Cambridge
26°
New stores enhance Porter Square’s child-friendly reputation
By Marc Levy
Published: November 12, 2009
Cambridge’s business rule of two stays in effect for children’s stores, of which there are two opening around Porter Square by early December, with both taking the place of shuttered real estate offices.
No need for controversy over Obama, Gates arrest and Fort Hood shootings
By Marc Levy
Published: November 9, 2009
Twitter, the blogosphere and conservative media in general are hopping with unfounded and irresponsible allegations of hypocrisy by President Barack Obama, comparing what he said about Thursday’s shootings at Fort Hood — that “We don’t know all the answers yet, and I would caution against jumping to conclusions until we have all the facts” — with what he said after the July 16 arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., that “I don’t know all the facts, [but] Cambridge police acted stupidly.”
Shot fired at car from apartment
By Marc Levy
Published: November 9, 2009
A 17-year-old was arrested today, suspected of shooting at a car from a 901 Cambridge St. apartment, police said.
Do well by doing good — make money while ending bad drivers license photos
By Marc Levy
Published: November 9, 2009
Harvard Business School graduates Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Carter Fleiss are wrapping up the test phase for renttherunway.com, a fashion-rental service. Here’s a low-tech fashion idea people can employ right here.
Pinkberry heads to Harvard Square, with CambridgeSide possible to follow
By Marc Levy
Published: November 9, 2009
Pinkberry, the chain that launched our nation’s latest frozen yogurt craze, is coming to Cambridge.
Firsts at a new Main Library that is first among libraries
By Marc Levy
Published: November 8, 2009
It took literally less than five minutes for the Main Library to be flooded today with eager uses, invading every nook and even just as swiftly logging on to public computers for Internet use. (Today’s crowd gets the benefit of live music as well until closing at 5 p.m.)
Condo project by church finds Historical Commission hurdles
By Marc Levy
Published: November 6, 2009
Development of condominiums around a historic Porter Square church was hampered tonight at a meeting of the Cambridge Historical Commission, with commission members seeming to suggest ways for the project to be slowed and the revelation of an ancient deed that could be used in an attempt to block construction.
Vote count ends, with challenger Cheung victorious
By Marc Levy
Published: November 5, 2009
Leland Cheung, a 31-year-old graduate student, has been preliminarily elected to Cambridge’s City Council, pushing incumbent Larry Ward off the panel.
New prediction: Election count ends this evening
By Marc Levy
Published: November 5, 2009
The count of auxiliary ballots goes on at the Central Square Senior Center, with the determination of winners in City Council and School Committee races likely, but not certain, by the end of the day
Storyteller Brother Blue dead at 88
By Marc Levy
Published: November 5, 2009
Cambridge’s beloved storyteller, Brother Blue, died Wednesday. There will be visiting hours Sunday at the Keefe Funeral Home, 2175 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge.