As my office gets ready to launch our third-annual “Love Your Neighbor” clothing drive to benefit Second Chances, I thought it would be fun to introduce you ...

The Cambridge Energy Alliance is asking renters to complete a short survey (only 10 questions) and in exchange, will send you a FREE 7-socket smart power str...

One of my new favorite local blogs, The Somerville Beat, recently published a guide to Community Supported Agriculture, aka CSAs — those great services that ...

The Cambridge Winter Farmer’s Market kicks off this Saturday, January 5 from 10 am – 2 pm at the Cambridge Community Center at 5 Callender Street (in the Riv...

Cambridge launches its first Hubway stations today | Boston.com. #HarvardSquareCambridge #livinginCambridgeMA

The first three Hubway bike-sharing stations in Somerville are due to be installed the first week of August in Union Square, near City Hall, and on Beacon St...

Yesterday afternoon I took a walk over to North Point to check out the new footbridge connecting Cambridge & Charlestown — sooooo cool! I hate to admit it, b...

Sorry, this one’s not for sale, but it’s great for inspiration! DasHaus is a traveling exhibit, sponsored by the German American Chamber of Commerce, about i...

I know it’s June, and we’re all thinking about air conditioning, not heating, but if you’ve got an old boiler (from 1983 or older), it might be worth shiftin...

My resolution for 2012 is to purge. Not as in “binge and…” — but as in eliminating the physical and mental clutter from my life. So my goal is to get rid of ...

Just wanted to remind everyone that we are fortunate to now have TWO winter farmer’s markets. New this year, Cambridge’s Winter Farmer’s Market at the Cambri...

I’m not trying to be political here, but it makes me sad when a great local business closes — recently, Greenward, near my office in Porter Square, and just ...

No one looks forward to the higher energy bills we New Englanders face every winter. But there is a way to bring those costs down: The Cambridge Energy Allia...

Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone recently threw down a challenge to the city of Cambridge to determine which is the more “interesting” city. Now, there’s no wa...

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, car batteries, fluores...

This Saturday, April 2, is the grand opening of Habitat Boston Restore — a retail shop selling donated furniture, building materials, and home improvement it...

I’m sure all you bikers out there will love this — it’s a fantastic idea: Bike repair stands arrive in Cambridge, MA | Translogic #livinginCambridgeMA

Just discovered — via Cambridge’s E-Line weekly newsletter — this yellow pages “opt out” site. Hallelujah!

Photo from Boston.com/AP Photo/Ben Margot I absolutely love the recent movement toward moderately-sized, even small, homes. Nothing annoys me more than a McM...