Mackenzie L. Boucher
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Cambridge City Council Denies Landmark Designation for Democracy Center
The Cambridge City Council refused to award the Nathaniel Stickney House — formerly home to The Democracy Center — designation as a historical landmark after more than two years of contention over the facility’s future.
City Council Unanimously Approves Brattle Street Pedestrianization Plan
The Cambridge City Council unanimously approved a policy order Monday night to pedestrianize Brattle Street by restoring two-way traffic to John F. Kennedy Street.
Cambridge Upzoning Gets Rid of Exemption to Keep Institutions Out of Residential Neighborhoods
As a predominantly pro-housing Council is set to take office in January, some have turned their attention to patching the holes in the city’s zoning code — tightening the restrictions on institutional development in residential neighborhoods.
City Council Votes to Increase Property Taxes, Triggering Backlash from Business Owners
The Cambridge City Council unanimously voted to raise property taxes by eight percent for fiscal year 2026 — including a 22 percent increase on commercial property taxes — to the chagrin of many residents and business owners.
Stanislav Rivkin Wants to Upend Cambridge’s ‘Reagonomics’ Policies
Rivkin, the associate director of admissions at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is running for Cambridge City Council to bring his progressive ideals to the body. His priority is to make the city affordable for the bottom 50 percent of earners — one of the biggest issues for voters this cycle.
New 2nd STREET Location in Harvard Square Gives a Second Chance to Vintage Clothes
2nd STREET, a Japanese secondhand apparel retailer, opened its newest location in Harvard Square on June 20, selling everything from vintage sports jerseys to Diesel denim and Michael Kors handbags.
Four Years and $321 Million Later, CPS Opens Tobin Montessori and Darby Vassall Upper School Complex
Cambridge Public Schools opened their new Tobin Montessori and Darby Vassall Upper Schools and Community Complex on Tuesday, following almost four years of construction and a $321 million investment from the City.
New HGSE Dean Nonie Lesaux Faces a New World of Education. Faculty Say She’s Ready.
Nonie K. Lesaux had been a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for more than two decades — nearly her entire professional career — by the time she was named dean in March.
HGSE Faculty, Students Sign Letters Condemning Trump’s Education Agenda
In the days leading up to Harvard’s dramatic refusal of the Trump administration’s demands, more than 140 Harvard Graduate School of Education students, faculty, and staff signed onto a letter urging Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 and HGSE Dean Nonie K. Lesaux not to capitulate to the government.
Former OCR Head Catherine Lhamon Talks Ed Department Cuts at HGSE
Former Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education Catherine E. Lhamon said the Trump administration’s decision to dismantle the department will put students at risk at a Harvard Graduate School of Education forum on Tuesday.