Historical Society’s butterfly lawn installation: Sweet remembrance of people we lost to Covid
A Cambridge Historical Society installation marks a year of Covid-19 simply, somberly and sweetly.
Candidates for Tobin and Vassal project public art will take public’s questions and ideas Wednesday
The four finalists for public art planned for the new Tobin Montessori and Vassal Lane Upper Schools complex will take questions and comments, thoughts and ideas at a 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday virtual meeting.
The Hungry Urbanist goes to the new Formaggio
The new Formaggio is much bigger and brighter than the old, with more and bigger piles and displays of wonderful things to eat. And radicchio at a price you may have never seen.
Daily Table vs. Formaggio? Comparing prices among staples brings results you might expect
Formaggio Kitchen opened its (re)located Huron Village shop Monday, a sparkling space that offers the amenities of the original site and more. Does it make good on fulfilling the gap left by the Fresh Pond Market it replaced?
Cost and coronavirus complications change plan, forcing a hybrid Formaggio-Fresh Pond Market
Formaggio Kitchen announced last week that it would close down its original store at 244 Huron Ave. and relocate fully to the old Fresh Pond Market locale at 358 Huron Ave., though when rescuing the closing grocery store in 2019 owners said they planned to keep both businesses.
The Port neighborhood’s sense of community began in the Caribbean, before The Port existed
You can see important institutions from the past, present and future in The Port neighborhood today – they’ve inspired a self-guided walking tour that takes you to places of worship, education, outreach and community engagement, and places of work.
Cambridge Historical Society’s antiracism work began by looking within its own headquarters
Cambridge Historical Society made the commitment to recognizing that Black Lives Matter and began to take an honest look at its own history – first in researching the history of their own headquarters, the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House.
Council okays $18M to buy school’s 4-acre field, expecting some affordable housing will be sited
A vote Monday locks in spending $18.5 million for a friendly land taking of the 4-acre Buckingham Field in West Cambridge, but not its use as permanent open space – a distinction that was crucial to several of the eight city councillors who agreed to the purchase.
This weekend is the free ‘Good Riddance 2020’ you’ve been waiting for from Historical Society
The Cambridge Historical Society invites people to say goodbye to “this colossally awful year” and welcome the new one with a free, safe and cathartic event Saturday at its headquarters.
Affordable housing upgrades and construction could take 15 years to finish without Clark’s bill
A total of 526 existing affordable units that need renovation and 444 potential new apartments could be delayed for up to 15 years by a cap on state bonds, the Cambridge Housing Authority says.
