MIT’s College of Computing building takes shape as Alexandria and BioMed make moves in Boston
Plans were released this week for the building that will house a College of Computing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – an eight-story structure to be completed in 2023.
Pandemic adds expense to construction sites across city, including in affordable projects
A construction moratorium early in the pandemic and new safety requirements for workers will cost the Cambridge Housing Authority at least $1.4 million in extra expenses for renovations at three sites. The housing authority isn’t the only developer affected by pandemic-related cost increases.
Thirty Covid cases in a day, most among young, while Cambridge starts localized sewage testing (updated)
As the city reported 30 new cases of Covid-19 Thursday, the largest daily jump since the spring, officials also announced that the program to test Cambridge sewage for the virus has begun.
City defends its approach against coronavirus after councillor sees cases rising ‘exponentially’ (updated)
City officials say they’re keeping a lid on increases in Covid-19 infections even as the number of cases continues to rise faster than at any time since the spring, fueled partly by positive tests among university students and staff who live here.
Watch meetings on tearing down brick factory for labs; Filling En Boca space with barbecue
Public meetings this week look at changes in Harvard Square that include a use for the long empty restaurant space at 8 Holyoke St.; the razing of a 1883 brick factory near Kendall Square; an update to the city’s business zoning map; and much more.
After half a year of living with coronavirus, Cambridge nears 91,000 tests for residents
The city has performed approximately 11,000 free Covid-19 tests for residents since the spring, though that number is dwarfed by the total number of coronavirus tests received by Cambridge residents from all test providers in the past months.
Harvard Art Museums release makes it official: Its doors stay closed at least through December
The Harvard Art Museums will remain closed to the public until at least Dec. 31 in alignment with the university’s safety planning, according to a Wednesday press release, and continues to point people to its online offerings.
Cambridge won’t follow latest guidance by CDC, will keep Covid-19 tests for asymptomatic people
Cambridge will keep accepting any resident who wants a Covid-19 test despite changed federal guidance discouraging people with no symptoms from getting tested even if they were exposed to someone with the virus. The city is also continuing its free testing program into September.
Many tests for coronavirus reveal few cases among university students; City counts none
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other local universities have begun conducting Covid-19 tests on a vast scale as their students return to campus. Three people tested positive on Wednesday, but the MIT tests and positives are so far not counted in totals gathered from outside the school.
What he’s having: The Mayor Menino Soy BLT from Clover, good enough to come from a truck
The win in Clover Food Labs’ Mayor Menino Soy BLT, besides the savory and richly marinated soy bacon strips, is the freshness of the crisp lettuce and perfectly ripe tomatoes; a BLT does not work if all the parts do not sing together in harmony.
