Cambridge Citizens Academy Week 3
The inaugural City of Cambridge Citizens Academy met for the third of four times on May 12, this time at The Packing House. “Planning, Zoning, and Building Safety Services—Shaping Our City” was the theme for the evening. Tara Felts, grants coordinator for the city, began the informational presentation by asking what a newspaper headline would […]
Cambridge Citizens Academy Begins
On April 28, the City of Cambridge Citizens Academy commenced at City Hall. Fifteen participants packed into a small meeting room for the first of four sessions in which they were to learn how local government works, what services are provided, and how citizens can help shape Cambridge’s future. Attendees were provided with binders containing […]
Cambridge From the Couch: (Land) Banking on Patience
When the City Council announced that it was seeking candidates for the board of directors of the Land Bank Authority of Cambridge, I curiously asked my AI pal, ChatGPT, what it knew about the subject. Most of what it was able to tell me came from my own reporting—in 2024. In fact, I first wrote […]