Attend meetings, gatherings looking at Alewife and inside Cambridge Street schools complex
Public meetings and gatherings this week look at a proposal for Alewife zoning that might just move along a pedestrian bridge over train tracks; how to examine CambridgeSide plan finances fairly; bring tours of a Cambridge Street school complex; and much more.
Morphine, Sandman memorial shows sell out, just a few tickets held for sales at door July 5
Tickets sold out within hours for two shows bringing together more than a dozen Morphine players on July 5, marking the 20th anniversary of frontman Mark Sandman’s death at a rock festival in Italy. A few tickets will be available the night of the shows.
Lowell Memorial Park rehabilitation nearing; Feb. 12 meeting will present plan, seek input
A public meeting about rehabilitating Lowell Memorial Park, at Fresh Pond Parkway and Brattle Street, has been set for 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 12 in the community room at the Cambridge Main Library, 449 Broadway, Mid-Cambridge.
Attend meetings on protecting city’s tenants, massive tree loss, marijuana use and more
Public meetings this week look at whether marijuana users get a legal place to consume it, if the city can better protect its tenants, how traffic in Cambridge will change with a remake of Somerville’s Davis Square, what happened to the city’s trees and much more.
Hardhats and shovels follow prayer and song as apartment project breaks ground at church
A $14 million apartment project begun a decade ago had a groundbreaking Friday, delayed by lengthy litigation with neighbors who feel the four-story, 46 unit-construction will overshadow St. James’s Episcopal Church and cost too much of its historical green space.
A week of events in Cambridge, Somerville: Poetry marathon, Ignite! food fest and more
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s the year’s three-day poetry marathon, a youth Art Barbecue, Boston Poetry Slam Team Send-Off, Boston Rap Race Preliminary Round, another Dancing on the Charles party and much more.
Harvard Square buildings sell for $108M, buyers promising no immediate changes
The historic Brattle Building at 1-8 Brattle St. and its near-neighbor the 17-41A ensemble of single-story buildings in Harvard Square will sell for $108 million to Charlotte, N.C.-based Asana Partners.
Family clash over sale of Brattle buildings could be ‘destabilizing’ for Harvard Square (update)
The Dow and Stearns families are breaking up after a century, with the Dows looking to cash out and sell their two prominent buildings in Harvard Square for a total of $95 million.
Conservation district commissions open for new members; must apply by Aug. 14
Members and alternate members are sought to fill vacancies on the Avon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District Commission, Half Crown-Marsh NCD Commission and Mid-Cambridge NCD Commission
Community Preservation Act Committee meets June 22 to take funding suggestions
A public meeting of the Community Preservation Act Committee will be held at 6 p.m. June 22.
