An order for pest-control company sharpshooters to kill rats with air rifles was sent to committee by the City Council after a ban on poisons that travel up the food chain.
An air-rifle hunt of rats in West Somerville is getting the fire-when-ready signal
Their trees are left behind, but consider leaving the leaves
Insects, including pollinators, often overwinter under the leaf litter, as well as many other species, and bagging involves petrochemicals. But there's an exception.
Somerville passes order 10-1 that cuts off taxpayer money from businesses named as complicit in ‘apartheid, genocide’ (updated)
An order for Somerville to keep its money out of companies that “directly, knowingly and consistently” contribute to violations of international law now goes to the mayor.
Parking at 350 Rindge project may be tighter than thought, and loss of a grocery store causes worry
A proposed building would create 92 affordable homes but have 17 off-street parking spaces – or maybe fewer, Planning Board members mused.
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Somerville weighs stricter backyard cottage rules amid density and affordability concerns
Lawmakers are weighing citizen-led proposals to tighten rules on backyard cottages, pitting neighborhood concerns against state housing mandates.
Cambridge’s lack of housing is creating a void where a generation is supposed to be
Book clocks to fork bugs, the Cambridge Artists Cooperative crafts a highly shoppable store of creative works
To see the range of what craftspeople are making, the cooperative has sold their work on Church Street for close to 40 years and remains a fascinating visit.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ struggles with human drama, but soars with the spectacle of kaiju combat
The sequel to 2023's "Godzilla Minus One" brings back the legendary creature to unleash more destruction on humans and monsters alike.
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Cambridge can spare seniors, and many other drivers, oncoming $75 parking permit sticker shock
What a Cambridge Education Association leader wants families to know about contract negotiations
Turduckens rule the roost at Margeaux Supper Parlor for Thanksgiving, and it’s a rule of threes
At Margeaux Supper Parlor, which loves serving tasting portions in threes, the Thanksgiving choice is the turducken – a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey.
A honking brew at Nine Bar Espresso, a window that makes a sidewalk feel like a settee
Nine Bar is a street window with no indoor seating, yet somehow not just a takeout-and-walk-away stop. Many sippers stay to hang out on the sidewalk and talk.
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Cheese slice at Primo of Cambridge
This terrific yet unpretentious cheese pizza is likely the cheapest in all of Cambridge and Somerville – a good-sized cheese slice for less than $3.
‘How to Rob a Bank’ is a fun heist film that fails when it tries to be something deeper
The action-comedy entertains when it keeps the action light, but can’t resist clumsy lecturing about the inequalities of capitalism.
Stage Spotlight: ‘Beowulf’ and ‘Godbody’
A classic of Old English rediscovers itself in a corporate office and "Godbody" asks: "What does it mean to birth a body free of shame?"
Lower-cost parking permits are a drive in the wrong direction, Somerville transportation official tells councilors
Transportation officials had the wheel on a parking permit proposal and questions about traffic flows and enforcement practices around schools during student drop-offs.
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Lucky’s Picks: Chilean arpilleras, Pinocchio’s pizza doc, Lemonade Stand, and queer fiber arts night
Colorful patchworks inspired by protest lead off the picks for this weekend — create your own at The Foundry.
Reviewed: ‘Enough About Angels’ is a fast introduction to a Nobel winner you may decide to keep ignoring
The Nobel lecture is a chance for the winner to introduce themselves and their work to a new audience. With Krasznahorkai, it takes just a few pages.
Order to avoid home demolitions without building permits is withdrawn as not needed
All but one demolition in Cambridge have applied for building permits; at the exception, demolition and building permits are on hold, officials said.
People are still Zoom bombing meetings, and this week a Cambridge special education subcommittee got hit
It was like 2021 all over again as a Cambridge meeting was Zoom bombed, in this case with pornography and likely for the first time since the Covid pandemic.
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Target is knocking down a wall to expand in Somerville and add a full grocery area
The expansion of a Target store into an empty next-door building means fresh produce and other groceries to fill a food-shopping gap in the Ward 2 neighborhood.
The roots of Veterans Day were explicitly in peace, disarmament and a world court
Attempts during the decade that “Armistice Day” was new to combine the holiday with Navy Day, Defense Day and Flag Day met with substantial opposition.
‘Wild Horse Nine’ is a political thriller with plenty of laughs and feeling to spare
Elevated by exceptional performances, the latest film from writer-director Martin McDonagh delivers his trademark fusion of crime and comedy.
Tax tip of the week: Keep up on changes to Trump Accounts
Trump Accounts will go on being created for kids born within the final two years of this presidency, but parents need to take a step to get $1,000 to invest.
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Antidivestment councillors miss the point
Looking at an officials' letter decrying divestment from companies tied to Israeli actions in Gaza.
Cambridge meetings, Nov. 9-16: Protecting renters and feeding the hungry
Take part in meetings on special education, a condo conversion law and food insecurity, checking in on police oversight and a Rindge Avenue project design.
Somerville meetings, Nov. 9-16: Parking permits for people with driveways and seeing new school designs
Take part in meetings on parking permits for people with driveways, the 115 Sycamore school project, a winter warming center and rats invading dumpsters.
With the conclusion of “Remediation,” the Thotbot universe takes a final bow from the stage
Creator Rebecca Kopycinski says the story will live on as a podcast with new episodes on the way.
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Saturday cartoon: Your mother’s estate
The latest from local cartoonists Lynn Hsu and Carol Lasky, who sometime appear in The New Yorker but appear weekly right here.
Saturday cartoon: Should we tell them
The latest from local cartoonist Rusty Epstein, who sometimes appears in The New Yorker but appears weekly right here.
Take a daytrip with whales, no harpoon required
500 pages into "Moby-Dick," our writer boards a harbor cruise to try, and fail, to get on Captain Ahab's level.
Police respond to stabbing in Central Square
Police responded quickly to a stabbing of a man Friday in Cambridge’s Central Square, appearing to make an arrest only moments after reports of the emergency.
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Thank-you ride on Nov. 14 introduces changes around the Elm-Beacon Connector
With Mossland Street now a neighborway and the Elm-Beacon Connector largely complete, community groups are organizing a thank-you group ride.
Pack up the pumpkins, pick the apples and bake the pies
This week, nature offers us apple-picking for cider and Thanksgiving pies, ways to handle Halloween-season pumpkins and the last of the best area foliage.
Somerville saw our housing shortage coming
‘I Play Rocky’ will delight people looking for a breezy look at the making of a beloved classic
The latest from director Peter Farrelly relies on nostalgia and recycled emotional beats that will charm some audiences and frustrate others.
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Health care gaps are part of a clash in student attendance policies, and an abyss persists in science and math test scores
Inconsistent attendance policies might have students coming in sick, teens warn, and School Committee see a mix of good and bad in test scores.
The Platform opens its doors to a free party this weekend, then imagines a new East Cambridge cultural district
Before two new stages for dance, music, theater and other arts join the area’s arts ecosystem, there comes a party: Saturday’s free Platform Opening Day in Kendall Square.
Davis Squared plays its cards right
This shop has become a well-loved part of the square it's named for, a place where customers stop in to chat, bring friends, and find a gift for pretty much anyone.
‘La Bola Negra’ astounds as a sweeping epic of queer identity at different moments in Spanish history
The Spanish directorial duo known as Los Javis deliver an ambitious and moving cinematic epic.
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ManRay spends a year planning for its Heroes Halloween, and you might want to also
The legendary nightclub's Heroes, a postpunk and new wave night, has no dress code but encourages creative attire. On Halloween, that goes to extremes.
We need to save our naturally occurring affordable homes
Bowling together: Nagomi Bento cares for the customer and the food
Bento took on many meanings when it left Japan; the word “nagomi” means calm, peace and comfort, and Nagomi embodies that in its approach.
Chinese beef burger at Xian Cool Noodle
This variation of the hamburger – beef and onion on a flaky, sliced flatbread – is served as street food to the lucky residents of Shaanxi province in Northwestern China.
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Stage spotlight: ‘Sol Invictus’ and ‘Down in the Valley’
The Platform platforms a Boston premiere and Opera Cambridge showcases an underappreciated Kurt Weill gem.
Few surprises from Cambridge-Somerville voters, who back gun control, cannabis and party primaries
Cambridge’s vote count from the general election wasn’t available until around 3:30 a.m., but there were as few surprises as Somerville results out more than six hours earlier.
Cambridge and Somerville voters weigh in on the midterm elections
Questions about the cannabis industry, gun control and the creation of a nature conservation fund were cited by voters as key issues on the 2026 state ballot.
Somerville voters stick with Democrats, keep gun control and cannabis sales and reject ‘jungle primaries’
In a deep blue area where many seats were decided in September primaries, the most exciting votes in Tuesday’s general election were for nine statewide ballot questions.
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Jean Appolon Expressions gets a big platform for ‘Pouvwa,’ movement that wants to fix the future
In “Pouvwa,” Jean Appolon Expressions uses folkloric dance from his native Haiti to examine power and its role in a world on fire.
CultureHouse does Kiosk ‘magic’ amid Harvard Square construction, but some see history as a guide to future use
Use of the historic Cambridge Kiosk in Harvard Square will be reconsidered, and that may include bringing back its “Out of Town News” neon sign and name.
An air-rifle hunt of rats in West Somerville is getting the fire-when-ready signal
An order for pest-control company sharpshooters to kill rats with air rifles was sent to committee by the City Council after a ban on poisons that travel up the food chain.
Somerville passes order 10-1 that cuts off taxpayer money from businesses named as complicit in ‘apartheid, genocide’ (updated)
An order for Somerville to keep its money out of companies that “directly, knowingly and consistently” contribute to violations of international law now goes to the mayor.
Parking at 350 Rindge project may be tighter than thought, and loss of a grocery store causes worry
A proposed building would create 92 affordable homes but have 17 off-street parking spaces – or maybe fewer, Planning Board members mused.
Advertisement
Somerville weighs stricter backyard cottage rules amid density and affordability concerns
Lawmakers are weighing citizen-led proposals to tighten rules on backyard cottages, pitting neighborhood concerns against state housing mandates.
Book clocks to fork bugs, the Cambridge Artists Cooperative crafts a highly shoppable store of creative works
To see the range of what craftspeople are making, the cooperative has sold their work on Church Street for close to 40 years and remains a fascinating visit.
Turduckens rule the roost at Margeaux Supper Parlor for Thanksgiving, and it’s a rule of threes
At Margeaux Supper Parlor, which loves serving tasting portions in threes, the Thanksgiving choice is the turducken – a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey.
Advertisement
A honking brew at Nine Bar Espresso, a window that makes a sidewalk feel like a settee
Nine Bar is a street window with no indoor seating, yet somehow not just a takeout-and-walk-away stop. Many sippers stay to hang out on the sidewalk and talk.
Cheese slice at Primo of Cambridge
This terrific yet unpretentious cheese pizza is likely the cheapest in all of Cambridge and Somerville – a good-sized cheese slice for less than $3.
Lower-cost parking permits are a drive in the wrong direction, Somerville transportation official tells councilors
Transportation officials had the wheel on a parking permit proposal and questions about traffic flows and enforcement practices around schools during student drop-offs.
Advertisement
Order to avoid home demolitions without building permits is withdrawn as not needed
All but one demolition in Cambridge have applied for building permits; at the exception, demolition and building permits are on hold, officials said.
People are still Zoom bombing meetings, and this week a Cambridge special education subcommittee got hit
It was like 2021 all over again as a Cambridge meeting was Zoom bombed, in this case with pornography and likely for the first time since the Covid pandemic.
Target is knocking down a wall to expand in Somerville and add a full grocery area
The expansion of a Target store into an empty next-door building means fresh produce and other groceries to fill a food-shopping gap in the Ward 2 neighborhood.
Advertisement
Tax tip of the week: Keep up on changes to Trump Accounts
Trump Accounts will go on being created for kids born within the final two years of this presidency, but parents need to take a step to get $1,000 to invest.
Cambridge meetings, Nov. 9-16: Protecting renters and feeding the hungry
Take part in meetings on special education, a condo conversion law and food insecurity, checking in on police oversight and a Rindge Avenue project design.
Somerville meetings, Nov. 9-16: Parking permits for people with driveways and seeing new school designs
Take part in meetings on parking permits for people with driveways, the 115 Sycamore school project, a winter warming center and rats invading dumpsters.
Advertisement
Police respond to stabbing in Central Square
Police responded quickly to a stabbing of a man Friday in Cambridge’s Central Square, appearing to make an arrest only moments after reports of the emergency.
Health care gaps are part of a clash in student attendance policies, and an abyss persists in science and math test scores
Inconsistent attendance policies might have students coming in sick, teens warn, and School Committee see a mix of good and bad in test scores.
Davis Squared plays its cards right
This shop has become a well-loved part of the square it's named for, a place where customers stop in to chat, bring friends, and find a gift for pretty much anyone.
Advertisement
Bowling together: Nagomi Bento cares for the customer and the food
Bento took on many meanings when it left Japan; the word “nagomi” means calm, peace and comfort, and Nagomi embodies that in its approach.
Chinese beef burger at Xian Cool Noodle
This variation of the hamburger – beef and onion on a flaky, sliced flatbread – is served as street food to the lucky residents of Shaanxi province in Northwestern China.
Few surprises from Cambridge-Somerville voters, who back gun control, cannabis and party primaries
Cambridge’s vote count from the general election wasn’t available until around 3:30 a.m., but there were as few surprises as Somerville results out more than six hours earlier.
Advertisement
Cambridge and Somerville voters weigh in on the midterm elections
Questions about the cannabis industry, gun control and the creation of a nature conservation fund were cited by voters as key issues on the 2026 state ballot.
Somerville voters stick with Democrats, keep gun control and cannabis sales and reject ‘jungle primaries’
In a deep blue area where many seats were decided in September primaries, the most exciting votes in Tuesday’s general election were for nine statewide ballot questions.
CultureHouse does Kiosk ‘magic’ amid Harvard Square construction, but some see history as a guide to future use
Use of the historic Cambridge Kiosk in Harvard Square will be reconsidered, and that may include bringing back its “Out of Town News” neon sign and name.
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Cambridge official assures that MWRA has moved on from plan to take or seriously disrupt Magazine Beach
Universal opposition has scared away the MWRA from a proposal to take Magazine Beach parkland in Cambridgeport, the deputy city manager said.
People with disabilities are ‘very, very scared’ by Trump policies, inspiring statement of support in Cambridge
Cambridge officials affirmed disability rights are civil rights, addressing threats by the Donald Trump presidential administration about involuntary institutionalizations.
Salvage Sale aims to fill fundraising gaps for Somerville Community Growing Center
The Somerville Community Growing Center is among nonprofits struggling to fundraise amid competitive grant applications and lessened individual donations.
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A deduction you can’t use this year isn’t necessarily lost forever
Some unused deductions and losses can be carried forward to future years, potentially reducing your taxes later.
Cambridge meetings, Nov. 2-9: Proposing no more destruction without a building permit in place
Take part in meetings on ending destruction without a building permit in place and the end of the Green Street eateries in favor of more homes.
Somerville meetings, Nov. 2-9: Adding homes at Boynton Yards and limiting backyard ‘cottages’
Take part in meetings on progress at 90 Washington St., Boynton Yards and on construction of backyard “cottages” that can be as big as the homes in front of them.
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After 30 years, Lizard Lounge club and Cambridge Common restaurant close in early 2027 with expected property sale
Owners Holly Heslop and Charlie Christopher say they are in talks with a buyer for the property between Harvard and Porter squares.
Nonprofit leader Taylor sets up a race to fill the Ward 3 seat on Somerville City Council
Taylor, president emeritus of the Somerville Homeless Coalition, aims to build housing, improve streets and transportation, and invest in parks and public spaces.
Groups’ polling shows support for the multifamily zoning that faces changes in Cambridge City Council
The organizations A Better Cambridge and Abundant Housing Massachusetts released results from a 442-person poll saying Cambridge’s multifamily zoning is popular.
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Another step in slow-moving process for a new Winter Hill school: State board moves project to the next design phase
In the schematic design phase, the state and Somerville leaders look at options to replace the Winter Hill school that closed permanently for safety concerns in 2023.
From pipes to pastilles, tarot to tiddlywinks, Leavitt & Peirce feels like shopping back in time
Leavitt & Peirce has been in business in the same Harvard Square location since 1883, and it’s not hard to imagine it's still that year when you step inside.
Driverless cars are on Cambridge’s streets and becoming an urgent concern for labor groups
The driverless cars and robo-taxis on their way to Cambridge and surrounding communities are a threat to working people, labor leaders told Cambridge city councillors.
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Cambridge votes 5-4 for order to divest money from businesses involved with Israel’s actions against Palestinians
Debate was over the thorny issues of singling out Israel even as other nations committed atrocities too, and whether that inflamed antisemitism, including in Cambridge.
Composting is now available to all (with the QR code) at 10 bins placed across Somerville
Somerville has planted 10 food waste drop-off bins across the city to make it easier for residents to compost food scraps.
Porter Square affordable housing project will use mass timber as part of a state program
A Cambridge project will use wood that has been layered and bonded to be so strong it can replace steel or concrete, making construction faster, easier and less expensive.
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Michette, ma belle: A Somerville favorite adds a destination to love in Cambridge
A cardamom bun and perfect croissant paired well with my very good drip coffee by Gracenote. Michette has among my favorite croissants in the world.
Cheese slice at New York Pizza
The best slice of cheese pizza in Central Square is nearly the only: New York Pizza. Fortunately, you need only one, and New York Pizza is great at what it does.
Even if Magazine Beach sports fields stay, Cambridgeport questions the value of plans for a CSO tank
The state has backed away from a plan to take Magazine Beach land permanently and expressed openness to alternatives for burying a massive water tank.
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Their trees are left behind, but consider leaving the leaves
Insects, including pollinators, often overwinter under the leaf litter, as well as many other species, and bagging involves petrochemicals. But there's an exception.
Cambridge’s lack of housing is creating a void where a generation is supposed to be
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ struggles with human drama, but soars with the spectacle of kaiju combat
The sequel to 2023's "Godzilla Minus One" brings back the legendary creature to unleash more destruction on humans and monsters alike.
Cambridge can spare seniors, and many other drivers, oncoming $75 parking permit sticker shock
Advertisement
What a Cambridge Education Association leader wants families to know about contract negotiations
‘How to Rob a Bank’ is a fun heist film that fails when it tries to be something deeper
The action-comedy entertains when it keeps the action light, but can’t resist clumsy lecturing about the inequalities of capitalism.
Stage Spotlight: ‘Beowulf’ and ‘Godbody’
A classic of Old English rediscovers itself in a corporate office and "Godbody" asks: "What does it mean to birth a body free of shame?"
Lucky’s Picks: Chilean arpilleras, Pinocchio’s pizza doc, Lemonade Stand, and queer fiber arts night
Colorful patchworks inspired by protest lead off the picks for this weekend — create your own at The Foundry.
Advertisement
Reviewed: ‘Enough About Angels’ is a fast introduction to a Nobel winner you may decide to keep ignoring
The Nobel lecture is a chance for the winner to introduce themselves and their work to a new audience. With Krasznahorkai, it takes just a few pages.
The roots of Veterans Day were explicitly in peace, disarmament and a world court
Attempts during the decade that “Armistice Day” was new to combine the holiday with Navy Day, Defense Day and Flag Day met with substantial opposition.
‘Wild Horse Nine’ is a political thriller with plenty of laughs and feeling to spare
Elevated by exceptional performances, the latest film from writer-director Martin McDonagh delivers his trademark fusion of crime and comedy.
Antidivestment councillors miss the point
Looking at an officials' letter decrying divestment from companies tied to Israeli actions in Gaza.
Advertisement
With the conclusion of “Remediation,” the Thotbot universe takes a final bow from the stage
Creator Rebecca Kopycinski says the story will live on as a podcast with new episodes on the way.
Saturday cartoon: Your mother’s estate
The latest from local cartoonists Lynn Hsu and Carol Lasky, who sometime appear in The New Yorker but appear weekly right here.
Saturday cartoon: Should we tell them
The latest from local cartoonist Rusty Epstein, who sometimes appears in The New Yorker but appears weekly right here.
Take a daytrip with whales, no harpoon required
500 pages into "Moby-Dick," our writer boards a harbor cruise to try, and fail, to get on Captain Ahab's level.
Advertisement
Thank-you ride on Nov. 14 introduces changes around the Elm-Beacon Connector
With Mossland Street now a neighborway and the Elm-Beacon Connector largely complete, community groups are organizing a thank-you group ride.
Pack up the pumpkins, pick the apples and bake the pies
This week, nature offers us apple-picking for cider and Thanksgiving pies, ways to handle Halloween-season pumpkins and the last of the best area foliage.
Somerville saw our housing shortage coming
‘I Play Rocky’ will delight people looking for a breezy look at the making of a beloved classic
The latest from director Peter Farrelly relies on nostalgia and recycled emotional beats that will charm some audiences and frustrate others.
Advertisement
The Platform opens its doors to a free party this weekend, then imagines a new East Cambridge cultural district
Before two new stages for dance, music, theater and other arts join the area’s arts ecosystem, there comes a party: Saturday’s free Platform Opening Day in Kendall Square.
‘La Bola Negra’ astounds as a sweeping epic of queer identity at different moments in Spanish history
The Spanish directorial duo known as Los Javis deliver an ambitious and moving cinematic epic.
ManRay spends a year planning for its Heroes Halloween, and you might want to also
The legendary nightclub's Heroes, a postpunk and new wave night, has no dress code but encourages creative attire. On Halloween, that goes to extremes.
We need to save our naturally occurring affordable homes
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Stage spotlight: ‘Sol Invictus’ and ‘Down in the Valley’
The Platform platforms a Boston premiere and Opera Cambridge showcases an underappreciated Kurt Weill gem.
Jean Appolon Expressions gets a big platform for ‘Pouvwa,’ movement that wants to fix the future
In “Pouvwa,” Jean Appolon Expressions uses folkloric dance from his native Haiti to examine power and its role in a world on fire.
Reviewed: ‘The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI’ is lucid and impassioned
Doctorow is a genius at breaking down the seemingly complex, deliberately murky dynamics of the AI sector, but doesn't offer much guidance for its readers.
Lucky’s Picks: design your own library card
Enter the contest at Cambridge Public Library, and enjoy magic, charms and poetry of Lloyd Schwartz this weekend.
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Cambridge’s Day of the Dead celebrations have always blended old and new traditions
Cambridge’s first public Day of the Dead celebrations were in 1989 and 1990 in East Cambridge, where an altar was dominated by a tribute to the late Elvis Presley.
The most harmful part of Cambridge’s divestment debate wasn’t the vote
Microsoft’s downsizing decision is a big tell of managerial incompetence
Microsoft’s workforce could have been reduced gradually through attrition, careful hiring and firing, and internal mobility over the past years.
State Houses are vulnerable to super Pacs
The majority of the money spent to help many top candidates in getting elected is not subject to campaign finance limits – and not controlled by the candidates.
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The man in the Target parking lot
In the dead of night, wanting to shave a few precious seconds off my walk home, I decided to cut through the parking lot. That was the first time I saw him.
Leland Stein reflects on 25 years of welcoming audiences to Regent Theatre
The Indie asks how the director of programming got started, the changing face of Arlington and what keeps him coming back for more.
Saturday cartoon: Space savers
The latest from local cartoonist Lynn Hsu, who sometime appears in The New Yorker but appear weekly right here.
Saturday cartoon: Call me Jack
The latest from local cartoonist Rusty Epstein, who sometimes appears in The New Yorker but appears weekly right here.
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The Independent’s locally themed crossword puzzle: Witch will you choose?
The Independent’s 10th locally themed puzzle – they come every other Saturday courtesy of local creator Daniel Mangoubi – marks one of the Cambridge-Somerville area's favorite holidays: Halloween,...
Next repaving, sidewalk and bike lane project is Somerville’s Magoun Square, and it gets a Wednesday open house (corrected)
A street design is meant to increase safety, improve accessibility, incorporate more sustainability and plant life and create a more comfortable street.
Physical media enthusiasts keep music alive at Cambridge record fair
Recordville fairs feature dozens of vendors including record store owners from throughout the Northeast and bring in hundreds of lovers of physical media.
Leaf peeping without a car
Sugar maples are a fiery orange and even some oaks are a brilliant crimson. People want to gawk at the seasonal show. But what’s the nondriver to do?
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‘Fjord’ is a restrained thriller that is undermined by its simplistic answers to uncomfortable questions
Romanian auteur Cristian Mungiu feints at objectivity but his personal biases render the dramatic conflict a one-sided affair.
Police unions in Cambridge oppose orders around divestment amid Middle East violence
Lucky’s Picks: City Night Readings, trick or treats, Bollylates and SomerWrites returns
A mix of local events to get you through your Halloween weekend.
Cambridge and its residents need one standard for human rights
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Cambridge wanted to speak with the dead, summon the Harvard spiritualism-versus-science investigation of 1857
Cambridge. and Cambridgeport in particular, was a stronghold of activity for people claiming to be able to speak with the dead. Even Harvard students got in on the action.
Stage spotlight: ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ and ‘The Commute’
A cult classic returns — plus, a Red Line commute hits the panic button in a play by Karin Anell at the Rockwell.
Waylon Wyatt shines bright like an ‘Arkansas Diamond’
The rising country star, who wowed Sinclair crowds in 2025, scaled up to the higher capacity room at Royale last Friday.
‘Wildwood’ is a technical marvel filled with heart and adventure to delight the entire family
The latest stop-motion gem from Laika offers visual splendor and surprising thematic depths.
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Reviewed: ‘Wickhills’ is a fantasy spy thriller that loves its setting – and by the end you will too
A thrilling race for the truth that has all the twists, double-crosses, contests of wits, clever gadgets, shady associates and daring escapes of the best spy thrillers.