Project adding sidewalks and bike lanes to Huron wins MassDOT funds, as does Bluebikes growth
The state’s Department of Transportation awarded Cambridge nearly $600,000 on Wednesday to improve bike and pedestrian facilities, earmarked for a 10-foot, two-way separated bike lane and sidewalk on Huron Avenue and two new Bluebikes stations near Raymond Park and Old Morse Park.
Unmasked but unopened? What’s known about some businesses raising post-Covid questions
There are businesses that remain a post-Covid puzzle, even seven weeks after masks came off. Here’s what’s we could find out about some.
Cannabis seller releases a promise to add 50 hires just as an extension of ban arrives before council
As city councillors prepared to debate extending a two-year head start for recreational pot shops owned by “economic empowerment” applicants that delays competition from medical marijuana dispensaries, one of those dispensaries said it would 50 full-time employees if the ban expired.
Unpopular opinion: Harvard students might find conflict resolutions that don’t involve weapons
It’s been interesting to see public reaction to an article about incidents in which a Harvard student armed with a stake has come running at unleashed dogs in the Radcliffe Quadrangle. They’re universally disdainful of the dog owners, though the incident doesn’t speak well of Harvard either.
Harvard’s Radcliffe Quad was a haven for dogs until incidents with a student wielding a stick
Dog owners who frequent Harvard’s Radcliffe Quadrangle are upset after one of the university’s college students charged at unleashed dogs with a large wooden stake on three occasions in May. Harvard’s response didn’t help the situation.
Brunch, tacos and drag at Cafe Luna and more
The hottest brunch ticket over the past five-plus years has been Cafe Luna, and its smoked duck tacos show why – though Davis Square’s Painted Burro and Los Amigos Taqueria will more than do for tacos in a pinch. Speaking of hot tickets: Bambara kicks off Pride with a Sunday drag brunch.
Four ways the Affordable Housing Overlay zoning is being misused on a proposal for Walden Square
A seven-story building proposed for Walden Square violates the spirit of the Affordable Housing Overlay in terms of geography and building height and around parking issues and the cost of land.
Pizza to please all from Upper Crust
Upper Crust has proven a solid addition to pizza on “The Avenue,” and is a crowd pleaser that can satisfy diverse palates across diverse age groups and varying dietary choices and restrictions.
Alexandria buys land for Grand Junction path; Sherman units sell for $4.7M; Davis plans labs
As part of its 325 Binney St. lab building project, Alexandria Real Estate has bought the land it will give to Cambridge for construction of the city’s long-envisioned path for walkers, runners and bicyclists, according to a post on the Bldup development platform Monday.
Feta and herb dumplings from Sofra
This Turkish-infused bakery by Belmont and Watertown has always offered prepared foods to go, but its pandemic-era priced meals for two, packaged with heating instructions, deserve the same kind of praise.
