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City Calls For More Liquor Licenses
In a roundtable meeting about Cambridge’s liquor license policy yesterday, the city council encouraged the city’s license commission to make
City Aims to Eliminate Trans Fats
The Cambridge City Council moved one step closer to banishing trans fatty acids from the city’s diet at its meeting
Citizens Want Blowers Banished
Cambridge residents at last night’s City Council meeting had one word for leaf blowers: leave. Three speakers at the session
Survey Says: Housing Tops Cambridge Residents’ Concerns
Life in Cambridge is good—but it’s too darn expensive, residents said in a survey unveiled by city officials yesterday. City
Wobbly Union Gets Support
You may soon be able to get a shot of “anarcho-syndicalism” with your mocha Frappuccino, if the Cambridge City Council
City Council Flares Up Over Fired Janitor
Cambridge’s city council took on so-called corporate injustice at its meeting in City Hall last night. The council passed a
Fog of War Fades at Eliot JCR Talk
While many students spent their summers working on their resumes or tans, some found themselves trying to evacuate from the
Dunster House Alum Wins Democratic Gubernatorial Nod
Deval L. Patrick ’78 decisively won the Democratic nomination for governor yesterday, beating two well-known rivals—State Attorney General Thomas F.
Teaching Harvard Its Limits
As Harvard plans its current expansion into Allston, the University has used aggressive real-estate tactics to make room for science
Physicist Shapes Modern Thought
Kenneth G. Wilson ’56 was part of the generation of scientists who revolutionized physics in the 1970s and confirmed the
Scientist Extends Arm In Many Areas
Though John A. Armstrong ’56 is a physicist by training, he is knowledgeable in areas as disparate as meteorology and
Cambridge Offers Sanctuary
Cambridge reaffirmed its status as a “sanctuary city” for undocumented immigrants Monday, resolving to protect residents from deportation by the
Four Citizens Clamor for City Council’s Ear
Every week, before Cambridge’s city council gets down to business, it opens the floor for public comment. During this period,
City Council: Undocumented Immigrants Are Welcome Here
Cambridge reaffirmed its status as a “sanctuary city” for undocumented immigrants Monday, resolving to protect residents from deportation by the
Council Discusses Square’s Future
The spirit of Harvard Square should be protected and nurtured, local business and cultural leaders told city councillors yesterday. The
