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CPD Encourages Wearing Seat Belts
The Cambridge Police Department will start visibly cracking down on seat belt usage, according to a statement released by the department yesterday morning.
Year in Photos: Breaking News
The Harvard Crimson presents the best breaking news photographs of 2010-2011.
Chalk on the Walk
Artists cover the streets of Cambridge with chalk drawings for the annual “Chalk on the Walk,” held yesterday as part of the Mayday fair in Harvard Square.
Battle of the Berries
Pinkberry's arrival challenges Berryline’s monopoly on the frozen yogurt market.
Council Talks Zoning Changes
Last night, the Cambridge City Council continued a contentious debate regarding zoning policies—but first took a moment to recognize Cambridge ...
Student Robbed at Knife Point
A male graduate student was robbed at knife point on Tuesday night outside of 16 Prescott Street—across the street from the Harvard Faculty Club.
Barghouti Stuggles for Palestinians
Omar Barghouti speaks on the global stuggle for the rights of people in Palestine yesterday. The talk was followed by a moderated question-and-answer discussion with Dr. Alice Rothchild of the Harvard Medical School.
Music Returns to Kendall Square T Stop
The restoration of the bells at the Kendall Square subway stop is the work of the Kendall Band Preservation Society, a group of MIT students who have spent the past eight months refurbishing the Kendall Band.
City Council Votes to Research Development in Kendall, Central Squares
The Cambridge City Council voted 8-0 last Monday to approve the selection of Goody Clancy & Associates, a Boston architecture and planning firm, to research potential business and residential development in Kendall and Central Squares. “Each square has its own identity,” Assistant City Manager for Community Development Brian P. Murphy ’86-87 said. “Kendall and Central are going under transformation.”
Market in the Square
Market in the Square, a 24-hour deli located on Church Street, was the site of an alleged homophobic incident late Saturday night.
City Council Discusses Kendall Square Nightlife
Cambridge City Council members last night discussed potential plans for MIT to pay $175,000 to the city in order to reinvigorate nightlife in Kendall Square.
Cambridge Celebrates International Pillow Fight Day
On Saturday afternoon, thousands of pillow-bearing Cantabrigians gathered on Cambridge Common and waited patiently for the signal. Then, at exactly 3:00 p.m., the crowd erupted into feathery chaos.
Corinna Campbell presents "Personalizing Traditions in Surinamese Maroon Folklore Dance" to a captive audience during the African Dance Diaspora: A Symposium on Embodied Knowledge. This was one of many events, including panels and performances, that took place during the weekend-long symposium. The African Dance Diaspora took place in Lowell Lecture Hall from Friday, March 25 to Sunday, March 27.
Two Defendants To Face Trial in April; Two Likely To Plead Guilty
As legal proceedings move forward against the four defendants charged with participating in the 2009 killing in the basement of Kirkland House, two defendants plan to plead guilty while the two others—the man who allegedly pulled the trigger and the Harvard student who is charged with aiding the murderers—are set to stand trial next month.
Council Discusses Funding for Community Action Programs
The Cambridge City Council weighed in last night on the federal budget, passing a resolution urging President Barack Obama to maintain funding for the Community Services Block Grant—the primary funding source for community action programs.
Bob Slate Obituary
With the Church St store already closed down, the days of Bob Slate's Massachusetts Ave store are numbered.
Lesley's Art Institute of Boston Moving to Porter
Lesley University has received permission to relocate the AIB from Kenmore Square in Boston to Cambridge’s Porter Square.
Cambridge Police Arrest 15 in Citywide Sweep
The Cambridge Police Department, in cooperation with Somerville police and Mass. State Police, made 15 arrests in a citywide warrant sweep last Thursday.
Cambridge Schools Consider Reforms
A proposal to separate middle schools from elementary schools in the Cambridge Public System—known as the “Innovation Agenda”—will be discussed by the School Committee meeting on March 8, a week before it is scheduled to come up for a vote.