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Adding travel restrictions won’t keep us safe. It never has.
By Marc Levy
Published: December 26, 2009
Can homeland security officials really, really be this dumb? They keep piling on airline travel restrictions as a response to attempts at terrorism, and they don’t work. At the risk of drawing the wrath of safety officials around the world, I’m going to explain how terrorists think: Whatever the restrictions are, they try something different.
Council ends year, with some goodbyes more lasting than others
By Marc Levy
Published: December 24, 2009
Mayor Denise Simmons and Vice Mayor Sam Seidel presided over their last meeting of the City Council on Monday and Larry Ward attended his last as councillor — at least for a while. The biggest loss may be Ward’s aide, Andy Farrar.
Diesel brings back its mugs (if customers will)
By Marc Levy
Published: December 22, 2009
Your eyes, stomach and bladder are not deceiving you: Diesel’s large drinks have indeed gotten bigger.
Fired hotel workers find many still fired up for their cause
By Marc Levy
Published: December 22, 2009
Mostly silent in City Council meetings since launching her write-in re-election campaign, councillor Marjorie Decker returned her passion and rhetoric to discussion Monday over 100 fired housekeepers, leading a unanimous vote to pressure and punish their ex-employer, the Hyatt Hotels Corp.
Election Commission clarifies registering, absentee voting for Kennedy seat
By admin
Published: December 22, 2009
Cambridge residents can register to vote to fill the seat of the late U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy up to 8 p.m. Dec. 30, the city’s Public Information Office said today in a press release.
Reversing vote, council appoints two Housing Authority overseers
By Marc Levy
Published: December 22, 2009
Cambridge Housing Authority tenants will be waking up today to a surprise. They left Monday’s meeting of the City Council satisfied that two appointments of authority commissioners were tabled, but the appointments went through when councillors Majorie Decker and Larry Ward — in very nearly his final act in office — changed their votes.
Can Toad swallow The Doctors Fox? Band may be big draw at small club
By Marc Levy
Published: December 22, 2009
Toad had better brace itself. The Doctors Fox plays Wednesday at the tiny Porter Square bar and music venue — so small its stage often doesn’t fit whole bands — and it has been packing larger houses lately.
Police seek help in finding missing man
By Marc Levy
Published: December 19, 2009
Cambridge police have issued a missing-persons alert for Bradford Adams, 42, who left his residence at the WellMet Project Home at 18 Leonard Ave., Cambridge, on Thursday and hasn’t come back.
Festival of lights? Party proves Hanukkah a celebration of noise, movement
By Marc Levy
Published: December 18, 2009
That noise you may have heard Thursday night coming from The All Asia was 7th Night, a Hanukkah party and fundraiser thrown by the Boston Workmen’s Circle.
Emeen Z evolves into Spirit Kid, announces CD release
By Marc Levy
Published: December 17, 2009
Cambridge-based Emeen Zarookian is reporting an album ready to go, a release-party date set and a name change. Instead of The Emeen Z Band, Zarookian and his mates will perform as Spirit Kid, and they have an eponymous album ready for release in January.