As 2025 comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of the year. Cambridge Day more than doubled the number of subscribers to our newsletter and saw a 30 percent jump in visits to the site. Of the 1,655 stories we published this year, our most-read stories represent an eclectic cross-section of our writing and reporting.
5. A Harvard Square T tunnel unused for 40 years might be turned into an entertainment venue
Readers hopped onto this piece on debate in May over whether a disused T tunnel could be developed into a new kind of destination.
4. Protest called against taking of Tufts student ‘ambushed’ outside apartment in Somerville
When Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University graduate student from Turkey, was rounded up by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in March, the story drew national and international attention. Cambridge Day’s coverage of this and other stories on ICE actions in the area gained consistent reader attention.
3. Shots reported fired on Harvard MBTA platform, none injured
If it doesn’t bleed it can still lead, apparently. In general, readers were drawn to stories about public safety issues.
2. As Michelin guide finally comes to Greater Boston, two of our restaurants draw star speculation
Readers had a big appetite for this piece anticipating foodie glory. The story with the actual news about the ratings also did well, although its traffic, too, seemed to experience a letdown.
1. A Section 8 housing vouchers waitlist is closed, and 149 low-income renters will be paying more
This seemingly mundane story about the local impact of a shift in a state policy was not only our most-read story, it would have been by itself our best month.
Bonus entertainment story: ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ brings Denzel Washington back as Spike Lee’s action-ready king of NYC
Our film review archive is routinely among our most-visited pages, so here is the most-read movie review of the year, which Tom Meek gave 3 stars.
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seems to me that one of the bigger stories is about upzoning northern mass ave, the errors in the documents which kept councilors from really understanding what they were voting on… and the steady dismantling of the city when no one has control over materials, costs, land, oversight.
I’m surprised the forced eviction of scores of mostly elderly condo owners from the Riverview, and the ordered demolition of the building, decimating their life savings, failed to make the list.
Happy to see my favorite one listed. “A Harvard Square T tunnel unused for 40 years might be turned into an entertainment venue.” I am going to keep hoping, but until then check out the Michelin mentions!