Marc Levy, Author at Cambridge | Somerville Independent

We tried Cambridge and Somerville banh mi and found our favorite (for tofu, anyway)

by Marc Levy March 18, 2026

Five Vietnamese restaurants sell banh mi in Cambridge and Somerville, and on a recent Sunday a group of us tried them all to help direct diners to the best. The sandwich is almost always great, a...

NEWS

Man used violence, stalking and fraud to force women into sex, U.S. Attorney’s Office says

by Marc Levy March 18, 2026

Daniel Rodriguez, 36, was arrested on state charges in January after leading the police on a high-speed chase in Randolph.

BITE

Fried mozzarella at Si Cara

by Marc Levy March 18, 2026

This is a very firm layer of panko over the smoothest, mildest, most innocuous of mozzarellas all but rescued by the choice of sauce.

NEWS

Derrick Neal is out as head of Cambridge Public Health

by Marc Levy March 18, 2026

Neal was appointed during the Covid pandemic after withdrawing from a job in California and spent a little over four years with the department.

EDUCATION

Unhappy over a confusing process, Somerville officials embrace a future with a 925-seat school

by Marc Levy March 17, 2026

A combined campus on Winter Hill means closing the Benjamin G. Brown School on Willow Avenue and less walkability in West Somerville.

DEVELOPMENT

Streamlining the permitting process? Cambridge did this in 2024

by Marc Levy March 16, 2026

Getting projects into construction is urgent, especially for housing, so staff expects to report as soon as mid-June on how to speed that up.

NEWS

Somerville meetings, March 16-23: Lessons from winter’s snowfall and affordable-housing zoning

by Marc Levy March 15, 2026

Take part in meetings on building school campuses and maintaining current educational facilities and a postmortem on winter snow clearing.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, March 16-23: Cutting student screen time, and the future of the K-Lo campus

by Marc Levy March 15, 2026

Take part in meetings on student screen time, busing and the K-Lo school campus, and city finances and micromobility.

LIT

Booksellers and librarians gather Wednesday to talk about ‘Getting the Story Out’ to new readers

by Marc Levy March 14, 2026

A couple of decades ago, some 400 newspapers published book reviews in arts and culture sections. Now it may be as few as 40.

NEWS

Cambridge looks to MBTA and mall owner to take lead in updating the Alewife area

by Marc Levy March 13, 2026

What wasn’t on the list of Cambridge housing and zoning priorities presented this week to city councillors: A few untouched parts of Alewife .