July 2026
World Cup a winner for local businesses
Boston’s major sports teams captured 10 titles during Olde Magoun Saloon’s first 24 years of business, but none of those championship nights matched a three-hour window last week. Read more Mixing courage and politics As the U.S. soccer team put away Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32 of FIFA World Cup 2026, patrons […]
Mixing courage and politics
Cambridge Day does not endorse candidates or positions. Views expressed in this column are those of the writer. Read more When Washington fought for the British As America marks its 250th birthday, it is worth remembering how often this nation has been shaped by those who first served it in uniform. George Washington led us […]
When Washington fought for the British
“Young Washington” ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 2.5 out of 4. Happy 250th, ‘Merica, from Angel Studios, which brings us this founding father and first president origin story. We might not all be in the flag-waving mood, what with MMA on the South Lawn, war with Iran and ICE raids (though maybe that gets your patriotic fervor going), […]
Apparent shooting death being investigated in Cambridge
A person was shot to death at Broadway and Norfolk Street apparently in the morning on July 4, the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) announced. Read more History Cambridge moves ahead while waiting for headquarters to sell CPD issued a statement that an emergency call was placed a few minutes before 5:30 a.m. reporting a person […]
History Cambridge moves ahead while waiting for headquarters to sell
History Cambridge may be in the middle of selling its headquarters but finding a new place to serve as a home base is not a huge priority for the organization. Instead of devoting much time and effort to maintaining the historic 6,449 sq. ft. Colonial-style home known as the Hooper-Lee Nichols House, History Cambridge wants […]
Social impact startups have pitch night at CIC
Two startups, one pioneering burn care for patients and the other educating teens about menstruation, were picked as the winners at a recent social impact pitch event at Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC). Read more Heat emergency not an anomaly Prior to the public pitch night, where the audience cast vote for their favorite presentations, the […]
Heat emergency not an anomaly
The current heat emergency should not be casually dismissed as an anomalous period of high temperatures, but as an ominous harbinger of the new normal. Extreme weather events once described as “century storms” are now alarmingly frequent, and everywhere on Earth societies are struggling to cope. Read more Herring and herons: signs of the Charles […]
Herring and herons: signs of the Charles River’s vast improvement
From Boston’s Museum of Science to the Watertown Dam, the Charles River this spring was rife with river herring swirling in the water like scores of baby sharks. Near the dam, dozens of the aptly named herring gulls perched on rocks and plunged for the fish, while great blue herons waded out into the shallows […]
CRLS track program on the national stage
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School sent eight athletes to the New Balance National Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia from June 18-21. The Falcons competed against the best high school track and field programs in the country across three events. Read more Plot problems plague a […]
Plot problems plague a trio of films
“Minions & Monsters” ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 2.5 out of 4. By any metric, the Minion movies are among the most successful cinematic creations of the 21st century. Since their introduction in 2015’s “Despicable Me,” the subverbal yellow creatures have appeared in seven films, launched a merchandising empire and inspired one of the internet’s most inscrutable meme […]