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Galiot Press marks one year of publishing genre-defying books
Galiot Press is one year into publishing books. How does the Boston-area press fit into the publishing landscape?
Cambridge teen graduates from lemonade stands to startups
Kavi Kumar-Warikoo is only 17, but has been an entrepreneur for almost as long as he can remember. Read more MIT professors bedazzle cameras to protest expanding surveillance network Growing up in Cambridge, he sold lemonade along Memorial Drive on car-free Sundays. By fifth grade, he was printing and selling custom T-shirts. Snow shoveling, babysitting, […]
Question 8 “a doomsday scenario,” say cannabis business owners
The owners of the 19 recreational cannabis dispensaries in Cambridge and Somerville are trying to keep from greening out ahead of a November ballot measure that, if passed, would kill their industry a mere eight years after the people of Massachusetts voted it into existence. Read more MFHO amendments will curtail construction “I don’t have […]
Customer starts fundraiser for Simon’s staff
With Simon’s Coffee coming up on a month without a new home, one faithful regular has launched a fundraiser to help owner Simon Yu keep his family of employees when he does reopen. Read more When everyone lies, does it create a truth of its own? Kathy Dalton, a program manager at the Cambridge Nonprofit […]
Half Shell’s long run comes to a close Thursday
The Half Shell will change hands this week, meaning the loss of another cherished, longtime provider of comfort food along “The Avenue” (the stretch of Mass. Ave. between Harvard and Porter squares). The Lagoudakis family, a father, mother and son team, have served up pizza and subs for 28 years, during which time it has […]
Simon’s says farewell, with hopes of reopening soon
Simon Yu of Simon’s Coffee will hold a farewell event for his shop’s long-time space from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31. Yu announced the event Sunday on Instagram and in a flier posted on the door of the shop. Read more Cambridge schools don’t need tracking, they need new pathways Simon’s Coffee has […]
Spindler Confections to open booth inside Leavitt & Peirce
North Cambridge’s Spindler Confections will expand into Harvard Square, opening a satellite location inside Leavitt and Peirce Sept. 14. Spindler, which is in its 10th year of business, was approached by Paul MacDonald, who owns Leavitt & Peirce and was looking to fill a space left when New York-based Fruition Chocolate closed up shop this summer. […]
Keezer’s moving down the block; Simon’s can’t yet say what’s next
Cambridge vintage clothing shop Keezer’s and its sister tailoring business Le Courtier House of Alterations will move a few doors down from 1738 Massachusetts Avenue by the end of the week, ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline. The move comes as Cambridge-based Old North Development prepares to replace the structure with a six-story, 71-unit residential […]
All-in-one vintage store, coffee shop, and DVD rental opens in Somerville
Nostalgia Vintage Cafe brings together a vintage store, coffee shop, and DVD rental service, the eclectic brainchild of Philip Kahan, who in 2022 closed his designer boutique in Portland, Me. to move home to Massachusetts and focus on vintage clothing. Read more A memorial will be held for Larry Aaronson of Cambridge “I could sort […]
We all scream for ice cream: A roundup of Cambridge and Somerville’s ice cream options
Vote in our poll and sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this article for a chance to win a $25 gift card to one of the listed ice cream shops of your choice! Polling will end on Aug. 31. Read more Cambridge needs to update its fire codes to keep up with […]