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Lamplighter plans shift to worker ownership
September 15, 2026
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Lamplighter Brewing plans move to worker ownership
Founders AC Jones and Cayla Marvil told employees in a Sept. 14 round of meetings that they plan to convert the brewery, which has around 60 employees, into a worker-owned cooperative starting next month. Lamplighter opened in 2016 in a former auto repair shop on Broadway in The Port and added the Lamplighter CX taproom at Cambridge Crossing in February 2022. Marvil said in a company email that the couple began exploring an ownership transition to employees in 2022 as they thought about stepping away from the day-to-day business.
Cambridge | Somerville Independent
Cambridge School Committee holds regular meeting
The Cambridge School Committee meets tonight at 6 p.m. in the Henrietta S. Attles Meeting Room at CRLS, with remote streaming and public-comment registration available.
City of Cambridge
Cambridge Public Schools issues first-weeks district update
Cambridge Public Schools' Sept. 14 CPS Connect newsletter reviews early school-year routines and reminds families that schools will be closed Sept. 21 for Yom Kippur.
Cambridge Public Schools
Isabel Oliart Trio celebrates album release at Club Passim
Folk performers Isabel Oliart, Sammy Wetstein, and Anne Hooper hold their album release show at Club Passim tonight, with doors at 7 p.m. and the performance at 8 p.m.
Club Passim
Public-health advisory board meets remotely
The Somerville-Cambridge Public Health Collaborative Advisory Board meets remotely today at 1 p.m. to review a behavioral-health-equity deliverable.
City of Cambridge
Voterfest brings registration help to Kendall Square
Voterfest marks National Voter Registration Day today from 5 to 7 p.m. at Kendall/MIT Open Space, with music, treats, face painting, and volunteers to help register or update voter registrations.
Kendall Square Association
Stephen Greenblatt discusses 'Dark Renaissance' at Main Library
Stephen Greenblatt discusses his book "Dark Renaissance" at the Main Library today from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; registration is required.
City of Cambridge
Feast of Poetry workshop returns to Main Library
The Creative Aging: Feast of Poetry workshop meets at the Main Library today from 10:30 a.m. to noon for discussion, reflection, and writing inspired by poems.
City of Cambridge
Sit 'n' Knit offers an afternoon craft gathering
The Main Library hosts Sit 'n' Knit today from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., a drop-in gathering for knitting, embroidery, crochet, and mending.
City of Cambridge
Youth basketball league begins fall play
The We Got Next middle-school basketball league opens its season today, with games and scrimmages Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 8:30 p.m. through Oct. 22 at Cambridge Street Upper School.
City of Cambridge
Fresh Pond drought status downgraded
Cambridge Water reports the city and Northeast region have been downgraded from Level 3 Critical Drought to Level 2 Significant Drought after Critical status since late May.
City of Cambridge
Open Studios set for September 19 and 20
Cambridge Arts' Open Studios runs Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19-20, from noon to 6 p.m. each day, with more than 70 artists and free admission.
City of Cambridge
Half Shell's long run on Mass Ave ends Thursday
After nearly 30 years in business, the Mass Ave mainstay closes Thursday, Sept. 17, as it changes ownership.
Cambridge Day
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