by David | Dec 16, 2008 | culture, science!, urbanism
Maybe Central Square isn’t going to the dogs after all. This weekend I caught a performance of a stage adaptation of one of my favorite books ever, Alan Lightman’s Einstein’s Dreams. The show is closed now, and you can read better reviews of it in...
by David | Dec 8, 2008 | urbanism
On Friday, the Cambridge police department moved out of its 75 year old Central Square headquarters, heading for a new facility in East Cambridge. In an unrelated incident on the same day, about two blocks away, somebody not very gently removed the lock on the door...
by David | Dec 7, 2008 | eating, urbanism
After catching up with Gibraltarian M at 1369 in Central, I took an errand ramble around the neighborhood and popped into Mariposa Bakery on impulse. On the counter, unlabeled, was a basket of scones that turned out to be cheddar-scallion, one of my favorites. The...
by David | Nov 5, 2008 | eating, media, technology, urbanism
I got a message from Si in London recommending that I check out this upcoming TweetUp in Cambridge. Turns out it was at Andala Cafe, home of my favorite hummus plate and barely a block from limeduck world headquarters. Once again, the internet pwnz geography. The...
by David | Sep 23, 2008 | eating
Last week I had a pleasant meal at Rendezvous in Central Square, a place that has reliably seasonal menus and art on the walls. I was feeling a bit less than 100% so I chose the vegetable bollito misto (a Piedmontese boiled dinner, this one featuring polenta, fava...
