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Pour one out for short-lived changes to drink restrictions, as officials would rather reform what led to them

Pour one out for short-lived changes to drink restrictions, as officials would rather reform what led to them

The License Commission has retreated from universally disliked ideas on limiting how much patrons can drink in bars and restaurant, including an idea to allow only one drink every half-hour.

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FILM

You say you want a revolution

May 18, 2026
You say you want a revolution
A documentary about the early days of radio station WBCN triggers fond memories and a general airing of political grievances.
LET’S GET COFFEE

1369 times two

May 13, 2026
1369 times two
Cambridge has one “double café” – that is, one café with stores in two neighborhoods. This is the 1369, special “third spaces” with character and sense of place.
BITE

Chorizo taco at Los Tacos Hermanos

May 13, 2026
Chorizo taco at Los Tacos Hermanos
I’ve loved the idea of chorizo more than a lot of the chorizo I’ve eaten. This perfect taco goes its own way with a chorizo so mild it was shocking.
LET’S GET COFFEE

The long red line

May 6, 2026
The long red line
The two universities that dominate Cambridge seem to foster café sitting. We will follow the rumble of the MBTA red line, felt in three Harvard and MIT coffee seats.
LET’S GET COFFEE

1369 times two

May 13, 2026
1369 times two
Cambridge has one “double café” – that is, one café with stores in two neighborhoods. This is the 1369, special “third spaces” with character and sense of place.
BITE

Chorizo taco at Los Tacos Hermanos

May 13, 2026
Chorizo taco at Los Tacos Hermanos
I’ve loved the idea of chorizo more than a lot of the chorizo I’ve eaten. This perfect taco goes its own way with a chorizo so mild it was shocking.
LET’S GET COFFEE

The long red line

May 6, 2026
The long red line
The two universities that dominate Cambridge seem to foster café sitting. We will follow the rumble of the MBTA red line, felt in three Harvard and MIT coffee seats.
FILM

You say you want a revolution

May 18, 2026
You say you want a revolution
A documentary about the early days of radio station WBCN triggers fond memories and a general airing of political grievances.
OPINION

Tatte no way

May 3, 2026
Tatte no way
Young professionals on this side of the river don’t talk about it, but none of us really go to Tatte. It’s a bit like going to a Hard Rock Cafe in New York.
OPINION

Letter to a traffic engineer

April 19, 2026
Letter to a traffic engineer
Even entities such as the City of Cambridge, which in theory should have been consulted in a Reid Overpass design process, are relegated to the inbox.
OPINION

Counter intuitive

April 19, 2026
Counter intuitive
There’s a special kind of pain in seeing projects go up thoughtlessly with flaws that will confront people for years or decades.