Tension lessening around Riverbend Park traffic, councillors say, and compromise looks attainable
The dispute about Saturday closings of Memorial Drive to car traffic will stretch on for at least another week after the City Council voted 8-1 to table a measure seeking to restrict the closings to Sundays.
Riverbend Park expanded without public process; Riverside residents say traffic is ‘overwhelming’
Residents engaged in a fiery back-and-forth Monday over the expanded hours of Memorial Drive closings and their effect on traffic, and city councillors agreed the Riverside neighborhood needed help with diverted traffic.
Attend meetings on delaying Porter bike lanes, ‘hostile architecture’ and a North Charles clinic
Public meetings this week look at pausing Porter Square bicycle lanes for removal of a concrete median and overhead trolley wires, removing “hostile architecture,” jobs for a Cambridge Green New Deal, a school sexual misconduct policy and zoning face-off over the North Charles drug therapy clinic.
Business case study: The Door Store’s long life had a surprising opening, and some big swings
After more than 50 years The Door Store still specializes in made-to-order tables and desks – no longer made from the bargain pickup of hollow-core doors rejected by the New York City business that ordered them.
Attend meetings on rats, dogs, snow spending, CharlieCards for students, Café Batifol and more
Public meetings this week look at stemming rat infestations, free dog licensing for seniors and an accounting for snow season; Café Batifol’s arrival in Kendall and Vitality Bowls in Central; ending off-street parking requirements; free CharlieCards for students; converting the Sacred Heart rectory into affordable rentals; and more.
Restaurants are suffering because of Covid-19; factor it in before blaming the new bike lanes
A restaurant owner has blamed a decrease in sales on the “Mid-Mass Ave” stretch of new protected bike lanes. Were bike lanes really the problem?
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: Holiday shopping fairs, A.R.T.’s Day of Giving
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there are holiday shopping markets with art, food, ice skating and workshops; music of the jazz and “chocolate rock” varieties; American Repertory Theater Day of Giving events; and a menorah lighting in Harvard Yard.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: David Boobie is back, and holiday shopping fairs
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Niki Luparelli’s David Boobie burlesque returns for its 10th year, there’s gift buying at an East Somerville Holiday Market and Cambridge Arts’ Holiday Art Market, music, film and dance.
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville: ‘Beloved King,’ Savoy Night at Crystal Ballroom
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a swing dance Savoy Night at the Somerville Theatre’s new Crystal Ballroom, songs from Jade Sylvan’s “Beloved King: A Queer Bible Musical,” an MIT water summit, holiday market and plenty of music.
Gubernatorial candidate Danielle Allen plans visit to the Cambridge Community Center for Tuesday
Gubernatorial candidate Danielle Allen plans to visit the Cambridge Community Center on Tuesday, including time to speak with people coming to pick up boxes of materials.
