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Curio in North Cambridge is the only place to get these four summertime (sp)ice creams

by Marc Levy September 3, 2026

Even though they’re made at Somerville’s Forge, there are four frozen treat flavors available only from a small freezer by the door of Cambridge’s Curio Spice shop.

LET’S GET COFFEE

Work and play and then coffee at Triangle’s not-quite-coworking cafes

by Corky White September 2, 2026

In my Triangle visit, the space was crisscrossed with striding workers. The residents of café tables were bent over computers and phones. The coffee is just fine.

BITE

Bacon quiche at Flour

by Marc Levy September 2, 2026

Bacon makes a good argument for looking away from the pastry at Flour. This quiche will make you happy you did, even if the bacon doesn't stand out in the mix.

BUSINESS

Simon’s Coffee Shop regulars show up to say what may be a very short goodbye

by Marc Levy August 31, 2026

Simon’s Coffee Shop served its final customers at at 1736 Massachusetts Ave. on Monday, but that doesn’t mean the business is gone while its building is rebuilt.

DEVELOPMENT

Davis Square tower plan is dead, developer says

by Marc Levy August 31, 2026

Developer Copper Mill blamed a lack of “reciprocity” from Somerville leadership for the end of its apartments and retail. The mayor called that “laughable.”

TAXONOMY

Tax tip of the week: Know the difference between deductions and credits

by Vincent Hicks August 31, 2026

Tax deductions and tax credits – both can lower your taxes, but they work in very different ways, and you don’t get to choose.

BUSINESS

Somerville’s Out of the Blue art gallery is on the move back to Allston

by Marc Levy August 27, 2026

The Out of the Blue Art Gallery is packed to leave Somerville for the Jackson Mann Community Center in Allston, with some art scattering to Cambridge, Medford and Waltham.

FOOD

Spindler Confections is building a Harvard Square shop within a shop at the 143-year-old Leavitt & Pierce

by Marc Levy August 26, 2026

What is already among the most fascinating shops to browse in Cambridge will get a whole other category of delights to discover: Spindler handmade candy.

LET’S GET COFFEE

Frozen: Do as the Parisians do, but in Somerville, at Wildgrain Bakehouse

by Corky White August 26, 2026

Wildgrain Bakehouse is close by but feels like another planet. And there are very good croissants – surprisingly, previously frozen and then baked.

FOOD

You might not know you could have a 12-inch pita

by Marc Levy August 26, 2026

Giant pitas, the right size for wraps, are back at Foodland, the North Cambridge halal grocer. I’m dreading that this sensible but all-but-unknown option will disappear again.