Before getting back to talking in February about how to return the fenced-in Jerry’ Pond to public use – but keeping a part of the chain-link fence along Rindge Avenue – commissioners say they will have another site walk.
Though the “Book of Saints” photography exhibit is in Boston, it couldn’t be more about Cambridge. The show is by Cambridge photographer Kristen Joy Emack and invites viewers to contemplate the impact of innovation-driven gentrification here.
Advocates for an expanded green space around a North Cambridge pond by affordable housing projects say their proposal is not defeated. They urge residents to speak up as a developer’s more modest plan makes its way through permitting.
The King Open School saw math success in the 1990s for students – especially Black, brown and poor – after discussions among and organizing by its community.
Public meetings this week look at climate action, equity for low-income families and the potential local effect of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling about abortion rights, more housing on Broadway and more.
The release of a report in March showed a path forward for digital equity and municipal broadband in Cambridge. We strongly urge the city to take this plan and begin work on building a robust network that can serve the city.
Though nearly all candidates support more housing density, only some would like to build much taller; others fear that building too tall could disrupt Cambridge’s distinct charm. At least one is already looking beyond a recently enacted limit of 15 stories.
Public meetings and gatherings this week look at the opening of Triangle Park, a city spending disparity study, Jerry’s Pond design, Massachusetts Avenue changes, ‘It’s Basic’ documentary screenings, backyard chickens and more.
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s Cambridge Science Festival doings, the annual Fluff festival, clown class, Black Biz, roller disco and John Coltrane from the Cambridge Jazz Foundation.