Attend meetings in Cambridge from March 21-28 about police budget, flooding and iftar open to all
Public meetings this week look at changes coming to Memorial Drive, school and police budgets, how to fight climate change floodwaters and envisioning the Massachusetts Avenue of 2040. There’s a community iftar celebration, too.
Attend meetings in Somerville from March 21-28 about fixing Broadway conflicts, fate of Armory
Public meetings this week look at resolving conflicts in Ball and Magoun squares and South Medford where parcels split at city lines and zoning districts; the future of the Armory arts building; a Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination backlog; and more.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from the Chromic Duo to robots and eclipses
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s the tiny-piano-using Chromic Duo and Cambridge Symphony Orchestra; robots, AI and eclipse prep; Joie de Vivre, horrors of the sea, edible insects and more; and Brexit and tech writer Kara Swisher.
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.
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.”
Attend meetings in Cambridge from March 14-21 on ‘school climate’ and a greener Kendall Square
Public meetings this week look at how the Cambridge Public Schools community feels about the district; what Massachusetts Avenue will look like in 2040; a way to add green space in a Kendall Square park; and a new unarmed crisis response team.
Attend meetings in Somerville from March 14-21 about Somernova benefits and historical homes
Public meetings this week look at potential community benefits from development at Somernova and a Historic Preservation judgment of three homes on Winter Hill and Spring Hill dating back to 1900 and 1920 and facing demolition.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from DNA dancing to Family Opera and fungi
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s St. Patrick’s Day and Prince, choreography by Crispr DNA editing, the North Cambridge Family Opera, a Danehy Park documentary and fascination with fungi.
Eight holidays created by geeks, nerds, wonks and the counterculture grown since the 1970s
Sure, our calendars are filled with increasingly commodified holidays, but they’re also filling up with new days of nationwide significance.
American woodcocks were so craved by hunters that the cocker spaniel was bred to find the kills
As recently as the 1970s, hunters killed 1.5 million woodcock yearly, and to this day hunters and archers throughout Massachusetts hunt woodcock during its hunting season from early October through late November.
