Back to school with the meticulous Mâe Asian Eatery
At 20 seats, Mâe wants to feed as many people as it can in a night. But service is nothing but abundantly kind, and for some of the best Southeast Asian cuisine in town.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Bob Moses MathTrail, ‘Emotive Land’ and more
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a Bob Moses MathTrail Launch and Parade; “Emotive Land” augmented-reality performance and other dance debuts; a beery class on how to make a New York Times crossword; “Smoke This” Rib Fest; readings, concerts, theater and much more.
Back to school south-of-the-border fare at Cambridge Common
When Cambridge Common reopened mid-pandemic, it did so with a slimmed-down menu that added a few classics from the still-closed Christopher’s in Porter Square. But the thing that has me coming back is the simple elegance of its Southwestern quesadilla.
Cambridgeport was known as ‘Greasy Village’; ‘Soap and Bones’ fundraiser will highlight why
History Cambridge plans a Sept. 29 fundraiser to explore Cambridgeport’s past – one shaped by the making of soap and other products – and look to its future.
Back to school old-school ’za at Pinocchio’s
Pinocchio’s is known for its square slices of doughy pizza. You can order whole pies, but why bother when you can get fresh slices heated and good to go in seconds?
Checking in on grocery prices at checkout, bargain shoppers will benefit at three stores
With food prices up 10.9 percent since July 2021, it isn’t just food-insecure Cantabrigians and Somervillians who need to know where to buy lower-price groceries,
A giant coalition that came together in the 1960s defeated a bigger threat: the ‘Inner Belt’ highway
The Inner Belt was a proposed eight-lane highway cutting through Somerville and Central Square. The combined efforts of hundreds of activists prevented it.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from Cambridge Carnival to Dance Happens Here
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, art exhibits such as “Dare to Know” and “Sanctuary City” begin, comedians and advice-givers hold shows, “T: An MBTA Musical” returns and there’s a flurry of festivals and parties from Danehy Park Family Day to Dance Happens Here for the 30th anniversary of the Dance Complex.
At least partially recovered from coronavirus, Smoke This Rib Fest is back in-person Oct. 2
The East Cambridge Business Association’s 13th Annual Smoke This Rib Fest is back as it was meant to be: a throng packed onto on Cambridge Street, feasting to the sounds of friendly chatter and live music.
Back-to-school food at Mike’s Food & Spirits
Mike’s Food & Spirits qualifies as old-school in Somerville’s Davis Square, where it’s been providing food to the Tufts crowd since before the red line arrived in 1984.
