Five things to do this weekend: July 7-9
Dancing On The Row; Meet the Washingtons; Okilly Dokilly’s “The Death to False Nedal” Tour; Sindependence Day IV; and the Nepal Festival.
Tool against explosion of opioid drug death goes to civilians, CVS, maybe in street boxes
Narcan kits are available to people who go through training and in certain pharmacies, and zeal to combat the rising tide of opioid overdoses and deaths has also led police here to help a private, for-profit startup trying to develop a commercial prevention product.
There’s room for all, so far, as hotels pop up in answer to demands of city development
A mini-boom in hotels has brought hundreds of rooms to Cambridge in the past couple of years, and there are hundreds of more rooms on the way, including two more hotels for Porter Square following one opened in October.
Behind-the-scenes music greats to be feted, marking Western Front, Scullers changes
A changing of the guard in the local music biz will be held March 5 at Pagu, with legendary jazz booking agent Fred Taylor on hand, as well as a sentimental farewell to the Western Front reggae club.
Gebru wins endorsement of Setti Warren, Newton mayor, in council campaign kickoff
Millennials must take active leadership in politics, said Warren, praising Gebru’s résumé of civic engagement and community organizing. “I’ve been a mayor for eight years and know what it takes to lead a city. At just 25, Samuel’s got it,” Warren said.
Two separated bicycle lanes get their trial, potentially paving way to citywide network
The City of Cambridge made good on a City Council order from October implementing two experimental, separated bike lanes along short swaths of Massachusetts Avenue – one in Central Square, the other just north of Harvard Square.
Mass+Main project open house is Sept. 15 to explain aspects of Central Square plan
Twining Properties is hosting an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday to give a preview of proposed neighborhood housing at 47 Bishop Allen Drive at its Mass+Main developments in Central Square.
Monroe nightclub will close at midnight, lose week in License Commission penalty
The nightclub Monroe faces a seven-day suspension and the loss of two crucial nightlife hours – from midnight to 2 a.m. – as a result of License Commission sanctions for recent incidents that have drawn police. Owner Solmon Chowdhury has five days to appeal.
Monroe nightclub may have to scale back after new series of incidents draw police
The rowdy Monroe nightclub in Central Square could be forced to close earlier and let in fewer people after a series of recent violent incidents landed its managers before the License Commission on Tuesday. The ruling could come as soon as next week.
Surprising stained glass of Central Square has intriguing history, an uncertain future
The stained glass windows at the Quest Diagnostics buildings in Central Square will be gone when the buildings are torn down to become the Mass+Main apartments. But where did they come from in the first place?
