Business Archives - Page 2 of 27 - Cambridge

Henry Bear’s Park is stuffed with games, books and toys (many of them also stuffed)

by Linda Given September 17, 2026

A column devoted to the many great independent shops of Somerville and Cambridge visits Henry Bear’s Park, a toy store with roots back to 1976.

DEVELOPMENT

Massive Healthpeak plan and its bridge get the green light, with an MBTA ‘urban rail’ stop decision three years away

by Marc Levy September 16, 2026

A full commitment by the MBTA for a long-wanted pedestrian and bike bridge was only part of the excitement over a new 42-acre neighborhood in the Cambridge Highlands.

LET’S GET COFFEE

Follow your nose: Pavement Coffeehouse and its predecessors

by Corky White September 16, 2026

Memories of coffee in places sometimes layer over each other; there’s been a lot of movement and those of us who remember have followed the coffee aromas across town.

BITE

Pork belly bao at Noodle Lab

by Marc Levy September 16, 2026

A quick-serve bowl restaurant offers appetizers of two steamed baozi filled with anise soy-braised pork belly, green onion and vegetable slivers drizzled with hoisin sauce.

BUSINESS

Coffee shop in the making aims to bring together Salvadoran beans and Cuban cheese rolls

by Marc Levy September 15, 2026

Launch could come before the end of the year in a vote of confidence in, and expression of gratitude for, the community and business district south of Porter Square.

BUSINESS

Lamplighter surprises employees with plan to go worker-owned next month (updated)

by Marc Levy September 14, 2026

The founders of the Cambridge brewery Lamplighter are looking to step aside and transform it into an employee-owned company. Meetings were planned for Monday.

TAXONOMY

Tax tip of the week: If you give to charity, be aware of this change in deductions

by Vincent Hicks September 14, 2026

A change in tax law means you may be able to deduct certain charitable contributions even if you take the standard deduction.

BUSINESS

Condominium project designed with AI stays stalled at commission

by Marc Levy September 11, 2026

Not enough changed in the plans for condos near Davis Square to allow demolition of the current empty building, a turreted structure built in 1892.

FOOD

Talking food: A conversation with Ana Sortun of Sofra, Sarma and Oleana

by Corky White September 9, 2026

At 14, Ana Sortun washed dishes at a Seattle restaurant. By 19 she was at La Varenne, the cooking school in Paris. Then she went to Turkey and found her culinary home.

FOOD

Revelations on taste: New thoughts on coffee and food at Sofra

by Corky White September 9, 2026

Almost never is a café visit only about coffee, and that is particularly true at Sofra, a café-deli-restaurant-destination. Its food, with a morning cup of coffee, offers a lesson in pairings.