It’s a bonanza of great ways to start a day, with offerings we love from around Cambridge and Somerville.

Harvard political scientist Kosuke Imai, PhD ’03, explains how redistricting and geographic polarization are making elections less competitive.

“The Award” spoofs Cambridge and especially the writers who live here.

Eighteen months after the multifamily housing zoning ordinance was passed, two city council committees proposed increased setbacks and open-space requirements while discouraging certain types of redevelopments

Huang’s algorithm helps the app retain content consumers and creators

For a searchable calendar of events with your choice of list or map view, or to submit an event of your own, go to the main calendar. Thursday, Sept. 3 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Kendall/MIT Open Space at 292 Main St., Kendall Square. Outdoor Movie: “The Wiz” (rescheduled)Free, but register. Rain date for the film, part of a series curated by The Brattle.

The person fatally shot by Cambridge police Friday night was William Woodworth, 64. He lived in Watertown.

Returning the technology to use is still in process, as is the civic assembly meant to help assess it.

When SpaceX filed for its IPO, we went through the S-1 to point out just how far off the mark Elon Musk's predictions about his Twitter takeover turned out to be. Indeed, the failure of Twitter as a business was so catastrophic, Musk had to hide it by merging all his Xs together: he had...

Global health is about big saves and big goals. But in the race to save lives, the field of global health tends to ignore burnout. Burnout was a concern before the Covid-19 pandemic, and might get wor...

Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

Slain Cambridge man’s fiancee says five-year-old son “shouldn’t feel the way he feels right now.”

Rivals trade accusations while trying to establish themselves as more focused on those most in need.

From Boston’s Museum of Science to the Watertown Dam, the Charles River this spring was rife with river herring swirling in the water like scores of baby sharks. Near the dam, dozens of the aptly name...