Connolly, Miller mostly agree to agree about Beacon Hill
It was more civil discussion than contentious debate. State Rep. Mike Connolly and his challenger Neil Miller largely agreed on the transparency and accountability problems in the Massachusetts legislature and even how to solve them. Their most striking difference was aesthetic: their heights (Connolly is 6’8”, Miller more than a foot shorter). Read more Somerville, […]
Somerville, Capital theater buildings put up for sale
The owner of 49-55 Davis Square in Somerville and 202-218 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington has put the properties on the market, with an asking price of $12 million each. The buildings house the Somerville Theatre and Capital Theater, respectively, raising questions as to whether the vibrant local independent theater scene could be affected. Read more […]
A different kind of book-worm
Way back in 1665, Robert Hooker wrote of the “small, Silver-coloured Book-worm” that chews through books and papers. He was writing about silverfish, which despite its name is a silver-grey cockroach-like insect you may have seen scamper across a dark bathroom or basement floor when you switch on a light. Read more Copper Mill developer […]
Copper Mill developer accused of default
A lawsuit was filed in late June against Andrew Flynn, the developer of the controversial Copper Mill development in Davis Square, alleging he defaulted on a property purchase in 2025. Read more This film about dinner with the neighbors is a winner The suit was filed in Suffolk Superior Court by hotelier Guenther Weinkopf, who […]
This film about dinner with the neighbors is a winner
“The Invite” ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 4. Questions of happiness and fulfillment take center stage in “The Invite,” a barbed comedy about a couple at a bitter crossroads in their marriage. Angela (Olivia Wilde) and Joe (Seth Rogen) are further challenged by their upstairs neighbors who, over the course of a single dinner, amplify […]
Martial arts movies, Somerville Film Fest and the Stanton Rule lead the week
Among the great artists who’ve called Boston home is the martial arts master Bow-sim Mark, who in 1976 founded the Chinese Wushu Research Institute, one of the first tai chi schools in the United States. Sifu Mark remains active to this day from her home in Newton. One of her sons is international movie star […]
Events this week in Cambridge and Somerville: Youth circus, porchfest, live reading
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 Charles River Task Force members hopeful for future Thursday, July 9 2 to 6 p.m.Cambridge Crossing/Lechmere Square in East Cambridge. Soccer Watch Party: Quarterfinals France vs. Morocco […]
Charles River Task Force members hopeful for future
The Charles River Task Force wrapped up a year of work Tuesday June 30 with the submission of recommendations shaped by the community for how the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) can engage with neighborhoods along the Charles River. Read more Dear Annie will close, though its owner says she’ll start something new […]
Dear Annie will close, though its owner says she’ll start something new
Dear Annie owner Lauren Friel shocked the local dining community when she posted on Instagram that it would be ending nightly service as of July 31. Friel posted that “Dear Annie as we know her—in both name and being—will cease to exist.” Read more Community members criticize city officials in meeting following Bautista’s death Friel […]
Community members criticize city officials in meeting following Bautista’s death
Cambridge residents demanded that city officials take accountability and improve public safety in the Port neighborhood following the shooting of Xavier Bautista, a Cambridge resident and Department of Public Works employee, at a July 8 meeting. Read more Goodbye for Charlie’s? Beer garden is cleaned out Over 200 attendees packed into a meeting room in […]