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Residents Comment on Housing at Final Mass. Ave Planning Study Community Meeting
Concluding 18 months of drafting, the City of Cambridge announced the final design of the Mass. Ave Planning Study at a Thursday meeting. The study lays out four goals that will be implemented on a 15-year timeline, including to make Mass. Ave more “inviting” and “a destination,” and to increase housing options.
A Year After Disability Discrimination Complaint, CPS Parent Says District Must Do More
In March of last year, John H. Summers, a Cambridge parent whose son has autism, filed a complaint against Cambridge Public Schools about disability based discrimination in transportation. After a year, the district has taken steps to improve, but Summers says there is still a long way to go.
Cone and Get It: Students and Cambridge Residents Head to Ben & Jerry’s for Free Cone Day
Thousands of Harvard students and Cambridge residents flocked to the Ben & Jerry’s Harvard Square location for a free scoop of the Vermont ice cream as a part of the company’s nation-wide Free Cone Day on Tuesday.
A Majority of Cambridge City Council Now Calling For Toner’s Resignation
Pressure is mounting on embattled Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner to yield his seat on the Council as a majority of his colleagues are now calling for his resignation.
Councilor Siddiqui Reflects On the City’s Changing Housing Landscape at PBHA Talk
After landmark zoning reform, Cambridge City Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui and A Better Cambridge co-chair Justin N. Saif ’99 unpacked its implications and encouraged students to get involved in local politics at a Phillips Brooks House Association event on Tuesday.
Cambridge City Council To Vote on Whether To Ask Harvard Corporation To Resist Trump
Four Cambridge City Councilors called on Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 to resist the Trump administration’s list of demands threatening nearly $9 billion in federal funding in a policy order set to be voted on during the Council’s Monday evening meeting.
Council Narrowly Votes To Return Two-Way Traffic to Garden Street
The Cambridge City Council narrowly passed a Monday policy order to return two-way traffic to the entirety of Garden Street, following months of contentious debate and deliberation. The plan will keep bike lanes but eliminate parking spots.
After Upzoning, Cambridge Wonders Where Neighborhood Conservation Districts Will Fit
The Cambridge City Council voted unanimously to initiate a study on the Half Crown-Marsh Neighborhood Conservation District in light of advocates’ concerns that the body suppresses multifamily zoning projects.
Cambridge City Council Will Ask Owners of Long-Vacant Properties To Discuss Development Plans
The Cambridge City Council voted to ask owners of long-vacant buildings to discuss next steps for their properties in a resolution that specifically called out Gerald L. Chan, the billionaire real estate owner and Harvard donor who owns the former Harvard Square Theatre.
Cambridge City Council Calls on Harvard, President Garber to Resist Trump’s Threats
The Cambridge City Council voted unanimously on Monday to call on the Harvard Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — to refuse the Trump administration’s demands as $9 billion in government funding hangs in the balance.
Michelle Wu ’07 Officially Launches Re-Election Campaign For Boston Mayor
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 officially announced her re-election campaign at a Saturday event in the South End, criticizing the Trump administration and her opponent — philanthropist Joshua Kraft — in her speech.
Billionaire Investor Gerald Chan Under Scrutiny for Neglect of Historic Harvard Square Theater
Gerald L. Chan — billionaire investor, Harvard donor, and prominent Harvard Square property owner — is under fire from City officials for the 13-year vacancy of the Harvard Square Theatre.
‘Authoritarianism’: Mass. Lawmakers Condemn Harvard Funding Review
Top Massachusetts lawmakers showed outrage and gave dire warnings in response to Monday’s announcement that three federal agencies are reviewing more than $8 billion in Harvard’s federal funding.
State Rep. Marjorie Decker Calls for City Councilor Paul Toner’s Resignation
Massachusetts State Rep. Marjorie C. Decker called on Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner to resign in a Thursday statement, turning up pressure on the embattled local official to leave City Hall.
As State Resources Strain, Houses of Worship Fill the Gap To Host Unhoused Immigrants
For the past four months, an immigrant mother from Uganda and her two children have slept in the basement of an Episcopal church in the Greater Boston area.
