More residential and commercial density, expanded bike lanes and improved outdoor spaces are being recommended for Cambridge Street in city staff presentations.
The City Council voted to continue a hearing wrought with passionate debate about whether “limited resource pregnancy centers” actually provide options to clients or push people away from getting abortions.
The City Council returns to regular meetings Sept. 12, with a priority for in-depth work already set: Examining disproportionate setbacks to Black Cantabrigians compared with other races, then fixing them.
The Cambridge Housing Authority has hired replacement security at Central Square public housing but needs a longer-term answer, board members have been told.
The celebrated area surrounding the Harvard Square subway station known as The Pit will not become a historical landmark, the Historical Commission decided last week.
A car crash that left two drivers injured July 15 at Cardinal Medeiros Avenue, Binney Street and Bristol Street has city councillors pleading for safety measures there – again.
The City Council urged Eversource to place a high-voltage electrical line away from homes, where there’s concern at the prospect of heavy construction and health effects.
After a Covid gap, Porter Square Books will again select two writers to write articles for the store’s blog, participate in literary events and use store space to work on their own pieces.
A farewell party to Harvard Square’s “Pit” on Saturday – officially, Pit-A-Palooza – sparked nostalgia in several ways. The air smelled of sweat and marijuana as energetic fans surrounded a band, and there was nostalgia for a fixture of city youth since 1982.
Eye-popping examples of income and race inequality were presented last week to neighborhood groups, starting with median income levels of $158,519 for white Cantabrigian households compared with $41,423 for Black households.