Attend meetings in Somerville from Sept. 1-8 about green roofs, building projects and Brazil
Public meetings this week look at a Mystic Avenue labs proposal, a possible Beacon Street teardown, overdose prevention and zoning for green roofs.
Gumbo at The Boiling Crab
You can’t find gumbo too easily around this town, so it’s good news that The Boiling Crab is finally open in Harvard Square.
Sautéed shrimp at the J and J Restaurant
J and J opened as a convenience store selling barbecue chicken back in 1990, and has kept its old-school feel in the most endearing ways. Among its specialties are big meaty prawns sautéed with a garlic port wine sauce – in concept, a simple dish, but it‘ll keep surprising you in the most satisfying ways.
Union Square green line spur to open in October; State improves on changes planned for McGrath
Transit upgrades are in store for the East Cambridge and East Somerville area as plans solidify to open the green line extension and make McGrath Highway more bike and pedestrian friendly.
Less space for cars and more for bicyclists in plan for McGrath, but lanes aren’t separated for safety
The Department of Transportation plans a major revamp of McGrath Highway that will put it on a “road diet” and see the installation of bike lanes, but legislators say bicyclists need to be kept safer from passing cars and trucks.
A week of events in Cambridge, Somerville: Buskerfest, Artbeat, ‘Henry IV’ and more
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a one-night-only return of “Yellow Submarine,” film festivals, art festivals, free Shakespeare in the park, a classical music house party and collaborative protest art in Central Square’s Graffiti Alley.
