Mass Audubon to run three-season nature center in the historic Powder House at Magazine Beach
In a “dream come true” for the restorers of Cambridge’s Magazine Beach, the park’s historic powder magazine will be taken over by Mass Audubon and turned into a three-season facility with free drop-in nature programs, snacks and drinks for park visitors and restrooms for visitors.
Where the ‘Live Poultry Fresh Killed’ sign will go becomes the question after ECBA’s winning bid
Keeping the iconic “Live Poultry Fresh Killed” sign in Cambridge despite Mayflower Poultry itself moving away was a closer thing that many knew. With the sign saved at auction, It’s not certain yet where it will wind up.
Cambridge keeps ‘Live Poultry Fresh Killed’ sign even as business moves, thanks to bids by ECBA
The iconic Mayflower Poultry sign (“Live Poultry Fresh Killed”) will live on in physical form and as a trademark with the East Cambridge Business Association.
Attend meetings, gatherings looking at Alewife and inside Cambridge Street schools complex
Public meetings and gatherings this week look at a proposal for Alewife zoning that might just move along a pedestrian bridge over train tracks; how to examine CambridgeSide plan finances fairly; bring tours of a Cambridge Street school complex; and much more.
Morphine, Sandman memorial shows sell out, just a few tickets held for sales at door July 5
Tickets sold out within hours for two shows bringing together more than a dozen Morphine players on July 5, marking the 20th anniversary of frontman Mark Sandman’s death at a rock festival in Italy. A few tickets will be available the night of the shows.
Lowell Memorial Park rehabilitation nearing; Feb. 12 meeting will present plan, seek input
A public meeting about rehabilitating Lowell Memorial Park, at Fresh Pond Parkway and Brattle Street, has been set for 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 12 in the community room at the Cambridge Main Library, 449 Broadway, Mid-Cambridge.
Attend meetings on protecting city’s tenants, massive tree loss, marijuana use and more
Public meetings this week look at whether marijuana users get a legal place to consume it, if the city can better protect its tenants, how traffic in Cambridge will change with a remake of Somerville’s Davis Square, what happened to the city’s trees and much more.
Hardhats and shovels follow prayer and song as apartment project breaks ground at church
A $14 million apartment project begun a decade ago had a groundbreaking Friday, delayed by lengthy litigation with neighbors who feel the four-story, 46 unit-construction will overshadow St. James’s Episcopal Church and cost too much of its historical green space.
A week of events in Cambridge, Somerville: Poetry marathon, Ignite! food fest and more
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s the year’s three-day poetry marathon, a youth Art Barbecue, Boston Poetry Slam Team Send-Off, Boston Rap Race Preliminary Round, another Dancing on the Charles party and much more.
Harvard Square buildings sell for $108M, buyers promising no immediate changes
The historic Brattle Building at 1-8 Brattle St. and its near-neighbor the 17-41A ensemble of single-story buildings in Harvard Square will sell for $108 million to Charlotte, N.C.-based Asana Partners.
