Taking tangled paths to uncertain destinations

By Marc Levy

Published: March 8, 2010

Does Cambridge have a predisposition to doing things the hard way? At Monday’s meeting of the City Council, during a discussion of a decaying Central Square, councillor Ken Reeves brought up — for the second time in a month — South by Southwest, the phenomenally popular annual music and technology festival set in Austin, Texas.

He wants something similar for Cambridge, and he cites an independent study saying Kendall Square should host it. “It could even benefit Central Square,” Reeves said.

So according to this study, a Kendall Square music festival could benefit Central Square, where Cambridge keeps its music clubs?

It’s reminiscent of the suggestion made Saturday at a climate congress for “meatless Mondays,” although Catholics already have meatless Fridays.

These things may just come naturally to the city that once went through 1,396 ballots to elect a mayor.

Tagged with: Central Square, City Council, Commentary, Development, Entertainment, high-tech, Kendall Square, Lafayette Square, Music

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