“The opposite of normalizing authoritarianism is to make it weird, to call it out and to sort of mock it,” Jennifer Mercieca, quoted by The Associated Press, Aug. 6, 2024 So weird! The Boston Globe spent a week hyperfocusing on a tiny lesbian bar in the middle... The post The Boston Globe Last Ditch lesbian bar story is weird appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

Artists who sell goods there applaud the decision, made after a vendor was selling AI-produced art.

The state gas tax is the price we pay to ensure that we have safe and reliable ways to get where we need to go, with sufficient funding to build, operate, and maintain the essential transportation inf...

A Somerville law taking effect Oct. 14 requires rental-property owners to tell tenants in writing within 48 hours that they are selling their home.

Alternative response programs, where mental health clinicians respond to 911 calls instead of police, have proliferated since George Floyd's murder. What does it take to do this work well?

MassDOT expects the construction project to last about three years.

The Yafa Bakery & Café plans an expansion within Somerville, taking over the old Posto restaurant site at 187 Elm St., Davis Square. Yafa, famous for its Mediterranean pastry and the kindness of its customer service, opened in June 2022 at 594 Somerville Ave., Ward 2, in... The post Yafa Bakery & Café looks to convert empty space near Davis Square into its second location appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

Gov. Maura Healey announced Monday she is filing legislation to suspend the Massachusetts gas tax for two months, cutting the price of gasoline by 24 cents a gallon.

Worcester County police departments are about to get a whole lot of comfort dogs thanks to a federal grant.

Spain’s population is 14 percent of that of the United States, and its gross domestic product is 6 percent of ours. Why is it that Spain has as many elevators? Elevators facilitate density, allowing cities to reach heights previously impossible. They are also a miracle for accessibility.... The post You should care more about elevators appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

Why Massachusetts parties are allowing the slow-moving self-destruction to continue is anyone’s guess.

With a declaration Saturday that he hopes to fill the emptying City Council seat in Ward 3, resident Derrick Rice launched Somerville’s special elections season. “I am not willing to wait for progress to be convenient and comfortable. We can do a lot more, particularly for those... The post Community organizer Rice declares a run for Ward 3 seat in Somerville, and a potential rival has filed with the state appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

Michael Tiso has returned to work after being suspended for allegedly misusing the department's ALPR system and criminal records database.

Hello neighbors, I was recruited to run for office in 2017 by tenant rights advocates as a first-time candidate for office and long-time business owner in Union Square. I was a true political outsi…