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This holiday season, the City is partnering with local businesses and business associations to encourage residents and visitors to shop local!

Following conservation assessments of each artwork in the collection and consultations with artists, an annual maintenance program is developed and directly overseen by the Director of Art Conservation and carried out by contracted conservators or conservation technicians.

Cambridge small businesses now qualify for more funding to help pay for exterior and interior improvements, equipment purchases, and marketing upgrades.

Park renovation and improvements

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A planning and design project for a shared-use path on a former rail parcel between Danehy Park and Concord Avenue

Loads and Yields of Deicing Compounds and Total Phosphorus in the Cambridge Drinking-Water Source Area, Massachusetts, Water Years 2009-15

The Cambridge Council on Aging offers a variety of Support and Social Groups to encourage social connection and support senior health.

This quick-build project will improve safety for people biking and walking along Garden Street between Huron Avenue and Mason Street.

Join Earthwise Aware (EwA) for an interactive walk to observe, document, and take part in shaping urban spaces that work with nature. Together, we will explore how design choices and climate pressures shape the ecological value of our everyday green spaces, and document habitat conditions using simple citizen science tools. Starting at the library lawn, we will examine spaces that appear green but often function poorly. Manicured lawns and sparse tree plantings may look inviting, yet they frequently support little biodiversity and can limit soil health and resilience. What makes a space truly nature-friendly? We will record what is present, what is missing, and what that tells us about ecological function. During the walk, we will: Observe and document plant communities and habitat quality Identify signs of low and high ecological function Compare conventional landscapes with more resilient plantings such as native beds or meadow patches Contribute real data that supports local ecological understanding and decision making This is participatory science in practice. Your observations will feed into broader efforts to track urban biodiversity and inform better land use choices. The program will meet outside the library in Joan Lorentz Park. Registration required. Rain date: Wednesday May 6