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Speakout for 99% set for Thursday at Capuano’s Cambridge office
By Marc Levy
Published: November 30, 2011
MoveOn.org is rallying people for a “99% Congressional Speak-Out” at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Cambridge office of U.S. Rep. Mike Capuano, who has a call-in event scheduled for Wednesday night.
Report: Cambridge hosted three brothels
By Marc Levy
Published: July 11, 2011
Cambridge hosted brothels on Second, Charles and Gore streets run by a 24-person crime ring out of Chinatown, it has been reported.
City faces uncertain fight for Lechmere market; some unsure it will fight
By Gal Tziperman Lotan
Published: May 13, 2011
The plan to build a public market in the proposed Lechmere Square in East Cambridge is not yet out of the question, but the city will have to doggedly negotiate with state transportation officials.
NorthPoint, Lechmere plans unite councillors and their critics
By Marc Levy
Published: March 23, 2011
The future of NorthPoint and Lechmere united residents and city councillors Monday, with city managers staying noncommittal in answers about the area, a widened Route 28 and plans for a “Lechmere Square” public market and plaza.
CitySprouts anniversary gala fundraiser sells out
By Marc Levy
Published: March 9, 2011
Tickets are sold out for Thursday’s 10th anniversary gala fundraiser for CitySprouts, a school gardening and food education program, organization officials say.
Commuter rail through Cambridge seen as cost of region’s fight for jobs
By Marc Levy
Published: December 17, 2010
There was one very real and immediate concern emerging from two hours of talk Thursday about how Cambridge and Boston must work together to stay on top economically: A “Grand Junction” commuter rail line through Cambridge is all but certain, despite the howls of protest the plan draws from city officials and residents.
Signs of success pushing ‘Plaid’ shopping over Black
By Marc Levy
Published: December 6, 2010
Response was good to “Plaid Friday” even though Cambridge got a late start promoting the nationwide effort to draw consumers from malls at the launch of the so-called shopping season.
Budget developments please, while NorthPoint concerns
By Chelsea Reil
Published: October 5, 2010
Development in NorthPoint and relief on next year’s tax bills dominated Monday’s regular meeting of the City Council.
U.S. investigates Helmand owner, Journal says
By Marc Levy
Published: September 28, 2010
Mahmood Karzai, owner of The Helmand restaurant in East Cambridge and brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, is under investigation on corruption charges from U.S. prosecutors, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
New team taking on NorthPoint development
By Marc Levy
Published: September 9, 2010
The NorthPoint development took another step back on track for development, with a Los Angeles-based real estate trust joining with Boston’s HYM Investment Group LLC and Atlas Capital Group to complete the work, Banker & Tradesman reported Wednesday.