Article by Amy Saltzman, Wicked Local, published on June 29th. You can see the original article here. It’s an all-too-familiar story these days. But for Steven Adelson, owner of Teddy Shoes in Central Square, the possible loss of his 62-year-old business due to the COVID-19 shutdown hits particularly close to home. Adelson started working for . . . read more
By Scout Somerville, posted June 4. Read the original article here. Join Nicola Williams of the Williams Agency and Cambridge Local First on Thursday, June 4 at 4:30 p.m. for a Community Conversation about “how the small business community can both listen and lead” in the movement for black lives. Williams, a former City Council candidate and . . . read more
Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2020 on Wicked Local. You can check out the article on Wicked Local here. The city of Cambridge has worked closely with Cambridge Local First, the Central Square Business Improvement District, East Cambridge Business Association, Harvard Square Business Association and restaurants across the city to identify opportunities for the city to . . . read more
By Marc Levy on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 on Cambridge Day. You can check out the article on Cambridge Day here. Cafe Pamplona is closing in Harvard Square after 61 years in business. (Photo: Cafe Pamplona via Facebook) The list of businesses closing permanently is a quietly devastating one that includes some of the longest-lasting . . . read more
By Marc Levy on Monday, June 22, 2020 on Cambridge Day. You can check out the article on Cambridge Day here. The ImprovBoston comedy club is suspending operations, with all full-time staff members starting a voluntary furlough Friday in hopes of a full restart in January, administrators of the nonprofit theater said Monday. “The decision . . . read more
Posted Friday, June 12, 2020 on PMNTS. You can check out the article on PMNTS here. Michael Kanter and his wife and have owned and operated Cambridge Naturals near Harvard Square since 1974. That’s 46 years of retailing before the challenge of his or anyone’s business lifetime hit with COVID-19. And while the center of the . . . read more
Posted Monday, June 8, 2020 on Wicked Local. You can check out the article on Wicked Local here. The city of Cambridge, in partnership with the local business community, are launching “Pick It Up Cambridge,” a social media and print campaign to encourage patrons to call and pick up their orders to “help business owners . . . read more
By Simon J. Levien and Charles Xu, on Thursday, June 25, 2020 on The Crimson. You can check out the article on The Crimson here. After more than three months since the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Cambridge, many local businesses have struggled to stay open, with a few even closing their doors permanently. In Harvard . . . read more
Cambridge Local First (CLF) and the Sustainable Business Network (SBN) of MA joined forces to create a coalition of business groups to take action in supporting local businesses during the coronavirus epidemic. This coalition is called “Save Our Economy Now!” and includes Boston-based Black Economic Council of MA (BECMA), and the Foundation for Business Equity, along with two national groups–American Independent Business . . . read more
By Davit Antonyan on Thursday, June 11, 2020, on Cambridge Day. You can check out the article on Cambridge Day’s site here. Even in a Black Lives Matter moment, black business owners have concerns about a lack of support – right down to difficulties getting funding and loans born out of a pandemic. Nicola A. Williams, president . . . read more