Marc Levy, Author at Cambridge | Somerville Independent

Gentle changes can fix Cambridge’s multifamily zoning and keep the construction coming, staff says

by Marc Levy September 17, 2026

Changes to multifamily zoning don’t need to stop the flow of homes being built or take away its status as the most permissive in the state, staff told city councillors.

NEWS

Authorities announce a second arrest in the July 4 killing of Xavier Bautista

by Marc Levy September 17, 2026

A second man has been arrested in connection with the July 4 killing of Xavier Bautista, a resident of The Port neighborhood in Cambridge and a city Public Works employee.

DEVELOPMENT

Massive Healthpeak plan and its bridge get the green light, with an MBTA ‘urban rail’ stop decision three years away

by Marc Levy September 16, 2026

A full commitment by the MBTA for a long-wanted pedestrian and bike bridge was only part of the excitement over a new 42-acre neighborhood in the Cambridge Highlands.

BITE

Pork belly bao at Noodle Lab

by Marc Levy September 16, 2026

A quick-serve bowl restaurant offers appetizers of two steamed baozi filled with anise soy-braised pork belly, green onion and vegetable slivers drizzled with hoisin sauce.

EDUCATION

Empty campus in East Cambridge could host Amigos School, but might be preschool hub or a merged junior high

by Marc Levy September 16, 2026

The options to the School Committee with a timeline for a public engagement tour and series of meetings to bring a vote no later than Oct. 20.

NEWS

Davis Square Neighborhood Council is recommended for recognition as officials rue the law that allows it to exist

by Marc Levy September 16, 2026

Along with discussion of whether to recognize formally the Davis Square Neighborhood Council, city councilors approved proposed laws about rats and pets.

ART AND DESIGN

Cambridge Arts draws attention to this weekend’s Open Studios, mapping the city’s visual creativity

by Marc Levy September 15, 2026

The peek inside artists’ spaces and processes known as Cambridge Open Studios is this weekend, and the city’s arts agency is doing its best to make sure people know.

BUSINESS

Coffee shop in the making aims to bring together Salvadoran beans and Cuban cheese rolls

by Marc Levy September 15, 2026

Launch could come before the end of the year in a vote of confidence in, and expression of gratitude for, the community and business district south of Porter Square.

ART AND DESIGN

Davis Square’s former Starbucks space will host an art gallery

by Marc Levy September 14, 2026

A pop-up art gallery will fill the space of a Starbucks coffee shop that closed a year ago in Somerville’s Davis Square with the help of Susan Berstler of the Nave Gallery.

BUSINESS

Lamplighter surprises employees with plan to go worker-owned next month (updated)

by Marc Levy September 14, 2026

The founders of the Cambridge brewery Lamplighter are looking to step aside and transform it into an employee-owned company. Meetings were planned for Monday.