Business Archives - Page 8 of 27 - Cambridge

Despite misgivings, Somerville decides to start a development process at 90 Washington St. site

by Marc Levy July 13, 2026

A development process for homes, retail and other uses can move ahead at 90 Washington St. in Somerville’s Inner Belt, the 4-acre parcel that was once the Cobble Hill mall.

BUSINESS

Dance Complex takes a leap into membership fees, and most find the reason to be on point

by Sasha Ray July 13, 2026

Central Square’s Dance Complex is charging membership fees for the first time in its history as it takes on $3 million in improvements to a building from 1884.

TAXONOMY

Tax tip of the week: That gift, if it was a real gift, is tax free

by Vincent Hicks July 13, 2026

A true gift isn’t payment for work or services, and money or property inherited from a family member or friend is also generally not taxable income to the recipient.

DEVELOPMENT

Building at 40 Thorndike and its tower of empty office space sells for $1 and assumption of $232M debt

by Marc Levy July 11, 2026

The building opened its doors Oct. 8, 2024, and filled the 48 affordable residential units at its base – but never the 420,000 square feet of office and retail space.

BUSINESS

Somerville Theatre and College Avenue building in Davis are for sale, along with Arlington Capitol Theatre site (updated)

by Marc Levy July 10, 2026

The Somerville Theatre property is for sale, along with the Arlington Capitol Theatre site, affecting several tenants and potentiall a seismic change for cinema in the area.

BUSINESS

Sufi Boutique clothes the homeless from the porch of a rug shop and the memory of a newcomer’s struggles

by Alex Degterev July 9, 2026

From an enclosed front porch at Noor Oriental Rugs, Mohammad Nooraee provides donated clothing to his “street friends” seeking a sense of dignity.

LET’S GET COFFEE

Roasting (coffee, but also the weather): Barismo and Broadsheet

by Corky White July 8, 2026

This past week I visited two roaster-cafés. One pioneered local cold brew. The other provides the coffee for many of the cafés we frequent.

BITE

Plantain burrito at Achilito’s Taqueria

by Marc Levy July 8, 2026

There’s so much Mexican here that it’s been easy to miss Achilito’s, a Massachusetts family-owned chain that chose Cambridge for its third location in 2024.

FOOD

Ihop has closed permanently in a Harvard Square that never found a reason to love it (updated)

by Marc Levy July 7, 2026

The Ihop in Cambridge has closed quietly at 16 Eliot St. after 20 years, with even its all-day breakfast and and late-night hours failing to catch on in Harvard Square.

DEVELOPMENT

Tearing down a three-home triple-decker for three bigger homes is rejected on Roberts Road

by Marc Levy July 6, 2026

The commission is supposed to take into account the goals expressed by the City Council in zoning changes. “Notably,” staff has said, “the need for more housing.”