Cambridge’s new laws for net-zero construction just make for ‘learning curve,’ say industry pros
Complying with new climate-conscious building codes are an adjustment, people in construction industries say, but the adjustment is underway.
MBTA prepares low fares for income-eligible while figuring the way back from a fiscal cliff
A half-fare program for lower-income riders on the struggling MBTA could roll out this spring and summer if approved in a vote set for the end of this month.
Affordable-housing project Walden Square II wins over Planning Board, many neighbors
It’s been rough going since a plan was unveiled in 2021 for new affordable apartments in North Cambridge, but the latest version has just one more design review stop before it’s time to work out construction funding.
Paid legal notices for Cambridge for March 14-21
Cambridge public notices for a Board of Zoning Appeal agenda and Charles River construction at the Museum of Science.
Court solidifies a three-month rule on evictions after pro bono lawyer steps in to represent family
An Appeals Court decision came the same day Cambridge’s City Council asked the city to include money in the next city budget for legal representation for any lower-income tenant threatened with eviction in Housing Court.
Winn plan for Walden Square housing addition remains a bad design that is wrong for the area
if Winn thinks that green-lighting affordable housing projects with 100-plus units in our fair city is an onerous process, try living at Walden Square Road in the coming years.
Cambridge high school’s approach to attendance and relationship-building leaves students adrift
Working with disengaged kids is about relationships, but attendance policies allow for disengagement without prioritizing connections that might turn it around.
Tutoring Plus readies its 60th-year fundraiser, including honoring of educator Khari Milner
The 60th anniversary celebration of Tutoring Plus has Bar Enza food, themed tables and honors for local educator Khari Milner to help a nonprofit teaching and mentoring children for free since its start in 1964.
Farmers Market favorite Mahalab Bakery opens with flavors of fusion in April near Porter Square
Owner Ayham Haddad aims to combine his native Jordanian flavors with Western baking methods in a bricks-and-mortar shop near Porter Square.
Gerald Peary’s ‘Mavericks’ captures film legends from behind the camera, often beyond the grave
Gerald Peary’s interviews with directors in “Mavericks” include John Waters, Senegal’s Ousmane Sembène and Iran’s Samira Makhmalbaf.
‘Heavy Holidays’ at New Alliance: All is not calm, but plenty is bright
Just as we say a tentative goodbye to winter weather, New Alliance Gallery’s “Heavy Holidays” exhibition holds its closing reception Friday.
Ravens are plotters and alliance-buildings among birds, able to outwit traps and plan
Despite having a brain about the size of a walnut, a raven’s cognitive ability is comparable to a great ape’s. Some even refer to ravens as “feathered apes.”
Pho and duck at The Eaves
The Eaves at Bow Market may be the hottest ticket in town, and entering its warm, red glow is like stepping into elegant and intimate cinema.