Laced Quality Kitchen, Geppetto and Spyce open, catering to variety of Cambridge culinary tastes
Three eateries opened in Cambridge since mid-January capture very different aspects of the city and its eating habits – as a fried chicken mecca (Laced Quality Kitchen), a paradise for higher-end comfort food (Geppetto) and a home to healthy innovation (Spyce).
Cambridge, Somerville could join silver line, bringing riders directly to Logan (or casino)
An extension to the silver line that could bring its buses to Cambridge, Somerville and Everett and add service in Boston and Chelsea will be studied by the MBTA and state Department of Transportation through 2022.
Attend meetings on class split in resident survey; safety policies for in-person classes; a new Tatte
Public meetings this week look at details of the latest Cambridge resident survey, safety policies for expanded in-person classes, guidelines for the next education budget, plans for MIT’s College of Computing, new locations for Tatte and Sweetgreen and a financial analysis of Kendall Square changes.
Grilled cheese, tomato bisque and a host of other treats from new Café Beatrice
Between two thick, golden slices of airy sourdough oozed mild, aged cheddar. It was simple and needed nothing else. No mustard. No nothing. I ate outside and I ate it fast, not because it was cold, but because it was that good.
Evictions include cases at ‘party bus’ apartments, but also among struggling Cambridge businesses (updated)
A luxury apartment complex in Cambridge Crossing filed eviction cases against 28 tenants in November, at least some alleging violations in Covid-19 restrictions. But business owners are also facing evictions, and the numbers are expected to rise in January.
Attend meetings on end to single-family zoning; starting outdoor education; new diner in Central
Public meetings this week look at ending zoning just for single-family housing; outdoor education; how home-based businesses may get easier to set up; a doughnut shop/diner and separate boutique hotel plans in Central Square; and more.
Watch meetings on more money for Covid aid; Central Square apartments; and Jerry’s Pond
Public meetings this week look at securing more money to get businesses, households and the homeless through the coronavirus; a 46-unit project for Central Square; asking what IQHQ will do about its polluted Jerry’s Pond; how the green line extension is going; and much more.
Cambridge sees 29 coronavirus cases in day, including one-third reported by a university
The city reported 29 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, the biggest leap since the spring surge. Ten of the infections, almost one-third, are in staff and students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who live in Cambridge, also an unusually large increase.
No strong actions promised against Covid risk despite party bus, crowds in Harvard Square
Cambridge won’t impose stricter Covid-19 restrictions than new state orders announced Monday, and indicated no crackdown on documented mask-wearing and social-distancing violations by young people in Harvard Square and Cambridge Crossing.
McKinnon, whose projects helped define city, felled by heart attack at 73, group announces
The death of developer Rich McKinnon was announced late Wednesday on a neighborhood email list. He was 73, and felled by a heart attack, according to the email.
