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Council drops ShotSpotter in close vote
The City Council voted Monday night to pull the plug on ShotSpotter, a controversial police surveillance technology in use in Cambridge for more than a decade. The move came after extended public comment and nearly an hour of deliberation, with intense distrust of the current federal administration a factor in approving the policy order. Read more Cambridge […]
Cambridge councillors take a stand on Cuba but not foreign policy, mayoral election
Monday’s city council meeting saw a close vote in favor of asking the federal government to end its economic blockade of Cuba. But councillors disagreed on whether to offer future direction on United States foreign policy and delayed a vote on asking the electorate to consider changing how Cambridge elects mayors. Read more Films on […]
Films on relationships, one remarkable, one nightmarish
“Remarkably Brilliant Creatures” ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 2.5 out of 4. Based on the bestselling 2022 novel by Shelby Van Pelt and directed by Olivia Newman (“Where the Crawdads Sing”), “Remarkably Bright Creatures” channels Nicholas Sparks by way of centenarian wildlife expert David Attenborough. If that sounds like a lot of tentacles, it should, as the film […]
Why Cambridge needs social housing
Cambridge Day does not endorse candidates or positions. Views expressed in this column are those of the writers. Read more Parents push Murphy for answers on 158 Spring Street, Ahern field Cambridge residents have what look like a plethora of affordable housing options. There are vouchers, whether state, federal or the new municipal offerings. Inclusionary […]
Parents push Murphy for answers on 158 Spring Street, Ahern field
At a town hall-style meeting Thursday, parents pressed Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent Dave Murphy for specifics about what might go into the empty school building in East Cambridge. Read more Cambridge responds to shooting with resources, community events Around 50 community members, parents and caregivers, and district administrators attended the meeting with Murphy on the […]
Cambridge responds to shooting with resources, community events
Cambridge public officials and city departments are organizing a series of community meetings and discussions in the wake of Monday’s shooting incident on Memorial Drive. Read more An AI walked into a bar in Cambridge and asked for a code drink. . . The first will be a community drop-in event from 4 p.m. to […]
An AI walked into a bar in Cambridge and asked for a code drink. . .
It all started with a portmanteau. A group of Harvard Business School classmates were at a table at the Harvard Square pub Shay’s in March, talking about how to get more social time together before their impending graduation. One of them suggested they call April “Shaypril” and come to the bar as much as possible […]
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Court appointed special advocates help foster children
May is National Foster Care Month. For Boston CASA and the Cambridge community, it is also a call to action. Read more Events in Cambridge and Somerville: Campfire Festival, FDR’s final days, & ‘Black Swan’ Only about 20 percent of eligible youth in Suffolk and Middlesex Counties currently have a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), […]
Events in Cambridge and Somerville: Campfire Festival, FDR’s final days, & ‘Black Swan’
Thursday, May 14 6 and 9:15 p.m.The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Somerville. Boston Fringe Festival presents Uncle Yak and his Magic Comeback$15. Comedy magician Uncle Yak returns to the stage after years of PTA meetings and office coffee pods. His new PG-13 show is a celebration of chance, persistence, and the joy of the unexpected. Read more […]
Kurosawa, Kurt & Jodie, Chaplin, and doppelgangers
Even among the rich, eerie world of Japanese horror cinema, Kiyoshi Kurosawa stands alone. His films mix traditional Japanese forces and spirits with the more mundane horrors of the modern world (Kurosawa’s most recent feature, last year’s “Cloud,” is a morality tale about a crooked eBay reseller). In celebration of the release of Kurosawa’s new […]