 6. Rivas had pled “not guilty” to charges of felony assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in the stabbing death of Antoine Johnson, a Freetown man who engaged in an […]
City reverses course on Ahern Field
After a tense city council meeting on Monday over the issue of putting artificial turf on Ahern Field in East Cambridge, city manager Yi-An Huang issued a statement Wednesday evening reversing course. Read more The CPL’s top 10 May reads “After careful consideration of community input, City Council feedback, and the project’s overall goals, we […]
The CPL’s top 10 May reads
Here are this month’s 10 most checked out books at all Cambridge Public Library locations. Thanks to Susannah Borysthen-Tkacz, Senior Librarian, for providing us with the list. Read more Public comment shouldn’t be cut short