Ideas pile atop skepticism over environmental efforts

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Published: June 20, 2011 at 11:52 PM

Expect an aggressive rollout of environmental efforts from City Hall, officials suggested Monday after a report from the citizens leading the Cambridge Climate Emergency Action Group.

Printer’s Devil literary journal launches tonight

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Published: June 20, 2011 at 11:03 AM

The Printer’s Devil Review literary journal gets a launch party tonight at Middlesex Lounge.

What’s the matter with us? We were just tweeted the answer.

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Published: June 20, 2011 at 07:00 AM

The saga of Anthony Weiner is just the latest reason why we have to ask ourselves not just “What’s the Matter With Kansas?” but “What’s the matter with us?”

Two execs win regional entrepreneur award

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Published: June 16, 2011 at 03:47 PM

Two Cambridge executives have won regional “Entrepreneur of the Year” designations from Ernst & Young.

School Committee motions shock, but end flawed policy

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Published: June 15, 2011 at 02:26 AM

An incorrect student-assignment policy at the Amigos School is ending, years later than intended, after an explosive School Committee meeting likely to with some unwelcome and perplexing outcomes.

Boards seeking ‘vision’ shake hands, swap numbers, part ways

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Published: June 14, 2011 at 12:48 PM

A roundtable billed as a chance to talk about a “vision” for Cambridge and its zoning and land-use laws instead played out like the reintroduction of long-lost relatives — the City Council and Planning Board — who vowed to be better about being in touch.

Closing bookstores could be prologue to change in city retail

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Published: June 13, 2011 at 11:00 AM

Two revered booksellers are closing in Harvard Square within the next month — Curious George & Friends and the Globe Corner Bookstore — and a Planning Board member is wondering whether Cambridge retail is worth saving at all.

Delicious portrait honors retiring principal

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Published: June 13, 2011 at 09:00 AM

A uniquely sweet treat awaited King Open School Principal Tim Groves at a retirement party Saturday party: 1,122 cupcakes in the shape of his face.

Shop local, shop small to keep your ID, info safe

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Published: June 13, 2011 at 07:00 AM

It’s pretty simple: If you’re going to shop online — in fact, if you’re going to have a life online at all — your private information is at risk of being sold or stolen. But there are ways to improve your chances at safety.

Charter school grads cheer, head off to college

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Published: June 10, 2011 at 04:40 PM

Graduates from the Community Charter School of Cambridge had even more reason to celebrate at their Thursday ceremony: It’s the third consecutive year every graduate has gained college admission.

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