Alert for Covid and monkeypox? Add West Nile, as Cambridge is now in ‘moderate’ risk category
The risk of West Nile virus infection in Cambridge was raised to “moderate” from “low” on Thursday after positive-testing mosquitoes were detected in Somerville, Boston, Brookline and Waltham.
Boston’s ghost bike tradition relies on lone man, who’s transformed one more to honor Clemmer
A ghost bike ceremony Saturday in Boston will honor Cambridge’s George Clemmer, who died July 13. By now the maker of the memorials, Peter Cheung, has it down to a science.
Porter Square Books provides a potential nirvana for some in community: writer-in-residence role
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.
Parents hesitate to get Covid shots for youngest, while infections of older residents edge upward
The city is making a concerted push to overcome parental reluctance and get children under 5 vaccinated against Covid-19. “What we feel like we’re dealing with at this point is [a] resistance to take their children to be vaccinated,” chief public health officer Derrick Neal told city councillors.
Children under 5 can get vaccinated against Covid at free Saturday clinic offered by Health Alliance
Cambridge Health Alliance will begin offering long-awaited Covid-19 vaccinations to children under 5 starting Saturday at a clinic in Somerville, one of the first health care systems in the Boston area to offer the vaccine at a clinic since authorization June 17.
Boston Pride returns to the community
When Boston Pride was dismantled last July, a coalition of LGBTQ+ community activists and groups stepped up and got busy. They reimagined a new Boston Pride organization in which long-ignored marginalized groups – especially communities of Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and people of color – become essential actors in its new chapter.
Central Square’s techno and house scene travels on Friday to Boston’s Infrastructure Music Fest
The Cambridge electronic music scene pays a visit to Boston on Friday to feature in the Infrastructure Music Festival. The outdoor festival, hosted by Cambridge-based DJ collectives Infra and Keep On, will feature continuous underground techno and house music on two stages, one for the DJs of each organization.
The 23rd Earth Day cleanup of the Charles River brings us closer to swimming its waters again
The Charles River has a long history of Earth Day cleanups and working toward the goal of making the Charles River swimmable again – as it hasn’t been since 1951.
Mahler to be heard Friday at Symphony Hall: Conducted by Zander, aided by St. Paul’s Choir
The Boston Philharmonic closes out its 43rd season Friday, performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 at Boston’s Symphony Hall with some strong contributions from Harvard Square.
Somerville joins Boston, drops masks Saturday
Somerville will drop its indoor mask mandate Saturday, matching a Boston announcement and leaving Cambridge flanked as it keeps a mask rule in place until March 14.
