City Lights stumbles into Steampunk niche

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Published: December 29, 2010 at 09:52 PM

Steampunk was not what City Lights Antique Lighting was selling. Not at first. But the shop stumbled into the style and is now selling Steampunk in a big way.

Next steps near in reshaping of school district

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Published: December 29, 2010 at 09:47 AM

Plans for the school district are arriving at a milestone, with hearings in January leading up to a Feb. 1 presentation of Superintendent Jeffrey Young’s recommendations in three areas.

Stretch out the holidays with free Jaggery, Sickert songs

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Published: December 28, 2010 at 08:24 PM

The trees are being carted out to the curb and look — there are two presents here that never got opened: free song downloads from two of the area’s greatest bands.

Judge dismisses case as developer finishes cleaning

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Published: December 28, 2010 at 08:47 AM

The case against developer Joseph Perroncello has been dismissed, without him even having to pay the city’s court costs. He does still face bankruptcy and the auction of his Cambridge property.

Mag’s cocktail guide leads to nine Cambridge bars

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Published: December 27, 2010 at 01:57 PM

Nine bars in Cambridge have made the January issue of Boston magazine for the best cocktails in town.

Casablanca endures in ever-changing Harvard Square restaurant scene

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Published: December 27, 2010 at 10:43 AM

Inviting and unpretentious, Casablanca has an understated and universally appealing charm that has kept it a mainstay of Harvard Square restaurants since 1955.

A low-resolution picture for the New Year

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Published: December 27, 2010 at 07:00 AM

But, in the spirit of the season — a cultural perpetual motion machine designed by M.C. Escher that is powered by us because we’re trapped inside it — I bow to inevitability and resolve some things for myself and my community.

Parking ban in effect for Sunday, Monday snow

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Published: December 26, 2010 at 11:05 AM

A snow emergency parking ban goes into effect at 2 p.m., city officials say, as a storm is expected to bring heavy snowfall today and Monday.

Venture Cafe home, three more restaurants near for Kendall, Central

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Published: December 24, 2010 at 02:08 AM

There is long-awaited news for Kendall and Central squares: Three new restaurants, with Veggie Planet and OM offspring filling in a stubbornly vacant showpiece site in Central, and a potential home for the long-gestating Venture Café concept

Sketch of Kendall Square proposal pleases board

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Published: December 23, 2010 at 04:23 AM

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology plan to remake Kendall Square into a vibrant gathering place of restaurants, shops and public plazas won significant praise Tuesday from the Planning Board.

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