The Somerville YMCA is moving into the early stages of redevelopment that include include 54 studio or micro-apartments, as well as a half-dozen one-bedroom apartments and a “healthy food store” with community spaces such as a test kitchen alongside fitness uses.

Dec 27, 2024 · After 14 years in Harvard Square, women’s clothing store Anthropologie closes its 48 Brattle St. location Jan. 16, according to corporate parent URBN, and expects to vacate the space by the end of the month.. Anthropologie carries small inventories of apparel, accessories, intimates, home furniture, décor, beauty, garden and bridal goods.

Aug 29, 2024 · The U.S. arm of Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems has ended its lease of office space at a Central Square building after months of demonstrations by pro-Palestinian protestors seeking to drive the company out of Cambridge.

Jan 21, 2025 · The ceremony Tuesday on Third Street, in the heart of Cambridge’s Kendall Square, began in the open air in 15-degree temperatures. A 44-foot iron beam rested on concrete barriers in front of the structure, quickly covered with signatures and scrawled good wishes by the gathered Suffolk construction workers, BioMed and Takeda executives and arts and community leaders such as the Cambridge ...

Apr 5, 2024 · The Christopher’s Restaurant & Bar and attached Toad nightclub in Cambridge are set to change hands after a sale fell through in the fall. The new buyers will likely be exciting to many: They're the owners of The Burren in Somerville’s Davis Square.

Feb 27, 2023 · As cities grow, providing enough open space can become challenging. Parks and open spaces are crucial social determinants of health, giving us safe places to exercise, socialize and enjoy nature in urban areas.

May 8, 2024 · A new coffee shop called the Luxor Cafe is expected to take over the onetime flagship location of the Cambridge chain Darwin’s Ltd., transitioning from the current Roust Coffee with an expanded menu and hours.

Dec 26, 2024 · This was a strange year in cinema, in which blockbuster success at the box office was rare (“Inside Out 2” was the top grab, followed by the overdone “Deadpool & Wolverine” superfrenemy romp) and outshone by adult-themed animation, non-English-language and documentary offerings. Also strong were films featuring women’s voices and indie creep-outs – a combination best embodied and ...

Nov 4, 2024 · A Davis Square redevelopment project that has been in the works for five years has switched plans – again. Developer Copper Mill held a community meeting Wednesday at the Somerville Public Library explaining the likelihood of apartment construction on a stretch of Elm Street at Grove Street where lab and office space was most recently planned.. The decision is a return to the original ...

Nov 1, 2024 · This is a prime example of what happens when you have a rush to make affordable housing… which when labeled such it always gets cost cutting in building, development, management and maintenance and yet we have councillors who were NOT around when this was built who are willing to repeat this cycle again in the city but with even taller buildings so more people can suffer down the road.