Pair of weekend rallies call for economic reform, cease-fire in the Middle East and message at polls
Activists from the Poor People’s Campaign marched Saturday to the Massachusetts State House as part of a national week of action, while pro-Palestine protesters marched to MIT to decry an anticipated Israeli ground invasion.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, with hip-hop dancing and writing sex scenes
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s hip-hop dance, Valentine’s, Galentine’s, Mardi Gras, Lunar New Year and Black History celebrations, operatic ballet not seen since the 1700s, “How to Steal a Presidential Election” and the arts of writing love poetry and sex scenes.
Man who stabbed two in a Porter Square eatery arrested in Boston after tip to identity, police say
A suspect wanted in connection with a January double stabbing in Cambridge’s Porter Square has been taken into custody, police said.
Go to Boston for Emack’s ‘Book of Saints’ photos and open eyes to what’s happening in Cambridge
Though the “Book of Saints” photography exhibit is in Boston, it couldn’t be more about Cambridge. The show is by Cambridge photographer Kristen Joy Emack and invites viewers to contemplate the impact of innovation-driven gentrification here.
‘The Tigerbelles’ is a 1960s Olympics triumph from when race mattered as much off the track
The story of eight Black students on Arizona State University’s girl’s track team and their revolutionary 1960s Olympic medals is told by Cambridge’s Aime Alley Card.
A lack of coordination across town lines hampering efforts to help the unhoused
Unhoused individuals often must crisscross the region to survive, but communities often fail to coordinate efforts with that transience in mind. This lack of communication makes it harder to ensure people get care and support.
Red line riders could get a blue line connection built at MBTA’s Charles/MGH Station by 2031
After five decades of discussion, the MBTA has unveiled concrete plans for a connector between the blue subway line and red, which has six stations serving Cambridge and Somerville.
Clover fast food chain files to restructure; Commonwealth closes in Kendall Square
The Clover chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection so it can restructure around underperforming locations among its group of a dozen eateries.
BU Bridge would see quick-build bicycle lanes and other changes in group’s plan to add safety
Changes to the BU Bridge and its intersections, including protected bike lanes, a dedicated bus lane and better-coordinated signals was presented Thursday by a group called The BU Bridge Safety Alliance.
Honk! festival will be bigger than before Covid, featuring street bands from around the country
The Honk! Festival of activist street bands is Oct. 6-8 in Somerville, Cambridge and Boston, with groups from as far away as California, Washington and Colorado.
