Council Votes Monday on 6.9% Property Tax Hike

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City Manager Proposes 6.9% Property Tax Hike for FY2027

City Manager Yi-An Huang has proposed FY2027 property tax rates of $6.95 per $1,000 of assessed value for residential properties and $16.99 for commercial properties. That is a 4 percent residential increase and a 21 percent commercial increase, for a total rise of a little less than 7 percent. The City Council will vote on the levies Monday, Sept. 28, after total assessed property value fell by about $3 billion for the second year in a row.

Cambridge Day

The Comedy Studio Hosts Live D&D Comedy Show

The Comedy Studio on JFK Street presents 'Let's Not Die,' a live D&D comedy show, Sunday at 2 p.m., led by game master Tess Dion on a Cambridge-themed adventure.

Harvard Square Business Association

DCR Keeps Memorial Drive Open Sunday Over Storm Concerns

DCR will keep Memorial Drive between Western Avenue and Gerry's Landing open to traffic Sunday instead of closing it for Riverbend Park, citing storm-safety concerns.

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Cambridge Launches Safety Makeovers for High-Crash Intersections

Cambridge's Department of Transportation began a quick-build safety program Sept. 25, adding bumblebee strips and corner islands at crash-prone intersections along Massachusetts Avenue.

Cambridge Day

Boston Chamber Music Society Opens Season at Sanders Theatre

The Boston Chamber Music Society performs Beethoven, Marguerite Canal, and Brahms at Sanders Theatre Sunday at 3 p.m.

Boston Chamber Music Society

Harvard Book Store Book Circle Discusses Chabon Novel

Harvard Book Store's free monthly book circle discusses Michael Chabon's 'The Yiddish Policemen's Union' Sunday from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; no registration required.

Harvard Book Store

Seldom Scene Headlines BBU's 50th-Anniversary Concert

The Seldom Scene performs at Arrow Street Arts Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. for the Boston Bluegrass Union's 50th-anniversary concert; doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Boston Bluegrass Union

Lilypad Marks 20 Years With Cambridge NITES Party

Lilypad on Cambridge Street celebrates its 20th anniversary Sunday at 7 p.m. with live music, a silent disco, an art jam, karaoke, and its new window stage.

City of Cambridge

Clements Brothers Perform at Club Passim

The Clements Brothers play Club Passim, 47 Palmer Street, Sunday at 7 p.m.

Harvard Square Business Association

Eddie Pepitone Plays The Comedy Studio Sunday

Comedian Eddie Pepitone performs at The Comedy Studio, 5 JFK Street, Sunday at 6 p.m.

Harvard Square Business Association

When Chai Met Toast Plays The Sinclair

When Chai Met Toast performs at The Sinclair, 52 Church Street, Sunday from 8 to 9:30 p.m.

Harvard Square Business Association

¡Celebremos Puerto Rico! Comes to Oxford Street

The Harvard Museum of Natural History and Peabody Museum host a free celebration of Puerto Rican culture Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 26 Oxford Street, with live bomba music, crafts, food, and exhibits on native birds and coquí calls.

Harvard Museums of Science & Culture