Gallery 24/7 turns ATM, an icon of consumerism, into a free space for exhibit of artists’ inspiration
A former Bank of American ATM in Harvard Square has morphed into Gallery 24/7 – an all-day, all night collaborative that begins its exhibits with works by five local artists.
Attend meetings on advancing Alewife zoning, catering from within a condo, a Harvard bank
Public meetings this week look at Brattle Street safety improvements, schools’ nondiscrimination policy, a caterer in Porter and bank and apartments in Harvard, and Alewife zoning recommendations.
Bank robbery suspect is taken into custody
A Malden resident was taken into custody Monday by police after a robbery at an Alewife Brook Parkway bank. The suspect was spotted by an off-duty officer in a grocery store and taken into custody in a nearby pharmacy.
Bank building near Central to be city property, housing its offices and unarmed public safety
Approval to buy the handsome, circa-1904 beaux-arts style Cambridgeport Savings Bank Building near City Hall makes room for the city’s new unarmed Community Safety Department and helps solve a growing problem for municipal government: where to put everyone.
Attend meetings on buses, hiring diversity, improvements for Danehy Park and more
Public meetings this week look at hiring a next city clerk, auditor and city manager; improvements to buses and Danehy Park, and hiring diversity; adding bike lanes on Garden Street; remembering Robert’s Rules of Order; transportation zoning and housing atop the Crimson Galeria; and the state of mental health services in Cambridge.
We can save our communities via our savings
Economic choices leave traces. Consumers are becoming increasingly thoughtful about how we spend our dollars – but what about how we save them?
Two banks stumble in plans for Harvard Square
Inspectors will reconsider their approval for a Santander Bank trying to relocate within Harvard Square, while a Chase Bank planned for the soon-to-open building known as The Abbot is still awaiting a permit for a fit-out.
Attend meetings about bike lanes and businesses, off-street parking, a Baldwin landmark and more
Public meetings this week look at bike lanes and off-street parking, a Net Zero Action Plan update, IQHQ’s life-sciences campus near Alewife, the search for a new city manager, using millions in American Rescue Plan funds, landmarking the Maria Baldwin House and much more.
Attend meetings on net zero goals, cannabis aid, off-street parking and after-school programs
Public meetings this week look at achieving greenhouse gas elimination goals through better construction methods, helping minority-led cannabis businesses finally open, acting superintendent Victoria Greer’s “entry plan” for schools, MXD and Alexandria plans in Kendall Square, potentially momentous changes to parking … and some ice cream.
The Abbot begins to lease in Harvard Square, which is good news for fans of Chase Bank
The Abbot, a four-story block of retail, offices and restaurants due to open early next year in the heart of Harvard Square, is already signing leases – including one that brought groans from Historical Commission members.
