When you can’t get enough baklava, try these indulgences from menus around Cambridge
Cambridge has a few ways to enjoy baklava, that always-tempting mix of phyllo dough, honey and nuts, that are a step away from the pastry on its own – if not always a step up.
Attend meetings on MBTA cuts, lab buildings, housing, Memorial Drive, bike safety and more
Public meetings this week look at reversing plans for bus cuts; zoning around lab buildings, parking and multifamily housing; Memorial Drive closings and bike safety in Somerville; a greenhouse gas emissions law; and much more.
No fanfare: Toscanini’s is back selling ice cream in its first home, with a new ‘big table’ on its way
Though hours Thursday and Friday were announced as a soft opening for a Toscanini’s grand opening expected New Year’s Day, that ribbon-cutting is canceled and the shop – selling what The New York Times has called “the best ice cream in the world” – is just, well, open.
Foodstuffs: Tosci’s nearly scooping up in Central; Takeda backs Food for Free; Holiday meals to go (updated)
Tosci’s sets a reopening date for its original location in Lafayette Square; Takeda gives Food for Free its biggest donation in 40 years helping eliminate food insecurity; and there are plenty of Christmastime dinner and breakfast ideas for people who want to give themselves the gift of a splurge.
Blue Owl rooftop bar and Toscanini’s openings will mark victories in the struggle for 907 Main
Ice cream lovers don’t need to line up quite yet outside the once and future Toscanini’s at the 907 Main hotel, but those yearning for the Blue Owl rooftop bar don’t have much longer to wait. That both are soon to happen is a relief to hotel owner Patrick Barrett.
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.
After 3.5 years away, Toscanini’s ice cream expects to reopen this summer near Central
Toscanini’s ice cream is looking to reopen in Lafayette Square at the end of July or beginning of August, making it 3.5 years after closing there for construction of the boutique hotel 907 Main.
Attend meetings on budget, the ‘missing middle’ and celebrating food and drink in Central Square
Public meetings this week look at closing Massachusetts Avenue to cars on weekends through September, quick-build bike lanes, millions in infrastructure borrowing, departmental budgeting, “missing middle” zoning, and a tiki bar in Harvard Square, patisserie, Mexican food and more.
Plan for MIT’s empty triple-decker in Central, due to be affordable units, awaits assessment
An assessment of a long-empty triple-decker in Lafayette Square is expected to be complete within a couple of months, leading to a plan on its conversion into affordable housing for families.
Fleischmann to get CCTV award at April 21 event
Susan Fleischmann, former executive director of Cambridge Community Television, has been selected to get its 2021 Sakey Award for “outstanding contributions to development of access to the media in Cambridge” at CCTV’s annual meeting April 21.
