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Dickson Bros. site in Harvard Square is proposed to be four stories of Korean barbecue, including a deck

by Marc Levy May 16, 2026

The long-empty Dickson Bros. hardware store in Harvard Square is about to become a glitzy, multistory Korean barbecue restaurant open late.

BUSINESS

‘For sale’ signs are popping up and even a price reduction or two, but the home-sale season has just started

by Marc Levy May 16, 2026

Nationally, home sales are in a slump from war-induced interest rate hikes and consumer uncertainty. Are Cambridge and Somerville exempt?

BUSINESS

The Mushroom Shop announces a move to East Cambridge

by Christian Uva May 15, 2026

After four years in Somerville, Tyler Akabane’s Mushroom Shop moves this year to East Cambridge, to where the Courthouse Fish Market operated for 112 years.

BUSINESS

We Thieves vintage closes its Inman Square location Sunday with a final Eats & Crafts street fair sale

by Marc Levy May 14, 2026

A Porter Square location sells on, but this tin-ceiling store in Inman lasted longer than expected after opening during Covid, owner Sandra Rossi said.

LET’S GET COFFEE

1369 times two

by Corky White May 13, 2026

Cambridge has one “double café” – that is, one café with stores in two neighborhoods. This is the 1369, special “third spaces” with character and sense of place.

BITE

Chorizo taco at Los Tacos Hermanos

by Marc Levy May 13, 2026

I’ve loved the idea of chorizo more than a lot of the chorizo I’ve eaten. This perfect taco goes its own way with a chorizo so mild it was shocking.

DEVELOPMENT

Planning Board members love a 1740 Mass. Ave. project, its mural idea and learning how to say ‘Linnaean’

by Marc Levy May 12, 2026

The developer of 1740 Massachusetts Ave. at Linnaean Street got its flowers from Cambridge’s Planning Board. It's “grown on me,” a member said.

DEVELOPMENT

There’s worry that the more-liked plan for Somerville’s 90 Washington St. land will be impossible to build

by Marc Levy May 12, 2026

The rules to develop land at 90 Washington St. say two plans must go forward – and since there are only two plans to choose from, both were advanced.

TAXONOMY

Tax tip of the week: PBS’ ‘Two Cents’ is the free financial resource you’re overlooking

by Vincent Hicks May 11, 2026

“Two Cents” has hundreds of short, engaging episodes – often just a few minutes long – designed to make money topics easier to understand.

BUSINESS

Next for the site of the demolished Riverview Condominiums: What gets built to replace its homes

by Marc Levy May 9, 2026

The empty lot once known as the 66-home Riverview Condominiums is expected to be returned to its owners within two to four weeks.