Students said they had learned the history behind some of the memorials, but that it was interesting to think about when, why and by whom they had been created.

There’s a pointed theme to the poetry stroll this year in “finding hope in trying times,” say organizers at Longfellow House and the Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, the Harvard Square Business Association and Mass Poetry.

Many might consider art just a tool to beautify a space. “Art in Public,” a feature-length documentary film about Cambridge-based public art, illuminates ways art allows us to see the world differently. It gets a premiere Wednesday.

A gaping space in the heart of Kendall Square came closer to being filled Wednesday with a groundbreaking ceremony and party celebrating the 16-story tower to come.

Public meetings in Somerville this week look at adult-use marijuana licenses, police at the polls, the end of another outdoor dining season and more.

The Armory Arts Building in Somerville and its tenants, awaiting judgment since an eminent domain seizure in May 2021, could get clarity at a public hearing set for Oct. 19 before a City Council committee.

After an unofficial, monthlong soft launch, East Cambridge’s much-anticipated arts and culture venue The Foundry is geared up for its opening celebration Saturday.

For Cambridge residents who like to be first in line, the new MIT Museum offers a one-day peek of the expanded facility – and other activities – for neighbors only on Oct. 1.

The MIT Museum reopens Oct. 2 after a Covid lockdown that merged into an expected shutdown so it could relocate to a newly built home in Kendall Square.

Melissa Martinelli moved from the corporate suites of San Francisco to Inman Square’s eponymous Incubator with a sustainable, upcycled health beverage.