March 2026 - Cambridge | Somerville Independent

There’s already debate, over the Legislature’s work ethic, as Miller challenges Connolly in the 26th

by Marc Levy March 8, 2026

A seat encompassing East Cambridge and East Somerville is getting its first Democratic political primary – and race of any kind – since 2016.

NEWS

As weather warms, cities wait to see how long until their biggest snow piles melt away

by Marc Levy March 8, 2026

Somerville city staff compare this year with 2015, when “the snow piles lasted until May,” and a Cambridge spokesperson eyed early summer.

OPINION

Why Somerville still doesn’t have public toilets

by Chris Dwan March 8, 2026

The company that makes the Portland Loo is not licensed by Massachusetts, so its structures are not allowed (except in several neighboring cities).

NEWS

Somerville meetings, March 9-16: Merged schools, Davis Square tower and a new YMCA

by Marc Levy March 8, 2026

Take part in meetings on a merged school campus, a proposed apartment tower, a YMCA on Highland Avenue and Elm-Beacon road plan.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, March 9-16: A consolidated housing department and police budgeting

by Marc Levy March 8, 2026

Take part in meetings on combining housing and homeless services into one department; the police budget; disability services and planning; and more.

ARTS

To save the creative, arts advocates say to get real about housing, planning and the Legislature

by Marc Levy March 7, 2026

Along with calling on residents to push for the creation of cultural trusts, arts advocates talked about increasingly regional efforts to save the arts. That included a digital mapping project that could help identify problems and improve municipal planning.

LET’S GET COFFEE

Space, time and coffee

by Corky White March 7, 2026

An occasional feature mapping our sipping in visits to cafes in Somerville and Cambridge – this time Imagine, Forge and Three Little Figs.

DEVELOPMENT

Assembly Row hotel promises its new rooftop deck won’t be open late

by Marc Levy March 6, 2026

If someone wants to party on a rooftop deck, ”there are plenty of options in The Seaport,” the developer of Assembly Row told the Planning Board.

NEWS

Belief in the success of the Black Lives Matter movement fell by 31% at a formal debate

by Paris Hugley March 6, 2026

As Black History Month came to a close, a civic organization reflected on one of the most defining and divisive movements of the digital era.

THEATER

In Rebecca Kopycinski’s ‘Thotbot,’ obsolete tech rewinds into a dark future that predicts our present

by Michael Gutierrez March 5, 2026

The “ThotBot Implantation Center,” an immersive art installation and multimedia concert rounds out its latest run of sold-out shows at Bow Market.