Introducing Cambridge Day’s Community Guide, which can become better with the help of readers
Cambridge Day has added a feature that we hope will be useful to residents and visitors – a Community Guide to local businesses and organizations. But it needs help to become more accurate, up to date and comprehensive.
If you were counting out Cambridge baseball, volunteer-run programs proved you wrong
Before Covid, many folks said Cambridge baseball was on the decline because of competition with newer sports or the pace of the game. Our goal is to grow the numbers.
Trump policies cut funds for Transition House; Help for survivors of violence relies on state bill
Trump-era funding decisions have contributing to a dramatic drop in aid available through the Cambridge domestic violence shelter Transition House, the nonprofit said in an email Monday. The shelter had to cut back its services July 1.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Sidewalk Poetry party to ‘Yellow Bird Chase’
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a Sidewalk Poetry reception and reading, “Suite Talk’ dance piece, Asian American Playwright Collective Playfest, the annual Salsa Squared event, family-friendly “Yellow Bird Chase” at Starlight Square and plenty more music, poetry, literature and art.
Steinmayer, president at Lesley University, joins directors of Cambridge Community Foundation
The Cambridge Community Foundation’s board of directors has brought on Janet Steinmayer, president of Lesley University, and moved Lori Lander to be vice chair effective retroactively to July 1.
Attend meetings on tenant rights, climate crisis and cutting the ribbon at the Foundry building
Public meetings and gathersings this week include a ribbon-cutting at the $46 million Foundry community building, a tenants-rights forum sponsored by A Better Cambridge, Brattle Street safety improvements, a school district nondiscrimination policy, the restaurant replacing Loyal Nine in East Cambridge, and much more.
Planting seeds of peace and beauty for Ukraine
In late February, Cantabrigians watched in horror as the Russians invaded Ukraine. But what can ordinary people do beyond sending donations to humanitarian organizations and writing to political leaders? The Cambridge Plant & Garden Club planted sunflowers, which the Ukrainian national flower.
There’s still work to do updating St. Augustine’s, but church has begun to look at what comes after
Beyond its physical revitalization, St. Augustine’s Church is developing educational and artistic projects that will help it remain a monument to the history of the Afro-Caribbean population in Cambridge as well as a participant in the city’s current black community.
CHA Workforce Program gets a $100,000 boost from Cummings as it works to broaden support
The Cambridge Housing Authority’s Workforce Program that helps youths living in public housing prepare for college or a career has received a $100,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation. The grant, to be distributed over two years, will support the program while government aid has dwindled.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Dragon Boat festival to days of Juneteenth
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s the Boston Dragon Boat Festival and wrestling, celebrity readings and podcast recordings, poetry and music, opera and song cycles, but especially Juneteenth celebrations with events ranging from yoga to jazz and a Black Business Fair.
