MLK commemorations for 2023 start Monday with song, walk and service, with more to come
The life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is honored in various ways this week, starting with a city-organized commemoration at 11 a.m. Monday.
New Arrow Street Arts takes over Oberon space, adding performance spaces to Harvard Square
A street-front Arrow Street Arts studio is expected to open in the second quarter of 2023, and an attached renovated black box theater will follow late in the year, said the new nonprofit in a press release embargoed until Wednesday.
YWCA Cambridge: A year in review
YWCA Cambridge ran events and initiatives that led it closer to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
Passim’s Iguana music grants go beyond funk, funding Cliff Notez and Emily Dickinson opera
Club Passim and its yearly Iguana Music Fund have awarded $38,850 to 22 musicians, chosen from among more than 170 applications from across New England.
El Jefe’s fundraises Tuesday for Abercrombie, hoping larger location sets a customer record
El Jefe’s Taqueria plans to take part in its fifth annual Ben Abercrombie Day on Tuesday, when proceeds benefit a player for Harvard football whose very first tackle resulted in a paralyzing spinal cord injury in 2017.
In handling homelessness and substance abuse, foundation exists for easing the crisis, staff says
A “recommended path forward” on issues around the unhoused and substance use in Cambridge will be presented in early 2023, residents learned at a hearing.
Purpura steps down as Food For Free chief, leaving hunger nonprofit in good position
Food For Free’s Sasha Purpura is stepping down from her chief executive role after 10 years, the food rescue and redistribution nonprofit said.
History Cambridge has a new partnership, joining with Slave Legacy History Coalition
While the Slave Legacy History Coalition applies for its own nonprofit status, History Cambridge expects to act as its fiscal sponsor and provide administrative support.
Numbers of homeless out at night may worsen; Salvation Army to close shelter doors March 31
New conditions in state funding led the Salvation Army in Central Square to opt out of applying for money needed to keep its homeless shelter open.
Thankful in Cambridge, where the unhoused are part of us
Going into Thanksgiving, I am thinking about Cambridge’s identity and its role with the homeless. We cannot solve the world’s problems – but is it really a black mark that we are known as a compassionate city?
