Bring story ideas, questions, concerns or complaints to one of our convenient locations – or, even better, come with proposals about become part of a team.
Tuesday office hour in Davis Square (Diesel, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.)
Jerry’s Pit and North Cambridge’s industrial past are spotlighted in the week’s History Hang
At the mid-1840s height of the industrial revolution, there were clay pits and brickyards all over the area. The most extensive brick plant was in North Cambridge.
Land/Mark Symposium examines an 18th century murder case with Cambridge ties
How we remember a slaver murder case, and the role of enslavement and resistance in the Revolution, is discussed at a June 13 event.
‘A friend to Cambridge’: Barney Frank’s life and legacy
Although the 4th Massachusetts Congressional District does not include Cambridge, representative Barney Frank spent a considerable amount of time addressing the city’s concerns as part of his broader legislative aims. Born and raised in New Jersey, Frank had come to Cambridge to attend Harvard University, earning his...
As America held down or kept out Asian immigrants, Harvard hired a Chinese professor in 1879
The presence in Cambridge was a curiosity and a sign of Harvard’s increasing awareness of the place China was to occupy on the world stage.
Save Dana Park turns a public space into a game board May 30
The game is designed to bring players into the story of Dana Park past and present, stopping a phony deed scam before the villain takes the land away.
Tuesday office hour in Central Square (Toscanini’s, 5:30-6:30 p.m.)
Bring story ideas, questions, concerns or complaints to one of our convenient locations – or, even better, come with proposals to become part of a team.
Reeling from a president’s assassination, we said political violence was not the answer to the country’s struggles
Cantabrigians channeled their anger over Lincoln's killing, many seeing it as a symbol of a larger struggle between the forces of good and evil.
Tuesday office hour in Davis Square (Diesel, 5:30-6:30 p.m.)
Bring story ideas, questions, concerns or complaints – or, even better, come with proposals about how you can become part of the team.
Guess who was left out of the speeches in 1905 celebrating Cambridge’s 275th anniversary
“We cannot help but look forward with some anxiety to the future,” the president of Harvard said. “The Puritans no longer control Cambridge.”