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Suspected Teele Square electrical fire displaces residents, businesses close
A five-alarm fire that tore through a mixed-use building in Somerville’s Teele Square on Wednesday displaced 43 residents and forced several businesses to close. Investigators suspect the blaze was electrical in origin, according to Somerville Fire Chief Charles Breen. Read more Inquest finds Cambridge officers justified in fatal shooting The fire broke out shortly before […]
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. […]
Question 8 “a doomsday scenario,” say cannabis business owners
The owners of the 19 recreational cannabis dispensaries in Cambridge and Somerville are trying to keep from greening out ahead of a November ballot measure that, if passed, would kill their industry a mere eight years after the people of Massachusetts voted it into existence. Read more MFHO amendments will curtail construction “I don’t have […]
Lamplighter plans to shift brewery ownership to employee ownership trust
Workers at Lamplighter Brewing Company say they feel cautiously optimistic about what the company’s planned ownership shift, announced earlier this week, will mean for them. On Monday, co-owners and co-founders Cayla Marvil and AC Jones said they were transitioning ownership of the company to an employee ownership trust, whose role would be to benefit employees. […]
Simon’s says farewell, with hopes of reopening soon
Simon Yu of Simon’s Coffee will hold a farewell event for his shop’s long-time space from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31. Yu announced the event Sunday on Instagram and in a flier posted on the door of the shop. Read more Cambridge schools don’t need tracking, they need new pathways Simon’s Coffee has […]
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. […]
Keezer’s moving down the block; Simon’s can’t yet say what’s next
Cambridge vintage clothing shop Keezer’s and its sister tailoring business Le Courtier House of Alterations will move a few doors down from 1738 Massachusetts Avenue by the end of the week, ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline. The move comes as Cambridge-based Old North Development prepares to replace the structure with a six-story, 71-unit residential […]
All-in-one vintage store, coffee shop, and DVD rental opens in Somerville
Nostalgia Vintage Cafe brings together a vintage store, coffee shop, and DVD rental service, the eclectic brainchild of Philip Kahan, who in 2022 closed his designer boutique in Portland, Me. to move home to Massachusetts and focus on vintage clothing. Read more A memorial will be held for Larry Aaronson of Cambridge “I could sort […]
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 […]
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 […]