Opening of pop-up neighborhood history center gets longtime residents and newcomers sharing
History Cambridge welcomed the public April 11 to the opening of a pop-up neighborhood history center for North Cambridge. There’s more to come.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Paul Giamatti’s podcast to Earth Day events
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s Paul Giamatti’s “Chinwag” podcast, The Bread and Puppet Theater, Record Store Day, “Secret Sounds of Ponds” and other Earth-related events, cake decorating and Shakespeare’s 460th Birthday.
Horse racing in North Cambridge’s Trotting Park had an 18-year run before its land became homes
A trotting racecourse spanned a full mile loop bounded by Rindge, Harvey, Clifton and Cedar streets. For nearly two decades it was the area’s premier racing ground.
There are still things you don’t know about cats, from paw preference to the meaning of ‘catling’
There are 220 million pet cats worldwide and even more strays, but that doesn’t mean you know why, how they get into odd places or – brace yourself – the reason street urchins would bring cats to the doors of a Harvard lab in the 1890s.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Susanna Kaysen, Space Week and bluegrass fest
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s Sri Lankan cooking, Susanna Kaysen and “Girl Interrupted” a “Little Prince” opera, a Patriots Day colonial fair, Space Week, Grolier Poetry history, a bluegrass festival and a Flat Top Johnny’s reopening pool party.
Opening of pop-up neighborhood center invites residents to share histories of North Cambridge
As part of our year of focus on North Cambridge, History Cambridge hosts a pop-up history center, with an opening event coming Thursday.
Recent Wellesley grad debuts with ‘Dear Wendy,’ an aromantic/asexual YA take on campus novel
Fans of “enemies to lovers” plots are likely to enjoy “Dear Wendy,” an “enemies to friends” novel by recent Wellesley College grad Ann Zhao.
Red-winged blackbirds are still signs of spring, but flocks rely on wetlands remaining plentiful
Many people worry – and rightly so – about deforestation, but wetlands where red-winged blackbirds live are disappearing three times faster than forests.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Jason Mantzoukas and how to win a marathon
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Jason Mantzoukas does improv comedy, Angélique Kidjo performs, there’s an archaeology fair, advice on how to run the Boston Marathon, the answer to “Can we grow buildings?” and an all-clarinet band.
‘Trouble on Tory Row’ family tour on Saturday highlights lesser-known history of Brattle Street
History Cambridge explores the diverse stories of Revolutionary Brattle Street in a Saturday tour designed specifically for children and families.
