COMMUNITY Tuesday office hour in Central Square (Toscanini’s, 5:30-6:30 p.m.) April 7, 2026 We have Tuesday office hours to hear story ideas, questions, concerns or complaints, and tonight they’re in Central Square.
DID YOU KNOW Debate over Fugitive Slave Act raises questions of ‘lawful authority’ by Beth Folsom of History Cambridge April 6, 2026 The federal mandate for Northern states to enforce the proslavery agenda of Southern states fueled the fires of division before the Civil War.
COMMUNITY We have Tuesday office hours, and tonight they’re in Davis Square March 31, 2026 Bring story ideas, questions, concerns or complaints – or, even better, come with proposals about how you can become part of the team.
COMMUNITY Mount Auburn Cemetery opens its gates at 6 a.m. for early morning strolls and bird-watching by Marc Levy March 28, 2026 Mount Auburn Cemetery brings back its Early-Bird Hours starting Wednesday and reopens its Washington Tower for the season.
COMMUNITY No Kings rallies pop up regionwide Saturday, with sign-making parties ahead of time by Marc Levy March 24, 2026 No Kings, a series of protests against the politics of president Donald Trump, returns Saturday to Cambridge, Somerville and Boston.
COMMUNITY We have Tuesday office hours, and tonight they’re in Central Square March 24, 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 With Metacom’s Resistance, colonists set Indigenous nations at war with each other by Beth Folsom of History Cambridge March 16, 2026 Metacom’s Resistance is a lesser-known, three-year war that is part of 350 years of conflict, coexistence and Indigenous presence.
COMMUNITY We have Tuesday office hours, and tonight they’re in Central Square March 10, 2026 As part of its mission of community, The Independent plans weekly “office hours” at two convenient locations in Cambridge and Somerville.
COMMUNITY Decriminalization of sex work is explored with experts in a Thursday conversation by The Black Response March 9, 2026 A film screening and panel of experts grows a collective understanding of the experience of sex workers amid an erosion of freedom and democracy.
COMMUNITY Women’s History Month in Cambridge is a restoration project of scattered and missing stories by Cambridge Historical Commission March 3, 2026 The work is meticulous and often challenging. Many women left few written records, and their contributions were not always preserved in traditional archives.