There’s wide support for Baldwin Neighborhood replacing the Agassiz name, and no need to delay
The argument for a name change in this day and age far outweighs the argument of those who would avoid it. Over time names change, and often for good reason. This will prove to be a fine example of such evolution.
Agassiz resident wants more renaming options appearing on a ranked-choice November ballot
There’s widespread agreement here in the Agassiz neighborhood that we should review its name, but why should our neighborhood and school be identified the same – after Maria Baldwin – and become the only neighborhood to have only a school’s name?
Harvard Art Museums plan to reopen on Sept. 4, adding Free Sundays with advance reservations
After closing mid-March of 2020 to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the Harvard Art Museums are expected to reopen to the public Sept. 4.
The Agassiz neighborhood starred in ‘Love Story’ alongside Ryan O’Neal, Ali MacGraw and Harvard
Throughout “Love Story,” viewers can glimpse Cambridge before urban renewal, cellphones and personal computers, and much of the film’s visual honesty comes from director Arthur Hiller’s portrayal of star-crossed lovers’ newlywed life in the Agassiz neighborhood (before gentrification).
History Cafés introduce us to abolitionist women who buoyed Black city life from 18th century on
History Cambridge hosted Harvard and Simmons educators at History Cafés in the spring exploring the history of the city’s Black community, including abolitionist Harriet Jacobs, who ran boarding houses in the city, and threads of the Black experience through the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
Harvard’s Radcliffe Quad was a haven for dogs until incidents with a student wielding a stick
Dog owners who frequent Harvard’s Radcliffe Quadrangle are upset after one of the university’s college students charged at unleashed dogs with a large wooden stake on three occasions in May. Harvard’s response didn’t help the situation.
A name from Harvard history returns to buy; Projects around Union Square are multiplying
A captain of private equity appears to have bought into Harvard Square, the scene of his college years, while Somerville has approved three projects around Union Square.
Comparing cultures in her doc ‘Weed & Wine,’ Cambridgeport’s Cohen found the relationship
Cambridgeport’s Rebecca Richman Cohen presents her country- and culture-spanning documentary “Weed & Wine” on Saturday at the Independent Film Festival Boston. After five years in the making, “in the end, it was about family,” the filmmaker finds.
Visit Central Square Theater virtually Thursday with Marathon’s free, 10-minute ‘Good Mother’
The Boston Theater Marathon XXIII: Special Zoom Edition – free, 10-minute plays by New England playwrights and theaters – brings The Underground Railway at Central Square Theater’s contribution Thursday.
A poem for the Agassiz neighborhood
This poem was received from Agassiz neighborhood resident Fred Meyer.
