O’Connell Library Pocket Park and Glacken Field open this weekend, made for reflection and play
Two parks open for public use at events this weekend in Cambridge: The O’Connell Library Pocket Park on Friday and the Glacken Field and Playground on Saturday.
Attend meetings on buying university property, affordable-housing zoning, wine bar and more
Public meetings this week look at changing recently passed Affordable Housing Overlay zoning, buying Lesley University property, campaign finance reform, permitting for an arts and lab building in Kendall Square, the fate of Temple Bar and more.
Black church was one of R. Kelly’s enablers
Long-awaited justice for R. Kelly’s survivors finally came last month when a federal jury found him guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking. For nearly 30 years, underage black girls and their families have tried to bring Kelly to justice. What took so long?
Attend meetings on an after-school-program fix, student votes and more units for Central Square
Public meetings this week look at answers for after-school programs that fell short this fall, taking questions about public safety, student votes on School Committee issues, and a boutique hotel and apartments planned in Central Square.
Olympians are swimming upstream against bias toward Black hair, and so are the rest of us daily
The criminalization of Black hair starts early, and sadly the sports arena is no exception.
REI says it’s opening Cambridge Crossing store with a priority on gear for bicyclists and runners
The Cambridge Crossing development in North Point continues to fill up, with the outdoor equipment retailer REI Co-op announcing a “small-format neighborhood store” to open at 181 Morgan Ave. in the fall.
Transform a golf course into a people’s park
Nothing against golf, but this is a matter of equity. The numbers tell the story: 50 acres reserved for the use of 8,000 people with 44,000 annual visitations; 10 acres reserved for the use of the general public with 500,000 visitations.
OpenAir Circus classes go on this summer, though in-person classes are limited to 10
The Openair Circus of Greater Somerville, a nonprofit that’s been teaching circus arts to children, teens and adults for 36 years, is again offering summer classes, though with some Covid-era changes.
BB&N’s use of synthetic turf fields is a violation of the school’s vow of ‘principled engagement’
Cambridge’s Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School surprised the Town of Watertown by saying its “open green space” was going to be synthetic turf. If you share our concerns and have any connection to BB&N, please make your voices heard.
Attend meetings on lower majorities for zoning, pool repair, MCAS tests and ice cream from a lab
Public meetings this week look at passing zoning more easily, and a Green New Deal; opting out of the MCAS test and a vocational education coalition; the Volpe redevelopment in Kendall Square; “missing middle” zoning; a Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream in Cambridgeport; and much more.
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