New Cambridge pedicab service looks like fun; pay what you like.
City Living, Events, Photoblogs
High score to Cambridge Mayfair
by Anita M. Harris •
Cambridge writer Anita Harris and her friend E had a great time at the 2013 Mayfair. Both came away richer for the experience…literally.
Education
Breakthrough Greater Boston raises $215K to support urban education for underserved
by Anita M. Harris •
Breakthrough Greater Boston, the nonprofit organization dedicated to preparing under-resourced students to attend four-year colleges and to training the next generation of urban teachers, reports that it raised $215,000 in its annual Springfest event on April 24th.
Health, Science, Tech
Acupuncturists offer free trauma treatment in Marathon bombing aftermath
by Anita M. Harris •
Anita Harris reports that Boston area acupuncturists are offering free services to help minimize post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in aftermath of Marathon bombing.
City Living, Photoblogs, Politics
Marathon bomb mourners honor slain MIT officer
by Anita M. Harris •
Following a statewide moment of silence for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and its aftermath, mourners for slain MIT police officer Sean Collier held vigil and wrote messages of thanks and condolence on the sidewalk near Vassar St. in Kendall Square, Cambridge.
Business & Economics, City Living, Entrepreneurship, Innovation
New zoning law to expand commercial and residential development in Cambridge’s Kendall Square
by Anita M. Harris •
Despite a historically strong anti-development bias in Cambridge, the City Council last week approved a new zoning law that will allow further transformation of the already growing Kendall Square.