October 2026
Cat tour draws hundreds of ‘CATabridgians’ to Cambridgeport
Hundreds of people and their cats filled the streets of Cambridgeport Saturday afternoon for the first annual Cambridge Cat Tour, a city-backed event that drew far more attendees than organizers expected. Read more YWCA Cambridge celebrates local women making a difference In honor of Meet Your Neighbor Month in September, Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui collaborated with […]
YWCA Cambridge celebrates local women making a difference
The Young Women’s Christian Association of Cambridge held its 31st Annual Tribute to Outstanding Women, honoring five women for their impact in the community, and fundraising for its housing, youth, and community programming. The honorees were Jennifer Fang, Yvonne Gittens, Jennie Kwo, Ayesha Wilson and Nevaeha King. Read more Crowds flock to Charlie’s Kitchen sidewalk […]
Crowds flock to Charlie’s Kitchen sidewalk sale
Hundreds of people came by Charlie’s Kitchen to buy memorabilia and support its co-owner, David Toraji Oshima. Charlie’s, a beloved dive bar in Harvard Square, closed earlier this year due to internal flooding from a dishwasher malfunction. Oshima started the “everything must go” sale to prepare for whatever happens next, which might include relaunching the […]
Election protection work isn’t flashy — but it is essential
On this eve of historic midterm elections, our democracy is on the line. The good news is that you can help ensure free and fair elections in Massachusetts — by training to serve as a nonpartisan election monitor. Read more ‘Verity’is lifeless on page and on screen For the past 25 years, a National Election Protection Coalition made up of more than 300 organizations has […]
‘Verity’is lifeless on page and on screen
“Verity” ⭐⭐ Rating: 1.5 out of 4. The movie version of “Verity,” Colleen Hoover’s hackneyed page lift of Daphne du Maurier’s great 1938 Gothic psycho thriller “Rebecca,” has an all-star cast that may not be enough to give the romance novelist a fourth box office success. Read more Community, developers have mixed response to new […]
Community, developers have mixed response to new inclusionary options
Housing advocates and developers raised concerns about a memo from the Cambridge Community Development Department (CDD) in which city officials suggested multiple options for adjusting the city’s inclusionary zoning requirements in order to boost development. Read more Suspected Teele Square electrical fire displaces residents, businesses close Under rules adopted in 2017, new residential developments of […]
Suspected Teele Square electrical fire displaces residents, businesses close
A five-alarm fire that tore through a mixed-use building in Somerville’s Teele Square on Wednesday displaced 43 residents and forced several businesses to close. Investigators suspect the blaze was electrical in origin, according to Somerville Fire Chief Charles Breen. Read more Inquest finds Cambridge officers justified in fatal shooting The fire broke out shortly before […]
Inquest finds Cambridge officers justified in fatal shooting
Two Cambridge police officers were legally justified in fatally shooting a 64-year-old man during an August encounter in Central Square, a judge concluded in a judicial inquest report released Friday. Read more The spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest District Court Judge Holly Broadbent found that Officers Donald Conrad and James Nestor acted reasonably when they […]
The spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest
As I was riding my bike the other day, I spotted an insect on the pavement. Not wanting to harm it, I swerved around it, but as I did so, I realized that the insect looked a lot like a spotted lanternfly. I turned around, went back, confirmed that it was indeed a spotted lanternfly, […]
Events this week in Cambridge and Somerville: HonkFest, Arabic heritage celebration and “Practical Magic”‘s Alice Hoffman
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 Young adults in Mass. most likely to enter treatment for alcohol addiction Friday, Oct. 2 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.Various locations at MIT MIT Future Fest$149 for […]