2026
An unmissable dance thriller from the A.R.T.
“Black Swan” is billed as “a new dance thriller” by the American Repertory Theater. It is indeed both thriller — a tense and suspense-driven story — and thrilling in its bold use of lighting, choreography, sound, music and illusion. It’s an awe-inspiring work of creative power. Read more CRLS ultimate enjoys national tournament experience And […]
CRLS ultimate enjoys national tournament experience
Amélie Valenzuela-Melzer graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School nearly two weeks ago, but the new Falcons alum enjoyed a final — and major — athletic endeavor to close out her high school experience. Also, her first time on a plane. Read more Color girls’ softball champions Ruby Red The senior cutter on the […]
Color girls’ softball champions Ruby Red
The Ruby Reds won their third straight Cambridge Girls Softball League championship, defeating the Alleycats 6-4. Read more An ode to the 71 bus The Ruby Reds started the playoffs by handily beating the Lightning. Maya Macias and Tali Epstein-Santoyo each belted three hits and scored three runs, while Saige Surette doubled and drove home […]
An ode to the 71 bus
Normally, when people talk about an MBTA bus, it’s to complain. It’s hot in the summer, cold in the winter, crowded, late, and infrequent. We’ve all been there. Read more Social innovators honored But those complaints miss something wonderful: the temporary community we form just by being together. I frequently hand over my $1.70 to […]
Social innovators honored
The Cambridge Community Foundation on Wednesday held its seventh annual Making Good Together celebration honoring nonprofit social innovators. Five local nonprofits received the Imagined in Cambridge! Social Innovation Awards, and $5,000 each, for their grassroots efforts to address pressing social challenges in Cambridge. It also named the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC) as its inaugural […]
Cambridge prepares for World Cup to overflow
Throngs have flocked to the metro Boston area for the FIFA World Cup, which will see seven matches at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough between Saturday, June 13 and July 7. Locals have already spotted soccer fans donning kilts as they roam the streets ahead of Saturday’s game between Scotland and Haiti. Read more Best bites […]
Best bites and sips at Taste of Somerville 2026
The Taste of Somerville returned to Boynton Yards in Union Square on Wednesday for the 28th year of the food festival. Read more Immersive play at City Hall revives 1976 recombination debate The 55 vendors dished out their bites and poured drink pairings as quickly as they could to the 1,500 attendees with several vendors […]
Immersive play at City Hall revives 1976 recombination debate
Coming to a city hall near us: the theater of today’s politics is pausing for the theater of the past. The new play “No Recombination Without Representation” will bring to life the 1976 public hearing that debated the safety of DNA recombination research at Harvard University. Throughout June, six performances will take place in Sullivan […]
Will new Cambridge buildings get cut down to size?
It took five months, but the biggest issue of last year’s city council race landed on the council’s agenda for the first time this term, as councillors defended or decried proposed changes to last year’s residential upzoning measures. Read more Cambridge robotics team makes the podium in Greece The most immediate impact will come from […]
Cambridge robotics team makes the podium in Greece
Like many a modern success story, the Juicebox Robotics team began this season in a Cambridge basement and ended it earning recognition on an international stage. Read more MIT Professor takes on Congress The team capped off a season of four top four finishes with a trip to Greece for the FIRST Lego League (FLL) […]