Foundry ribbon-cutting gives the city a glimpse of $46 million project that opens in September
While the Foundry 101 building opens to the public in September, major construction is finished and residents were allowed to walk through the first floor of the refurbished building Wednesday at a ribbon-cutting, visiting spaces within where creation will take place.
Workers at 1369 Coffeehouse vote to join union
Workers at 1369 Coffeehouse in Central and Inman squares have decided to unionize in the culmination of a National Labor Relations Board election Wednesday.
Drug use and violence among a plaza’s unhoused infiltrates Manning public housing, residents say
Some residents of Manning Apartments, a public housing complex near Central Square for seniors and people with disabilities, say they feel unsafe amid a spike in illegal activity in and around the building – and an official at the Cambridge House Authority said Friday that an attempt to address the problem better with private security has suffered a setback.
Children under 5 can get vaccinated against Covid at free Saturday clinic offered by Health Alliance
S&S Restaurant is still serving up the comfort after more than a century in Inman Square
In the decade preceding Cambridge Electric Light’s illumination of Cambridge Street, when trolley tracks ran from Inman to Porter Square, a little delicatessen began welcoming hungry patrons. Rebecca “Ma” Edelstein greeted guests with “es and es,” Yiddish for “eat and eat” – which the wide-ranging fare of the S&S Restaurant still encourages diners to do.
Where city meets forest, white-tailed deer emerge to snack until something startles
It’s hard to believe that a mammal as big as a deer is found in a city as urban as Cambridge, but the deer are here. With a little bit of thoughtful management, we can live in harmony.
‘Hit the Road’: Steering into something big
Panah Panahi cooks up something politically barbed in “Hit the Road,” which begins with a semi-joyous car ride and a becomes a poignant and provocative existential odyssey.
‘The Black Phone’: Its ’70s retro trappings aside, supernatural-tinged thriller might not grab you
The film’s shining asset, aside from the allure of a 1970s setting and devil mask worn by the central boogeyman, is the strong performances by young cast members portraying a brother and sister with a dead mom, scary dad and even scarier kidnapper to tackle.
Egg and cheese sandwiches at the revived Diesel Cafe
Gone is the grungy, ’90s industrial steampunk vibe at Diesel Cafe in Somerville’s Davis Square, replaced by a more spacious and open feel, with inviting, communal spaces. The limited menu (with limited hours) includes a full slate of coffee beverages, bakery good, additions such as an ice cream bar and smoothies, and breakfast fare.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from a Juneteenth parade to ‘Medusa Reclaimed’
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there are continuing Juneteenth celebrations, a Harvard Museums Summer Solstice Celebration, visit by the author Ottessa Moshfegh and musician Lou Barlow, Nepal Festival, silent dance party, Pit-A-Palooza, “Medusa Reclaimed” and much more.
Juneteenth arrives with Roxbury Film Festival, ‘Touki Bouki’ and ‘Neptune Frost’ at The Brattle
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include Juneteenth selections, news of a local with a short coming to the Roxbury Film Fest, and the classic “Touki Bouki” pairing with the new and mind-melting “Neptune Frost” at The Brattle. Somerville has big-screen gems, and we have reviews of some small-screen fare as well.
Drug use and violence among a plaza’s unhoused infiltrates Manning public housing, residents say
Some residents of Manning Apartments, a public housing complex near Central Square for seniors and people with disabilities, say they feel unsafe amid a spike in illegal activity in and around the building – and an official at the Cambridge House Authority said Friday that an attempt to address the problem better with private security has suffered a setback.