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Cambridge historian, Somerville comics press honored with Massachusetts Book Awards
A Cambridge historian and a one-person Somerville comics publisher are among the winners of this year’s Massachusetts Book Awards, the Commonwealth’s annual honors recognizing outstanding books by Massachusetts authors, artists, poets and publishers. Read more Cape Cod environmental crime drama has local flavor, minimal thrills Jill Lepore, a Harvard University historian and Cambridge resident, won […]
Cambridge honors saxophonist Johnny Hodges
Cambridge last Saturday honored a great musician with local roots, inaugurating July 25 as “Johnny Hodges Appreciation Day” and unveiling a commemorative plaque honoring him. Read more A harvest fit for vegans — and everyone else John Cornelius “Johnny” Hodges was born on July 25, 1907 in a three-decker at 137 Putnam Avenue. He was the lead alto […]
Cambridge Magna Carta moment may open new UK connection
The Speaker of the British House of Commons visited Cambridge Thursday to see an English document, the Magna Carta. Read more A mishit and a backfire from two new movies “To come all this way to find a piece of history from … England and the fact that the [democratic] world has been built on […]
History Cambridge moves ahead while waiting for headquarters to sell
History Cambridge may be in the middle of selling its headquarters but finding a new place to serve as a home base is not a huge priority for the organization. Instead of devoting much time and effort to maintaining the historic 6,449 sq. ft. Colonial-style home known as the Hooper-Lee Nichols House, History Cambridge wants […]
Cambridge Athletic Hall of Fame announces new class of honorees
The Cambridge Athletic Hall of Fame announced its 2026 class of honorees, set to be inducted this November. The inductees are nominated by the public and voted on by The Cambridge Athletic Hall of Fame Committee, a nonprofit organization. Read more At Urban Hearth’s new Inman Square locale, a feast for the eyes as well […]
Fifty years since recombination debate ushered in biotech in Cambridge
This month marks 50 years since Cambridge city councillors, scientists, and residents debated the safety of DNA recombination. The fiery deliberations at city hall elevated the role of the public in scientific research, which resulted in the nation’s first local ordinance regulating genetic experimentation, and led to the biotech boom in Kendall Square. Read more […]