As part of its mission of community, The Independent plans weekly “office hours” at two convenient locations in Cambridge and Somerville.
We have Tuesday office hours, and tonight they’re in Central Square
Decriminalization of sex work is explored with experts in a Thursday conversation
A film screening and panel of experts grows a collective understanding of the experience of sex workers amid an erosion of freedom and democracy.
Why Somerville still doesn’t have public toilets
The company that makes the Portland Loo is not licensed by Massachusetts, so its structures are not allowed (except in several neighboring cities).
Women’s History Month in Cambridge is a restoration project of scattered and missing stories
The work is meticulous and often challenging. Many women left few written records, and their contributions were not always preserved in traditional archives.
Protest surveillance: What State Police saw from the sky as we spoke against killings by federal agents
I asked State Police for helicopter flight and mission plans, reports and photographic, video or biometric records captured from protests I went to Jan. 10.
Somerville Democrats gather Sunday to prepare for convention weighing in on Markey seat
Registered Democrats in Somerville vote Sunday to elect delegates to attend May’s Democratic State Convention.
A new tone at Somerville City Hall
The first few meetings Somerville City Council of 2026 have been called “chummy,” but budget season seems likely to strain the cordiality.
Jesse Jackson, a defender for LGBTQ+ rights
Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday, advocated for the LGBTQ+ community – especially Black LGBTQ+ people – at a time we had no one.
Eight stories of all kinds of love for your Valentine’s Day
Stories from people about their first encounters of love of all kinds – romantic, platonic, familial and even spiritual – with future spouses, friends and pets.
Artificial intelligence is coming for us, clearly. Not in the smartest way.
Problems with the technologies lumped together as artificial intelligence are worsened by the lumping.