A $1.3 billion sewer overhaul looms, but the proposed regional plan could almost triple household sewer bills in Cambridge and Somerville over the next 30 years.

Parking violations surged when the city ended towing for street sweeping violations. Doubling the cost of a ticket hardly made a dent.

Somerville, Cambridge, and Boston offer insights as Brookline strives to eliminate crashes resulting in deaths and serious injuries.

Modern Monetary Theory, applied to a rentier economy, prints a wealth transfer to the people who already own everything and pushes open trading economies to the economics of empire.

On Conspicuous Despair, the Ponzi stage of being alive, and why your grandparents are wrong about you.

I blamed him for what he couldn't fix. Now I see he’s extraordinary.

Cambridge Public Schools renewed Graham & Parks Elementary School Principal Kathleen Smith’s contract, a district spokesperson confirmed Friday, extending her tenure amid renewed scrutiny over her lea...

The art room is caught up in controversy as the school plans to use the space to accommodate its expanded student body.

Many philanthropically minded individuals have found donor-advised funds to be strategic and tax-efficient vehicles through which to channel their charitable giving. The funds are housed with a sponsor nonprofit with grants distributed upon the donors’ direction to any U.S. organization with an active 501(c)(3) status.  Recently, three... The post Fidelity, Vanguard and Schwab block SPLC donations. The Cambridge Community Foundation does not. appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

Cambridge Day and the Cambridge Somerville Independent will be competing for coverage — and donation dollars — but this isn’t a newspaper war of yore.

Two years ago, Bri Robinson attended a Celtics game as a fan, took photos, and DM’d them to every player on the team. Today, she’s Neemias Queta’s photographer and the person behind some of the Celtic...

In 2017 I wrote: One of the major reasons existing residents often oppose adding more housing is that as more people move in it gets harder to find on-street parking. What if we added a new catego...

Opening a city-run grocery store was part of Ayah Al-Zubi’s successful run last year for Cambridge City Council. While she campaigned, a group that included Cambridge government officials, agency staff, civic groups and nonprofit experts explored opening a store much like what Al-Zubi imagined, but ended the...

Data - January 2025 Kindergarten Lottery - Cambridge, Massachusetts is a dynamic, diverse urban community with a strong commitment to investing in our public schools.

The city allows four parking permits per person. How will that help improve the city's parking problem?

At Albright in Pennsylvania, the new president is cutting programs, selling art and real estate, and vowing not to hire anyone with tenure. Is this the way forward for liberal arts colleges?

This is more than just a housing “win.” It’s a triumph for Cambridge’s unique brand of representative democracy—one that balances citywide priorities with fair representation for diverse communities.