Six bus routes see changes starting April 5, including the CT2, 85 and 87 that are serving riders in Cambridge and Somerville.
Bus changes starting April 5 gives more access to Arlington and Burlington
Adding mass timber tech to zoning means more affordable housing for Somerville, councilor says
A zoning change to allow mass timber and all-affordable buildings to go to eight stories from seven goes to a Land Use Committee in March.
J. August reopens Friday in Harvard Square with its familiar university merch
J. August opened in 1891 in a building owned by an all-male Porcellian Club at what was then an all-male Harvard. Its mission is different now.
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Somerville Democrats gather Sunday to prepare for convention weighing in on Markey seat
Registered Democrats in Somerville vote Sunday to elect delegates to attend May’s Democratic State Convention.
Lab market and the economy complicate Healthpeak’s vision for a new Cambridge Highlands neighborhood
A campus of 20 buildings is planned for parcels assembled by the company Healthpeak and due for a formal application in March.
Somerville gets a cabinet-level arts czar in addition to a new leader for Arts Council in mayor’s plan
Reassurances came Tuesday for people worried about the direction of creative culture in Somerville, where longtime Arts Council executive director Greg Jenkins steps down March 6.
We have Tuesday office hours, and tonight they’re in Central Square
As part of its mission of community, The Independent plans weekly “office hours” at two convenient locations, and the hours start this week.
Developer is back talking with the public about its Davis Square tower proposal
The developer proposing a tower with hundreds of apartments in Somerville’s Davis Square plans a meeting in March with updates and answers.
Mass transit is slowed by snowstorm and cleanup, MBTA warns
The MBTA warned that extreme snowfall and a massive cleanup effort will result in “a number of service changes” for travel through Tuesday.
Letter-writers worry there won’t be an open process when Somerville replaces Arts Council director
An abrupt departure by a longtime champion has artists wondering who will lead the Somerville Arts Council and how they will be chosen.