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City Councillor Leads Effort Advocating $15 Minimum Wage
Cambridge City Councillor Nadeem A. Mazen is spearheading an effort to raise Cambridge’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, though it remains unclear whether such a policy shift would affect Harvard.
Crimson Complies With Subpoena After Emailed Threat
The Crimson complied with a subpoena to turn over a “narrow” span of traffic logs to its website on Wednesday after one of its reporters received an emailed threat that referenced the unfounded bomb scare in and around Harvard Yard earlier this week.
City Sports Closing Sale
City Sports advertises a going-out-of-business sale at its Brattle Street location on Tuesday, November 17, 2015.
A Boston Fixture, City Sports Closing Its Doors
City Sports will close all 26 stores including its Harvard Square location.
Campaign Seeks Donations To Fund STEM Mentorship Program
The crowdsourcing endeavor, #StemtoShine, aims to raise $5,000 to support one of the organization’s mentorship programs.
Police Continue Investigation Into Unfounded Bomb Threat
Police have not yet identified the source of Monday's unfounded bomb threat in Harvard Yard.
With Bomb Threat, Echoes of Paris and Eldo Kim
The eerie familiarity of the threat, together with the recency of fatal bombings in Paris and Beirut, imbued the series of evacuations and investigations on Monday with particular weight.
Unfounded Bomb Threat Prompts Police Investigation
In a scene strikingly similar to a scare two years ago, students evacuated Harvard’s Science Center and Sever, Emerson, and Thayer Halls around 12:30 p.m. on Monday after police reported receiving an unconfirmed bomb threat.
Harvard Square Welcomes El Jefe’s Taqueria
El Jefe’s owner John Schall said he wants to create a higher quality dining experience by using fresh ingredients in his taqueria, which replaced The Taco Truck at the 83 Mt. Auburn St. storefront.
Y2Y Youth Homeless Shelter Celebrates Upcoming Opening
The shelter, set to open to young adults between the ages 18 and 24 in December, looks to serve as a “sanctuary” for local homeless youth.
Weather Unseasonably Warm, Students Flock the Square
With guitars, bikes, and class assignments in tow, faculty, students, and Cambridge residents flocked the Science Center Plaza and Harvard Square Thursday and Friday to enjoy what could be the last warm days leading up to New England’s notoriously harsh winter months.
At the Voting Booth
Although polling stations were not too crowded on Tuesday, Nov. 3, two campaign volunteers and a voter had strong opinions on the Cambridge Municipal Election.
Cambridge Municipal Election
Quincy House served as one of the voting locations for the Cambridge Municipal election on Tuesday.
Cambridge Municipal Election
The Cambridge Municipal Election draws to a close outside of a Salvation Army in Central Cambridge on Tuesday evening.
Preliminary Council Results Show Eight Incumbents Returning
Jan Devereux, a first-time candidate for City Council, will be the only newcomer to the body, replacing current vice mayor Dennis A. Benzan.
Harvard-Allston Task Force Asked to Formalize Appointment Process
Recent attrition among task force members has prompted a number of Allston residents and members of the task force that were present at last week’s meeting to demand that the advisory body formally explain the appointment process.
Polls Open Tuesday for Cambridge City Council Races
Harvard students with roots in Cambridge said their city has a particularly active local politics scene, but they differed in their interest in voting this cycle.
Peabody Museum Celebrates the Day of the Dead
Polly R. Hubbard, the Peabody Museum’s education manager, described the holiday as a way of “welcoming back spirits of people who have passed on...with joy and happiness, and remembering what they were like...instead of woefully missing them.”
Black Lives Matter March Calls for Reforms
Harvard students joined activists from Black Lives Matter in Cambridge as they marched down Massachusetts Avenue on Sunday, rallying for affordable housing protection and wage reform.
City Officials Consider Progress in Ending Veteran Homelessness
Following Boston Mayor Marty J. Walsh’s pronounced commitment to end veteran homelessness by the end of 2015, city officials said Boston has made “tremendous progress.”
Allston Residents Talk Flexible Funds and Task Force
Members of the Flexible Fund Executive Committee laid the groundwork for how the organization would distribute a total of $5.35 million towards North Allston public realm improvements, as part of Harvard’s $43 million community benefits package.
Sanzone Exits Council Race After Racist Comments Revelations
John Sanzone, a Cambridge City Council candidate, has decided to end his campaign following revelations this week that he previously posted racist and homophobic comments on a white supremacy website.
Cambridge City Council Elections
When they take to the polls for the upcoming Cambridge City Council elections on Nov. 3, voters across Cambridge will use their ballots to take sides on a number of issues. The Crimson breaks down the issues and the 23 candidates vying for spots on the Council.