Community
Peace and fellowship mark interfaith Sukkot gathering
In the first of several planned collaborations between the two communities, the Jewish congregation of Eitz Chayim hosted members of the Islamic Society of Boston on Wednesday, Sept. 30, for an evening of open-hearted, high-spirited interfaith learning about the Jewish festival of Sukkot. Read more Cambridge selects 40-person panel for ShotSpotter civic assembly A weeklong […]
Meeting their neighbors helps people feel more at home in Cambridge
In a month of meeting neighbors, an estimated 3,000 Cantabrigians gathered across 31 different events to share meals, send letters, watch movies and even connect with cats. It was all organized by the Cambridge Peace Commission in the name of connecting people across the community. Read more Councillors send inclusionary zoning report to ordinance committee […]
YWCA Cambridge celebrates local women making a difference
The Young Women’s Christian Association of Cambridge held its 31st Annual Tribute to Outstanding Women, honoring five women for their impact in the community, and fundraising for its housing, youth, and community programming. The honorees were Jennifer Fang, Yvonne Gittens, Jennie Kwo, Ayesha Wilson and Nevaeha King. Read more Crowds flock to Charlie’s Kitchen sidewalk […]
Timmins hits 55 (years) teaching drivers ed in Cambridge
Lissa Galluccio still remembers the time in driver’s ed when she ran over someone’s skateboard after letting off the brake at a stop. She went from overconfident 16-year-old to “freaking out,” she said. But her instructor, Bill Timmins, kept his cool and turned it into a simple lesson she’s never forgotten — don’t let off […]
Central Square’s Carl Barron Plaza set to reopen after 3 years
After nearly three years of construction, Central Square’s Carl Barron Plaza is set to reopen Oct. 2, with regular programming and events planned for the space. Read more Third man charged in killing of Xavier Bautista The plaza was redeveloped as part of a $25 million project to rebuild the River Street area from Memorial […]
Cambridge halves participatory budgeting to $500,000 as 13th annual cycle kicks off
Cambridge’s annual participatory budgeting process is kicking off again, giving residents another chance to decide how the city spends public money, though this year they’ll have only half as much to work with. Read more Cambridge launches first civic assembly to weigh ShotSpotter, surveillance technology The city opened idea submissions for its 13th participatory budgeting […]
At 103, Holocaust survivor and longtime Cantabrigian Kitty Haas is not ready to die
Using her walker, a small woman plods into the dining room at The Cambridge Homes. Her undereyes sag, affecting an illusion that she is constantly looking up. When she finally reaches the table, she is heaving for air, grunting a little. Still her physical struggle seems shockingly minimal upon the realization that she is nearly […]
At Riverside Press Park, the garden has a new steward and a public kitchen
Every Sunday afternoon at Riverside Press Park, a group of local volunteers gathers to work in the garden. They begin by harvesting vegetables, then they spray diseased plants with a natural pesticide. They water over 20 raised garden beds before picking fresh flowers and weeding. The workday ends with planting new seeds. Read more After […]
After devastating blaze, Cambridge church has plan for rebuilding
On the first Easter Sunday of the COVID-19 pandemic, Faith Lutheran Church, which worshipped out of a three-story wood building at 311 Broadway Street, in Cambridge, put up a large banner in its front garden. ‘We Will Rise,’ it said — a nod to both the hardships of lockdown and to the central Easter story. Read […]
Grabbing a Bite with Ran Bechor
One in a series of conversations with some of our many noteworthy neighbors — people who call the city home or head this way to work or study. We grab a bite, talk shop, learn more about why Cambridge, and shoot the proverbial … well, you know. Read more Civic assemblies, common in Europe, have […]