Attend meetings on winter costs, mall makeover, getting independent legal advice for City Council
Public meetings this week look at independent counsel for elected officials, renter credit checks and the city’s winter expenses; design review on two lab buildings that will begin transforming the CambridgeSide mall; the city’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic; and an interim schools superintendent.
On the Missing Middle Housing zoning petition: We, the poor, know you won’t come back for us
Proposed “missing middle” zoning looks to benefit mid-income earners who want an opportunity to buy properties in Cambridge and gain equity long term. For those who are not that, it has nothing to do with them.
Gift cards to shop at Daily Table in Central Square distributed through nonprofits by Food For Free
The nonprofit Food For Free is distributing 1,500 gift cards through area food pantries to Daily Table, a grocery store that opened in Central Square in January.
The simple solution to desegregating schools: Desegregate the neighborhoods feeding them
School reforms alone will not change persistent inequalities. The most effective solution is through, comprehensive zoning reform and enforcement of fair housing laws on the state and local levels.
April Cambridge Poetry MashUp promises verse after year of pandemic lacking rhyme or reason
With the cancellation of Cambridge’s two weekly slams, the past year of coronavirus lockdown has been distinctly drained of live poetry. That ends in April with the introduction of a four-week Cambridge Poetry MashUp.
Daily Table vs. Formaggio? Comparing prices among staples brings results you might expect
Formaggio Kitchen opened its (re)located Huron Village shop Monday, a sparkling space that offers the amenities of the original site and more. Does it make good on fulfilling the gap left by the Fresh Pond Market it replaced?
‘I Care a Lot’: Trying to scam the wrong senior? You realize, of course, that this means war
“Playing fair is a joke invented by rich people to keep the rest of us poor” – a quote that might ring true if it wasn’t from the lips of a corporate Karen who dupes the elderly out of their amassed wealth for her own gain.
Transition House clarifies to councillors, police that it didn’t cosign Black Response open letter
We remain committed to our partnerships and will continue to operate with transparency and integrity with all involved. We offer our sincerest apologies for the miscommunication and for any negative feelings that may have been caused by seeing our name included in this letter.
Open letter to councillors calls for March meeting about people-centered community safety budget (updated)
There’s an urgent need for discussion of a functioning and people-centered alternative to some current policing – a program that is more than just a symbolic gesture while that continues to be the dominant mechanism of “public safety.”
Councillors express shock over ‘delay after delay’ around promised study of municipal broadband
Already angry over city staff’s slow, inadequate response about an acoustic music order dating back to 2017, city councillors complained Monday about a lack of action on an issue dating back to 2016: a municipal broadband feasibility study.
