Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Business + Money

Union Square Main Streets considers a change into fee-driven business improvement district

With millions of development dollars transforming Somerville’s Union Square, the form of the Union Square Main Streets organization could change too.

With Johnson named its first executive director, the Boston Art Review is in it for the long haul 

The Boston Art Review named its first executive director in late March: longtime Cambridge resident Jameson Johnson, who founded the largely volunteer-run nonprofit publication in 2017.

Bon Me’s next locations get chopsticks furniture recycled from the gear used at its own restaurants

ChopValue furnishings made of recycled chopsticks from Bon Me eateries will be installed in its new locations in North Point and Kendall Square.

Chang Shing Tofu is moving its manufacturing from cramped Cambridge to spacious Stoughton

Chang Shing Tofu, one of Cambridge’s last few food manufacturers, is relocating after more than 25 years to a larger facility in Stoughton.

‘Bikes and Business’ is the Bike Month topic during a kickoff event with Ayanna Pressley (corrected)

A Sunday starting event for May’s National Bike Month draws U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and a discussion of “The Intersection of Bikes and Business.”

News

Whether called bike-lane extension or delay, order passes 5-4 after 5.5 hours of comment

A policy order about bike lane installation in Cambridge that some saw as a “delay” and some saw as an “extension” to be used only if needed passed the City Council early Tuesday on a 5-4 vote.

City-funded housing vouchers face resistance legislatively and from wary members of trust

A proposed zoning amendment to use Affordable Housing Trust money to help finance new city-backed rent vouchers is encountering roadblocks.

Floyd and Garner family at Harvard symposium give backing to Medical Civil Rights Act for state

On the fourth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, family members of people killed by law enforcement talked about their journeys from grief.

MBTA says it can’t do a fare-free No. 1 bus route; Cambridge staff says it might be fundable in 2026

The MBTA will consider fare-free sections of bus routes where the red line closes for repairs this year, but making the No. 1 bus fare-free is off the table for now.

Man who planted fake bomb in a Harvard plaza, recruited from Craigslist for plot, gets probation

A Manchester, New Hampshire, man was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Boston for making bomb threats against Harvard University.

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Features

Event highlights culinary history contributions of Chinese Americans residents of Cambridge

Chinese food is one of the most popular varieties of dine-in and takeout cuisine in Cambridge and beyond. But this was not always the case.

Opinion

Protect the safety and peaceful expression of student protesters in Cambridge

The scenes of violence against protesters that we have witnessed in New York, New Haven, Connecticut, and now Boston must not be repeated here.

The danger of waiting on bike lanes

As we talk about delaying bike lanes, see the effects of crashes for people outside vehicles along one mile of Cambridge Street.

Cambridge School Committee must address ethical concerns of an external investigation

There is mounting evidence showing why the ongoing involvement of the superintendents and her subordinates in the investigation raises ethical concerns.

Film Ahead

Independent Film Festival Boston highlights include ‘Road to Ruane,’ who guided us to rock

The Independent Film Festival Boston returns Wednesday through May 8 starting at The Brattle and Somerville theaters. Here are some highlights.

Theater

‘Mermaid Hour’ review: Trans narrative on stage is well-intentioned, but it doesn’t quite deliver

The story of 12-year-old Vi and her parents in Moonbox’s “Mermaid Hour,” is a trans narrative that is touching at times but largely disjointed.

Folk

Contra dances are lively, colorful and welcoming, and numbers show people are eager to take part

Attendance at contra dances in Cambridge are at record-breaking levels as app-exhausted people look to build community and foster togetherness.

Behold

Festival ‘Oyster Floats’ installations were playful, but reminds us that those oysters end up eaten

Among the best pieces at the Harvard Arts First Festival this year was “Oyster Floats,” an installation of boxes with juxtaposed photos and poetry.

Read

New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof interrogates himself in new ‘Chasing Hope’

The memoir “Chasing Hope” excavates memories and examines whether journalistic lines were crossed over 40 years of work in six countries, Kristof says.

Wild Things

Revisiting the Carolina wren, which stays with us the full winter long and sometimes pays the price

Carolina wrens stay put in winters, having adapted with a radical shift in diet when weather makes it necessary. But the coldest, snowiest times still kill in droves.

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