Local Business
Amazon, AI and local media at 617 Day small business summit
The second annual 617 Day small business summit took an optimistic tone, with panels directed at helping local business owners succeed in the age of AI and Amazon. Read more ‘The Death of Robin Hood’ 617 Day is a small business holiday created by Cambridge Local First, a network of more than 400 businesses. It […]
Trinity’s Touch salon celebrating 20 years
It took Trinity Do five minutes to decide to buy the salon she has now run for 20 years. Her friends thought she was being impulsive, but as Trinity’s Touch gears up for its big anniversary, her confidence then seems justified. Read more Cambridge lacrosse wins championship Do believed in her business from the start […]
The new Café Zing comes into focus
While Porter Square coffee stop Café Zing is only open for takeout service as it undergoes renovations, it’s expecting a return to normal operations in July. Read more In 2nd Middlesex, a battle of the progressives The changes to the space, as the Day reported earlier this year, are part of ongoing renovations of the […]
Cambridge Local first to host second annual 617 Day small business summit
Cambridge Local First will host its second annual Small Business Summit for 617 Day, an event sparked both by the local area code and the date. Read more Events this week in Camberville: Wax museum, Fresh Pond Day, & soccer watch parties On June 17, the nonprofit network of 400 small business owners will bring […]
Taste festivals return to Cambridge and Somerville
Local restaurants, bars, and small businesses will serve their best bites and sips to raise money for local nonprofits at Somerville and Cambridge’s all-you-can-eat food festivals. Read more Staley ghost bike put in place The Taste of Somerville takes place on June 10. Cambridge Taste follows a week later, on June 17. Taste of Somerville […]
Clover finds a fourth leaf, will re-open
On May 26, Clover Food Lab announced it would close its doors in two days. People showed up in droves, traveled near and far for one last popover, and one person even wrote a four-minute tribute song. Less than one week later, Clover announced it is not closing after all, thanks to a new investor. Read […]
S&S owners hope to see a new “legacy” establishment take its place
While the S&S Restaurant will close June 7 after 107 years in Inman Square, its owners say a new restaurant may replace it. Read more Residents ask tough questions at Memorial Drive debrief “We are going to take a deep breath and figure out what is the right thing for this landmark, iconic space,” said […]
Amplifying cycling, community in Cambridge Crossing
When you walk into the 10,000 sq. ft. home of Casa Bikes @ AMPED!, you’re overtaken by its size — it’s probably the largest bike store in the area — and its paradoxical homeyness. Row after row of e-bikes and cargo bikes are sprinkled with oases of couches and chairs set around tables. There are […]