A couple of decades ago, some 400 newspapers published book reviews in arts and culture sections. Now it may be as few as 40. What to do about that? If anything? Booksellers and librarians will gather Wednesday in the lead-up to the seventh annual Bow Market Book... The post Booksellers and librarians gather Wednesday to talk about ‘Getting the Story Out’ to new readers appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

I’m going to start with the question this week, because it fires up some fun possibilities, pun intended. From Julie comes this inquiry: When you use the broiler setting on your oven (not a separate broiler area, like in the old days), do you leave the door... The post To broil or not to broil? Here’s a dry rubbed pork tenderloin for when the heat is on appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

On Friday, March 6, Boston Bitdown explored the meaning of chiptune, which includes visual spectacle. The lighting team – during Double Feature’s performance – covered the interior of the Capitol Theatre with digital projections, sectioning them out into individual panels, creating an effect that made the building... The post Boston Bitdown redux: the chiptune spectacle spans three cities on Friday appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

What wasn’t on the list of Cambridge housing and zoning priorities on Monday: Alewife.  There’s plenty getting attention in the next nine months in a rundown of priorities prepared for the City Council by assistant city manager Melissa Peters, including social and inclusionary housing, Central Square rezoning... The post Cambridge looks to MBTA and mall owner to take lead in updating the Alewife area appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

People summoned to Somerville and Cambridge district courts, and others throughout the state, would be protected from seizure by federal agents under a law being considered on Beacon Hill. Somerville city councilors on Thursday became the first in the state to vote in support. “I’ve seen ICE... The post Bill stopping ICE’s courthouse seizures wins support in Somerville as a Cambridge family mourns appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

Somerville has extended its submission deadline by a week for artists, makers and creative organizations to lease space in its Armory community building. The process is now open until 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Armory request for proposals “is an invitation to make this landmark your home base... The post Somerville gives an extra week to get through a 117-page application to be an Armory tenant appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

Plans for a new Somerville YMCA with attached affordable housing got a warm reception Wednesday at the last of two neighborhood meetings before a formal city process. On the path to permitting, the project goes next to zoning and planning boards. Those preliminaries may take another year,... The post Somerville YMCA project has a friendly neighborhood meeting, getting swole without breaking a sweat appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

If you missed Boston Bitdown this year, don’t fret. Well, maybe a little, it was four nights to remember … Bitdown, nominated for Music Festival of the Year at the 2025 Boston Music Awards, is the world’s largest dedicated to chiptune, an electric music genre created using... The post Boston Bitdown redux: Thursday appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

Right now cinemagoers can double their Frankenstein pleasure with “The Bride!” and Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” up for the Best Picture Oscar this Sunday. Sure, “Frankenstein” is streaming on Netflix – it’s practically left theaters – but it is one of those films best seen on the... The post Tracking The Monster and his Bride through the many versions of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.

$9 While it’s the idea of wings that’s most exciting about this restaurant in the former Cantina Mexicana space, these dumplings have a lot going for them, starting with the fact that there are 18 in an order, a filling amount even for two. K-Bok co-owner Yajaira... The post Veggie mini mandu at K-Bok Korean Fried Chicken appeared first on Cambridge | Somerville Independent.