North Point to get 12-story life-science building, MIT buys gas station, advances its Kendall tower
Plenty has been going on in development this spring, including an environmentally focused building planned for North Point’s Parcel U, a slew of MIT moves and more on BioMed Realty’s push into Somerville.
Dog thief came back to the scene of the crime, police say, and was spotted (like the dog, Titus)
Police have arrested a suspect in a Friday dog theft because he returned – with the dog – to the scene of the crime.
Met Pipe suing Alexandria over its Binney math; MIT preps update for 93-year-old dorm building
The hyper complicated Alexandria Real Estate Equities zoning petition that passed in 2020 brought together recreational land the city has wanted for three decades and made room for an entire Eversource electrical substation. But one player says it was left out, and is suing.
MIT plans 10-story residence hall for Vassar St.; BioMed makes a big move into Assembly Square
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has submitted plans for a Vassar Street dorm to serve 690 graduate students, taking up 327,000 square feet and 10 stories over two buildings around a large central plaza.
Attend meetings on class split in resident survey; safety policies for in-person classes; a new Tatte
Public meetings this week look at details of the latest Cambridge resident survey, safety policies for expanded in-person classes, guidelines for the next education budget, plans for MIT’s College of Computing, new locations for Tatte and Sweetgreen and a financial analysis of Kendall Square changes.
MIT’s College of Computing building takes shape as Alexandria and BioMed make moves in Boston
Plans were released this week for the building that will house a College of Computing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – an eight-story structure to be completed in 2023.
Serious crime was up overall in 2020, data shows, but from all-time lows; one killing, gunfire down
Preliminary crime numbers for the past year became available Monday, showing an overall increase in incidents of 8 percent over 2019, with violent crimes down but property crimes up – tempered by the fact that 2019 saw the lowest rate of crime in the city in more than 60 years.
Pickup seriously injures 74-year-old woman who walked into Memorial Drive, trooper say (updated)
State troopers extricated a 74-year-old woman thrown under a parked car Sunday morning on Memorial Drive after she was hit by pickup truck.
A week of events in Cambridge, Somerville: Bugs Bunny, lots of Valentine’s/Galentine’s
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a free look at the work-in-progress dance piece called “Hebel,” the Dark Days, Long Night Fashion Show Dance Party, the 25th anniversary Bugs Bunny Film Festival, and a ton of events for (and against) Valentine’s Day.
A week of events in Cambridge, Somerville: ‘iTMRW,’ ‘Aida’ and MLK flash mob dance
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s the dystopian dance musical “iTMRW” and “Das Kapital” play performance, opera with “Aida” and more, and “Somerville Night Live.” It all starts with an MLK flash mob dance on the Monday holiday.
