August 2026
Connolly best to address housing crisis
At Abundant Housing Massachusetts, we believe solving our housing crisis requires us to build more homes, protect renters, and make major investments in affordable housing. Representative Mike Connolly has consistently worked across all three of those areas. Read more To improve fire safety, Cambridge must build more multifamily housing Connolly helped found and now co-chairs the Housing […]
To improve fire safety, Cambridge must build more multifamily housing
Disclaimer: Cambridge Day does not endorse candidates or positions. Views expressed in this column are those of the writer. Read more Foul play not suspected in Fresh Pond case Fire safety has made incredible strides in the years since most Cambridge homes were built. New multifamily buildings in Cambridge follow the extremely high standards required […]
Foul play not suspected in Fresh Pond case
The body found in Fresh Pond Aug. 11 was that of a 41-year-old man who was “known to be in the area,” according to a statement released Friday by the Middlesex District Attorney’s office and Cambridge Police Department. Read more Dragonflies are older than dinosaurs and still thriving The statement said that on Aug. 11 […]
Dragonflies are older than dinosaurs and still thriving
Of the more than 300 in North America, none are more interesting than the black saddlebags dragonfly (Tramea lacerata), so named because of the black patches on its hind wings. When viewed from above, the patches look to be resting on each side of the abdomen, resembling saddlebags draped across the back of a horse. […]
Cambridge Volunteers merges with Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition
After years of operating separately despite closely intertwined missions, Cambridge Volunteers is merging with Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition to provide services as a unified organization, the groups shared in a Tuesday press release. The organizations support nonprofit leaders and volunteers as well as residents and the city government. Read more ‘Tony’ gives us an appetizing look […]
‘Tony’ gives us an appetizing look at Anthony Bourdain’s bildungsroman
“Late Fame” ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 2.5 out of 4. Director Kent Jones (“Diane“ (2018)) works with a killer cast in this reset of a novella by Arthur Schnitzler, with 1890s Vienna transposed to modern day New York City (the script’s by Samy Burch, “May December” and the upcoming “Coyote vs Acme”). The esteemed Willem Dafoe stars […]
Markey is the better leader for AI civil rights in Cambridge and the country
Disclaimer: Cambridge Day does not endorse candidates or positions. Views expressed in this column are those of the writer. Read more All-in-one vintage store, coffee shop, and DVD rental opens in Somerville As founder of The Loop Lab, a Massachusetts nonprofit preparing young people for careers in technology and media, I write in strong support […]
All-in-one vintage store, coffee shop, and DVD rental opens in Somerville
Nostalgia Vintage Cafe brings together a vintage store, coffee shop, and DVD rental service, the eclectic brainchild of Philip Kahan, who in 2022 closed his designer boutique in Portland, Me. to move home to Massachusetts and focus on vintage clothing. Read more A memorial will be held for Larry Aaronson of Cambridge “I could sort […]
A memorial will be held for Larry Aaronson of Cambridge
For generations of Cambridge students, Larry Aaronson was the kind of teacher whose lessons did not necessarily end when the bell rang — or even when you graduated. Read more Harvard Film Archive re-opens Aaronson, a longtime Cambridge Rindge and Latin School social studies teacher, activist and ubiquitous photographer of Cambridge life, died Aug. 1 […]
Harvard Film Archive re-opens
The students aren’t the only ones returning to Harvard this week. Following a three-month closure for much-needed restorations, the Harvard Film Archive reopens its doors Friday for a brand-new season of rare screenings and expert curation. The first series out of the gate is the wonderfully titled “The Cold Heart Is More Precious than Diamonds: […]