July 2026
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 […]
Fourth of July BBQ, ACLU-style
With America’s 250th birthday around the corner, many of us are looking forward to fireworks and backyard barbecues. We’re also thinking a lot about what freedom and democracy mean. Read more Tenant tries to avoid eviction by declaring bankruptcy In this era of oligarchs and billionaires, it can be hard to hold tight to the […]
Tenant tries to avoid eviction by declaring bankruptcy
A tenant living in a low-income housing development in Cambridge is trying to avoid eviction for unpaid rent by filing for bankruptcy, possibly a first-time strategy for renters in Cambridge public housing. Read more “National Treasure” and other film gems “While I cannot speak to every individual record, current [Cambridge Housing Authority] staff cannot recall […]
“National Treasure” and other film gems
This week’s repertory series at the Brattle Theatre began simply as an excuse to screen “National Treasure” (2004), the ludicrous yet lovable heist picture in which Nicolas Cage plays a historian forced to steal the Declaration of Independence, on the Fourth of July. But the title of “National Treasure” becomes a double entendre when one […]
Events in Cambridge and Somerville: fireworks, porchfest, film fest
For a searchable calendar of events with your choice of list or map view, or to submit an event of your own, go to the main calendar. Read more Salt + Stone restaurant will reopen five months after fire Thursday, July 2 6:30 to 9 p.m.Portico Brewing, 101 South St., Boynton Yards, Ward 2. Portico Point to […]
Salt + Stone restaurant will reopen five months after fire
Assembly Row’s Salt + Stone will reopen July 10, five months after a kitchen fire forced the restaurant to close. Read more Tenants nervous about CHA takeover face “no threat,” Fraden says Grease buildup in an oven exhaust duct caught fire during dinner service Feb. 3, hours before the pipe was scheduled to be cleaned. […]