NEWS Somerville meetings, Feb. 23-March 2: Kennedy yard improvements and new school ideas by Marc Levy February 22, 2026 Take part in meetings about the McGrath Boulevard project, school improvement plans and funding for school and playing field projects.
NEWS Cambridge meetings, Feb. 22-March 1: CambridgeSide project sees delays, Healthpeak advances by Marc Levy February 22, 2026 Take part in meetings on school district budgeting, bike lanes on part of Broadway and developments in East Cambridge and the Alewife Quad.
NEWS What you need to know about the Sunday snowstorm in Cambridge and Somerville by Marc Levy February 21, 2026 A blizzard may dump between 1 and 2 feet of snow between 4 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Tuesday, with gusts of up to 60 mph and whiteout conditions.
NEWS Survey notes rise in anti-Zionism among Jews in the area, now home to a non-Zionist synagogue by Marc Levy February 21, 2026 There’s been an 8 percent increase in area Jewish households since 2015 – and among them, 38 percent of their inhabitants identify as anti-Zionist.
NEWS When Donald Trump shut down Snap benefits, it ended talks for a new Central Square grocery store by Marc Levy February 20, 2026 Opening a city-run grocery store was part of Ayah Al-Zubi’s successful run last year for Cambridge City Council. While she campaigned, a group that included Cambridge government officials, agency...
NEWS Immigration attorney Diann Slavit Baylis wants Governor’s Council seat to appoint better judges by Marc Levy February 20, 2026 While most immigration proceedings are federal, a path to citizenship for unaccompanied minors is determined at the state level, the candidate notes.
BUSINESS After around a decade of construction, the Beacon Suites Hotel is expected to open this spring by Marc Levy February 19, 2026 A city-line hotel under construction for around a decade is accepting reservations for mid-April after a sale by the initial developer.
FOOD Kupel’s will bring its ‘god-tier bagels’ to a long-empty Somerville space by Marc Levy February 19, 2026 Kupel’s Bagels is expanding to Somerville from Brookline, creating just its second location since opening nearly five decades ago.
BITE Tequeños at Carolicious by Marc Levy February 19, 2026 You get five of these breadsticks with a center of queso blanco, a semifirm white cheese, served hot from the air fryer like hearty pigs-in-a-blanket.
FILM Boston Underground Film Festival is March 18-22, with Bob Odenkirk bringing his ‘Normal’ by Marc Levy February 17, 2026 Badges go on sale at noon Wednesday for The Boston Underground Film Festival's 26th year of horror, fantasy, sci-fi and quirky indies.