Shuttle Buses Replace Red Line Through July 30

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MBTA Red Line Shuttle Buses Replace Trains Through July 30

Red Line service is suspended between Alewife and Park Street for 10 consecutive days, through July 30, with free and accessible shuttle buses replacing trains and making all stops, including an express route between Harvard Square and South Station. The City of Cambridge expects heavy travel delays throughout the region and urges residents, workers, and visitors to plan ahead and allow extra time. The MBTA is using the closure for track work, signal improvements, and other repairs; riders can check mbta.com/RedLine for updates.

City of Cambridge

IHOP in Harvard Square Closes Permanently After 20 Years

The IHOP at 16 Eliot Street has closed after two decades; Harvard Square Business Association director Denise Jillson said the chain struggled to draw customers, and the franchisee noted patrons can visit the Brighton location.

Cambridge | Somerville Independent

Op-Ed Envisions a Car-Free Harvard Square

In a Cambridge Day piece published this week, contributor Lydia Glock argues that removing car traffic from Mass. Ave. in Harvard Square would create community space, cut emissions and improve pedestrian safety.

Cambridge Day

Debate Over ShotSpotter Surveillance Technology Reignites

Debate intensified this week over Cambridge's decision to stop using ShotSpotter, with public safety advocates citing the technology's high rate of false alerts.

Cambridge Day

DOJ Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Harvard Over Foreign Aid Ties

The Department of Justice opened an investigation into whether Harvard University violated federal civil rights laws by using foreign gifts to fund financial aid programs.

Town & Country Magazine

Center for Therapeutic Genetics Launched to Develop Genetic Medicines

Broad Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, and Jackson Laboratory launched a Cambridge-based collaboration to systematically develop genetic treatments for rare diseases.

Broad Institute

Blues & Roots Wednesdays Return to Sea Hag

The Barrett Anderson Band plays Blues & Roots Wednesdays tonight from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at The Sea Hag Restaurant & Bar, 49 Mt. Auburn St., with no cover.

Harvard Square Business Association

Romance Authors Hold Lovestruck Release Bash Tonight

Rachel Lynn Solomon and Chelsea Curto hold a joint 7 p.m. release bash tonight at Lovestruck Books for their new titles, 'Extracurricular' and 'In Stormy Weather.'

Harvard Square Business Association

Outdoor Yoga Rain-Date Session Held at Cambridge Common Tonight

Cambridge Plays hosts a rain-date session of 'Healing in the Commons,' a free trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness class with Majestic Community Wellness, tonight from 6 to 7 p.m. at Cambridge Common Park.

City of Cambridge

Porter Square's Dear Annie to Pivot to Private Events

Dear Annie will end walk-in dining July 31 and reopen in September as a private event space called Sisyphus Happy, the Porter Square restaurant and wine bar announced.

Cambridge Day

Ordinance Committee Recommends Rejection of Rezoning Petition

The Cambridge Ordinance Committee voted 7-2 to recommend rejecting a resident zoning petition that aimed to scale back the city's multifamily housing and Affordable Housing Overlay zoning.

Cambridge Day

Free Outdoor Vinyasa Yoga Class Offered at Cambridge Crossing Tonight

Cambridge Crossing hosts a free outdoor 'CX Fit' Vinyasa Yoga session led by Delaney Stone of Down Under Yoga tonight at 6 p.m. at The Common at CX.

Eventbrite

Agios Scraps Sickle Cell Candidate Tebapivat After Trial Falls Short

Cambridge-based Agios Pharmaceuticals is halting development of tebapivat for sickle cell disease after Phase 2 results failed to show meaningful improvement over existing treatments.

BioPharma Dive