Business Archives - Page 5 of 27 - Cambridge

Don’t expect later last calls, as World Cup bar changes disappear into a giant State House bill

by Marc Levy August 13, 2026

The later last calls that revelers enjoyed during the World Cup appear to have been taken off the menu. “Conviviality districts” with alcohol to-go could still happen.

LET’S GET COFFEE

Call Me Happy: Brews and Belgian waffles carry on beyond Curio

by Corky White August 12, 2026

The cheery greetings, coffee enthusiasm and café gossip at Call Me Honey make it no surprise that the place has retained Curio’s regulars and has added its own fans.

BITE

Cucumber? at Darling

by Marc Levy August 12, 2026

Any cucumber would struggle to compete with a Filet O Fish Bao and a Bang Bang Gai of double-fried chicken, but the answer to this dish is yes.

TAXONOMY

Tax tip of the week: A Form 1099 shows money was paid to you, but not what you have to report

by Vincent Hicks August 10, 2026

What matters is how much you actually made. If you sold something, make sure what you paid for it is taken into account when preparing tax returns.

DEVELOPMENT

Buildings approved for demolition are everyday structures, historic but left to decay and too far gone for reuse

by Catalina Mena August 7, 2026

Vines strangle the walls and roofs are buckling at properties that nurtured industries, survived gang takeovers and housed waves of Irish, Italian and Brazilian immigrants.

DEVELOPMENT

Cars drive debate at a meeting about 350 Rindge Ave. affordable housing and its future Ferro’s grocery store

by Marc Levy August 5, 2026

Ferro’s Foodtown and its fast food will shut for two years while housing is built, but the store's new liquor license request, parking and traffic were the topics instead.

LET’S GET COFFEE

Kitsch and coffee in Union Square: Nostalgia

by Corky White August 5, 2026

What’s in your closet? If it’s brightly colored, even garish and of little practical use, it’s a candidate for Nostalgia, the vintage gear and coffee house in Union Square.

BITE

The Perfect Cheese at Mortadella Head

by Marc Levy August 5, 2026

Claims to perfection are nothing new for Davis Square, where Redbones for years sold the One Perfect Rib. It turns out this name suits the pizza.

BUSINESS

As stories of Cambridge permitting nightmares accumulate, officials and staff seek systems that work like a dream

by Marc Levy August 4, 2026

Movement toward streamlining business and construction permitting and licensing was something city councillors could feel excited about.

TAXONOMY

Tax tip of the week: You pay income taxes until you die, your estate pays taxes on income afterward

by Vincent Hicks August 3, 2026

If you die but your estate continues earning bank interest, dividends, rental income or investment gains, it's only the form of filing taxes that changes.