If you ask business owners, many are concerned about the installation of bike lanes and claim they affect revenue. Objective measures show no meaningful economic differences between streets with and without recently built bike lanes.

Covid’s social distancing accelerated trends toward remote everything. Many corporate employees are rarely at the office. Health risks pushed a stable group of regular volunteers – retirees – to quit, en masse. Other people lost touch with nonprofits when programming paused.

Some see changes at the Graham & Parks School as a threat and have been vocal in trying to divert the conversation onto other topics, some parents say.

Countless days are wasted on MCAS test prep, robbing students of their imaginations and the joy of learning. How many students end up left behind?

Some argue that the Cambridge City Council has no power to change U.S. foreign policy, and therefore it should not consider issues beyond local control. This position ignores a long tradition of council support for global humanitarian causes.

We all have many other ways of demonstrating our skills, creativity and ability to deeply understand and interpret our world beyond the MCAS test.

Cambridge and other cities that are “pro housing” still have a serious production problem. Let’s see what tax incentives or other relief can change that.

A stark contrast between Fresh Pond and Jerry’s Pond demands attention, raising questions about who and what we prioritize in our city.

Cambridge, with its rich history and vibrant community, deserves a governance structure that reflects its current needs and future aspirations.

The MBTA’s top executive just learned about a problem with narrow tracks, but the maintenance-of-way staff knew of the problem in April 2021.