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.
Watch out for drugged drinks, a ‘scumbag move’ that’s reportedly seeing an increase in area bars
People drinking in bars and clubs are being warned to watch their drinks after a – literal – spike in drugging incidents have been reported in Boston.
Sunday sees two Lunar New Year celebrations, old traditions amplified with new symbolism
Though the Lunar New Year began Feb. 1, its celebration comes Sunday to Cambridge with a small Harvard Square street fair and a car parade from Boston that will stop at City Hall. Both are free, public events.
Markey and Wu will call on Friday for free MBTA, a demand agency officials have resisted for years
Pressure to make mass transit free or less expensive hasn’t had much impact on the MBTA over the past couple of years, but U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plan to turn up the heat with a virtual event at 1 p.m. Friday.
‘Ready for a bit of a break’ after 4.5 years, Covid, Kendall Square leader C.A. Webb will step down
The Kendall Square Association’s president since March 2018, C.A. Webb, said Thursday that she would leave at the end of February, assuring members facing a new search for leadership that “the KSA has never been stronger.”
Grendel’s Den has 50 years of stories to recount (and is doing it in the ‘People’s History’ podcast)
At 50 years old, Grendel’s Den is not only going strong, but has come to embody the essence of Harvard Square and how it (always) “used to be cool.” The podcast we’re putting together, “A People’s History of Food and Drink: Five by Ten in the Den,” is meant to bring people back to the nostalgia of each of its decades.
