Daily brief · Central Square, Cambridge, MA
Carl Barron Plaza to reopen after 3 years
September 23, 2026
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Central Square's Carl Barron Plaza set to reopen after 3 years
Carl Barron Plaza is set to reopen after three years of closure. Officials plan to program the space with buskers, DJs, markets and small food vendors once it returns to public use.
Cambridge Day
CPS leaders to discuss immigrant student support at Main Library
Superintendent Dave Murphy, Vice Mayor Burhan Azeem, School Committee member Richard Harding and author Jessica Lander discuss support for immigrant students at the Cambridge Public Library Main Branch, 6-7:30 p.m.
City of Cambridge
Workshop explores gardening for year-round biodiversity
Massachusetts Pollinator Network co-chair Amy Meltzer leads a hybrid workshop at the Main Library, 7-8:30 p.m., on native planting techniques that support pollinators, birds and other wildlife through winter.
Cambridge Public Library
Kevin Atwater and Jessie Mazin play The Sinclair tonight
Doors open at 7 p.m. for an 8 p.m. all-ages concert by Kevin Atwater with Jessie Mazin at The Sinclair in Harvard Square.
The Sinclair
MacroCycle signs deal with Meta to fund plastic recycling plant
Cambridge-based clean tech firm MacroCycle Technologies announced an agreement with Meta to purchase environmental attribute vouchers to help accelerate construction of its first commercial recycling facility.
MGMT Boston
City Council executive session meets over litigation
The Cambridge City Council meets at City Hall at 1 p.m. before entering executive session to discuss two lawsuits involving the city; remote participation is available.
City of Cambridge
A.R.T. presents 'Rhinoceros' at 7:30 tonight
American Repertory Theater performs Eugene Ionesco's 'Rhinoceros' at the Loeb Drama Center at 7:30 p.m.; the show is sold out.
American Repertory Theater
Football team dominates for second straight week
The Cambridge Rindge and Latin football team beat Belmont 30-6 Friday, improving to 2-0, as quarterback Max Batchelor threw touchdown passes of 57, 75 and 66 yards.
Cambridge Day
Free library coding meetup grows into nonprofit Cambridge Dev Lab
The free, twice-weekly meetup is launching its first coding boot camp Saturday after two years, with plans for further expansion.
Cambridge Day
Third man charged in killing of Xavier Bautista
Moises Pimentel of Boston faces charges of murder, carrying a weapon without a license, conspiracy and evidence tampering.
Cambridge Day
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