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Effective light design for Cambridge landmarks can make our city as livable at night as in the day. Well-designed lighting would enhance these landmarks and increase public safety.

Make colorful friendship bracelets to let your friends know how much you care! Recommended for children ages 7+

The Small Business COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program is a complementary grant program to the city’s Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant. It is a special program helping Cambridge’s U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) eligible for-profit retail, food, personal services, and creative businesses with a grant up to $10,000 per brick and mortar business. The program provides short-term working capital assistance to support businesses with inventory purchases (perishable and non-perishable), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) purchases or upgrades, and rent payments to enable businesses to open and ensure the retention of jobs after the severe interruption of business related to COVID-19 social distancing requirements.

This application is for those requesting a temporary extension of your licensed premises to include an outdoor area or expand an existing outdoor area (public, private or both) to serve food or food and alcohol pursuant to the provisions of your current license and the Commonwealth’s Phased Reopening Plan due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Review some of the latest housing data about market trends, the City’s investment in affordable housing, and other local housing-related facts.

Join authors Karen Weintraub and Michael Kuchta for a walking tour of North Cambridge that brings Born in Cambridge to life, highlighting the people, places, and pivotal moments that reveal how this small city became a powerful engine of innovation, reinvention, and revolutionary ideas across four centuries.

The City of Cambridge issued an emergency order requiring that face masks or coverings be worn in indoor public places. The order takes effect at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, September 3, 2021. It applies to everyone over the age of two years old, with exceptions in alignment with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health guidelines.

Are you a Cambridge high school student between the ages of 16 and 19? Do you want to pay $25 a year for a Bluebikes membership? Look no further!

Raymond Park, located at 106 Raymond Street in Neighborhood Nine, is scheduled for renovations beginning in November 2025. Planned improvements include: Improved circulation and more accessible pathways New playground equipment An expanded basketball court Drainage improvements and rain gardens Additional seating and gathering areas New trees and plantings Learn more about the community and design process here.

The Purchasing Department implements and administers the purchasing policies and practices of the City.