September 2026
Central Square’s Carl Barron Plaza set to reopen after 3 years
After nearly three years of construction, Central Square’s Carl Barron Plaza is set to reopen Oct. 2, with regular programming and events planned for the space. Read more Third man charged in killing of Xavier Bautista The plaza was redeveloped as part of a $25 million project to rebuild the River Street area from Memorial […]
Third man charged in killing of Xavier Bautista
A Boston man, 23-year-old Moises Pimentel, was charged Tuesday morning with the July 4 murder of Cambridge Public Works employee Xavier Bautista. He pled not guilty in Cambridge District Court this morning. Read more Question 8 “a doomsday scenario,” say cannabis business owners Pimentel is the third person to be charged in connection with the […]
Question 8 “a doomsday scenario,” say cannabis business owners
The owners of the 19 recreational cannabis dispensaries in Cambridge and Somerville are trying to keep from greening out ahead of a November ballot measure that, if passed, would kill their industry a mere eight years after the people of Massachusetts voted it into existence. Read more MFHO amendments will curtail construction “I don’t have […]
MFHO amendments will curtail construction
Let us be clear: Despite the Cambridge Community Development Department’s findings to the contrary, the proposed amendments to Cambridge’s Multifamily Housing Zoning Ordinance are designed to curb the construction of much-needed housing. Read more Central Square Night Market returns for third year It is not rocket science to say the increased setbacks and open-space and […]
Central Square Night Market returns for third year
Saturday night saw Central Square’s University Park transform into the bustling cultural smorgasbord common in cultures from around East and Southeast Asia — showcasing the substantial number of people in Cambridge who’ve moved from those areas. Read more Remembering the Craigie Street bathtub Michael Monestime, president of the Central Square Business Improvement District, said the […]
Remembering the Craigie Street bathtub
Look closely at this photograph, undated but taken after 1890. Two horses pull a streetcar past bare trees, and in the middle of it all stands a granite basin right where Sparks, Craigie, and Brattle Streets meet. Cambridge once called this five-way intersection Washtub Square. Read more Customer starts fundraiser for Simon’s staff Long before […]
Customer starts fundraiser for Simon’s staff
With Simon’s Coffee coming up on a month without a new home, one faithful regular has launched a fundraiser to help owner Simon Yu keep his family of employees when he does reopen. Read more When everyone lies, does it create a truth of its own? Kathy Dalton, a program manager at the Cambridge Nonprofit […]
When everyone lies, does it create a truth of its own?
“The Award,” by Matthew Pearl Harper, 2025 Stories generally draw us in when we can identify with main characters or the problem they face. “The Award,” Matthew Pearl’s December 2025 novel, focuses on an ambitious but self-doubting writer trying to make it in Cambridge, a promising subject for someone like me. Read more Deaton has […]
Deaton has a plan for jumpstarting housing
Disclaimer: Cambridge Day does not endorse candidates or positions. Views expressed in this column are those of the writer. Read more Cambridge nears completion of outdoor AED rollout across 46 public spaces To the editor: Cambridge is facing a staggering shortage of new housing construction, and it’s time to face the fact that politicians in […]
Cambridge nears completion of outdoor AED rollout across 46 public spaces
Cambridge has nearly finished installing 46 new automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, across parks and other public spaces. The devices, which analyze a person’s heart rhythm during sudden cardiac arrest and deliver an electric shock if needed, are part of an effort to make lifesaving treatment available before emergency crews can arrive. Read more Armyworms […]