Arts + Culture
Cinemas of resistance and silence at The Brattle, and new releases ‘The Guilty’ and ‘The Voyeurs’
By Tom Meek September 26, 2021
These reviews of what’s on the big screen and streaming include doings at The Brattle Theatre, including documentary picks from local John Gianvito and two days of silent greats, as well as a sense of what's watchable among Jake Gyllenhaal's “The Guilty,” the sexy “Voyeurs” and “Seeding Change.”
Asian jumping worms are an invasive species destroying our forests, and already in our yards
By Jeanine Farley September 25, 2021
If your garden mulch is disappearing, you might have Asian jumping worms, for they consume mulch and even wood chips rapidly. And bringing in even one jumping worm can lead to an infestation, because these worms do not need a mate to reproduce.
Tobin and Vassal public art decision nears end, though one of the proposals will need 100 years
By Marc Levy September 23, 2021
Four finalist art proposals are in for the remaking the Tobin Montessori and Vassal Lane Upper Schools in West Cambridge. The winner of the $650,000 commission won’t be announced until November, but the first step to a decision is homework: learning about each project.
Chicken and egg choices at Loyal Nine
By Tom Meek September 22, 2021
Loyal Nine is an intimate and cozy place to have dinner but also a nifty place to have lunch or brunch. I dig its smooth and creamy nitro cold-brewed coffee, but one of the more recent reasons I’ve been popping in is the simple things it does with chicken and eggs.
Bar Enza, a ‘neo-trattoria,’ to open this month under Ladner, cooking anew in Harvard Square
By Marc Levy September 20, 2021
Bar Enza is expected to open before October in Harvard Square’s Charles Hotel, serving the Italian brasserie food of Mark Ladner in a space that until April hosted Benedetto (and Rialto for 22 years until June 2016).
The Seamus Heaney Memorial Reading is back; three poets pay homage in free Wednesday event
By Marc Levy September 19, 2021
The Seamus Heaney Memorial Reading returns in person Wednesday, honoring the Nobel Prize-winning poet and playwright from Ireland who died in 2013.
Opinion
Fix the traffic circle at New Street and Concord before a bicyclist or pedestrian is seriously hurt
After my bike commute this morning I was left wondering if I needed to die before the city does something about the traffic circle at New Street and Concord Avenue in front of Sozio Appliances.
Now’s the moment for universal prekindergarten
Early education is a wonderful thing, and it’s time that Cambridge provides this for every child and the parents – and women in particular – who have made the difficult decision to step back from their careers to care for their children during the pandemic.
Covid and the colder months can drag you down. Here are some free, simple ways to stay healthy.
The mental and physical tolls of Covid have been well documented and. As days get shorter, the weather colder and the delta variant curbs our activities and social lives, taking steps to support our health and wellness becomes essential.
What is Cambridge doing to increase the rate of vaccinations?
For the past two months, the city has reported that 75 percent of residents have gotten at least one shot of vaccine against Covid-19. Meanwhile, the rate of positive cases is increasing.
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