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Shawn Harris inspires kids to picture their futures in Cambridge book tour stop

Shawn Harris got rave reviews from one of the harshest groups of critics out there: elementary school students.  Read more The middle class in Cambridge earns less than you think Erupting fanfare and quiet awe rippled through the crowd when the children’s book author and illustrator entered the Cambridgeport School Library. Over 100 first, second […]

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At Chef Zhang, spicy tofu skin and creative spicy spins with noodles and chicken

The Hunan cuisine places around Camberville are either headline-grabbers like Sumiao Hunan Kitchen in Kendall Square or old favorites like Zoe’s Chinese on Beacon Street, Changsho in Porter Square and House of Chang in Huron Village. By contrast, Chef Zhang’s Cuisine and Bar in Harvard Square is relatively under-the-radar.  Read more Cambridge NAACP to elect […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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Standout breakfast sandwiches from the squares

Who doesn’t love a good breakfast sandwich? In Newtown, Conn., where my family moved when I was in high school, the Hawleyville Deli made one of the best breakfast sandwiches I have ever had: an amazingly airy poppyseed bulky roll, a perfectly jammy egg, melted American cheese, and a touch of butter and hot sauce. […]

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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 […]

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Free library coding meetup grows into nonprofit Cambridge Dev Lab

An unemployed product manager, a Boston University computer science student, a former librarian and a man who hadn’t touched a computer in years gathered around the tables at the Cambridge Public Library on Monday evening. Read more Central Square’s Carl Barron Plaza set to reopen after 3 years They were among the participants, ages 20 […]