Cambridge’s City Council will soon consider amendments to a Multifamily Housing Zoning ordinance and needs real answers to questions about its impact.
Cambridge Citywide Coalition is a new name reflecting an organization’s goal of building a broader civic voice
The Cambridge Citizens Coalition has become the Cambridge Citywide Coalition. Our initials remain the same, but the new name signals something larger.
Free test drives become parties for the cargo bike-curious with Community Pedal Power
With the temperature and air quality finally reaching more comfortable levels, now is the perfect time to try out a new bike. A perfect place to do it is at a Community Pedal Power cargo bike test...
Tuesday office hour in Central Square (Toscanini’s, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.)
Bring story ideas, questions, concerns or complaints to one of our convenient locations – or, even better, come with proposals about how you can become part of a team.
Barber’s abortion care bill heads to the Senate for women still being denied treatment
My bill replaces a narrow checklist of pregnancy health care exceptions with a single standard: a physician’s professional judgment.
Somerville’s mayor is forcing a special council meeting to vote on body-worn cameras
We will never know what we might have accomplished in the first part of 2026 had the mayor read the room and set aside the issue of body-worn cameras for police.
Fresh Pond was a Revolution refuge and smallpox hospital, Civil War soldiers’ barracks and World War I training ground
Fresh Pond has most often been seen as a place of natural beauty. Its role in three major wars is an important if largely overlooked part of its history.
The hater’s guide to Inman Square
With the closing of the S&S Restaurant, the deli and Jewish spot serving Inman Square since 1919, there has been some friendly debate over what should replace it.
Before a 343-mile fundraising ride to New York’s 9/11 Memorial, bicyclists gather in Cambridge
Cambridge is the starting point for a 343-mile bicycle ride to New York for the 25th anniversary of 9/11, raising money for organizations serving first responders and cancer survivors.
The Independent’s locally themed crossword puzzle: Frankenwords
The Independent’s third locally themed puzzle celebrates the combining of thoughts into a new thing, or even the combining of things into a new thought.