News that CambridgeSide was going from run-of-the-mill food court to upscale food hall (called CanalSide Food + Drink) opening in October didn’t go over well with one group: The people who liked their branded fast food, including the treats at Taco Bell.

6 days ago · Cambridge’s city budget for this fiscal year includes about $15 million in federal aid, including grants. Among the programs funded by federal money are a community development block grant that pays for affordable housing and community services, fuel assistance supporting help with utility bills for low-income residents and aid for …

Dec 19, 2024 · The conceptual design for the redevelopment of a stretch of Davis Square’s Elm Street looks to include housing rising 25 stories, according to a developer presentation, and construction would at least temporarily displace all storefronts on that stretch.

Dec 16, 2024 · Somerville councilor at large Jake Wilson says he will run for mayor, a potential challenger for Katjana Ballantyne, a two-term mayor who has not announced if she will seek a third term for the election still more than 10 months away.

Dec 27, 2024 · After 14 years in Harvard Square, women’s clothing store Anthropologie closes its 48 Brattle St. location Jan. 16, according to corporate parent URBN, and expects to vacate the space by the end of the month.. Anthropologie carries small inventories of apparel, accessories, intimates, home furniture, décor, beauty, garden and bridal goods.

Jan 23, 2025 · A change in ownership for the Somerville Theatre was approved Tuesday by the city’s Licensing Commission, with the Fraiman family passing along responsibilities after 41 years to a crew of trusted employees who say they plan to keep things running as they are.

3 days ago · The Cambridge Public Schools district is at a pivotal moment. We are tackling the opportunity gaps that widened during Covid; we are experiencing a significant leadership transition in the Central Office; we are facing the closing of a beloved elementary school; and we are managing all these challenges in a national and global period of turmoil, uncertainty, and fear.

3 days ago · Settlements with two contractors at the former Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse in East Cambridge are set to become the first deposits into the state’s Environmental Justice Trust, attorney general Andrea Joy Campbell said Monday.. Once cleared by a court, the first payments will total $155,000 from two of four companies involved in a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court against JDC Demo ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The ceremony Tuesday on Third Street, in the heart of Cambridge’s Kendall Square, began in the open air in 15-degree temperatures. A 44-foot iron beam rested on concrete barriers in front of the structure, quickly covered with signatures and scrawled good wishes by the gathered Suffolk construction workers, BioMed and Takeda executives and arts and community leaders such as the Cambridge ...

Jan 23, 2025 · More charter review by council. City Council, 11 a.m. Monday. A “special committee of the whole” continues a Dec. 9 hearing to review and discuss recommendations from a Charter Review Committee and additional suggestions from the full council about the city’s charter – the ruling document that gave us a city manager form of government and didn’t get a second look for 80 years.