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Crowding of North Cambridge renews efforts to limit housing
By Marc Levy
Published: January 20, 2012
The future of North Cambridge is back on the table, with residents and city officials trying to limit an incursion of housing.
Casablanca owner has moved to the Casbah
By Marc Levy
Published: November 20, 2011
The owner of Harvard Square’s Casablanca restaurant, now for sale, already has a Casablanca-like restaurant open in Fresh Pond.
Project will add 429 apartments at Alewife, developer says
By Marc Levy
Published: November 16, 2011
For those who thought The Residences at Alewife were big at 227 apartments, here come The Residences at Fresh Pond — 429 apartments to be built about a half-mile away.
Legislators note MBTA steps to mitigate red line shutdowns
By admin
Published: November 10, 2011
Replacement shuttle service will run more frequently than the normal red line schedule, MBTA officials say, and stations will remain open, allowing people to wait for the shuttle buses inside.
VCs put $4 million on expansion of Alewife startup Modo Labs
By Marc Levy
Published: November 2, 2011
Modo Labs, a maker of smartphone apps based on open-source software that are serving businesses and universities around the world — including a notable one right here in Cambridge, namely Harvard — got $4 million in venture capital Tuesday.
MBTA says it’s increasing publicity for red line shutdowns
By Marc Levy
Published: October 26, 2011
If you feel taken by surprise by the news of five months of weekend shutdowns for the T stops at Porter, Davis and Alewife, you’re not alone.
Faces sign comes down for apartments, end of an era long past due
By Marc Levy
Published: October 19, 2011
The sign came down Wednesday at the old Faces nightclub on Route 2, marking the start of redevelopment at a site languishing since the club closed in 1990.
Council resists pre-election zoning vote, tells neighbors to wait
By Marc Levy
Published: October 17, 2011
Residents urged city councillors to help stop a looming surge in traffic and density, but councillors told them they should wait and rejected an attempt to handle the issue before the Nov. 8 election.
Pouf! An importer transforms herself at Alewife
By Marc Levy
Published: October 7, 2011
A glamorous popup store has replaced a high-end importer with more affordable goods and fashions from Asia, with a showroom manager becoming an import and fashion entrepreneur.
Four citizen petitions take on developers Wednesday
By Marc Levy
Published: September 6, 2011
Four public hearings Wednesday could change the law on four significant issues, including affordable-housing rules for apartment and condo projects and giving the city the power to fine law-breaking developers.