Paid legal notices for Cambridge for March 28-April 4
Cambridge public notices for work at Christ Church in Cambridge; on Inman Street in Mid-Cambridge; in the Half Crown-Marsh; and for the Board of Zoning Appeal.
Economy still shaken by Covid and Ukraine contributes to hikes in water and sewer bills
Cambridge residents’ water and sewer bills are rising – though by less than $100 on average – for reasons ranging from inflation to the war in Ukraine.
All neighborhoods could get multifamily homes and see ‘down conversions’ discouraged in laws
A study of making it harder to do a “down conversion” – making fewer homes out of more homes – survived a Cambridge City Council vote easily despite staff suggesting it was less welcome than one looking to build multifamily housing citywide.
Cambridge’s top-credit-rating streak continues for 25th year with by-now familiar forebodings
Cambridge maintains its top credit scores for the 25th year in a row and is one of only 24 cities nationwide with a trifecta of highest-possible ratings, said City Manager Yi-An Huang, but several factors threaten the city’s long-term financial standing.
Plan to enliven Harvard Square’s Palmer Street reimagines Coop Annex with restaurant spaces
Harvard plans to take the empty former Coop Annex building at 12-30 Palmer St. and reuse it for new commercial ventures and outdoor space.
Naming names at the Cambridge School Committee
Asserting an arbitrary standard of “decorum” while prohibiting the naming of names not only intimidates the public but violate the School Committee’s own rules and a ruling by the Supreme Judicial Court.
Let’s house Cambridge people faster
Let’s allow the Affordable Housing Trust to fund rental vouchers, fund new programs to house the unhoused and give those who have experienced housing instability a seat at the table.
Carolicious arepas at the Aeronaut
The Venezuelan cantina Carolicious at the Aeronaut Brewery slings arepas and more, but not much more. The cooks focus on one thing and do it right.
What to know about the Crumbl Cookies shop opening Friday in Cambridge’s Central Square
Customers can claim one free, 720-calorie chocolate chip cookie during the month of April from this fast-growing chain coming to Cambridge.
Somergloom looms anew at JJ Gonson’s Once, while hip-hop toasts Boston from Middle East
JJ Gonson has a lot of irons in the fire, but local music fans know and love her best as the head of Once, an “itinerant” music venue preparing for another summertime “celebration of all things dark and heavy.”
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Folk metal, Nikki Giovanni and comedy festivals
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s poet Nikki Giovanni, sex revolutionary Candida Royalle, joke fests and mystery comedy, new plays and folk metal, “Dope Science,” a tribute to Lana Del Rey and “Essays in Praise of Excess.”
‘Old Oak’ is new, The Brattle restores Argento and there’s a free ‘Orgy’ and ‘Queen of Katwe’
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include Ken Loach’s last at Fresh Pond, a screamer in “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage,” honors to the late character actor M. Emmett Walsh and free fare: a five-hour “Movie Orgy” and the chess-focused “Queen of Katwe” by Mira Nair.
Flour Bakery + Cafe sour cream coffee cake
Coffee cake’s crumb topping gets swapped out at Flour Bakery + Cafe for a buttermilk icing drizzle that doesn’t impress.