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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 […]
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. […]
A memorial will be held for Larry Aaronson of Cambridge
For generations of Cambridge students, Larry Aaronson was the kind of teacher whose lessons did not necessarily end when the bell rang — or even when you graduated. Read more Harvard Film Archive re-opens Aaronson, a longtime Cambridge Rindge and Latin School social studies teacher, activist and ubiquitous photographer of Cambridge life, died Aug. 1 […]
Civic assemblies, common in Europe, have helped build trust
Cambridge is applying a civic assembly, an idea little-used in the United States, to assess the thorny problem of adopting the surveillance technology ShotSpotter. Experts say such assemblies can build trust in government decisions. Read more Tampopo’s may be closed, but it’s still feeding us ShotSpotter, an acoustic detection system deployed to improve public safety […]
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 […]
Suspect arrested in July hit-and-run that injured a 12-year-old
At 8:40 a.m. on Monday, police arrested Jayson Wilson for an electric scooter hit-and-run that injured a 12-year-old girl on July 9. Read more Winter Hill and Brown School fates to be decided at Monday night vote, Brown School merger opposition remains The Cambridge Police Department issued a press release noting that Wilson was arrested […]
Glass Ripples will make waves in Brookline
A Cambridge glassware and artisan-made home goods shop is expanding to Brookline, with plans to open a second location on Harvard Street this fall. Read more Lining up for Burger Night at Vinal Bakery and General Store Glass Ripples, currently located on Elm Street just south of Davis Square, is taking over the space at […]
Somerville, Cambridge say Elm Street safety projects underway
Somerville is finishing the bid process for the quick-build construction portions of the Elm-Beacon Connector project, with the goal of completing the safety improvement project by Thanksgiving. Adam Polinski, a senior planner for Somerville’s Mobility Department, said in an email to Cambridge Day on Friday that the bid process is nearly complete for markings and […]
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 […]
A recipe for connection in Cambridge
Each week, 2,000 people get an email from Andrew Little’s Cambridge Recipe Club. Inside, they find a recipe with a few notes about the dish and how to make it — no ads, no website, no social media links. The seasonal recipes exist only in the email newsletter, since Little doesn’t keep a recipe archive. […]