Porter Square
Porter Square developer sues Cambridge over 20% affordable housing requirement
The developer seeking to replace the Walgreens near Porter Square with a six-story, 71-unit apartment building is suing Cambridge, arguing the city is unconstitutionally withholding a building permit until it agrees to permanently set aside 20% of the development as affordable housing. Old North Development, led by developers Adam Siegel and Brendan Seaver, filed the […]
The best hoummos in town at Cafe Barada.
Hard to believe that Cafe Barada, the quaint Lebanese eatery just north of Porter Square, has been serving up traditional Middle Eastern fare for over 40 years. Then again, comfort and quality will do that. Read more Mt. Auburn Cemetery’s green transition happening at the right time The family-run biz began in Arlington back in […]
$100K in state funding earmarked for Porter Square sculpture
For years, conversations about restoring “Gift of the Wind,” the red kinetic sculpture at Porter Square, have been hampered by budget deficits and personnel changes at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. But now, there’s some money behind the matter. State Representative Marjorie Decker announced in early May that she had earmarked $100,000 out of the […]
$100K in state funding earmarked for Porter Square sculpture
For years, conversations about restoring “Gift of the Wind,” the red kinetic sculpture at Porter Square, have been hampered by budget deficits and personnel changes at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. But now, there’s some money behind the matter. State Representative Marjorie Decker announced in early May that she had earmarked $100,000 out of the […]