Hi all, due to an injury I am selling my Cambridge Half Marathon bib. I purchased it for $125, but am willing to sell for $100 ($75 + $25 transfer fee). Let me know if you’re interested!

I am going to Boston the week of Halloween, and my itinerary only includes visiting Salem, going to Harvard, and maybe traveling to New York; what are some inexpensive things to do and hole in the wall places to eat that are not all over Instagram and TikTok.

Now that the days are getting shorter, an increasing number of joggers are wearing headlamps to light their way, including in parks and on car-free paths. These lamps can be quite powerful; some seem to have the luminosity of car headlights. Is it really necessary to eliminate every patch of darkness from a walking path ten minutes before sunrise? I don’t know.

What I do know is that headlamps are worn on the forehead. That means they are positioned to shine directly into the face of any oncoming person. In other words, your convenient source of hands-free illumination is a blinding light shining directly at me.

I was always taught to consider this when using a headlamp while hiking or camping, situations where one typically encounters relatively few other people. The widespread obliviousness about headlamp externalities in more crowded areas is a testament to the selfishness inherent to so much fitness culture in this city.

I know what you’ll say— it’s about road safety and a response to reckless drivers. Wrong. There are many devices that can illuminate a jogger safely without blinding others. And I’m mostly talking about areas without cars. No, this is about joggers behaving like drivers, bringing the attitude and ideology of car culture to our paths.

Anyone know what the loud bang was just now between Hampshire and Broadway Street near Colombia Street. Heard sirens after

I’m a self employed software engineer who doesn’t love the social isolation aspects of the work.

Are there any good co-working spaces in the area where there is some liveliness and social interaction?

Curious to hear people's thoughts on Cambridge's recently commissioned inclusionary housing study. The city hired RKG Associates to evaluate the feasibility of its current inclusionary housing policy and if it is effective in creating new housing. I'd encourage anyone interested in affordable housing in Cambridge to read the report. Interested to hear what others think of the findings.

https://www.cambridgeday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/RGK-Report-100126.pdf

I’ve got some free time coming up and I’d like to volunteer helping and learning about growing food (organic) does anyone know of any local opportunities?

Thanks in advance for your help.

With the midterm election fast approaching, join us this Sunday, October 20th from 3:00pm-5:00pm for Activist Afternoons at St James Church, 1991 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA.

Activist Afternoons is a chance for us to connect as a community and work together toward protecting our democracy. During Activist Afternoons we have several types of activities including postcard writing, phone banking, and training for midterm canvassing in neighboring states.

Bring yourself, some friends, and good energy! If you want to phone bank, please bring a charged laptop, headphones, and phone. Training will be provided!

Want to help? We could always use volunteers so please be in touch!

Organized by Indivisible Somerville, Cambridge Indivisible Resistance, Mystic Mashup Indivisible, and Indivisible Progressive Mass Cambridge

More information and signup at this link:

https://www.mobilize.us/indivisibleprogressivemasscambridge/event/985933/

Looks like our baby dinos found their new favorite stage. 🦕 Come join them at the William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common!

Wednesday evening from Cambridge Ringe & Latin School (emailed to parents, posted to their parent communication app).

Is it comforting that 2 incidents in 2 days are unrelated? Or is it more disturbing?

And can you really say there is “no reason to believe there is any specific threat to the safety of our school community” if in one of the incident there was a list of threatened people?

I wish there was a lot more info about how “our school team along with CPD responded and addressed the matter appropriately with the student and the student’s family“.

In our family’s experience, CPSD doesn’t respond to bullying or violence with any consequences. As a parent, the “district’s disciplinary processes“ seem non-existent.

But kudos to the kids who saw something and said something.

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“Dear CRLS Community:

The safety of our school community will always be our first priority at CRLS.  

I am writing to let you know about two unrelated incidents that occurred in the last two days.  Yesterday school administrators were notified that a student had posted via social media a photo in which the student  appeared to be brandishing a firearm. The Cambridge Police Department was notified, the student was identified and our school team along with CPD responded and addressed the matter appropriately with the student and the student’s family.  

Earlier today, school administrators were again alerted to a situation in which a different student posted to social media a photograph of this second student brandishing a weapon. In this latter posting, the student also appeared to be exhibiting a written list identifying members of the CRLS community. Again, CPD was notified and officials responded appropriately to the situation to ensure the safety of all members of our school community. We are in the process of communicating with the individuals who were identified in the second photograph of which we learned today. The families of any students involved are also being notified by school officials. 

There is no basis to believe these two incidents were related to one another. At this time we have no reason to believe there is any specific threat to the safety of our school community. We will, as always, maintain continuous communication and partnership with the Cambridge Police Department and other public safety agencies to ensure the continuation of a safe and secure environment for all students and staff. 

To be clear, the possession of weapons and the publication of any social media activity that threatens the physical or psychological safety of our school community is strictly prohibited. Violations of school policy or expectations of the CRLS community will be addressed through the district’s disciplinary processes with referrals to public safety and/or public health agencies as appropriate.

Again, the safety of our school community will always be our first priority. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to myself or other members of our school’s leadership team. 

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Allan Gately Gehant”

My venue for an afterparty celebrating a 40th anniversary reunion unexpectedly fell through, and we're scrambling to find a replacement for this Saturday night!

Looking for a space in the Boston/Cambridge area that can accommodate around 40 people from approximately 9:30 PM to 12:30 or 1 AM.

Ideally, we'd like somewhere that would let us bring our own DJ or have control over the sound system. For drinks, we're open to a cash bar with a tab to cover some of the cost, or a BYOB setup if permitted. Our budget for the space and any required fees is ideally under $3,000, and guests would be happy to pay for their own drinks beyond whatever we cover.

We're open to unconventional options, including function rooms, lodge halls, private event spaces, or bars that might rent out an area for the evening.
Does anyone have recommendations for venues that might be able to accommodate us on such short notice?
We'd be incredibly grateful for any leads!!!

If so, tell me what they were inside of. I’d love to return them to their rightful owner!

—Fellow Bikester

This is truly insane. Have NIMBYs ever appealed a building permit before in Cambridge to block new multifamily housing?

This proposal for ten homes keeps the existing house! It just adds a rear addition. But these wealthy homeowners have hired a lawyer and are apparently going to go to the ends of the earth to block new housing near them. They already failed at the Historical Commission (see prior post), and now they are appealing the building permit.

If we can’t build this incredibly modest infill housing in Cambridge, the future of this City and the 2/3 of residents who rent is so terrible. These despicable tactics block housing and drive up the cost of any housing that does get built.

This kitchen-sink appeal was brought by Wenxin Du and Yafeng Li of 25-27 Grozier Rd, and Peter Sturges and Sasha Lauterbach of 96-98 Lexington Ave. (both properties assessed at between $2-3M). Wenxin Du is a Harvard Business School professor and an economics PhD, so that’s especially disappointing. What is with all the local professor NIMBYs?! Du is also an affiliate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, which has published great research by some Harvard colleagues on how housing shortage drives up costs, like this piece by Ed Glaeser.

America's Housing Supply Problem: The Closing of the Suburban Frontier? | NBER

They are represented by attorney Dennis Murphy, whose bio says he has represented various clients seeking to block affordable housing under Chapter 40B, the state affordable housing law. It seems clear that they will try to tie up this project in litigation hoping to kill it. This is exactly why the Multifamily Housing Ordinance allows housing by-right, without a special permit—otherwise NIMBYs will sue to block every multifamily proposal. But weaponizing this building permit appeal is a way for housing opponents to try to turn by-right projects into protracted and costly fights.

Please email the BZA and join the meeting tomorrow, Thursday, October 15 at 6:15 pm to give public comment in support of the BZA upholding the Building Commissioner’s approval of the building permit. You can email [mailto:%20mpacheco@cambridgema.gov](mailto:%20mpacheco@cambridgema.gov) and put CASE NO. BZA-1230378 in the subject line.

BZA Agenda
https://cambridgema.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=13998

Zoom link
https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/85299551558

1,019 pages of documentation if you want to pull an all-nighter to prepare. https://cambridgema.primegov.com/api/compilemeetingattachmenthistory/historyattachment/?historyId=63710002-8f70-447f-a8b2-b93f56f6d695

Any advice on how to foster cats or kittens? My partner and I have the time, space, and resources to help cats / socialize them on their way to their forever homes!

Does anyone have any experience in partnering with shelters, or have any recommendations on which shelters to apply with?

CVS has installed locks on the beverage cases along the back wall at its Harvard Square location.

Frankly I’m a bit pissed about it, chiefly because it feels ridiculous to me that customers now need to flag down an employee to purchase something as simple as a 20-oz. bottle of soda, which should be part of an in-and-out transaction.

I’m stuck on the Allston side of Harvard Square across the bridge, police have shut down Storrow for 20 minutes. What happened?

Spotted this bird today near Gold Star Mothers Park. Anyone know what it is? My guess is a hawk of some kind.

Hi everyone! I am a BU graduate student, and I am looking for 1-2 college students who lives in Cambridge (18-24) to participate in a focus group regarding health issues in the Cambridge area. This would take place 10/16, Friday, 3:30-4:30 pm on the BU campus.

A possible alternative time 10am Saturday.

Thank you!

I live in a condo and also don’t know how to use or own power tools. I have a wooden table that needs sanding. And another DIY headboard that I want wood to be cut for. Where in Boston/Cambridge is it best to get such things for a minimal price? I saw task rabbit but the prices were higher than I thought. Home depot is an option for the wood cut, but I need a curved cut for this project which they seem to not do. TIA!

I'm going to a weekday evening event near Alewife T, lasting a couple hours. I know that street parking is likely to be non-existent, so I looked at the MBTA garage.

I could only see day rates ($9) quoted, and only PayByPhone app option for payment. Does anyone know if there is any short-term parking, and if I can pay by credit card on site?

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