New Development Coming to Somerville
Soon, there will be no need to schlep to Wrentham (Where is that anyway?) or Kittery or Freeport to go outlet shopping… Assembly Row...
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Lara
Nov 11, 2011
Cambridge Tops List of Best Cities for Women
Yay Cambridge! SELF Magazine ranked *our fair city* as healthiest overall place for women to live. Check it out on Boston.com....
Lara
Oct 31, 2011
Community Learning Center's 40th Anniversary Celebration
This is a shameless plug for a fantastic organization I’m involved with — Cambridge’s Community Learning Center, which provides adult...
Lara
Oct 9, 2011
It's Genius!
New York’s mayor, Michael Bloomberg, is apparently looking to Cambridge as a model for his own city — pretty cool! The MIT effect:...
Lara
Sep 23, 2011
FREE Homebuying Workshop – October 13
Last spring, a few colleagues and I presented a homebuying workshop here at our Porter Square offices. We had great turnout and everyone...
Lara
Aug 22, 2011
The Harvard Complex — Still Growing…
Living in Cambridge often feels like living in the middle of a college campus, especially in September, when the students flood back in...
Lara
Jun 14, 2011
Puppy Love: Dog Portrait Event Coming Soon to the Back Bay!
My best friend, the brilliant photographer Tiffany White, has teamed up with Back Bay Dogwalking & Pawsh Dog Boutique & Salon, for an...
Lara
Jun 9, 2011
Garden Party Benefit for the Community Learning Center
In a former life I taught English as a foreign language, and although it’s no longer my career, I’ve stayed involved in the field by...
Lara
May 27, 2011
No Big Surprise, but We Like Books
Cambridge, Mass. tops Amazon’s list of ‘well-read’ cities | CNN.com.
Lara
May 11, 2011
Where to Eat? Cambridge, of Course!
For a long time now, friends have made fun of the fact that I rarely “cross the river” into Boston… and that I consider dating Bostonians...
Lara
May 9, 2011
Go Fido! Cambridge Dog Owners Push for More Off-Leash Options
A friend of mine who lives in the suburbs of Portland, Maine just got a dog. Within a week, she had met more than ten of her neighbors...
Lara
May 3, 2011
Somerville Makes the New York Times!
Somerville’s recent “happiness survey” seems to have caught the eye of the national media. Check it out! In Somerville, Massachusetts, a...
Lara
Apr 24, 2011
Sam & Darla… The Cow
Here’s something I don’t see every day: While touring the basement of a lovely mid-Cambridge condo building, I came upon a colorful row...
Lara
Apr 8, 2011
Street Sweeping v. Snow Parking Bans… Which is Worse?
Thought this was interesting… if you received one of the nearly 3,000 snow violation parking tickets this winter, you can take comfort in...
Lara
Apr 8, 2011
Got Hazardous Waste?
This Saturday is one of Cambridge’s three annual household hazardous waste collection days. So if you’ve got a pile of old paint cans,...
Lara
Mar 31, 2011
Habitat Boston Restore Grand Opening
This Saturday, April 2, is the grand opening of Habitat Boston Restore — a retail shop selling donated furniture, building materials, and...
Lara
Mar 29, 2011
Attention Folks-Who-Work-in-Kendall: Commuter Open House!
Please join me after work on Wednesday, March 30, from 5 – 7 pm for a “commuter open house” at my two great Thorndike Place condos… right...
Lara
Mar 29, 2011
Somerville *Likes* Social
Somervillians (Is there a name for residents of Somerville?) love their social media and the city is on it, offering Twitter and FB...
Lara
Mar 26, 2011
Bike Repair on the Go in Cambridge
I’m sure all you bikers out there will love this — it’s a fantastic idea: Bike repair stands arrive in Cambridge, MA | Translogic...
Lara
Feb 20, 2011
Best Write Up of Cambridge in Years!
I’m not generally an Improper Bostonian reader, so am very happy my boyfriend brought to my attention the Feb 16, “Cambridge Issue.” I...
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