Businesses Well Lived: Starting with three stories in which decades of work ended amid a pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected each of us in life-altering ways, big and small. Some changes have been universal, others individual, but the pandemic’s effects have reached every one of us, on every continent. Cambridge is no exception, including i …
Cambridge Historical Society’s antiracism work began by looking within its own headquarters
Cambridge Historical Society made the commitment to recognizing that Black Lives Matter and began to take an honest look at its own history – first in researching the history of their own headquarters, the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House.
Under good news of satisfaction survey is nuance of radical differences in wealth, issues of concern
On first glance, it seemed clear: The city’s 2020 resident satisfaction survey shows that “people are feeling good about Cambridge.” Some city councillors, though, wanted to know more about which people.
10 Cambridge nonprofit highlights for 2020, when need didn’t stop – and we didn’t either
This year has tested the limits of nonprofits. But as the Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition said throughout 2020, “Nonprofits Don’t Quit.”
She’s chronicling a lengthy recovery from Covid; Honesty and making art is getting her through it
North Cambridge artist Freedom Baird has fought off Covid-19 for months, somehow persisting with her art and recounting in detail her medical issues from coronavirus.
Haus is a kids play space giant with possibilities, including alone time for stressed-out parents
One cloister-friendly idea for a wee one in your cozy condo space is Haus, a personal play space for 3- to 9-year-olds. The structure, designed by North Cambridge resident Janos Stone, is durable and flexible, allowing kids their own place for imagination.
This weekend is the free ‘Good Riddance 2020’ you’ve been waiting for from Historical Society
The Cambridge Historical Society invites people to say goodbye to “this colossally awful year” and welcome the new one with a free, safe and cathartic event Saturday at its headquarters.
Food For Free cuts the ribbon on its new space, provided rent free by East Cambridge developer
It may have seemed like the growing First Street Corridor had it all with apartments, retail, offices and even a park, but on Friday the ribbon was cut on the use that makes it truly seem like Cambridge: A nonprofit, in the form of a Food For Free distribution center.
On the hunt for presents? Here’s one for you: The local biz Winter Holiday Shopping Guide
A Winter Holiday Shopping Guide has been released by Cambridge Local First in partnership with the city – making it easy to find hundreds of nearby small businesses and nonprofits during a holiday shopping season that months of coronavirus lockdown makes particularly important.
Podcasts from Cambridge and Somerville
Cambridge and Somerville have birthed plenty of podcasts, but there are a handful that not just capture something about the nature of the cities, but are ongoing enterprises you can subscribe to and expect to see pop up on a feed with regularity.
