THEATER ‘Breaking the Code’ unravels the mysteries of a brilliant mathematician’s inner life by Shira Laucharoen March 27, 2026 Actors Eddie Shields and Josephine Moshiri Elwood talk about the challenge of bringing Alan Turing's life to the stage.
DEVELOPMENT Plan for affordable homes on Porter Street is a capstone as Johnston retires from CHA by Marc Levy March 26, 2026 Amid speeches, work got done, including moves toward developing land at 16-28 Porter St., Wellington-Harrington, near the Somerville city line.
NEWS In Brownsberger-Lander race for senate, incumbent touts governor’s endorsement by Marc Levy March 26, 2026 The reelection campaign of state senator Will Brownsberger was endorsed Thursday by governor Maura Healey as “crucial” to state initiatives.
FOOD Friendly Toast menu makes some moves under a CEO brought over from Tatte by Marc Levy March 26, 2026 The menu is getting a minor update at The Friendly Toast, an all-day brunch and bar spot in Cambridge’s Harvard Square.
MUSIC Hear First: ‘Bell Biv Barclay’ by Ryan DiLello March 26, 2026 ET and Haasan Barclay's love letter to Boston and homage to the New Jack Swing era.
FOOD Cheesecake as an act of meditation with Duly Lee of Korean Momma by Julia Carpi March 25, 2026 To indulge in the custom Basque cheesecakes of Korean Momma, a customer can expect to wait. And maybe to engage in five minutes of “therapy.”
NEWS Entering a budget cycle $5.9M in the red, Somerville city councilors are united on priorities by Marc Levy March 25, 2026 Somerville city councilors know their wish lists for the city might not happen, but the shared themes were deemed “really striking.”
ARTS The music runs all April 5 as McCarthy’s and Toad celebrate their first year in Porter Square by Marc Levy March 25, 2026 The McCarthy’s restaurant and attached Toad nightclub celebrate their year anniversary April 5 with a party featuring a day of live music.
ASK CHEF JJ Crispy pie: Secrets for homemade pizza, including the gluten-free kind by JJ Gonson March 25, 2026 Very strong opinions from a former pizzamaking instructor who never mastered a perfectly round crust (because it doesn't matter).
BITE Scallion biscuit at Phinista Cafe by Marc Levy March 25, 2026 $4.25 A group of us set out to find the best banh mi in Cambridge and Somerville and discovered along the way another treat everyone loved – a savory, sweet and substantial scallion biscuit. The...