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Restaurants have moves, expansion on the menu
By Marc Levy
Published: December 17, 2009
It’s been news to foodies since October that the restaurant Evoo is moving to Kendall Square from Somerville, and that its 350 Third St. location — called the Watermark Building — will also host the second Za, an Arlington pizza restaurant run by the same group. They should open in February, helping Kendall become more of a nighttime destination.
Homeless obscure imagining of Central Square’s future
By Marc Levy
Published: December 17, 2009
Talk of the homeless dominated Wednesday’s “Central Square: Discussing the Present, Envisioning the Future” forum in direct proportion to which the homeless dominate Central Square itself — unignorable despite all the stuff going on around them. The rest of the talk was eerily like that from the largely failed re-envisioning of Harvard Square in 2005.
Bank robbery suspect was caught twice, police say
By Marc Levy
Published: December 16, 2009
A suspect in a Wednesday unarmed robbery of a Sovereign Bank was arrested and charged at 12:21 p.m. — then charged again hours later for apparently giving police a false identity.
Cambridgeside Best Buy and Geek Squad win Web infamy
By Marc Levy
Published: December 16, 2009
Cambridge makes another dubious appearance in the blogosphere Wednesday, this time on consumerist.com as part of an ongoing litany of disappointments and horrors surrounding Best Buy and its alleged information-technology specialists, the Geek Squad.
School Committee considers adding Muslim holidays to calendar
By Marc Levy
Published: December 16, 2009
The School Committee was asked Tuesday to put Muslim holidays on the academic calendar alongside those of Christians and Jews, but committee members held back from voting immediately. The issue was put off until a Jan. 5 meeting, when a broader policy — and the effects of new days off on parents, staff and the city — could be addressed.
Symphony benefits shelter with little Fanfare, much Joy
By Marc Levy
Published: December 15, 2009
There are only two selections in Sunday’s concert by the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra, but they tell the whole story. The first is the three-minute “Fanfare for the Common Man” by Aaron Copland, and the second is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, more than an hour of challenge and delight that includes four top soloists and culminates in “Ode to Joy,” sung by the Cambridge Community Chorus.
Council ponders raising cost of resident parking permits, much else
By Marc Levy
Published: December 14, 2009
The possibility of charging more than $8 a year for resident parking permits was raised Monday at a City Council meeting, along with landmark status for the Shell gas station sign on Memorial Drive; holding fast on an Avon Hill historical district; criticism of paying Everett police officers for work in Cambridge; honoring freemason Prince Hall; and other issues.
Craigslist mom is the pits — she’d trade kids’ vaccine for Bon Jovi tickets
By Marc Levy
Published: December 14, 2009
Cambridge likes to flatter itself on its enlightened approach to, well, pretty much everything. There may be one woman in the city whose approach to parenting is less enlightened than inflammatory.
Walsh brothers return for holiday comedy show
By Marc Levy
Published: December 14, 2009
The Walsh brothers, whose Great & Secret Show became a years-long highlight of the Cambridge comedy scene, return Wednesday to the East Coast for their annual holiday visit. According to David Walsh, their only scheduled time on stage is Sunday as hosts of the Comedy Studio’s Christmas Party.
Ig Nobel winners have encore in Times’ Year in Ideas
By Marc Levy
Published: December 13, 2009
Curious thing about The New York Times’ Ninth Annual Year in Ideas list released this weekend: Two of these “most clever, important, silly and just plain weird innovations” — that cows that have been given names produce more milk and that empty beer bottles make better weapons — were Ig Nobel Prize winners in October.