A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Susanna Kaysen, Space Week and bluegrass fest
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s Sri Lankan cooking, Susanna Kaysen and “Girl Interrupted” a “Little Prince” opera, a Patriots Day colonial fair, Space Week, Grolier Poetry history, a bluegrass festival and a Flat Top Johnny’s reopening pool party.
Cambridge leads in efforts on climate resilience, though it also has the most at stake in the region
Cambridge has $30 billion in real estate at stake from flooding, and atop that are the tens of thousands of jobs and residents within the vulnerable areas.
Red-winged blackbirds are still signs of spring, but flocks rely on wetlands remaining plentiful
Many people worry – and rightly so – about deforestation, but wetlands where red-winged blackbirds live are disappearing three times faster than forests.
Attend meetings in Somerville from April 4-11 about marijuana in Magoun, inclusive schools
Public meetings this week look at Core Empowerment, a cannabis seller seeking to open in Magoun Square where K-2 Beer & Wine once had the same plan, and the design of development proposals on Prospect and Spring hills.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Jason Mantzoukas and how to win a marathon
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Jason Mantzoukas does improv comedy, Angélique Kidjo performs, there’s an archaeology fair, advice on how to run the Boston Marathon, the answer to “Can we grow buildings?” and an all-clarinet band.
Rep. Owens announces April office hours, cleanup April 20 in honor of Earth Day
State Rep. Steve Owens, a Democrat in the 29th Middlesex District made up of parts of Cambridge and Watertown, has upcoming office hours in Cambridge and an Earth Day-inspired cleanup event along the Charles River.
The early bird that gets the worm? It’s a robin.
American robins really are early birds. Besides being the earliest bird to start singing in the morning, they are one of the first to lay eggs in the spring.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Folk metal, Nikki Giovanni and comedy festivals
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s poet Nikki Giovanni, sex revolutionary Candida Royalle, joke fests and mystery comedy, new plays and folk metal, “Dope Science,” a tribute to Lana Del Rey and “Essays in Praise of Excess.”
Economy still shaken by Covid and Ukraine contributes to hikes in water and sewer bills
Cambridge residents’ water and sewer bills are rising – though by less than $100 on average – for reasons ranging from inflation to the war in Ukraine.
The year’s wild cicada spring won’t be felt here, but we still get our share of these bizarre insects
The cicadas we get every summer are probably dog-day cicadas – the largest in North America, with a buzzing drone that can reach 100 decibels, as loud as a hair dryer or a subway train, though few of us ever see them.
