The original design for the 500 units was a 26-story tower that found significant opposition in the community even among housing advocates.
Alternative Davis Square apartment designs are online from Copper Mill
Cambridge will see a budget bigger than $1B, spending that may land hard on residential taxpayers within two years
The next annual budget for the city of Cambridge will surpass $1 billion despite City Hall staff holding year-over-year growth to an austere 4.1 percent.
Cambridge’s Garden Street will stay one-way for car traffic
Several blocks of Garden Street will stay one-way for car traffic toward Harvard Square, city councillors in Cambridge decided Monday in a 5-4 vote.
Copper Mill now says its alternative tower designs will be available Tuesday
There will be four options for a building at varying heights, reflecting controversy over the original 502-unit, 26-story version in a design many disliked.
It’s DeRATification Week in Somerville, because rodents are springing back into action
A week of rat fighting began Monday in Somerville with a display of the city’s latest weapon: BurrowRx, which pumps carbon monoxide into burrows.
Cambridge meetings, April 27-May 4: Healthpeak shows its giant project in the Highlands
Take part in meetings on Healthpeak's plan for a new neighborhood in the Alewife Quadrangle, new homes on Ellery Street and big city projects.
Somerville meetings, April 27-May 4: Developers vie for 90 Washington St. project
Take part in meetings on remaking 90 Washington St., surveillance technology, a teen center at Cummings School and Davis Square issues.
Something about the design of this food hall was bothering me.
CanalSide looks toward a boisterous future of 600 people warming a giant space, forgetting the lessons from ghosted storefronts.
Somerville Housing’s special officers are under the authority of city’s police chief in new home rule petition
Special police officers also won’t be excluded from union activities or civil service rules, city councilors were assured.
Gilligan-Corsetti organizes a run for Somerville state rep; Azeem breaks for his wedding and a party
“I understand the struggles of working class people,” said Olivia Gilligan-Corsetti, eyeing a 27th Middlesex seat. Also: A “big South Asian dance party” calls.