2026
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 […]
Young adults in Mass. most likely to enter treatment for alcohol addiction
Amid an overall decline in the number of young adults in Massachusetts seeking addiction treatment, alcohol has displaced heroin as a leading reason for entering rehab. Read more City proposes reducing inclusionary zoning rules – for now An analysis of federal treatment data by Woodlands Grove Recovery Campus, a northwest Ohio based addiction treatment center, […]
City proposes reducing inclusionary zoning rules – for now
In a memo released Thursday by the Cambridge Community Development Department (CDD), city officials recommended adjusting Cambridge’s inclusionary zoning requirement, which mandates that new residential developments of a certain size set aside 20 percent of their gross floor area for affordable housing units. The recommendations include temporarily lowering that percentage, providing tax abatements or allowing […]
CRLS sports round-up: Soccer and storms
Last week’s nor’easter wreaked havoc with the sports schedule. For instance, football was canceled and the cross country teams were rained out. But the soccer teams had games prior to the storm. Read more Grabbing a Bite with Cambridge Day: Simon Stansbury Boys’ soccer: A goal from Mathias Asnake was all the Cambridge Rindge and […]
Grabbing a Bite with Cambridge Day: Simon Stansbury
Years before AI occupied our headlines and our headspace, Cambridge-based technology strategist, consultant and former robotics guru. Simon Mueller Stansbury had his mind turned toward the future. He is even more attuned to future-gazing these days, sometimes in excitement, but more often with concern. How fitting, then, that he chose Veggie Galaxy, Central Square’s long-standing […]
Standout breakfast sandwiches from the squares
Who doesn’t love a good breakfast sandwich? In Newtown, Conn., where my family moved when I was in high school, the Hawleyville Deli made one of the best breakfast sandwiches I have ever had: an amazingly airy poppyseed bulky roll, a perfectly jammy egg, melted American cheese, and a touch of butter and hot sauce. […]
City council recap: Policy orders on bike lanes, sex work return next week; MFHO amendments take baby step
In addition to passing a tax rate increase and declining to intercede in school-related contract negotiations, Cambridge City Council on Monday also saw policy orders recommending the decriminalization of sex work and a pause on Huron Street bike lanes charter righted, delaying a vote for a week. City staff also got the go-ahead to begin […]
Developers of 1740 Mass Ave. will have to wait on injunction
The developers of 1740 Massachusetts Avenue, the proposed 71-unit six-story development at the corner of Linnean Street, did not receive the preliminary injunction they sought at a hearing Tuesday in Middlesex Superior Court. The noon hearing was on papers filed last Wednesday including the developers’ request, the city’s opposition, and the developers’ reply. Read more […]
Cambridge educators rally for better pay, city council defers to school committee
A well-attended rally in front of city hall and dozens of public commenters speaking in support of higher wages for certain Cambridge Public Schools staff resulted in little actual policy change during Monday night’s city council meeting. Read more MIT Future Fest opens Wednesday The Cambridge Education Association organized the action amidst its ongoing negotiation […]