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Everybody Gotta Eat, so Manny Mervil gotta work
Kendall Square office buildings clear out by mid-afternoon most summer Fridays – if office workers show up at all. But around 2:30 p.m. on a recent gorgeous mid-July afternoon, Emmanuel “Manny” Mervil has one of his two phones glued to his ear, talking business. Or maybe charity, for one of his nonprofits. Serial entrepreneur is […]
HRI hands out Peter Daly Scholarship to recipients for its 20th anniversary
More than 60 people gathered in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stratton Students Center to celebrate this year’s recipients of the 20th annual Homeowner’s Rehab Inc.’s Peter Daly Scholarship. Read more Lobsters are smart, except the ones you eat The scholarship has been running since 2006 and was named after the previous executive director of […]
Imagine Harvard Square without cars
Imagine Harvard Square on a busy afternoon. Instead of gridlock on Mass. Ave., you see pedestrians filling the street. Instead of car engines rumbling and honking, live music from a local band carries across the square. Instead of summer heat reflected from asphalt, you sit back under lush trees, sipping coffee as a band plays. […]
A third space helped me find my community after moving to Cambridge
Last summer, I moved my family from Brooklyn to Cambridge to pursue a doctorate in public health. Amid the chaos of unpacking, figuring out childcare, and adjusting to life as a student in my 30s, I encountered an unexpected challenge: the quiet loneliness of starting over in a new city. Read more Cambridge, Somerville celebrate […]
Events in Cambridge and Somerville: Cambridge Dance Party, Fourth of July, Pico Opera
For a searchable calendar of events with your choice of list or map view, or to submit an event of your own, go to the main calendar. Read more A super summer flick and one with eerie edge Thursday, June 25 5 to 9 p.m.Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square. Harvard Art Museums at […]
Events this week in Camberville: Juneteenth celebration, salsa dancing, and annual Cambridge dance party
Thursday, June 18 Noon to 2 p.m.Kendall/MIT Open Space at 292 Main St., Kendall Square. Live reggae from Roots Alley Collective featuring special guest Dion Knibb Free but RSVP. In celebration of Juneteenth and presented in collaboration with MIT Sloan School of Management and MIT’s African, Black, American, Caribbean Employee Resource Group, enjoy live music plus […]
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 […]
Events this week in Camberville: Wax museum, Fresh Pond Day, & soccer watch parties
Thursday, June 11 Noon to 12:45 p.m.Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square. Gallery Performance: Celtic Art Across the AgesFree. Harpist and historian Nancy Hurrell will perform Irish music on an 1820s Egan harp and a modern Celtic harp. She will also share the history of the Celtic harp. Read more ‘Birds Up Close,’ […]
Staley ghost bike put in place
A ghost bike in memory of Kim Staley was placed Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Mount Auburn and DeWolfe streets in Harvard Square, exactly two years after Staley died in a collision with a box truck. The crash is still under investigation. Read more Ahern Field: Plastics should not be our future Staley’s bike […]
Artifical turf is not the only safe option for Ahern
The June 5 op-ed on Ahern Field creates a misleading frame: that supporting children’s play means supporting artificial turf. It does not. Read more How 617 Day became Cambridge’s small business holiday Children need recreation, movement, and outdoor time — but safe play does not require treating synthetic turf as the only option. Pediatric research recognizes the […]