Elect seventh School Committee member to replace mayor

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Published: August 30, 2011 at 09:42 PM

There are better ways to elect a leader for School Committee than the current method: electing a city councillor, who votes on a mayor who becomes a committee member.

Cambridge school district ranks high in Boston magazine list

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Published: August 29, 2011 at 04:03 PM

Boston magazine names Cambridge Rindge & Latin School as the 25th-best public school district in Massachusetts in the September issue, editors said.

Safety net can’t contain surge in homeless youth

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Published: August 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM

Most people wake up thinking: “What am I going to do today?” But Jennifer Park, like Cambridge’s other homeless youth, wakes up thinking, “Where are we going to sleep tonight?”

Bad advice? No lie, but plenty of laughs

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Published: August 27, 2011 at 07:24 PM

Who wants bad advice? Lots of people, and they’re willing to pay for it, as two other unemployed men prove daily in Harvard Square.

Chamber announces award nominees, honorees

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Published: August 25, 2011 at 05:07 PM

The Cambridge Chamber of Commerce announced finalists and honorees for its annual Excellence in Business Awards, with Pfizer, Microsoft and Rachael Solem, of Irving House at Harvard, named for a September ceremony.

Free Central Sw!ngs dance event postponed by weather warnings

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Published: August 25, 2011 at 10:24 AM

The outdoor Central Sw!ngs performance planned for this evening is postponed due to threats of thunderstorms, said Robin Lapidus, executive director of the Central Square Business Association.

Transit officials call meetings, create group to address green line delay

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Published: August 22, 2011 at 05:57 PM

Mass transit officials working on the green line extension have scheduled a meeting for Sept. 13 in Boston to talk about the three- to five-year subway construction delay.

This design trend has an edge

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Published: August 22, 2011 at 07:00 AM

Whether they’re circles with corners or rounded squares, they’ve become strangely common in the past few months in advertising. What’s the meaning behind this onslaught of “sardine cans” and “lozenges”?

Art and soul share Club Passim stage Friday with Engel, Fox performances

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Published: August 20, 2011 at 05:12 PM

The ethereal, androgynous, Montreal-based singer-songwriter Clara Engel, who has cast her spell over audiences from Paris and Berlin to San Francisco and New York, will be bringing her magic to Harvard Square’s Club Passim on Aug. 26 alongside local soulsters What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? With a hauntingly expressive voice that invites comparison to [...]

Homeless couple attacked with knife, police say

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Published: August 19, 2011 at 11:24 AM

A homeless couple were stabbed late Thursday in the heart of Central Square, on its busiest street, police said.

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