Five things to do this weekend: Aug. 7-9
The second Fuzzstival music fest; “The Jernegan Solution” comic art show; “Mortified” comedy readings; Poetry & Puppetry about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; and a SomerStreets festival.
Restoration of North Prospect Church brings Lesley a city preservation award
Lesley University’s signature Lunder Arts Center complex, featuring the restoration of the historic North Prospect Church, has won a prestigious Preservation Award from the Cambridge Historical Commission.
Housing, open space, historic preservation spending ideas welcomed by panel June 16
Members of the public can suggest and recommend projects for Community Preservation Act funding for affordable housing, open space and historic preservation in fiscal year 2016 at a upcoming Community Preservation Act Committee meeting.
Five things to do this weekend: March 7-8
Maple Syrup Festival; Empty Bowls Project charity soup event; “Microchondria II’ short fiction launch party; The Lousy Smarch Spectacular; and silent films with live music.
MIT gets go-ahead to demolish neglected Bexley dormitory after preservation fails
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology got the go-ahead Thursday to tear down one of its undergraduate dorms, the 104-year-old Bexley Hall, after failing to stop its deterioration.
Funds for affordable housing, open space, historic preservation get Aug. 5 hearing
The Community Preservation Act Committee will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Citywide Senior Center in Central Square.
Five things to do this weekend: July 5-6
Discover Mount Auburn; “Locals Covering Locals” CD Release Show; “Red Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” comedy; cabaret rock; and Glass Animals and Hundred Waters.
Five things to do this weekend: April 12-13
The Closed Kitchens walking tour; Empty Bowls benefit dinner; A Cappella Spring Benefit Jam; People’s Battle Stand-Up Tournament; and Painted Burro Guac Off.
A little less money, but vote maintains formula for housing, Magazine Beach (update)
The revival of Magazine Beach gets $100,000 and the city can rescue some of the 670 units of low-income housing due to go market-rate within the decade, thanks to Monday’s approval of Community Preservation Act funds. But money is getting tighter.
Masse Hardware launches going-out-of-business sale, with owner eager to retire
After 125 years in Cambridge, Masse Hardware is closing – starting the process with a sale that starts Tuesday and takes 20 percent to 50 percent off whatever’s on the shelves.
