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No change in mayoral votes: three for Cheung, three for Decker
By Marc Levy
Published: January 23, 2012 at 09:21 PM
This update on the mayoral election isn’t much of an update at all: The votes are the same as they were during the City Council’s second ballot, held two weeks ago.
Charter school robotics team in control of this ‘da Vinci’ project
By Justin T. Martin
Published: January 21, 2012 at 06:32 PM
The Community Charter School of Cambridge’s robotics team brings excitement to tackling their “da Vinci” project.
Crowding of North Cambridge renews efforts to limit housing
By Marc Levy
Published: January 20, 2012 at 10:04 PM
The future of North Cambridge is back on the table, with residents and city officials trying to limit an incursion of housing.
‘Shop local’ adds to a top holiday season for Harvard Book Store
By admin
Published: January 19, 2012 at 12:02 AM
Theories abound as to why sales were so good this year — everything from Occupy Harvard to an abusive Amazon.com. But staff was struck by the frequency of customer comments about supporting an independent bookstore and local business.
Council’s closed-door Monteiro notes released
By Marc Levy
Published: January 17, 2012 at 04:33 PM
Cambridge’s Law Department has released the City Council’s notes of closed-door meetings about the civil rights lawsuit filed against the city by Malvina Monteiro.
Dances rove from Somerville to Chile, from Ireland to Harvard Square
By Marc Levy
Published: January 16, 2012 at 10:36 PM
Somerville’s Zoé Dance Company leads off a trio of new works at Harvard Square’s Oberon this weekend that explore international politics as well as merging rock ’n’ roll and yoga in a piece called “Rock Om.”
When conservatives were on the sauce
By Marc Levy
Published: January 16, 2012 at 08:53 PM
Do you remember W Ketchup? It’s a conservative condiment named after, um, Ronald Reagan.
If you try the Mindy Kaling, Mindy Kaling recommends the onion rings
By Marc Levy
Published: January 13, 2012 at 10:52 PM
Harvard Square institution Mr. Bartley’s Burgers has named a dish after Mindy Kaling, and the Cambridge native and Hollywood hyphenate is honored.
‘Overwhelming interest’ in redeveloping courthouse, state says
By Marc Levy
Published: January 12, 2012 at 03:05 AM
There has been “overwhelming interest” from developers in redeveloping East Cambridge’s 22-story former courthouse, but no proposals yet, a state official told residents Wednesday.
School, city officials set about bridging $2.7 million budget gap
By Marc Levy
Published: January 10, 2012 at 11:53 PM
Cambridge schools are projected to be in the red $2.7 million next year, but administrators and city officials have already begun whittling away it, and two budget retreats are scheduled for the School Committee.