Community Archives - Page 18 of 22 - Cambridge

Where are consuls as immigrants get seized for deportation? Not where they should be.

by Martin G. Evans May 3, 2026

Why so little consular activity reported for thousands of people detained by ICE? It may be that the locations of consulates do not map the needs of the moment.

COMMUNITY

Tuesday office hour in Davis Square (Diesel, 5:30-6:30 p.m.)

by Michael Gutierrez April 28, 2026

Bring story ideas, questions, concerns or complaints – or, even better, come with proposals about how you can become part of the team.

DID YOU KNOW

Guess who was left out of the speeches in 1905 celebrating Cambridge’s 275th anniversary

by Beth Folsom of History Cambridge April 27, 2026

“We cannot help but look forward with some anxiety to the future,” the president of Harvard said. “The Puritans no longer control Cambridge.”

OPINION

New data privacy laws will have unintended consequences that hurt mom-and-pops and nonprofits

by Diane S. Nahabedian April 27, 2026

The bills gaining traction on Beacon Hill are well-intentioned but threaten to create unintended consequences for small businesses and nonprofits.

OPINION

Call it improvements, call it planning, delaying a development is a way to make it not happen

by Nicholas Marchuk April 26, 2026

It’s doubtful any more meetings, planning, input, commentary, essays or shouting will facilitate a better decision about the Copper Mill project.

OPINION

Something about the design of this food hall was bothering me.

by Marc Levy April 26, 2026

CanalSide looks toward a boisterous future of 600 people warming a giant space, forgetting the lessons from ghosted storefronts.

COMMUNITY

Tuesday office hour in Central Square (Toscanini’s, 5:30-6:30 p.m.) (corrected)

by Marc Levy April 21, 2026

We have Tuesday office hours to hear story ideas, questions, concerns or complaints, and tonight they’re in Central Square.

DID YOU KNOW

Cambridge’s Humane Society changed its mission, then quit, as Cambridge changed

by Beth Folsom of History Cambridge April 20, 2026

As the demographics of the poor community in Cambridge shifted, so too did the Cambridge Female Humane Society’s approach to meeting their needs.

OPINION

Letter to a traffic engineer

by Nicholas Marchuk April 19, 2026

Even entities such as the City of Cambridge, which in theory should have been consulted in a Reid Overpass design process, are relegated to the inbox.

OPINION

Counter intuitive

by Marc Levy April 19, 2026

There’s a special kind of pain in seeing projects go up thoughtlessly with flaws that will confront people for years or decades.