Expect a touch of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy minimalism as well as breathable cotton poplin, linen blends and lightweight knits.
Cambridge and Somerville 2026 spring style
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March’s rain and snow helps Northeast leave significant drought, but it’s still important to conserve
The region has been downgraded to a mild drought from significant drought. Dry conditions have persisted since August and could worsen again.
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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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.
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.
As weather warms, cities wait to see how long until their biggest snow piles melt away
Somerville city staff compare this year with 2015, when “the snow piles lasted until May,” and a Cambridge spokesperson eyed early summer.
These walking sleeping bags are our cocoons when we can’t nest
The new outerwear mood on the streets this winter is hard to miss: the ankle-length puffer coat, a full-on down cocoon reaching nearly to the ground.
Cambridge meetings, March 2-9: Clearing snow, setting standards for third graders (and principals)
Take part in meetings on clearing snow from sidewalks and declaring school snow days, standard for students and school leaders and more.
Rise of the expressive puffer coat
This winter, the puffer isn’t just a coat, it’s a mood, and Cambridge and Somerville have been deep in it.
Mass transit is slowed by snowstorm and cleanup, MBTA warns
The MBTA warned that extreme snowfall and a massive cleanup effort will result in “a number of service changes” for travel through Tuesday.