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Cambridge meetings, Aug. 17-24: Harvard Square hears the sizzle of 7th Street Burger

by Marc Levy August 16, 2026

Take part in meetings on redesigning play spaces at 359 Broadway, changes targeting Airbnb abuse and a 7th Street Burger seeking to open in Harvard Square.

NEWS

Somerville meetings, Aug. 17-24: Winter Hill school design vote and a 24-hour Dunkin’ is challenged

by Marc Levy August 16, 2026

Take part in meetings and gatherings on Winter Hill school design votes, AI and school discipline issues, challenges to a 24-hour Dunkin’ and a Davis Square “Glow Up.”

BUSINESS

Don’t expect later last calls, as World Cup bar changes disappear into a giant State House bill

by Marc Levy August 13, 2026

The later last calls that revelers enjoyed during the World Cup appear to have been taken off the menu. “Conviviality districts” with alcohol to-go could still happen.

LET’S GET COFFEE

Call Me Happy: Brews and Belgian waffles carry on beyond Curio

by Corky White August 12, 2026

The cheery greetings, coffee enthusiasm and café gossip at Call Me Honey make it no surprise that the place has retained Curio’s regulars and has added its own fans.

BITE

Cucumber? at Darling

by Marc Levy August 12, 2026

Any cucumber would struggle to compete with a Filet O Fish Bao and a Bang Bang Gai of double-fried chicken, but the answer to this dish is yes.

DID YOU KNOW

Cambridge once had 66 candy makers, and tours in August show how an industry formed and melted away

by Beth Folsom of History Cambridge August 10, 2026

History Cambridge gives guided tours Wednesday and Sunday that highlight the rich and complex history of candy making in Cambridge.

OPINION

Ten things you don’t know about the Gwacca

by Nicholas Marchuk August 9, 2026

The Greater Wine and Cheese Cask Area is the hip, metrosexual neighborhood that people from Porter and points north dream about biking through.

DEVELOPMENT

Cars drive debate at a meeting about 350 Rindge Ave. affordable housing and its future Ferro’s grocery store

by Marc Levy August 5, 2026

Ferro’s Foodtown and its fast food will shut for two years while housing is built, but the store's new liquor license request, parking and traffic were the topics instead.

LET’S GET COFFEE

Kitsch and coffee in Union Square: Nostalgia

by Corky White August 5, 2026

What’s in your closet? If it’s brightly colored, even garish and of little practical use, it’s a candidate for Nostalgia, the vintage gear and coffee house in Union Square.

BITE

The Perfect Cheese at Mortadella Head

by Marc Levy August 5, 2026

Claims to perfection are nothing new for Davis Square, where Redbones for years sold the One Perfect Rib. It turns out this name suits the pizza.