Daily brief · Central Square, Cambridge, MA
Nanopress Daily — Central Square, MA
June 25, 2026
City Council Committees Continue Multifamily Zoning Hearing Today
The Joint Housing and Neighborhood & Long-Term Planning committees meet today at 12:30 p.m. in Sullivan Chamber (hybrid) to discuss the 2025 Multifamily Zoning Amendments.
City of Cambridge
Board of Zoning Appeal Hears Variances for Otis St., Cherry St., and Phillips Place
Cambridge's BZA met today to consider a rear-addition variance at 162 Otis St., a lot subdivision by Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House at 71 Cherry St. for affordable homeownership units, and a historic office conversion at 3 Phillips Place.
City of Cambridge
SJC Strikes Rent Control Measure From November Ballot
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled on June 23 that a statewide rent control ballot initiative — which would have let cities like Cambridge cap rent increases — is unconstitutional because of a religious exemption clause.
CommonWealth Beacon
Central Square BID Launches Year-Long Public Light Art Installation
The Central Square BID has commissioned MASARY Studios to create 'Your Light Is Central,' a year-long series of lighting installations across the neighborhood celebrating its cultural diversity.
Central Square BID
Free LGBTQ+ Kayak Outing on the Charles River Tonight
Mass Audubon hosts Paddle for Pride tonight from 6–8 p.m. on the Charles River — a free kayak outing open to LGBTQ+ community members, friends, allies, and family, with gear provided.
Mass Audubon
City Warns of Tighter Parking, Rules Out School Lots for Overnight Relief
A city parking report released June 23 says on-street parking will get harder for Cambridge residents and confirms that public school parking lots will not be opened for overnight residential use.
Cambridge Day
Community Art Center Opens Youth Photography Show 'A Place Called Home' Tonight
The Community Art Center debuts its youth-led archival photography exhibition tonight at 6 p.m. at Street Theory Gallery in The Port, showcasing 88 years of neighborhood life.
Meet Boston
Teen Poetry Workshop Honoring AANHPI Community at Valente Library This Afternoon
The Valente Branch Library hosts a rescheduled AANHPI poetry workshop for teens today from 3:30–4:30 p.m.
City of Cambridge
MIT Public Art Walking Tour on East Campus Tonight
MIT List Visual Arts Center leads a free one-hour public art tour of MIT's east campus tonight at 5:30 p.m., featuring works by Pablo Picasso, Alicja Kwade, and Cai Guo-Qiang.
MIT Events Calendar
A Cappella in the Square at Cambridge KiOSK Tonight
CultureHouse hosts barbershop a cappella with Vocal Revolution at the Cambridge KiOSK in Harvard Square tonight from 6–7 p.m. — free and open to all.
Cambridge Office for Tourism
Caribbean Heritage Paint & Sip at Kendall Square Roof Garden Tonight
A free outdoor Paint & Sip workshop celebrating Caribbean Heritage Month runs tonight from 6–8 p.m. at the Urban Park Roof Garden in Kendall Square.
Eventbrite
Valerie Tosi Headlines Homecoming Show at The Comedy Studio Tonight
Comedian Valerie Tosi headlines a special homecoming show at The Comedy Studio in Harvard Square tonight at 6:30 p.m.
Vanyaland
Andrea Dionisi Quintet Plays Live Jazz at The Mad Monkfish Tonight
The Mad Monkfish in Central Square hosts the Andrea Dionisi Quintet tonight at 7 p.m. as part of its ongoing concert series.
The Mad Monkfish
Taylor Eigsti Performs at Regattabar Tonight
Jazz pianist Taylor Eigsti plays Regattabar at 1 Bennett St. tonight at 7 p.m.
JamBase
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