Please join us tomorrow for our first Wednesday Walk, in East Cambridge! You can register here, and our plan is to start at the East Cambridge Savings Bank (292 Cambridge Street) at 3 PM. Our tentative schedule, from 3-5 PM, is as follows:  East Cambridge Savings Bank, 292 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02141 Two Little Owls Schoolhouse, […]

March 15 Update: This campaign is being transitioned to a virtual effort only, given coronavirus updates. This will include (1) highlighting the virtual activities of our business members and (2) encouraging consumers to buy gift cards now that they can use at a later time, to highlight how gift cards are a great way to

By Theodora M. Skeadas and Skye R. ReganSunday, February 16, 2020Posted in the Cambridge Day Cambridge is enormously vibrant, with a diverse population. The city has a median household income higher than the state’s ($75,909 vs. $67,846, according to the city’s most recent Community Needs Assessment) – but the dubious distinction of having a 14 percent

Join Tutoring Plus at Tropical Party 2020, a fundraiser for our free tutoring and mentoring programs! We are honoring former Vice Mayor Jan Devereux with the Children’s Champion Award. For more information about sponsorships and tickets, please visit our event website. We are also looking for donations of gift cards in the $25-50 range for our auction table.

By James Doyle, Computer Engineering and Art History student at Northeastern University Josh Gerber’s family has a history of business ownership. Upon arrival as immigrants to the United States from Germany during the 1940s, owning one’s own business was the “way immigrants made it.” Starting with actions like cleaning cars for money and building up

We are thrilled to share that Jan Devereux is joining the Cambridge Local First Advisory Board! A two-term Cambridge City Councillor, Jan served as Vice Mayor in 2018-19. In her first term on the Council, Jan chaired the Economic Development Committee and convened a series of meetings to review the city’s Retail Strategy Plan to

By Marc Levy of the Cambridge DayWednesday, January 15, 2020 Only eight months after expanding into a new location in Harvard Square, Salt & Olive Market is closing – returning key retail space to emptiness just a year after Starbucks left. “It’s with sadness, but with hope for the future, that we share Salt & Olive

Cambridge Camping’s most fun event of the year – is here again! Break a sweat for a good cause (and bring a friend). Enjoy an exercise class, munch on chocolate, drink some bubbly. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Hang out in the sauna, whirlpool and/or hot tub before or after your class. And the

By Marc Levy, Thursday, December 26, 2019 in the Cambridge Day Harvard Square lost another modern classic this month with the closing of the charcoal-grilled pizza restaurant Cambridge, 1. While owners didn’t give a specific reason for taking action now, one factor got a call-out: the closing of the Loews movie theater some seven years ago.

POSTED BY: ABBIE GRUSKIN NOVEMBER 20, 2019 in Scout Cambridge After 18 years in its tiny, efficiently packed Harvard Square storefront, stationary and gift store Black Ink is closing at the end of the year. Susan Corcoran, who has owned and operated the store since 2001, cites the rising cost of rent as her primary reason for