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Article Archive for August 2009

Alewife Brook – Wilderness in Our Backyard
August 31, 2009 – 9:30 am | No Comment
Alewife Brook – Wilderness in Our Backyard

This past spring my family and I took a tour of Alewife Brook Reservation given as part of the Cambridge Science Festival.  Events were held across Cambridge highlighting and teaching science.  The tour was given …

Cambridge Back to School Vacations
August 26, 2009 – 10:18 am | No Comment
Cambridge Back to School Vacations

Cambridge has more than 35,000 students starting up classes.  Many parents are dropping them off and it’s a great opportunity to have a “back to school vacation”.  Back in May we took a look at …

BBJ Lists Cambridge Most Popular Restaurants
August 25, 2009 – 9:04 am | No Comment
BBJ Lists Cambridge Most Popular Restaurants

Cambridge is well known for having great restaurants so I was surprised to find only 3 in the top 25 Restaurants on a list the Boston Business Journal published this week.  The list is really …

Fresh Pond Mall Getting a Facelift
August 24, 2009 – 9:54 am | One Comment
Fresh Pond Mall Getting a Facelift

Let’s face it the Fresh Pond Mall really needed a facelift and finally redevelopment of the space next to the Dunkin Donuts and Circle Furniture is finally happening.  My husband and I were always commenting …

Memorial Drive Closure an Annual Tradition
August 21, 2009 – 12:14 pm | No Comment
Memorial Drive Closure an Annual Tradition

If you are not from Cambridge and try to drive somewhere through Memorial Drive on Sunday you will be in for a surprise.  The DCR (Department of Conservation) closes Memorial Drive Down on Sundays from …

Cambridge Area Provides Training for Future Film Makers
August 20, 2009 – 12:16 pm | No Comment
Cambridge Area Provides Training for Future Film Makers

By now you have been exposed to all the excitement and controversy about the budding Massachusetts Film Industry.  Recently the Boston Globe wrote an article highlighting the need for trained workers in the film industry …

Staying Cool in the Cambridge Area
August 19, 2009 – 12:21 pm | No Comment
Staying Cool in the Cambridge Area

As everyone knows we are in the middle of what might be classified as a heat wave.  Cambridge appears to have been in front of this with a deal it made with the Department of …

Cambridge Trolley Tour Competition
August 18, 2009 – 12:17 pm | One Comment
Cambridge Trolley Tour Competition

Cambridge Trolley Tours can be conveniently found at the Kendall Square area of Cambridge.  If you are visiting or hoping to get a tour of Cambridge specific attractions there are basically only 2 games in …

Mount Auburn Cemetery a Jaw Dropping Experience
August 17, 2009 – 11:19 am | No Comment
Mount Auburn Cemetery a Jaw Dropping Experience

Last week I reminded everyone of the Cambridge Discovery Days Tours that were taking place this Saturday.  I wasn’t sure whether I was going to make any of them but my family and I were …

Free Tours of Historic Cambridge Massachusetts
August 14, 2009 – 10:19 am | 2 Comments
Free Tours of Historic Cambridge Massachusetts

If you have ever been interested in Cambridge history or are visiting Cambridge and want to learn more about this historic city you are in luck.  This Saturday is the last day of the Cambridge …