‘Here Lies Darby Vassall’ fall art installation makes the invisible visible at Christ Church
There’s an inaccessible, largely unknown tomb in the basement of Christ Church – and it’s being shared with the public via a looped video projection telling the story of collusion with, dependency on and profit from the slave trade.
There’s still work to do updating St. Augustine’s, but church has begun to look at what comes after
Beyond its physical revitalization, St. Augustine’s Church is developing educational and artistic projects that will help it remain a monument to the history of the Afro-Caribbean population in Cambridge as well as a participant in the city’s current black community.
Mayor celebrates Eid al-Fitr at the White House, invited with other prominent Muslim Americans
It’s almost unheard of that Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui misses a City Council meeting, but on Monday she had a very good excuse: She was at the White House to celebrate the Eid holiday with President Joe Biden.
Labs are now in an updated Garage mall remake; Harvard Divinity School shows off its Swartz Hall
The remaking of Harvard Square’s Garage mall has been revised to include lab and life-sciences space but less overall square footage; there’s an innovation in the signed community benefits agreement at Somerville’s Boynton Yards; and Harvard has photos of its renovated divinity school.
We owe City Hall and more prominent buildings to a ‘townie’ who’d long since left for West Coast
Frederick Hastings Rindge, Cambridge’s most important individual benefactor, was a ‘‘townie’’ who entered Harvard in 1875 and left soon after – yet still made a series of significant financial gifts to the city used by current residents every day.
St. Augustine’s celebrates its 100th birthday, fundraising with a party and gospel concert
St. Augustine’s African-Orthodox Church celebrated its 100th birthday Sept. 25 with a gospel concert in the street.
Sara Chapman Bull, intrepid lady of Brattle Street, introduced stars, swamis and seminars to town
At age 20, Sara Chapman was married in a semi-secret ceremony in Norway to 60-year-old renowned concert violinist Ole Bull. Things only got more interesting from there.
Quakers sell their offices in North Cambridge, reaping $3 million; political party shares space
The two-story American Friends Service Committee office building in North Cambridge has been sold to a Salem-based developer for $2.9 million.
St. Augustine’s restoration gets $110,000 grant from Mass Cultural Council; it must be matched
Black History in Action for Cambridgeport has been awarded a $110,000 matching grant for exterior restorations at St. Augustine’s African-Orthodox Cathedral, established in 1921 at 137 Allston St.
St. Augustine’s ‘historic character’ gets a boost from landmark vote, headed next to City Council
Restoration work at St. Augustine’s, a Cambridgeport church dating back to 1886, could see a boost from the Historical Commission’s unanimous vote Feb. 4 to recommend landmark status and likely approval Feb. 22 by the City Council.
