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June 25, 2026
Cambridge Bar and Restaurant Owners Push Back on Proposed Liquor Rules
The Cambridge License Commission is proposing strict new alcohol regulations — including a mandatory 30-minute wait between drinks and near-closing service restrictions — drawing backlash from owners at Grendel's Den, The Sea Hag, and others. The City Council has urged the Commission to broaden its outreach.
Cambridge Day
Cambridge Affordable Housing Trust Meets Today at City Hall
The Cambridge Affordable Housing Trust holds its monthly hybrid meeting today, June 25, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Ackermann Room at City Hall and via Zoom.
Cambridge Community Development Department
Open-Container Pilot Now Active in Harvard Square and Beyond Through July 31
Cambridge's summer alcohol-to-go pilot allows bars and restaurants in Harvard Square, Central Square, Kendall, Inman, Porter, and lower Mass Ave to sell drinks in labeled plastic cups for outdoor consumption daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. through July 31.
City of Cambridge
SJC Strikes Rent Control Initiative from November Ballot
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has blocked a rent control initiative from the November ballot, ruling its religious-exemption language unconstitutional — a significant setback for Cambridge tenants and housing advocates.
Cambridge Day
Harvard Art Museums at Night Returns This Evening
The Harvard Art Museums hosts its monthly evening event tonight, June 25, from 5 to 9 p.m., featuring live music, spotlight tours, and hands-on art-making.
Meet Boston
Somerville-Cambridge Public Health Collaborative Board Meets Remotely Today
The Somerville-Cambridge Public Health Collaborative advisory board meets remotely today, June 25, at 1 p.m. to discuss regional public health initiatives.
City of Cambridge, MA
Ecuador vs. Germany Watch Party at CanalSide This Afternoon
CanalSide Food & Drink at CambridgeSide hosts a live watch party for the Ecuador vs. Germany match today, June 25, starting at 4 p.m.
Cambridge Patch
Virtual Procurement Forum for Diverse Businesses Tonight
Cambridge's Economic Opportunity and Development Division hosts a free virtual procurement forum tonight, June 25, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., open to small, local, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses.
Cambridge Community Development Department
Kristalis y Las Nenas Del Swing Play Lou's in Harvard Square Tonight
Kristalis y Las Nenas Del Swing perform salsa, Cuban son, and Latin jazz tonight, June 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lou's, 13 Brattle St. in Harvard Square.
Harvard Square Business Association
Grolier Poetry Book Shop Hosts Kevin Gallagher and Wang Ping Tonight
Grolier Poetry Book Shop, 6 Plympton St., hosts a reading by Kevin Gallagher and Wang Ping, introduced by Mark Pawlak, tonight at 7 p.m., with in-store and Zoom options.
Harvard Square Business Association
Harvard Book Store Hosts Free Talk on Queer U.S. History Tonight
Harvard professor Michael Bronski discusses the revised edition of A Queer History of the United States at Harvard Book Store tonight, June 25, from 7 to 8 p.m. — free and open to the public.
Harvard Square Business Association
Patagonia Cambridge Screens 'We Are Here: A Brown Girls Climb Film' Tonight
Patagonia Cambridge, 39 Brattle St., hosts a free screening of We Are Here: A Brown Girls Climb Film tonight, June 25, at 7 p.m., with food, drinks, and a gear raffle.
Harvard Square Business Association
Longy's Divergent Studio Presents New Composer Premieres Tonight
Longy's Divergent Studio presents Divergent Premieres: loadbang Part 2 tonight, June 25, at 7 p.m., showcasing new works by the summer program's young composers.
Harvard Square Business Association
Free Trivia Night at CanalSide Tonight
CanalSide Food + Drink at CambridgeSide hosts its weekly free trivia night tonight, June 25, from 6 to 8 p.m., open to all skill levels.
Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
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