3 days ago · Settlements with two contractors at the former Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse in East Cambridge are set to become the first deposits into the state’s Environmental Justice Trust, attorney general Andrea Joy Campbell said Monday.. Once cleared by a court, the first payments will total $155,000 from two of four companies involved in a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court against JDC Demo ...

News that CambridgeSide was going from run-of-the-mill food court to upscale food hall (called CanalSide Food + Drink) opening in October didn’t go over well with one group: The people who liked their branded fast food, including the treats at Taco Bell.

Dec 16, 2024 · Somerville councilor at large Jake Wilson says he will run for mayor, a potential challenger for Katjana Ballantyne, a two-term mayor who has not announced if she will seek a third term for the election still more than 10 months away.

6 days ago · Cambridge’s city budget for this fiscal year includes about $15 million in federal aid, including grants. Among the programs funded by federal money are a community development block grant that pays for affordable housing and community services, fuel assistance supporting help with utility bills for low-income residents and aid for …

3 days ago · The Cambridge Public Schools district is at a pivotal moment. We are tackling the opportunity gaps that widened during Covid; we are experiencing a significant leadership transition in the Central Office; we are facing the closing of a beloved elementary school; and we are managing all these challenges in a national and global period of turmoil, uncertainty, and fear.

Nov 4, 2024 · A Davis Square redevelopment project that has been in the works for five years has switched plans – again. Developer Copper Mill held a community meeting Wednesday at the Somerville Public Library explaining the likelihood of apartment construction on a stretch of Elm Street at Grove Street where lab and office space was most recently planned.. The decision is a return to the original ...

Feb 27, 2023 · As cities grow, providing enough open space can become challenging. Parks and open spaces are crucial social determinants of health, giving us safe places to exercise, socialize and enjoy nature in urban areas.

Dec 27, 2024 · After 14 years in Harvard Square, women’s clothing store Anthropologie closes its 48 Brattle St. location Jan. 16, according to corporate parent URBN, and expects to vacate the space by the end of the month.. Anthropologie carries small inventories of apparel, accessories, intimates, home furniture, décor, beauty, garden and bridal goods.

Jan 16, 2025 · Arisia science fiction and fantasy convention (continued) from 9 a.m. to midnight at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge, 575 Memorial Drive, in the MIT/Area II neighborhood, Cambridge.Free to $75. Information is here.. Adults with Hobbies: Bad at Art (drawing and water color painting) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Foundry, 101 …

Jan 18, 2025 · For King, protecting freedom, justice and democracy was more than a racial, legal or moral issue. It was a human issue. This was evident in King’s passion about a wide range of concerns: “The revolution for human rights is opening up unhealthy areas in American life and permitting a new and wholesome healing to take place,” King once told a racially mixed audience in 1967 during his ...