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Exorbitant housing prices in Cambridge have nothing to do with density
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (371+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar Repeating the same experiment and expecting different results is the proverbial sign of insanity, and yet we continue to believe that increasing the density of our city will result in lower housing costs. It hasn't and…...
This week's events: Which came first, the Chicken (Slacks) or the (Easter) egg?
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (1579+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar 12:30 to 1 p.m.Harvard Art Museums,32 Quincy St., near Harvard Square, Cambridge. Gallery Talk: Hanna Nagel's "New Women" at WorkFree. Curator Lynette Roth examines recently acquired works on paper by pioneering German artist Hanna Nagel, active in the…...
Wicked Queer, right here. Hoskins, Cronenberg and 'The Commitments"
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (71+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar Please consider making a financial contribution to maintain, expand and improve Cambridge Day. Day three revolves around testimony from the defendant, tenant Gary Rogers. The chain, rooted in Cambridge, filed a notice with the state that…...
Clover restaurant chain seeks a rescuer, may shut down
23+ hour, 12+ min ago (563+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar Clover Food Labs, a Cambridge-based fast-casual vegetarian chain, may close all locations and lay off over 180 employees if it can't find a buyer before June. According to a March 30 notice filed with the state, all 182 of…...
Maud Morgan gallery exhibition signals return to regular showings
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (363+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar On a sunny Friday morning at the Maria L. Baldwin Community Center in Cambridge's Baldwin neighborhood, Wendy Prellwitz shows a group of people how to make a watercolor monotype print. Moving into the next room, Prellwitz grabs…...
Grape arbors around Somerville entwine residents with the land’s past
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (891+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar When Mo Katz-Christy was growing up in the Spring Hill neighborhood of Somerville in the 2010s, they had a neighbor with a beautiful grape arbor on his property. Champagne grapes hung above the door, stretched over the…...
Gerald Peary reviews a life: his own
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (591+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar It's a book he started in 1986, while in an arts colony in Canada. "I was supposed to do one project, [but] I didn't like it, and I ended up doing this one instead." More recently, Peary…...
Vegan shortribs sandwich makes for a delightful bite
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (160+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar Into romance books, roasted coffee and lite bites? Lovestruck Books and Cafe's got you covered. Need a comforting glass of vino or bubbly? They've got that, too. Have a favorite dish or dine out spot that…...
Parks are nice but we can’t live in them
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (138+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar In a recent letter, (A park would be better than Capstone building,March 11, 2026), the writer aired his preference for smaller buildings, but failed to address the harmful impacts on many Cambridge residents that a cancellation of…...
Reviewed: 'Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice"
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (76+ words) News | Features | Commentary | Calendar Please consider making a financial contribution to maintain, expand and improve Cambridge Day. Purchase in Wellington-Harrington could lead to 50 more units. Leader lauded as he retires and warns of new federal rules. As warmth returns, these…...