A look at what cities do and don’t test when determining that their tap water is safe.
What’s really in Cambridge’s tap water?
Fall Festival Preview
Fall festivals, from one-day local affairs to multiday out-of-towners, that are worth getting off the couch for.
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Protect Act passes in state House of Representatives ahead of weekend Trump protests
An Act Protecting Access to Justice comes “in response to the ongoing fascist ICE crackdown,” state representative Mike Connolly said.
Mount Auburn Cemetery opens its gates at 6 a.m. for early morning strolls and bird-watching
Mount Auburn Cemetery brings back its Early-Bird Hours starting Wednesday and reopens its Washington Tower for the season.
Sado-Domestics can be your soundtrack
The alt-Americana band Sado-Domestics is one of countless acts bringing life to our stages and soundtracking our nightly revels.
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Gypsy punk takes the crown at Royale
Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hütz jumps into the photo pit on a raucous Wednesday night.
A moment of silence honors Olympian Reavis, who set records at Somerville High and nationally
Olympian Phil Reavis was mourned Thursday in Somerville, where he lived and is honored as the namesake of a high school athletic field.
‘Breaking the Code’ unravels the mysteries of a brilliant mathematician’s inner life
Actors Eddie Shields and Josephine Moshiri Elwood talk about the challenge of bringing Alan Turing's life to the stage.
Plan for affordable homes on Porter Street is a capstone as Johnston retires from CHA
Amid speeches, work got done, including moves toward developing land at 16-28 Porter St., Wellington-Harrington, near the Somerville city line.
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In Brownsberger-Lander race for senate, incumbent touts governor’s endorsement
The reelection campaign of state senator Will Brownsberger was endorsed Thursday by governor Maura Healey as “crucial” to state initiatives.
Friendly Toast menu makes some moves under a CEO brought over from Tatte
The menu is getting a minor update at The Friendly Toast, an all-day brunch and bar spot in Cambridge’s Harvard Square.
Hear First: ‘Bell Biv Barclay’
ET and Haasan Barclay's love letter to Boston and homage to the New Jack Swing era.
Cheesecake as an act of meditation with Duly Lee of Korean Momma
To indulge in the custom Basque cheesecakes of Korean Momma, a customer can expect to wait. And maybe to engage in five minutes of “therapy.”
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Entering a budget cycle $5.9M in the red, Somerville city councilors are united on priorities
Somerville city councilors know their wish lists for the city might not happen, but the shared themes were deemed “really striking.”
The music runs all April 5 as McCarthy’s and Toad celebrate their first year in Porter Square
The McCarthy’s restaurant and attached Toad nightclub celebrate their year anniversary April 5 with a party featuring a day of live music.
Crispy pie: Secrets for homemade pizza, including the gluten-free kind
Very strong opinions from a former pizzamaking instructor who never mastered a perfectly round crust (because it doesn't matter).
Scallion biscuit at Phinista Cafe
$4.25 A group of us set out to find the best banh mi in Cambridge and Somerville and discovered along the way another treat everyone loved – a savory, sweet and substantial scallion biscuit. The...
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No Kings rallies pop up regionwide Saturday, with sign-making parties ahead of time
No Kings, a series of protests against the politics of president Donald Trump, returns Saturday to Cambridge, Somerville and Boston.
After a ‘particularly brutal winter,’ Somerville urges pothole reports and prepares road repairs
The repaving of streets and other road improvements are mentioned as budget priorities in memos filed with mayor Jake Wilson by five city councilors.
Water and sewer bills, drought, ‘forever chemicals’ and a Charles River footbridge get council action
A bike lane and footpath bridge across the Charles River got a thumbs up from Cambridge city councillors, while concern greeted water issues.
We have Tuesday office hours, and tonight they’re in Central Square
Bring story ideas, questions, concerns or complaints – or, even better, come with proposals about how you can become part of the team.
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Looking at this winter convinces a councillor that Cambridge needs a snow corps to call in for help
A wild winter with extreme outcomes for city workers and finances leads to exploration of a volunteer “snow corps”; another idea emerges from Somerville.
City gains confidence about finding money for a bridge over train tracks to Danehy Park
Staff are confident that money to pay for a bridge over Fitchburg Line train tracks will be found after designs are in place, which could be in around 18 months.
Repairs to ‘Gift of the Wind,’ the Porter Square T stop sculpture, could be budgeted this year
The first step is determine the cost of reviving the art. Estimates heard at a Porter Square Neighbors Association meeting ranged up to $600,000.
Pop-up booksellers, poetry on demand, and literary drag trivia make March a less cruel month
A sunny Saturday welcomed the 7th annual Bow Market Book Fair.
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Cambridge Housing Authority, now a regional force in affordable homes, appoints a chief executive
Clara Fraden, a Cambridge resident who has been at the Cambridge Housing Authority eight years, is the agency’s new chief executive.
Tax tip of the week: The IRS sends refunds before it finishes checking what you file
A refund isn’t the finish line. Your return is generally “closed” only once the IRS statute period expires.
Hear First: ‘Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown’
Hear First premieres the debut album from DIY folk rock pickers Sweet Petunia.
A memorial for Charles Coe is planned for April 11 in Boston
The late Cambridge author, poet and musician Charles Coe is honored by the literary and arts community on April 11 across the river in Boston.
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Near possibly the most important election in U.S. history, The New York Times is in a state of quantum news
By deciding which stories to cover and how, our greatest newspaper in content and readership has the power to set the agenda. That’s a concern.
Somerville meetings, March 23-30: Public school upkeep and budget priorities
Take part in meetings on setting budget priorities, maintaining public schools, Mystic River sewage and affordable-unit rent collection.
Cambridge meetings, March 23-30: Designing a train tracks bridge, adding Twin Cities affordable housing
Take part in meetings on a bridge over rail tracks; snow season's costs; Central Square planning; and affordable homes in two parts of the city.
Nicotine users will have even fewer choices by May after a Somerville clampdown
Somerville is taking more aggressive action against tobacco products that have sneaked onto store shelves without explicit government approval.
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The end is nigh for ‘The End is Nigh,’ a raucous and rollicking riot of a romp
When questions posed by the plot become too thorny, the ensemble stabs or punches someone or simply runs in circles to explode the tension.
Options for East Cambridge’s closed school will be seen in May; better busing brings changes
Three to six options for the future of 158 Spring St. are expected to be presented to Cambridge Public Schools families in May, district superintendent David Murphy told School Committee members at a...
Democratic Socialists seek more state seats but fell short of endorsing Uyterhoeven, its sole incumbent
The DSA fell a few votes short of endorsing Erika Uyterhoeven, who is running without its field team, and the issue was largely not about policy.
Multicultural Arts Center showcases works by high schoolers
The show tends toward up-close, pensive portraits of youth and the surreal, part of the center’s mission to show the bold and new.
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Mourning Dove: No lease renewal offered by shopping center, Sign of the Dove artists need a new home
“For people in the community who are looking to support local artists and purchase local artwork, losing these spaces makes it harder for them to do that.”
Boston Bitdown redux: dinosaurs on Saturday and a Sunday scare
A final afternoon of chiptune music saved by a barcade that came to the rescue in downtown Salem.
Vegetarian chili you can make for 10 after learning how to scale recipes up, up, up
How do you cook for a lot of people in a home kitchen? A little math, some careful measuring, savvy and splitting and the right storage.
The date is set for Porchfest’s 15th year in Somerville
Porchfest returns to Somerville on May 9, and residents can apply through April 21 to host a band.
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How a ‘420 friendly’ club hopes to light up Union Square without social-consumption laws in place
A pot-friendly, no-alcohol comedy and music club got licensing to open in Somerville’s Union Square but must walk a very fine line.
We tried Cambridge and Somerville banh mi and found our favorite (for tofu, anyway)
Five Vietnamese restaurants sell banh mi in Cambridge and Somerville, and on a recent Sunday a group of us tried them all to help direct diners to the best. The sandwich is almost always great, a...
Man used violence, stalking and fraud to force women into sex, U.S. Attorney’s Office says
Daniel Rodriguez, 36, was arrested on state charges in January after leading the police on a high-speed chase in Randolph.
Fried mozzarella at Si Cara
This is a very firm layer of panko over the smoothest, mildest, most innocuous of mozzarellas all but rescued by the choice of sauce.
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Derrick Neal is out as head of Cambridge Public Health
Neal was appointed during the Covid pandemic after withdrawing from a job in California and spent a little over four years with the department.
Anne Fadiman gets personal with her latest essay collection, ‘Frog’
The would-be love child of John McPhee and Virginia Woolf shares a few amphibian-related regrets.
Unhappy over a confusing process, Somerville officials embrace a future with a 925-seat school
A combined campus on Winter Hill means closing the Benjamin G. Brown School on Willow Avenue and less walkability in West Somerville.
Streamlining the permitting process? Cambridge did this in 2024
Getting projects into construction is urgent, especially for housing, so staff expects to report as soon as mid-June on how to speed that up.
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With Metacom’s Resistance, colonists set Indigenous nations at war with each other
Metacom’s Resistance is a lesser-known, three-year war that is part of 350 years of conflict, coexistence and Indigenous presence.
Oscars 2026 results include a rare tie
The annual film awards were held last night in Hollywood. Did The Brattle have a premonition about a rare Oscars tie?
Protect Act passes in state House of Representatives ahead of weekend Trump protests
An Act Protecting Access to Justice comes “in response to the ongoing fascist ICE crackdown,” state representative Mike Connolly said.
A moment of silence honors Olympian Reavis, who set records at Somerville High and nationally
Olympian Phil Reavis was mourned Thursday in Somerville, where he lived and is honored as the namesake of a high school athletic field.
Plan for affordable homes on Porter Street is a capstone as Johnston retires from CHA
Amid speeches, work got done, including moves toward developing land at 16-28 Porter St., Wellington-Harrington, near the Somerville city line.
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In Brownsberger-Lander race for senate, incumbent touts governor’s endorsement
The reelection campaign of state senator Will Brownsberger was endorsed Thursday by governor Maura Healey as “crucial” to state initiatives.
Friendly Toast menu makes some moves under a CEO brought over from Tatte
The menu is getting a minor update at The Friendly Toast, an all-day brunch and bar spot in Cambridge’s Harvard Square.
Cheesecake as an act of meditation with Duly Lee of Korean Momma
To indulge in the custom Basque cheesecakes of Korean Momma, a customer can expect to wait. And maybe to engage in five minutes of “therapy.”
Advertisement
Entering a budget cycle $5.9M in the red, Somerville city councilors are united on priorities
Somerville city councilors know their wish lists for the city might not happen, but the shared themes were deemed “really striking.”
Crispy pie: Secrets for homemade pizza, including the gluten-free kind
Very strong opinions from a former pizzamaking instructor who never mastered a perfectly round crust (because it doesn't matter).
Scallion biscuit at Phinista Cafe
$4.25 A group of us set out to find the best banh mi in Cambridge and Somerville and discovered along the way another treat everyone loved – a savory, sweet and substantial scallion biscuit. The...
Advertisement
After a ‘particularly brutal winter,’ Somerville urges pothole reports and prepares road repairs
The repaving of streets and other road improvements are mentioned as budget priorities in memos filed with mayor Jake Wilson by five city councilors.
Water and sewer bills, drought, ‘forever chemicals’ and a Charles River footbridge get council action
A bike lane and footpath bridge across the Charles River got a thumbs up from Cambridge city councillors, while concern greeted water issues.
Looking at this winter convinces a councillor that Cambridge needs a snow corps to call in for help
A wild winter with extreme outcomes for city workers and finances leads to exploration of a volunteer “snow corps”; another idea emerges from Somerville.
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City gains confidence about finding money for a bridge over train tracks to Danehy Park
Staff are confident that money to pay for a bridge over Fitchburg Line train tracks will be found after designs are in place, which could be in around 18 months.
Cambridge Housing Authority, now a regional force in affordable homes, appoints a chief executive
Clara Fraden, a Cambridge resident who has been at the Cambridge Housing Authority eight years, is the agency’s new chief executive.
Tax tip of the week: The IRS sends refunds before it finishes checking what you file
A refund isn’t the finish line. Your return is generally “closed” only once the IRS statute period expires.
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Somerville meetings, March 23-30: Public school upkeep and budget priorities
Take part in meetings on setting budget priorities, maintaining public schools, Mystic River sewage and affordable-unit rent collection.
Cambridge meetings, March 23-30: Designing a train tracks bridge, adding Twin Cities affordable housing
Take part in meetings on a bridge over rail tracks; snow season's costs; Central Square planning; and affordable homes in two parts of the city.
Nicotine users will have even fewer choices by May after a Somerville clampdown
Somerville is taking more aggressive action against tobacco products that have sneaked onto store shelves without explicit government approval.
Advertisement
Options for East Cambridge’s closed school will be seen in May; better busing brings changes
Three to six options for the future of 158 Spring St. are expected to be presented to Cambridge Public Schools families in May, district superintendent David Murphy told School Committee members at a...
Democratic Socialists seek more state seats but fell short of endorsing Uyterhoeven, its sole incumbent
The DSA fell a few votes short of endorsing Erika Uyterhoeven, who is running without its field team, and the issue was largely not about policy.
Mourning Dove: No lease renewal offered by shopping center, Sign of the Dove artists need a new home
“For people in the community who are looking to support local artists and purchase local artwork, losing these spaces makes it harder for them to do that.”
Advertisement
Vegetarian chili you can make for 10 after learning how to scale recipes up, up, up
How do you cook for a lot of people in a home kitchen? A little math, some careful measuring, savvy and splitting and the right storage.
How a ‘420 friendly’ club hopes to light up Union Square without social-consumption laws in place
A pot-friendly, no-alcohol comedy and music club got licensing to open in Somerville’s Union Square but must walk a very fine line.
We tried Cambridge and Somerville banh mi and found our favorite (for tofu, anyway)
Five Vietnamese restaurants sell banh mi in Cambridge and Somerville, and on a recent Sunday a group of us tried them all to help direct diners to the best. The sandwich is almost always great, a...
Advertisement
Man used violence, stalking and fraud to force women into sex, U.S. Attorney’s Office says
Daniel Rodriguez, 36, was arrested on state charges in January after leading the police on a high-speed chase in Randolph.
Fried mozzarella at Si Cara
This is a very firm layer of panko over the smoothest, mildest, most innocuous of mozzarellas all but rescued by the choice of sauce.
Derrick Neal is out as head of Cambridge Public Health
Neal was appointed during the Covid pandemic after withdrawing from a job in California and spent a little over four years with the department.
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Unhappy over a confusing process, Somerville officials embrace a future with a 925-seat school
A combined campus on Winter Hill means closing the Benjamin G. Brown School on Willow Avenue and less walkability in West Somerville.
Streamlining the permitting process? Cambridge did this in 2024
Getting projects into construction is urgent, especially for housing, so staff expects to report as soon as mid-June on how to speed that up.
Tax tip of the week: Four reasons to file taxes with low income, some that put money in your pocket
In many cases, filing a tax return can put money back in your pocket even when income is relatively low – including from prior years.
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Somerville meetings, March 16-23: Lessons from winter’s snowfall and affordable-housing zoning
Take part in meetings on building school campuses and maintaining current educational facilities and a postmortem on winter snow clearing.
Cambridge meetings, March 16-23: Cutting student screen time, and the future of the K-Lo campus
Take part in meetings on student screen time, busing and the K-Lo school campus, and city finances and micromobility.
To broil or not to broil? Here’s a dry rubbed pork tenderloin for when the heat is on
When you use the broiler setting on an oven, do you leave the door ajar? This question opens up a lot having to do with this high-heat cooking.
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Cambridge looks to MBTA and mall owner to take lead in updating the Alewife area
What wasn’t on the list of Cambridge housing and zoning priorities presented this week to city councillors: A few untouched parts of Alewife .
Bill stopping ICE’s courthouse seizures wins support in Somerville as a Cambridge family mourns
Somerville city councilors became the first in the state to vote in support of a bill on Beacon Hill that protects courtgoers from seizure by ICE.
Somerville YMCA project has a friendly neighborhood meeting, getting swole without breaking a sweat
After another year of permitting and two years of construction, a project of 130,000-plus square feet will add affordable housing and amenities.
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Veggie mini mandu at K-Bok Korean Fried Chicken
While it’s the wings that are most exciting about this restaurant in the former Cantina Mexicana space, these dumplings have a lot going for them.
Copper Mill promises alternative designs within 30 days for its Davis Square tower proposal
Renderings of a 26-story, 502-apartment building drew scoffs even from project supporters, and the developer agreed it missed the mark.
Nagomi Bento’s expansion into Cambridge means more snacks, bowls, drinks and happiness
Less than two years after opening in Somerville’s Bow Market, Nagomi Bento is expanding to Cambridge. The Japanese restaurant, between Harvard and Porter squares, is expected to open the second week...
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Police budget in Cambridge draws attention to overlap with social services and unarmed response team
There were no “defund the police” calls, but overlaps in services were examined critically in a Finance Committee hearing.
Political climate change pushes Ig Nobel Prize ceremony to Europe after 35 years
The Ig Nobel Prize ceremony is moving to Europe, and its Sept. 3 awards – the 36th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony – take place in Zurich.
Cambridge will pay $400,000 over a gun discharge rather than risk paying more after a trial
Cambridge plans to settle a settle a lawsuit filed by retired police lieutenant, who said his weapon fired because of a manufacturing flaw.
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What’s really in Cambridge’s tap water?
A look at what cities do and don’t test when determining that their tap water is safe.
Mount Auburn Cemetery opens its gates at 6 a.m. for early morning strolls and bird-watching
Mount Auburn Cemetery brings back its Early-Bird Hours starting Wednesday and reopens its Washington Tower for the season.
Sado-Domestics can be your soundtrack
The alt-Americana band Sado-Domestics is one of countless acts bringing life to our stages and soundtracking our nightly revels.
Gypsy punk takes the crown at Royale
Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hütz jumps into the photo pit on a raucous Wednesday night.
Advertisement
‘Breaking the Code’ unravels the mysteries of a brilliant mathematician’s inner life
Actors Eddie Shields and Josephine Moshiri Elwood talk about the challenge of bringing Alan Turing's life to the stage.
Hear First: ‘Bell Biv Barclay’
ET and Haasan Barclay's love letter to Boston and homage to the New Jack Swing era.
The music runs all April 5 as McCarthy’s and Toad celebrate their first year in Porter Square
The McCarthy’s restaurant and attached Toad nightclub celebrate their year anniversary April 5 with a party featuring a day of live music.
No Kings rallies pop up regionwide Saturday, with sign-making parties ahead of time
No Kings, a series of protests against the politics of president Donald Trump, returns Saturday to Cambridge, Somerville and Boston.
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We have Tuesday office hours, and tonight they’re in Central Square
Bring story ideas, questions, concerns or complaints – or, even better, come with proposals about how you can become part of the team.
Repairs to ‘Gift of the Wind,’ the Porter Square T stop sculpture, could be budgeted this year
The first step is determine the cost of reviving the art. Estimates heard at a Porter Square Neighbors Association meeting ranged up to $600,000.
Pop-up booksellers, poetry on demand, and literary drag trivia make March a less cruel month
A sunny Saturday welcomed the 7th annual Bow Market Book Fair.
Hear First: ‘Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown’
Hear First premieres the debut album from DIY folk rock pickers Sweet Petunia.
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A memorial for Charles Coe is planned for April 11 in Boston
The late Cambridge author, poet and musician Charles Coe is honored by the literary and arts community on April 11 across the river in Boston.
Near possibly the most important election in U.S. history, The New York Times is in a state of quantum news
By deciding which stories to cover and how, our greatest newspaper in content and readership has the power to set the agenda. That’s a concern.
The end is nigh for ‘The End is Nigh,’ a raucous and rollicking riot of a romp
When questions posed by the plot become too thorny, the ensemble stabs or punches someone or simply runs in circles to explode the tension.
Multicultural Arts Center showcases works by high schoolers
The show tends toward up-close, pensive portraits of youth and the surreal, part of the center’s mission to show the bold and new.
Advertisement
Boston Bitdown redux: dinosaurs on Saturday and a Sunday scare
A final afternoon of chiptune music saved by a barcade that came to the rescue in downtown Salem.
The date is set for Porchfest’s 15th year in Somerville
Porchfest returns to Somerville on May 9, and residents can apply through April 21 to host a band.
Anne Fadiman gets personal with her latest essay collection, ‘Frog’
The would-be love child of John McPhee and Virginia Woolf shares a few amphibian-related regrets.
With Metacom’s Resistance, colonists set Indigenous nations at war with each other
Metacom’s Resistance is a lesser-known, three-year war that is part of 350 years of conflict, coexistence and Indigenous presence.
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Oscars 2026 results include a rare tie
The annual film awards were held last night in Hollywood. Did The Brattle have a premonition about a rare Oscars tie?
The Renty daguerreotypes find a home, but Harvard’s legal fight lingers
Harvard chose to explore its legacy as an enslaver of 70 or more people at the same time it fought claims by a descendant of slavery.
Somerville could have skipped these police grants that come with strings attached
The Somerville City Council accepted nearly $200,000 for police over two meetings filled with fractious debate. Is this money worth what it costs?
Booksellers and librarians gather Wednesday to talk about ‘Getting the Story Out’ to new readers
A couple of decades ago, some 400 newspapers published book reviews in arts and culture sections. Now it may be as few as 40.
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Boston Bitdown redux: the chiptune spectacle spans three cities on Friday
A visual spectacle engulfs the interior of Capital Theatre while Boston Bitdown artists take to the stage in Arlington, Medford and Somerville.
Somerville gives an extra week to get through a 117-page application to be an Armory tenant
Somerville has extended its submission deadline by a week for artists, makers and creative organizations to lease space in its Armory building.
Boston Bitdown redux: Thursday
Relive what went down Thursday night at the world's largest chiptune festival, Boston Bitdown 2.
Tracking The Monster and his Bride through the many versions of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’
Right now cinemagoers can double their Frankenstein pleasure with “The Bride!” and Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” up for the Best Picture Oscar this Sunday. Sure, “Frankenstein” is streaming on...
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We have Tuesday office hours, and tonight they’re in Central Square
As part of its mission of community, The Independent plans weekly “office hours” at two convenient locations in Cambridge and Somerville.
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).
To save the creative, arts advocates say to get real about housing, planning and the Legislature
Along with calling on residents to push for the creation of cultural trusts, arts advocates talked about increasingly regional efforts to save the arts. That included a digital mapping project that could help identify problems and improve municipal planning.
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In Rebecca Kopycinski’s ‘Thotbot,’ obsolete tech rewinds into a dark future that predicts our present
The “ThotBot Implantation Center,” an immersive art installation and multimedia concert rounds out its latest run of sold-out shows at Bow Market.
Andrew Della Volpe’s sitcom is limned before a live studio audience
It’s what audiences can expect Friday during Della Volpe’s new hour at The Rockwell in Somerville.
Middle East co-founder Joseph Sater is mourned
The death of Joseph Sater, the co-founder of Cambridge’s Middle East nightclub and other arts venues, was confirmed Tuesday by brother Nabil Sater. The cause was believed to be a heart attack, Nabil Sater said through an intermediary.
A Fuzzstival reunion of sorts comes together to celebrate an LP release by Landowner
The icy claw of winter didn’t deter a near sellout crowd for Landowner, a postpunk band out of Western Massachusetts celebrating an LP release.
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Hear First: ‘Lane Says’
Hear First spotlights Lane's nod to Jane's Addiction, “Lane Says.”
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.
Hearing could be decisive for the Out of the Blue art gallery, a fixture in Somerville’s Armory
The owner of the Out of the Blue art gallery in Somerville has won a City Council hearing for her attempts to stay in the city-owned Armory arts building or get a new space if she’s forced to leave.
Between a Foot Locker and TJ Maxx, a mall hosts Michelangelo
The exhibit “Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel” displays 34 of 60-odd Vatican frescoes, life-sized reproductions visible “like no pope has ever seen them.”
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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.
Boston Bitdown music festival expands because its organizers never unplug
Boston Bitdown respawns March 5-8, expanding its fun to four days and welcoming more than 50 musicians and artists from Salem to Somerville.
Say She She’s disco revival is disconcerting only if you stop dancing long enough to think
Disco is back! The NYC-based outfit Say She She, fronted by three sashaying vocalists, made the argument Saturday at The Sinclair.
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.
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How clown troupe Liars and Believers created the apocalyptic death match of ‘The End is Nigh’
A play that’s “Animaniacs” meets “The Hunger Games” has creative and philosophical concerns behind its clowning, brightness and physical comedy.
Somerville gets a cabinet-level arts czar in addition to a new leader for Arts Council in mayor’s plan
Reassurances came Tuesday for people worried about the direction of creative culture in Somerville, where longtime Arts Council executive director Greg Jenkins steps down March 6.
Who’s in the tour van to rep us at the New Colossus Festival
A handful of local musicians head to New York City for the seventh edition of the New Colossus Festival, running March 3-8.
Letter-writers worry there won’t be an open process when Somerville replaces Arts Council director
An abrupt departure by a longtime champion has artists wondering who will lead the Somerville Arts Council and how they will be chosen.
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Biribá Union mixes Bach with beatboxing and bass at a Club Passim tour launch
Biribá Union’s nimble parade of genre mashery delivered more rap to Passim’s folkhead patrons than they have probably listened to in the past year.
Stunning ‘The Moderate’ unleashes the Internet’s good, bad and ugliest in Central Square
“The Moderate” is not for everyone. Kudos to Central Square Theater for its excellent job of warning that the play contains mature themes, including images, video and audio depictions of violence,...