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Barbecue competition set for East Cambridge in October
By Marc Levy
Published: September 2, 2010
At least eight Cambridge grills will compete next month for bragging rights and $500 for charity in the “Smoke This” Rib Fest, the latest step into the spotlight by the new East Cambridge Business Association.
‘Cooking for Geeks’ author signs amid ice cream with Nerds
By Marc Levy
Published: August 15, 2010
It’s a natural: Toscanini’s ice cream, the rec room of entrepreneurs, students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and visitors for the annual Ig Nobel Prizes, is hosting a book signing Monday for Jeff Cooper and his “Cooking for Geeks.”
Seniors’ picnic full of music, pleasant memories
By Marc Levy
Published: August 14, 2010
WIth three musical groups performing under sunny skies in historic Harvard Yard, the year’s Harvard Senior Picnic was a musical affair.
It’s $250 a seat to celebrate century with Harvard Square Business Association
By Marc Levy
Published: August 14, 2010
For those still mourning the old Harvard Square — the funky one alive with buskers and late-night rowdiness at The Tasty, the one before Abercrombie & Fitch and all the bank branches — the announcement of the Harvard Square Business Association’s 100th anniversary gala will seem a bitter epilogue.
Invite to ‘last Backyard BBQ’ sparks concern for CCTV
By Marc Levy
Published: August 12, 2010
Mailed invitations to Cambridge Community Television’s annual Backyard BBQ has alarmed people around the city — an unintended but not wholly undesirable result, said Shawn Clarke, associate director of the cable channels.
Society offers ice cream for scans of historic photos
By Marc Levy
Published: August 6, 2010
The Cambridge Historical Society is offering residents free Toscanini’s ice cream Saturday along with digital scans of their vintage photographs. That’s just the start of what’s new in history.
Senior picnic set for Harvard Yard in August
By Marc Levy
Published: July 23, 2010
The Harvard Senior Picnic — with the appropriate theme of “Summer in the City” — will be at 11 a.m. Aug. 4, Mayor David P. Maher and Drew Gilpin Faust, president of Harvard University, announced this week.
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?
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
Consultant confirms: Kendall needs retail, housing … and a festival
By Marc Levy
Published: June 16, 2010
Kendall Square has the highest number of biotech and information technology firms per square mile in the world, but the city needs to invest more into its retail and residential development, and possibly create a “signature, marquee event” to attract international attention, a consultant told city officials.