April 2026 - Cambridge | Somerville Independent

Groups align on reclaiming Davis Square as a home for everyday art, starting Friday with a concert series

by Marc Levy April 30, 2026

Two efforts to revive the square as a community gathering place are at critical stages, starting with a Down in Davis concert series launching Friday.

EDUCATION

No immediate change in leadership is signaled at Graham & Parks, now the site of a discrimination lawsuit

by Marc Levy April 30, 2026

A principal has seen two investigations into workplace toxicity and two discrimination lawsuits between two public school districts.

THEATER

Two theater projects promote transformative climate justice

by Shira Laucharoen April 30, 2026

“Now Is Still Here” to be staged outdoors at the Somerville Community Growing Center in late May.

HEAR FIRST

Jonny Tex: ‘Mustard Seeds’

by Ryan DiLello April 30, 2026

Hear First discovers a more 'intentional' sound on the Cambridge musician's latest single.

FOOD

Taste of Cambridge, nearing end of early bird sales, adds six more sources of samples and sips

by Marc Levy April 29, 2026

Surfside, Caffe Nero, Boston Burger Co., McCarthy’s and Toad, and Patco Brands join the June 17 endless-samples event.

ASK CHEF JJ

Yay! It’s time for spring produce: Asparagus, sunchokes, fiddleheads, ramps and rhubarb

by JJ Gonson April 29, 2026

We have only a few months of seriously good growing time here, so we need to come out of the gate running.

LET’S GET COFFEE

Fringe benefits: Coffee with something extra, somewhere else

by Corky White April 29, 2026

This week, the journey began near Porter Square, thence near Union Square and finally to East Cambridge. Each had something off my radar to recommend it!

FOOD

Prepare for Nostalgia, where coffee and vintage clothing mix, and learn what happened to Nine Winters Bakery

by Julia Carpi April 29, 2026

Somerville welcomes a hybrid cafe and vintage clothing store called Nostalgia while the taste fades from the celebrated Nine Winters Bakery in Cambridge.

BITE

Shrimp hand pie at Chatty Patty

by Marc Levy April 29, 2026

These Caribbean-style patties come out sizzling, with the kind of grease sheen that signals you’re about to enjoy yourself.

MUSIC

What’s up with Down in Davis?

by Michael Gutierrez April 29, 2026

A new Friday concert series debuts to give the community a fun, family-friendly place to gather.