The three outdoor places I review here are not like the Parisian café in the Jardin du Luxembourg, but they are what we have and we are happy to have them.
Coffee in the great outdoors: Sidewalks are for sipping
Applications open May 4 as Cambridge cautiously expands for its second year of Porchfest
Cambridge is preparing to take applications for its second Porchfest, set for July 11-12 primarily in the Cambridgeport, The Port and Riverside neighborhoods.
Early morning driver crashes into empty Davis Square dental office
A driver reportedly experiencing a medical emergency crashed a car into the Davis Square Dental offices at around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday.
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Body-worn cameras for Somerville police come with an annual cost near a half-million dollars
With budget cuts looming, some city councilors argued it wasn’t the time for police to get body-worn cameras costing around $450,000 annually.
Grilled cheese at Juicy Jay’s
This is the grilled cheese you’re thinking of: American and cheddar between slices of buttered brioche bread, right in an affordable comfort food sweet spot.
Company gets pushback in proposing to build Union Square homes instead of expected lab space
Up to 200 new homes with a park, library branch and other community benefits for Union Square made for a sweet pitch, but not all were convinced.
Who won comedy last night: Addy Goldstein, whose mom died
At a College Comedy Showcase at The Comedy Studio, one comic got to the point quickly: “Try to keep it together,” she told the audience. “My mom just died.”
Tuesday office hour in Central Square (Toscanini’s, 5:30-6:30 p.m.) (corrected)
We have Tuesday office hours to hear story ideas, questions, concerns or complaints, and tonight they’re in Central Square.
Cambridge’s Humane Society changed its mission, then quit, as Cambridge changed
As the demographics of the poor community in Cambridge shifted, so too did the Cambridge Female Humane Society’s approach to meeting their needs.
A neighborhood group is forming to fill a gap in North Cambridge
Former city councillor Paul Toner joins a wave of organizing in West Cambridge, Neighborhood 9, Somerville’s Davis Square and by businesses around Porter Square.