2026
Back to Sumiao for spicy seasonal fare
We didn’t need much of a reason to wander back to Sumiao Hunan Kitchen. There’s always the prospect of something exotic, like pork kidney, lava fish or sizzling crystal vermicelli. And of course, Sumiao made culinary news last year by being one of the few area eateries to make the Northeast Cities edition of the […]
Transparency talk tops at 2nd Middlesex District forum
By Sydney Wise The setting for a state Senate candidates’ forum seemed emblematic: inside a Quaker meeting room near a home once used as George Washington’s headquarters. The candidates obliged by painting a picture of an opaque, unproductive state legislature failing to live its democratic ideals. Read more Don’t fear the garter snake The five […]
Don’t fear the garter snake
Do you have questions about birds, bugs, bees, butterflies or other wildlife? Send your questions to Wild Things and we will try to find the answers. Snakes have a bad reputation. Calling someone a snake or a snake in the grass is an insult. Declaring that someone speaks with a forked tongue means the person […]
Somerville arts scene gets vibe checked at community forum
At a community-led “state of the arts” forum in Union Square Monday, keeping Somerville a creative hub was top of mind. Read more Flaherty effort to save ShotSpotter misfires In the wake of this year’s dismissals and restructurings at city hall, the event gathered around 50 people to air their thoughts, concerns and wishes for […]
Flaherty effort to save ShotSpotter misfires
The full city council rejected a last-ditch effort by Councillor Timothy Flaherty to rescind a previous vote to remove ShotSpotter, an acoustic sensor system used to detect gunshots. It had been in use by the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) since 2014. Flaherty put forth a policy order asserting that the council skipped steps in its […]
Events this week in Camberville: Juneteenth celebration, salsa dancing, and annual Cambridge dance party
Thursday, June 18 Noon to 2 p.m.Kendall/MIT Open Space at 292 Main St., Kendall Square. Live reggae from Roots Alley Collective featuring special guest Dion Knibb Free but RSVP. In celebration of Juneteenth and presented in collaboration with MIT Sloan School of Management and MIT’s African, Black, American, Caribbean Employee Resource Group, enjoy live music plus […]
A movie for Juneteenth
Friday is Juneteenth, and the Brattle Theatre celebrates with one of cinema’s great African American epics. Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X” (1992) casts Denzel Washington as the legendary civil rights activist, following his life from his birth in Nebraska to his emergence as one of the most influential and outspoken figures in 20th century America. “Malcolm […]
Lander lands Warren endorsement in race against Brownsberger
Daniel Lander touted a significant endorsement of his campaign for Massachusetts State Senate in the Suffolk and Middlesex District, announcing that Sen. Elizabeth Warren had backed him over incumbent state Sen. William Brownsberger. (Disclosure: Lander’s mother, Lori Lander, is on the Local News Fund Advisory Board at the Cambridge Community Foundation, which has given financial […]
How to protect children from their own prompts
We live in a world where artificial intelligence is everywhere: from the stock market to coffee makers to an AI-generated image that President Trump posted online, portraying himself as Jesus healing the sick. AI can be a powerful force for good. But the AI tsunami flooding the world can be dangerous for people with no […]
Brattle Theatre will take a seat (all of them) in July
Toward the end of next month, the Brattle Theatre will go dark for 10 days so the venerable repertory house can complete its latest round of capital improvements. The primary focus of the renovation will be replacing the seats, and it will also put in new carpeting, refurbish the flooring and install new aisle lights. […]