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Video of new bike lane infrastructure in ‘the Netherlands’ was actually just a shot of Inman Square redesign
The Boston Globe The clip, which was shared to X, showed newly-built infrastructure that was cheekily billed as an impossible feat here in the US. Some people were tricked, but others were quick to call out the joke. A cyclist travels down a separated bike lane in Cambridge’s Inman Square. Jonathan Berk/@berkie1 on X By […]
Union Square MBTA station will be closed during Somerville’s Fluff Festival for 2nd straight year
Local News Union Square will close for 25 days starting Sept. 18 and won’t provide shuttles, complicating transportation to the annual festival. Union Square will close for 25 days starting Sept. 18. Vincent Alban For The Boston Globe For a second year in a row, the Union Square MBTA stop will be closed during Somerville’s […]
127-year-old water main gives way under NYC’s Times Square, flooding streets, subways
National News Water from a water main break cascading into New York’s Times Square subway station, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Marc A. Hermann/MTA, via AP By Associated Press August 29, 2023 | 6:53 PM NEW YORK (AP) — A 127-year-old water main under New York’s Times Square gave way early Tuesday, flooding midtown streets and […]
Rosebud American Kitchen and Bar in Davis Square temporarily closes
Restaurants The historic Somerville diner will be rebranded under its new owners. Rosebud American Kitchen & Bar in Davis Square. Stan Tess/Alamy Stock Photo A popular American restaurant housed in a Somerville dining car is undergoing some changes: it has closed for the time being and will experience a transformation. Rosebud American Kitchen & Bar, […]
What’s happening at Copley Square Park? Here’s the latest on the Back Bay site’s renovation
Neighborhoods Copley Square Park is still more than a year away from reopening as it undergoes a major renovation. The city of Boston is redesigning Copley Square, a project that will take more than a year to complete. David L Ryan/Boston Globe Renovations are moving along on the Copley Square Park project, with plans to […]
Biden, Trump square off for Michigan’s working-class voters
Politics In visits on back-to-back days, the two will test their appeal among workers in a key swing state. Vice President Harris and President Biden in a meeting at the White House on Monday. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Demetrius Freeman Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post By Matt Viser and Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington […]
Joe’s Pizza, an iconic New York City spot, opens in Harvard Square
Food News The restaurant serves guests until 3 a.m. A classic cheese pie from Joe’s Pizza. Handout Pizza fans have reason to celebrate — a famous New York City shop known for its street slices has debuted in Cambridge. Joe’s Pizza opened on Brattle Street in Harvard Square on September 15, serving up classic flavors […]
Blue Ribbon Brasserie will open in Kenmore Square this fall
Food The iconic New York institution will open in the former Eastern Standard space. The beef marrow and oxtail marmalade from Blue Ribbon Brasserie. Photo by Steve Hill A much awaited dining concept will be joining two sister restaurants on the doorstep of the Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Square. Blue Ribbon Brasserie, a bustling institution […]