A column devoted to the many great independent shops of Somerville and Cambridge visits Henry Bear’s Park, a toy store with roots back to 1976.
Henry Bear’s Park is stuffed with games, books and toys (many of them also stuffed)
New England’s largest Renaissance festival turns 45
AI-generated decor ruffles some feathers, but the jumbo turkey legs and jousts still satisfy at King Richard's Faire.
Massive Healthpeak plan and its bridge get the green light, with an MBTA ‘urban rail’ stop decision three years away
A full commitment by the MBTA for a long-wanted pedestrian and bike bridge was only part of the excitement over a new 42-acre neighborhood in the Cambridge Highlands.
Follow your nose: Pavement Coffeehouse and its predecessors
Memories of coffee in places sometimes layer over each other; there’s been a lot of movement and those of us who remember have followed the coffee aromas across town.
Advertisement
A medieval peasant suffers one too many indignities in ‘The Uprising’
A peasant revolution in Black Death-ravaged England turns into a muddy slog in Paul Greengrass’s historical drama.
Pork belly bao at Noodle Lab
A quick-serve bowl restaurant offers appetizers of two steamed baozi filled with anise soy-braised pork belly, green onion and vegetable slivers drizzled with hoisin sauce.
Empty campus in East Cambridge could host Amigos School, but might be preschool hub or a merged junior high
The options to the School Committee with a timeline for a public engagement tour and series of meetings to bring a vote no later than Oct. 20.
Lucky’s Picks: The Queer Love Project turns 2, Hole Show, and Fill-a-bag at Make and Mend
High art, low art, all kinds of love and touching grass (grass not included).
Advertisement
Davis Square Neighborhood Council is recommended for recognition as officials rue the law that allows it to exist
Along with discussion of whether to recognize formally the Davis Square Neighborhood Council, city councilors approved proposed laws about rats and pets.
Cambridge Arts draws attention to this weekend’s Open Studios, mapping the city’s visual creativity
The peek inside artists’ spaces and processes known as Cambridge Open Studios is this weekend, and the city’s arts agency is doing its best to make sure people know.
Worsening environment for libraries seems distant in Somerville since threat to drag story hour in 2024
A bomb threat to a Somerville Public Library drag story hour in 2024 is cited in report a by Pen America. A drag story hour the next year went on without incident.
Stage spotlight: ‘Sense of An Ending’ and Sorcerers’ Soiree
A staged reading that grapples with the Rwandan genocide and a head start on the spooky season.
Advertisement
Preview the full season of performances to come at free red-carpet-style ‘Fall Into Dance’
“Fall Into Dance” combines speed-dating and a red carpet experience – but in this glamorous moment under the spotlight, dancers present their season, not their fashion.
Coffee shop in the making aims to bring together Salvadoran beans and Cuban cheese rolls
Launch could come before the end of the year in a vote of confidence in, and expression of gratitude for, the community and business district south of Porter Square.
Reviewed: ‘Triage’ brings an Army nurse home from combat, but her fight isn’t over
A combat nurse on the front lines in North Africa and Italy returns home scared and scarred, forgetting anguish through drink and other ill-advised coping mechanisms.
With ‘Rhinoceros,’ Diane Paulus turns the page to a new chapter at the American Repertory Theater
The director reflects on her final production at the Loeb Drama Center as ART moves to the Goel Center in Lower Allston.
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Fear and fellowship: Cambridge’s response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
Cantabrigians from all walks of life were struggling the morning of Sept. 12, 2001, but soon began to seek ways of uniting their diverse, multicultural city.
Style reigns over substance in the bizarro action thriller ‘Onslaught’
An Army veteran and her trailer park community fight to survive a hellish night of freak super soldiers.
Two shelters for homeless families are weeks away from closing in Cambridge
Eight homeless families will be forced to relocate Oct. 31 with the shutting of two shelters, partially the result of being excluded from a state contract after funding cuts.
Davis Square’s former Starbucks space will host an art gallery
A pop-up art gallery will fill the space of a Starbucks coffee shop that closed a year ago in Somerville’s Davis Square with the help of Susan Berstler of the Nave Gallery.
Advertisement
Lamplighter surprises employees with plan to go worker-owned next month (updated)
The founders of the Cambridge brewery Lamplighter are looking to step aside and transform it into an employee-owned company. Meetings were planned for Monday.
Tax tip of the week: If you give to charity, be aware of this change in deductions
A change in tax law means you may be able to deduct certain charitable contributions even if you take the standard deduction.
Recount of race should reassure everyone about election processes, state senator says with thanks
Politicians aren’t your friends
Politicians are real people who can cry and laugh and certainly try to do both. Feel free to be moved but remember that they have no idea you're watching.
Advertisement
Cambridge meetings, Sept. 14-21: A half-million dollars to make up for federal cuts to food aid (corrected)
Take part in meetings on handling growing hunger, the Healthpeak neighborhood project and changes to the city's multifamily zoning ordinance.
Somerville meetings, Sept. 14-21: Squires Bridge and an all-day Dunkin’
Take part in meetings on the Squires Bridge replacement, school district finances and a Davis Square Neighborhood Council (and take the Davis Square plan survey).
Community organizer Rice declares a run for Ward 3 seat in Somerville, and a potential rival has filed with the state
With a declaration Saturday that he hopes to fill the emptying City Council seat in Ward 3, resident Derrick Rice launched Somerville’s special elections season.
Saturday cartoon: Everything
The latest from local cartoonist Rusty Epstein, who sometimes appears in The New Yorker but appears weekly right here.
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Hope is in short supply as a vicious monster terrorizes a town in ‘Hope’
The Indie is proud to report that this film is wackadoodle and we can't recommend it to anyone (and we had a good time watching it).
Civilian oversight of police is put back on a track in Somerville, but officer unions seem to hold the power
A process for oversight of Somerville police has restarted a half-dozen years after the Black Lives Matter movement, but with a bow to unions and the civil service system.
Where there’s a will, there’s a Moon Over (Cinema) Salem
A Salem arts non-profit fights its way through compliance woes to save its annual music festival.
Condominium project designed with AI stays stalled at commission
Not enough changed in the plans for condos near Davis Square to allow demolition of the current empty building, a turreted structure built in 1892.
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A small business boot camp that’s about more than trading business cards
Cambridge Local First taught small business owners how to compete in the digital era in 2026, and plans to reboot the boot camp in 2027.
Lander concedes recounted race, and Brownsberger returns to Suffolk and Middlesex state Senate seat
State senator Will Brownsberger has kept his Suffolk and Middlesex seat in a recount of last week’s Democratic primary against first-time candidate Daniel Lander.
Bylaw and membership debates have some wanting a pause on Davis Square council recognition
As the Davis Square Neighborhood Council nears a vote on formal recognition by the city, even some board members say the organization has stuff to figure out first.
Lily Allen tells all on her “West End Girl” tour
The British pop star hasn't forgotten how to craft a wicked takedown lyric, but does she still take pleasure in it?
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Anti-immigrant agents can’t arrest on school grounds, officials emphasize in order
Protections for immigrants and undocumented students in Cambridge were strengthened, underlining protections the city has put in place over the past couple of years.
Somerville submits 925-student school proposal to the state for design and funding steps
The campus coming to 115 Sycamore St. would open in 2031 if the plan is advanced by the state and if city voters agree to pay for roughly half the cost.
Suspect in May 11 gun battle due to be arraigned on armed assault to murder, other charges
Tyler Brown, 47 of Boston, will be arraigned Thursday in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn after police say he wielded an illegal AK-47 while in emotional distress.
After Food Nation and Honk!, Davis Square project looks at funding from a parking improvement district (updated)
The group working to revive Davis Square is feeling good about its first five months, preparing for a big end to its first season and already looking at what’s coming in 2027.
Advertisement
Stage spotlight: Level Up Circus and ‘Mantasia 2’
Coming your way this weekend, circus acts inspired by video games and a drag show that will stretch your imagination.
Talking food: A conversation with Ana Sortun of Sofra, Sarma and Oleana
At 14, Ana Sortun washed dishes at a Seattle restaurant. By 19 she was at La Varenne, the cooking school in Paris. Then she went to Turkey and found her culinary home.
Revelations on taste: New thoughts on coffee and food at Sofra
Almost never is a café visit only about coffee, and that is particularly true at Sofra, a café-deli-restaurant-destination. Its food, with a morning cup of coffee, offers a lesson in pairings.
Broissant at Bakey
All together it’s very good, but the “broissant” hybrid of sweet babka crossed with a savory croissant is a terrible name on its own merits and as a promise.
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Cambridge’s artsy People’s Sculpture Race looks for its team, but Lowell’s Kinetic Sculpture Race runs on
Lowell's fun race, which takes place again Sept. 19, was once matched by a version in Cambridge born out of artists with close connections with MIT.
Lucky’s Picks: Magic Lab, birthday quests and graphic novels galore
The Indie highlights an open mic for magicians, poetry workshop, healing through humor and Side Quest celebrating two years.
Reviewed: A powerful ‘Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy, and the Struggle for St. Louis’
Modeled after the KKK, the Veiled Prophet shows up in the roots of the Cold War, opposition to civil rights, support for the Vietnam War and maybe violence in Ferguson, Missouri.
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.
Advertisement
Fall film preview: 25 highlights to watch for
A mix of films, from tentpoles, sequels, horror films, to specialty cinema, comes our way just ahead of awards season.
Police raided the ironworks expecting ‘charred, grimy,’ degraded women, but this labor tale is more complicated
We mark Labor Day with the anniversary of an industrial raid that challenged notions of “suitable” work for women and the role of government in regulating working conditions.
Henry Bear’s Park is stuffed with games, books and toys (many of them also stuffed)
A column devoted to the many great independent shops of Somerville and Cambridge visits Henry Bear’s Park, a toy store with roots back to 1976.
Massive Healthpeak plan and its bridge get the green light, with an MBTA ‘urban rail’ stop decision three years away
A full commitment by the MBTA for a long-wanted pedestrian and bike bridge was only part of the excitement over a new 42-acre neighborhood in the Cambridge Highlands.
Follow your nose: Pavement Coffeehouse and its predecessors
Memories of coffee in places sometimes layer over each other; there’s been a lot of movement and those of us who remember have followed the coffee aromas across town.
Advertisement
Pork belly bao at Noodle Lab
A quick-serve bowl restaurant offers appetizers of two steamed baozi filled with anise soy-braised pork belly, green onion and vegetable slivers drizzled with hoisin sauce.
Empty campus in East Cambridge could host Amigos School, but might be preschool hub or a merged junior high
The options to the School Committee with a timeline for a public engagement tour and series of meetings to bring a vote no later than Oct. 20.
Davis Square Neighborhood Council is recommended for recognition as officials rue the law that allows it to exist
Along with discussion of whether to recognize formally the Davis Square Neighborhood Council, city councilors approved proposed laws about rats and pets.
Advertisement
Worsening environment for libraries seems distant in Somerville since threat to drag story hour in 2024
A bomb threat to a Somerville Public Library drag story hour in 2024 is cited in report a by Pen America. A drag story hour the next year went on without incident.
Coffee shop in the making aims to bring together Salvadoran beans and Cuban cheese rolls
Launch could come before the end of the year in a vote of confidence in, and expression of gratitude for, the community and business district south of Porter Square.
Two shelters for homeless families are weeks away from closing in Cambridge
Eight homeless families will be forced to relocate Oct. 31 with the shutting of two shelters, partially the result of being excluded from a state contract after funding cuts.
Advertisement
Lamplighter surprises employees with plan to go worker-owned next month (updated)
The founders of the Cambridge brewery Lamplighter are looking to step aside and transform it into an employee-owned company. Meetings were planned for Monday.
Tax tip of the week: If you give to charity, be aware of this change in deductions
A change in tax law means you may be able to deduct certain charitable contributions even if you take the standard deduction.
Cambridge meetings, Sept. 14-21: A half-million dollars to make up for federal cuts to food aid (corrected)
Take part in meetings on handling growing hunger, the Healthpeak neighborhood project and changes to the city's multifamily zoning ordinance.
Advertisement
Somerville meetings, Sept. 14-21: Squires Bridge and an all-day Dunkin’
Take part in meetings on the Squires Bridge replacement, school district finances and a Davis Square Neighborhood Council (and take the Davis Square plan survey).
Community organizer Rice declares a run for Ward 3 seat in Somerville, and a potential rival has filed with the state
With a declaration Saturday that he hopes to fill the emptying City Council seat in Ward 3, resident Derrick Rice launched Somerville’s special elections season.
Civilian oversight of police is put back on a track in Somerville, but officer unions seem to hold the power
A process for oversight of Somerville police has restarted a half-dozen years after the Black Lives Matter movement, but with a bow to unions and the civil service system.
Advertisement
Condominium project designed with AI stays stalled at commission
Not enough changed in the plans for condos near Davis Square to allow demolition of the current empty building, a turreted structure built in 1892.
Lander concedes recounted race, and Brownsberger returns to Suffolk and Middlesex state Senate seat
State senator Will Brownsberger has kept his Suffolk and Middlesex seat in a recount of last week’s Democratic primary against first-time candidate Daniel Lander.
Bylaw and membership debates have some wanting a pause on Davis Square council recognition
As the Davis Square Neighborhood Council nears a vote on formal recognition by the city, even some board members say the organization has stuff to figure out first.
Advertisement
Anti-immigrant agents can’t arrest on school grounds, officials emphasize in order
Protections for immigrants and undocumented students in Cambridge were strengthened, underlining protections the city has put in place over the past couple of years.
Somerville submits 925-student school proposal to the state for design and funding steps
The campus coming to 115 Sycamore St. would open in 2031 if the plan is advanced by the state and if city voters agree to pay for roughly half the cost.
Suspect in May 11 gun battle due to be arraigned on armed assault to murder, other charges
Tyler Brown, 47 of Boston, will be arraigned Thursday in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn after police say he wielded an illegal AK-47 while in emotional distress.
Advertisement
After Food Nation and Honk!, Davis Square project looks at funding from a parking improvement district (updated)
The group working to revive Davis Square is feeling good about its first five months, preparing for a big end to its first season and already looking at what’s coming in 2027.
Talking food: A conversation with Ana Sortun of Sofra, Sarma and Oleana
At 14, Ana Sortun washed dishes at a Seattle restaurant. By 19 she was at La Varenne, the cooking school in Paris. Then she went to Turkey and found her culinary home.
Revelations on taste: New thoughts on coffee and food at Sofra
Almost never is a café visit only about coffee, and that is particularly true at Sofra, a café-deli-restaurant-destination. Its food, with a morning cup of coffee, offers a lesson in pairings.
Advertisement
Broissant at Bakey
All together it’s very good, but the “broissant” hybrid of sweet babka crossed with a savory croissant is a terrible name on its own merits and as a promise.
Tax tip of the week: Get a refund even when federal income tax goes to zero
The difference between refundable and nonrefundable tax credits matters. You may benefit from filing a return even if your income is low enough to make filing seem unnecessary.
Cambridge meetings, Sept. 7-14: Multifamily housing projects and a hotel in Harvard Square (updated)
Take part in meetings on more six-story housing projects and one for four stories of condors and the return of plans for a Harriet Jacobs museum, hotel and homes.
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Somerville meetings, Sept. 7-14: Changes at Cobble Hill, progress at the old Aguacate Verde restaurant
Take part in meetings on Armory finances and leasing, developments on Cobble Hill, East Somerville and Wilson Square, and on body-worn cameras for police officers.
Smart glasses and other wearables are banned from Cambridge Public Schools before a problem emerges
School Committee members move to avoid the “pervert glasses” problem and the technology's use for cheating, and to keep discipline under administrators’ discretion.
Somerville councilor JT Scott says he’s resigning to focus on activism, taking advantage of special election timing
After leaving Dec. 31, the Ward 2 city councilor said, he intends to keep working on community issues, as an activist rather than as a politician.
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Divisive principal told staff she is in her last year at Graham & Parks
Graham & Parks principal Kathleen Smith told staff at a June meeting that this will be her final year, said staff who attended. There have been no updates since.
Death of bicyclist MIT professor takes community by surprise after state stays silent about Aug. 21 incident (updated)
New MIT professor Thomas Rose has died from injuries sustained in an Aug. 21 collision at Memorial Drive and Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, the school said.
Curio in North Cambridge is the only place to get these four summertime (sp)ice creams
Even though they’re made at Somerville’s Forge, there are four frozen treat flavors available only from a small freezer by the door of Cambridge’s Curio Spice shop.
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Work and play and then coffee at Triangle’s not-quite-coworking cafes
In my Triangle visit, the space was crisscrossed with striding workers. The residents of café tables were bent over computers and phones. The coffee is just fine.
Bacon quiche at Flour
Bacon makes a good argument for looking away from the pastry at Flour. This quiche will make you happy you did, even if the bacon doesn't stand out in the mix.
In a rematch with MacKay for state rep in the 25th Middlesex District, Decker fights harder (updated)
Two years ago, labor organizer Evan MacKay came within 41 votes of unseating state rep Marjorie Decker. Decker and her supporters went all out to prevent a repeat.
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Brownsberger has the edge over Lander to keep his Suffolk and Middlesex state Senate seat (updated)
Whether the Suffolk and Middlesex seat will be kept by state senator Will Brownsberger or go to first-time challenger Daniel Lander looked too close to call Tuesday.
Rogers wins reelection in 24th Middlesex race for state representative
Cambridge opted to reelect 24th Middlesex District state representative Dave Rogers in the Democratic primary held Tuesday, reflecting his win in the district as a whole.
Uyterhoeven wins in 2nd Middlesex race to replace retiring Jehlen
Retiring state senator Pat Jehlen endorsed a different candidate than Somerville went for in a Democratic primary: Erika Uyterhoeven.
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Connolly beats challenger, keeps seat in 26th Middlesex state representative race
Somerville reelected state representative Mike Connolly in the Democratic primary, and first-time challenger Neil Miller conceded the race.
Mbah wins in Somerville for 34th Middlesex race, with Medford votes to be reported
Voters in Somerville went for Will Mbah in the Democratic primary to fill the state representative seat held by Christine Barber since 2015, but Medford voters will weigh in too.
Ewen-Campen wins in 27th Middlesex race for state representative seat being vacated by Uyterhoeven
Voters went for city councilor Ben Ewen-Campen in the Democratic primary held Tuesday for the state representative seat held by Erika Uyterhoeven.
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New England’s largest Renaissance festival turns 45
AI-generated decor ruffles some feathers, but the jumbo turkey legs and jousts still satisfy at King Richard's Faire.
A medieval peasant suffers one too many indignities in ‘The Uprising’
A peasant revolution in Black Death-ravaged England turns into a muddy slog in Paul Greengrass’s historical drama.
Lucky’s Picks: The Queer Love Project turns 2, Hole Show, and Fill-a-bag at Make and Mend
High art, low art, all kinds of love and touching grass (grass not included).
Cambridge Arts draws attention to this weekend’s Open Studios, mapping the city’s visual creativity
The peek inside artists’ spaces and processes known as Cambridge Open Studios is this weekend, and the city’s arts agency is doing its best to make sure people know.
Advertisement
Stage spotlight: ‘Sense of An Ending’ and Sorcerers’ Soiree
A staged reading that grapples with the Rwandan genocide and a head start on the spooky season.
Preview the full season of performances to come at free red-carpet-style ‘Fall Into Dance’
“Fall Into Dance” combines speed-dating and a red carpet experience – but in this glamorous moment under the spotlight, dancers present their season, not their fashion.
Reviewed: ‘Triage’ brings an Army nurse home from combat, but her fight isn’t over
A combat nurse on the front lines in North Africa and Italy returns home scared and scarred, forgetting anguish through drink and other ill-advised coping mechanisms.
With ‘Rhinoceros,’ Diane Paulus turns the page to a new chapter at the American Repertory Theater
The director reflects on her final production at the Loeb Drama Center as ART moves to the Goel Center in Lower Allston.
Advertisement
Fear and fellowship: Cambridge’s response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
Cantabrigians from all walks of life were struggling the morning of Sept. 12, 2001, but soon began to seek ways of uniting their diverse, multicultural city.
Style reigns over substance in the bizarro action thriller ‘Onslaught’
An Army veteran and her trailer park community fight to survive a hellish night of freak super soldiers.
Davis Square’s former Starbucks space will host an art gallery
A pop-up art gallery will fill the space of a Starbucks coffee shop that closed a year ago in Somerville’s Davis Square with the help of Susan Berstler of the Nave Gallery.
Recount of race should reassure everyone about election processes, state senator says with thanks
Advertisement
Politicians aren’t your friends
Politicians are real people who can cry and laugh and certainly try to do both. Feel free to be moved but remember that they have no idea you're watching.
Saturday cartoon: Everything
The latest from local cartoonist Rusty Epstein, who sometimes appears in The New Yorker but appears weekly right here.
Hope is in short supply as a vicious monster terrorizes a town in ‘Hope’
The Indie is proud to report that this film is wackadoodle and we can't recommend it to anyone (and we had a good time watching it).
Where there’s a will, there’s a Moon Over (Cinema) Salem
A Salem arts non-profit fights its way through compliance woes to save its annual music festival.
Advertisement
A small business boot camp that’s about more than trading business cards
Cambridge Local First taught small business owners how to compete in the digital era in 2026, and plans to reboot the boot camp in 2027.
Lily Allen tells all on her “West End Girl” tour
The British pop star hasn't forgotten how to craft a wicked takedown lyric, but does she still take pleasure in it?
Stage spotlight: Level Up Circus and ‘Mantasia 2’
Coming your way this weekend, circus acts inspired by video games and a drag show that will stretch your imagination.
Cambridge’s artsy People’s Sculpture Race looks for its team, but Lowell’s Kinetic Sculpture Race runs on
Lowell's fun race, which takes place again Sept. 19, was once matched by a version in Cambridge born out of artists with close connections with MIT.
Advertisement
Lucky’s Picks: Magic Lab, birthday quests and graphic novels galore
The Indie highlights an open mic for magicians, poetry workshop, healing through humor and Side Quest celebrating two years.
Reviewed: A powerful ‘Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy, and the Struggle for St. Louis’
Modeled after the KKK, the Veiled Prophet shows up in the roots of the Cold War, opposition to civil rights, support for the Vietnam War and maybe violence in Ferguson, Missouri.
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.
Fall film preview: 25 highlights to watch for
A mix of films, from tentpoles, sequels, horror films, to specialty cinema, comes our way just ahead of awards season.
Advertisement
Police raided the ironworks expecting ‘charred, grimy,’ degraded women, but this labor tale is more complicated
We mark Labor Day with the anniversary of an industrial raid that challenged notions of “suitable” work for women and the role of government in regulating working conditions.
How Somerville got to zero bicyclist or pedestrian deaths for four years, and how to keep it going
A response for renters after 100 years of humiliation
Yes, we need rent control. Not because it will work, but because it won’t. Economists predict it will crash property values. That’s not my problem.
Saturday cartoon: Members of the jury
The latest from local cartoonist Rusty Epstein, who sometimes appears in The New Yorker but appears weekly right here.
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The Independent’s locally themed crossword puzzle: Hit the Books
The Independent’s sixth locally themed puzzle has something to teach you about our colleges and universities.
JT Scott: Announcing my resignation as Ward 2 councilor
A genre that dare not speak its name in ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’
Writer and director Jane Schoenbrun bewilders and bedazzles with a deconstruction of classic '80s slasher flicks.
Stage spotlight: ‘The Summer Throwdown’ and ‘Eleanor’
Let Megatron transform your weekend with dance battles and music in Kendall Square.
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Reviewed: ‘This Book Made Me Think of You’ is a sad romance that’s in love with books
Matilda “Tilly” Nightingale has lost her love for reading. Her husband, Joe, dies from cancer only a few months after they are married. Tilly is faced with navigating life without him sooner than she...
Tuesday office hour in Davis Square (Diesel, 5:30-6:30 p.m.)
Lucky’s Picks: A witchy New England fantasy debut, ‘Les Vedettes: Las Exóticas’ and Nepali Street Food Festival
Feasts for eyes, the appetite and the intellect as the action unfolds across Cambridge and Somerville.
State representative Mike Connolly responds to campaign claims by challenger in 26th Middlesex District
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For 50 years that home economics was treated as a science, Harvard Square hosted a center for housewives
The idea of “specialists” trained to view household challenges in the same way as larger economic, political and social problems was a hallmark of the 1920s.
Hit the federal government where it hurts: Let’s withhold taxes
Not transmitting income tax monies to the federal government is a federal offense. I would support taking that risk.
Amateurs’ ideas for the Reid Overpass are still better than the latest ideas from the state
A pedestrian-bike roundabout bridge makes sense, or a slimmed-down roundabout featuring a genuinely novel approach to fixing the 47 bus route.
Why a Cambridge Democrat registers as a Republican in conservative Florida
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A pilot searches for a rumored utopia in the post-apocalypse in ‘The Dog Stars’
Director Ridley Scott delivers a competent, yet forgettable entry into the prolific survivalist thriller genre.
Saturday cartoon: Deb has trouble
The latest from local cartoonist Rusty Epstein, who sometimes appears in The New Yorker but appears weekly right here.
A.R.T. production of ‘Rhinoceros’ soars to heights while exploring humanity’s bestial depths
A star-studded cast with Turturro, Giamatti and Maslany, make Diane Paulus' final directorial turn at the Loeb Drama Center a memorable one.
Jason Statham stars as a working-class hero with a mysterious backstory in ‘Mutiny’
In a quest for personal vengeance, a body guard at sea needs to punch, kick and shoot his way to justice.
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‘Synth-tember’ takes over the month of, you guessed it, September
Art meets science at this experimental enclave of electronic visuals and music makers at the New Alliance Gallery.
Voters deserve higher standards from their candidates
Candidates for public office face far, far too little scrutiny. And our politics is worse for it. A healthy free press is one of the best ways to improve things.
Lucky’s Picks: hags, collectibles, Mr. Shushy and farewell to aka Rat
The Indie introduces a new weekly events roundup highlighting happenings that are beloved, bizarre and possibly collectible.
Sign of the Dove arts collective has a new home in Porter Square
The art store Sign of the Dove reopens Sept. 1 at Lesley’s University Hall – next to Porter Square Books – in time for the Cambridge Arts Open Studios.
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Theater spotlight: ‘Introducing the Tofanas’ and Idlefest 3.0
A gang of poison punkers get your weekend started early on Thursday, and Idle Hands Collective plants its flag at The Foundry.
What Cambridge and Somerville readers are buying: Russo returns with ‘Under the Falls’
Two novelists with extensive catalogs return to the lists: Pulitzer-winning Maine author Richard Russo for “Under the Falls” and Ann Patchett for “Whistler.”