Cambridge City Council asks city to advocate for later alcohol service
When the city of Cambridge’s licensing commission loosened –then proposed tightening– its alcohol service policies earlier this summer, it faced criticism over the mixed messages it was sending to the public. Was Cambridge a fun and thriving place to go out with friends? Or was it a strict and overbearing nanny state, not just for […]
In praise of climate tech investment
It has been pointed out many times that there is no single silver bullet which will solve the global climate crisis. After all, climate change and its impacts weren’t the result of a single cause, but of multiple overlapping and intersecting factors, many of which reinforce and complicate one another in unpredictable and sometimes dangerous […]
ShotSpotter returns, at least temporarily
On Monday Cambridge City Councillors voted 6-3 to temporarily re-activate ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection software that was used by the Cambridge Police Department for over a decade until its use was discontinued earlier this summer. The issue, which has divided councillors and community members for months, resulted in a compromise: ShotSpotter will be reactivated […]
Cambridge reaches final stretch of separated bike lanes
Cambridge continues to pedal toward its goal of 25 miles of separated bike lanes by the end of 2026. According to a new report, the city completed or began work on 3.28 miles of lanes between April 30, 2025 and May 1, 2026, about the average of the last six years. Read more Young poets […]
Young poets are honored for ‘playful to inspiring’ works
This spring, for the 27th year, the city of Cambridge, Mass., awarded poetry prizes to a worthy group of aspiring poets in grades K–8. Of the more than 500 applicants, nominated mostly by teachers, 55 winners were chosen by a panel of youth services librarians. Read more Safety in The Port has always been a […]
Safety in The Port has always been a concern for its residents
Ty Bellitti grew up in Newtown Court, a housing project in The Port, and has mostly fond memories of it. But he also understands why community residents got so angry at city officials for calling Cambridge a “safe city” at a meeting last month. Read more Megadebate convenes nine candidates for state offices “I personally […]
Megadebate convenes nine candidates for state offices
For three hours Saturday evening, candidates for three state offices made their pitches to voters in the auditorium at Somerville High School. Subjects spanned social services, finances, experience and more. Read more Azeem appeals for help for father-in-law The debates featured the candidates for the House’s 34th and 27th Middlesex Districts and the Senate’s 2nd […]
Azeem appeals for help for father-in-law
Burhan Azeem disclosed Sunday that his father-in-law has a Stage IV cancer that has spread to his brain but did not originate there. Read more Cambridge, Somerville climate tech incubators receive state grants Azeem, Cambridge’s vice mayor and a candidate for state Senate, shared the news in an emailed campaign update whose subject line read […]
Cambridge, Somerville climate tech incubators receive state grants
Four Cambridge and Somerville climate technology incubators received over $1.3 million in Innovation Ecosystem Program grants to support initiatives that advance climate tech startups through commercialization. Read more Cambridge honors saxophonist Johnny Hodges Cambridge-based incubators Activate Global and The Engine as well as Somerville’s FORGE and Greentown Labs each received $120,000. Activate and Greentown also […]
Cambridge honors saxophonist Johnny Hodges
Cambridge last Saturday honored a great musician with local roots, inaugurating July 25 as “Johnny Hodges Appreciation Day” and unveiling a commemorative plaque honoring him. Read more A harvest fit for vegans — and everyone else John Cornelius “Johnny” Hodges was born on July 25, 1907 in a three-decker at 137 Putnam Avenue. He was the lead alto […]