March 2026 - Page 2 of 4 - Cambridge | Somerville Independent

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.

ASK CHEF JJ

First tomato soup, and gluten-free tricks for a béchamel sauce

by JJ Gonson March 5, 2026

This week we're faking things: tomato soup when neither tomatoes nor basil are in season, and a flour-based sauce without flour, for those avoiding gluten.

FASHION

These walking sleeping bags are our cocoons when we can’t nest

by Julie Mahdavi March 5, 2026

The new outerwear mood on the streets this winter is hard to miss: the ankle-length puffer coat, a full-on down cocoon reaching nearly to the ground.

FOOD

Veggie Galaxy, maker of comfort food in Cambridge, is called Best Vegan-Friendly Restaurant in America

by Marc Levy March 5, 2026

Veggie Galaxy in Cambridge has been named the best vegan-friendly restaurant in America in a VegNews reader survey.

DEVELOPMENT

Union Square developer, struggling to fill lab space, is open to speeding up hotel or homebuilding

by Marc Levy March 5, 2026

USQ, master developer of a 20-acre, $2 billion project in Union Square, has been wooing AI, life sciences, robotics and other sectors.

EDUCATION

Designs for a merged Winter Hill-Brown school on Sycamore Street are presented in Somerville

by Alex Degterev March 5, 2026

Students and educators are expected to return to 115 Sycamore St., with a merged Winter Hill and Brown schools set for a 2031 move-in.

BITE

Pita and hummus at Life Alive

by Marc Levy March 4, 2026

There’s a delicious base of creamy hummus complemented by cucumber slices, crispy dried chickpeas and tangy olives. Is there enough pita, though?

RETAIL

Somerville’s seller of environmentally friendly stuff is expanding with a crowdfunding campaign

by Marc Levy March 4, 2026

Somerville’s eco-friendly housewares and bath and body shop, Green Tiger & Co., is expanding at Somerville’s Bow Market.

COMEDY

Andrew Della Volpe’s sitcom is limned before a live studio audience

by Marc Levy March 3, 2026

It’s what audiences can expect Friday during Della Volpe’s new hour at The Rockwell in Somerville.

NEWS

Ewen-Campen declares for Uyterhoeven’s state rep district after Uyterhoeven announces a Senate run

by Marc Levy March 3, 2026

Ewen-Campen said his goals as a state representative will be familiar from his work as a councilor, including housing, safe streets and immigrant protections.