‘Concept concert’ asks audience to choose the ending

By Marc Levy

Published: March 17, 2010

Dennis Shafer and Diana Norma will appear as part of their art collaborative Friday at Outpost 186 in Cambridge’s Inman Square.

Dennis Shafer and Diana Norma will appear as part of their art collaborative Friday at Outpost 186 in Cambridge’s Inman Square.  | read this item

For the Chagall Performance Art Collaborative, “Choose Your Own Adventure” is not a cute, nostalgic but ironic name for a night of music, poetry and dance. The collaborators are serious: They really want people to come Friday and decide the path the artists will follow.

Link: Harvard student will fight charges from May shooting

By admin

Published: March 16, 2010

Brittany Smith, a former Harvard student, has pleaded not guilty of involvement in the May shooting of a Cambridge man in a Harvard dorm, The Boston Globe reports.

Signs of hope in renewed debate over Central Square

By Marc Levy

Published: March 8, 2010

There were hints of a resolution Monday to the long-empty 450 Massachusetts Ave. storefront owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Photo: Marc Levy)

There were hints of a resolution Monday to the long-empty 450 Massachusetts Ave. storefront owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Photo: Marc Levy)  | read this item

The decline of Central Square drew debate from city councillors at their Monday meeting, but also signs of hope for two prominently empty storefronts on Massachusetts Avenue.

The new top 10 employers in Cambridge — and how to contact them

By Marc Levy

Published: March 5, 2010

The new top 10 employers in Cambridge — and how to contact them  | read this item

Last year this list ran with the warning that an enumeration of the top 10 employers in Cambridge was “a moving target.” It turns out the target doesn’t rove as much one would think, but some movement resulted from — get this — companies adding jobs.

Pizzeria Uno closes in Porter Square

By Marc Levy

Published: March 1, 2010

A sign in the Somerville Avenue window of the Uno Chicago Grill in Porter Square, Cambridge, announces the restaurant’s closing and reminds diners another store in the chain remains in Harvard Square. (Photo: Marc Levy)

A sign in the Somerville Avenue window of the Uno Chicago Grill in Porter Square, Cambridge, announces the restaurant’s closing and reminds diners another store in the chain remains in Harvard Square. (Photo: Marc Levy)  | read this item

The Uno Chicago Grill in Porter Square closed for good Monday, part of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp. filed for in January. The West Roxbury company is still said to have about 160 restaurants, including one in Harvard Square.

‘Dinner Rush’ screens for those in the know

By Marc Levy

Published: February 21, 2010

A semi-regular food film series with an underground feel continues at 6 p.m. Monday with “Dinner Rush,” a behind-the-scenes look at a fancy New York restaurant.

TD Bank hearing for Central Square is a sign of the times

By Marc Levy

Published: February 19, 2010

Next week sees another step in TD Bank opening a branch in Central Square, in the Massachusetts Avenue space that used to house The Gap. Despite unhappiness over the coming of another bank, the move takes 7,000 square feet of empty real estate off the market just as another several thousand open up.

Gates arrest inspires forum on ‘Policing, Discretion and Race in Cambridge’

By Marc Levy

Published: February 4, 2010

There’s little doubt what’s driving a forum planned for Thursday on “Civil Rights: Policing, Discretion and Race in Cambridge.”

Sheraton Commander touts tourist votes

By Marc Levy

Published: February 1, 2010

Harvard Square’s Sheraton Commander Hotel was received high marks from guests recently. (Photo: Eszter Hargittai)

Harvard Square’s Sheraton Commander Hotel was received high marks from guests recently. (Photo: Eszter Hargittai)  | read this item

The Sheraton Commander was voted the top hotel in the 200-plus site chain in December, said Jennifer Auyer, director of sales and marketing for the hotel.

Palmer-Gaiman is a match made in a dark, twisted heaven

By Marc Levy

Published: January 26, 2010

An Amanda Palmer-Neil Gaiman wedding is like the joining of two of the world’s noblest royal families.

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