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Healthpeak Clears Planning Board, Faces Hurdles
September 24, 2026
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Healthpeak Project Clears Planning Board, Faces Next Hurdles
Healthpeak's large Cambridge Highlands development has cleared the Planning Board and secured its special permit. The project still faces further hurdles, including a difficult market and a required MBTA study.
Cambridge Day
Joint Virtual Hearing Today on Updated Sewer Overflow Plan
Cambridge, Somerville, and the MWRA hold a joint virtual public hearing today, Sept. 24, from 1 to 3 p.m., on the draft updated Combined Sewer Overflow Control Plan for the Alewife Brook, Mystic River, and Charles River.
City of Cambridge
Cambridge LGBTQ+ Commission Holds Monthly Meeting Tonight
The Cambridge LGBTQ+ Commission meets in hybrid format tonight at 6 p.m. at 689 Massachusetts Avenue and via Zoom.
City of Cambridge
We Black Folk Showcase Comes to Harvard Square Kiosk Tonight
HipStory presents the We Black Folk Showcase Series tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cambridge KiOSK plaza in Harvard Square, celebrating Black folk traditions through music.
City of Cambridge
Still Life Studios Hosts Collage and Paper Art Workshop Tonight
Still Life Studios at 187 Mount Auburn Street hosts an evening papercraft and collage workshop tonight from 6 to 8 p.m., with materials and prompts provided.
Harvard Square Business Association
Cambridge Arts Hosts 'Playmore' Building Workshop at Fulmore Park
Artist Mitch Ryerson and Cambridge Arts lead 'Playmore,' an interactive building workshop for all ages, today from 4 to 6 p.m. at Fulmore Park.
City of Cambridge
'Paint Your Truth' Workshop Pops Up at Harvard Square Kiosk
CultureHouse and the City of Cambridge host an outdoor community painting workshop for all skill levels tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 0 Harvard Square.
The Boston Calendar
Carpenter Center Hosts Animation Screening and Closing Reception
The Carpenter Center presents 'No Slop, No Second Screen: Animation — the hard-won image,' a screening and closing reception tonight at 6 p.m. at 24 Quincy Street.
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
Poetry Reading at the Grolier Features K. Iver and Elizabeth Metzger
K. Iver and Elizabeth Metzger read poetry tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Grolier Poetry Book Shop, 6 Plympton Street, with the reading also streamed on Zoom.
Harvard Square Business Association
Affordable Housing Trust Meets at City Hall Today
The Cambridge Affordable Housing Trust holds its monthly meeting today from 4 to 5 p.m. in the City Hall Ackermann Room and via Zoom.
City of Cambridge
Board of Zoning Appeal Holds 6 p.m. Public Meeting Tonight
The Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeal meets tonight at 6 p.m. on its continued agenda, with a virtual participation link available.
City of Cambridge
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