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To lead by example, the City of Cambridge is engaged in many initiatives aimed at improving the sustainability of municipal operations.

The Rental Applicant Pool is used to identify eligible applicants for affordable rental units available through the City's Inclusionary Housing Program.

**NOTE - February 2026 meeting of Middle Grade Mystery book group is cancelled ** Our Middle Grade Mystery book group for kids aged 10-14. Check out a copy of the book beforehand, or download it from the Libby app. For questions about the Middle Grade Mystery Book Group, please email cmeisler@cambridgema.gov.

Uncover the radical roots of urban gardening with Kate Brown, author of Tiny Gardens Everywhere (2026). The history of gardening in European and North American cities in the 20th century is a story about ordinary people working with each other—and with plants and microbes—to cultivate life in the unlikeliest of places. Using the deluge of nutrients that flow into cities, working class gardeners regenerated wasteland, built the first garden city communities, and engaged in the most productive agriculture in recorded human history. Following the plants and microbes, urban gardeners also built mutual aid societies that advocated for equity, social welfare, and rights—rights not to liberty and the pursuit of happiness (who can eat that?) but to food, fuel, and shelter; to well-being for all. Kate Brown is the Thomas M. Siebel Distinguished Professor in the History of Science at MIT. Her prize-winning books include Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future (2019), Plutopia: Nuclear Families in Atomic Cities and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters (2013), and A Biography of No Place: From Ethnic Borderland to Soviet Heartland (2004). Presented in partnership with City of Cambridge Community Garden Program.

The City of Cambridge is preparing for two events this weekend that are expected to cause traffic delays and road closures.

Our Vendor Registry provides an opportunity for local and State Vendors to participate in the procurement of goods and services.

The Cambridge Police Department has officers embedded in Central Square working closely with residents and businesses to keep the community safe.

The Office of Early Childhood offers events, resources, and tools to help early childhood educators in Cambridge advance professionally

Description of the recently completed Resident Experiences of Inclusion and Bias in Inclusionary Housing in Cambridge study, and link to study.

The City of Cambridge has officially launched its local Massachusetts 250 campaign, a City and statewide initiative to celebrate 250 years of America’s independence and Massachusetts’ revolutionary legacy. Throughout 2025 and 2026, the City of Cambridge plans to showcase stories that highlight historic themes of revolution and independence through a series of engaging events.