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Hours added, rates doubling in Central Square parking lots
By Marc Levy
Published: August 20, 2010
Parking rates are doubling and pay hours extended by four hours in two city-owned lots in Central Square.
Porter Square Galleria loses third large tenant in Jennifer Convertibles
By Marc Levy
Published: August 18, 2010
The Jennifer Convertibles furniture store in Porter Square is liquidating, leaving a third large vacancy in the Porter Square Galleria. Pizzeria Uno and Blockbuster left within the past year.
Commission on Central Square ‘Delights and Concerns’ launches in August
By Marc Levy
Published: July 24, 2010
City councillor Ken Reeves will lead a “Red Ribbon Commission on the Delights and Concerns of Central Square,” with the first meeting set for Aug. 3.
Greyhound can’t explain large fee added to bus ticket
By Marc Levy
Published: July 23, 2010
What does a $22 one-way Greyhound bus ticket cost? If you’re paying your own way and you guessed $22, you’re right. But if someone is paying for you, or if you’re paying for someone else, a $22 ticket costs $40.
Green line design will fix platform flaw
By Marc Levy
Published: July 22, 2010
Design of the seven T stations to be built as part of the green line extension project doesn’t formally begin until fall, but there is one part of the plans that is certain: The stations will have central platforms on a single level, ensuring riders don’t have to leave and pay again if they realize they were headed in the wrong direction.
RelayRides challenges Zipcar, marketing with teams on foot
By Marc Levy
Published: July 17, 2010
On the way down to all those red line T cars with Zipcar ads, commuters in Porter Square first got a pitch from a competitor: RelayRides, which had a street team out Friday morning handing out cards bearing a $25 credit to try the service. Kendall Square is next for the startup car rental business.
Bursting the tea bubble: Kendall brew is overpriced, not very good
By Marc Levy
Published: July 12, 2010
As a rule I want Cambridge businesses to succeed — especially in Kendall Square, which needs more vibrant retail. But can the square’s new boba tea business succeed by charging more than its competitors for a worse product?
Support for Lechmere changes unifies green line extension meeting
By Marc Levy
Published: July 7, 2010
Support for remaking the Lechmere T area into “Lechmere Square” when the stop is moved and opposition to a wider Monsignor O’Brien Highway there helped push a meeting on extending the MBTA green line to an epic three-plus hours last week, even with a two-minute limit on public comments and a smaller than usual crowd.
Buy-local meeting hears old complaints with new drive for solutions
By Marc Levy
Published: June 24, 2010
Some stories and complaints from the birth of Cambridge Local First were heard again Tuesday at a city committee hearing, and the buy-local campaign is fast approaching its fifth birthday. But there were also vows of fast action — including the creation of an action committee to jump on the “50 items” written down during the meeting by committee chairman and city councillor Leland Cheung.
Farmers Market accepts, doubles value of SNAP food stamps
By Marc Levy
Published: June 22, 2010
The Central Square Farmers Market is accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits as payment, and a grant is doubling the money spent using the benefits