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Surprising no one, geeks and nerds overlap in Central Square
By Marc Levy
Published: April 29, 2010
Geek Week — comedy, panels, burlesque and more, based at ImprovBoston in the heart of Central Square — is in full swing and runs through Sunday. And there’s a sweet overlap with the Internet culture conference ROFLCon at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, taking place Friday and Saturday.
Commission: Special election nears for some voters
By admin
Published: April 28, 2010
The Cambridge Election Commission reminds voters of the May special senate election to fill the seat vacated by Anthony Galluccio.
Link: Barron Building hosting high-tech
By Marc Levy
Published: April 28, 2010
The four-story Barron Building — known by most as a Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins ice cream franchise — has become a hub for high-tech startups.
So many surprises with art band Jaggery, but awe isn’t one
By Marc Levy
Published: April 27, 2010
The undefinable and accomplished band Jaggery will take the stage Saturday as it usually does: As a surprise.
Economist gets a musical home-run send-off from MIT
By admin
Published: April 22, 2010
As world-renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Peter Diamond retires, he not only will throw a first pitch at a Fenway Park home game; he gets an April 30 performance of “Diamond Watch: Double Play for Two Pianos.”
Comcast complaints outnumber negotiating points
By Marc Levy
Published: April 22, 2010
In renegotiating the city’s cable television contract with Comcast, it’s not easy to understand what is on the table. Despite the number of citizen complaints, the answer is: Not much.
In bare-bones bid for Google, warnings about costs to winner
By Marc Levy
Published: April 21, 2010
Boston joins Cambridge in sobriety while competing to be a Google test site for ultrafast Internet. But Cambridge is even more bare bones, and not even convinced the broadband will be without significant costs.
Tours of Morgan arts center join Open Studios schedule
By Marc Levy
Published: April 21, 2010
As artists open their workspace to the public for the Cambridge Open Studios, the Agassiz Baldwin Community is allowing people to look through the construction site for the Maud Morgan Visual Arts Center, which is intended to be a work of art itself.
Festival tests theory: How much science fits into nine days?
By Marc Levy
Published: April 20, 2010
The Cambridge Science Festival starting Friday will test even the most ardent science lover. How much science can you take?
Toomey: Gaming bill is responsible, beneficial
By admin
Published: April 20, 2010
State Rep. Tim Toomey, a Democrat representing Cambridge and Somerville in the 26th Middlesex District — he is also a Cambridge city councillor — released a statement Tuesday on why he voted in favor during a House of Representatives vote on state gambling.