Cambridge Day

1 day ago | cambridgeday.com | Alyssa Chen

A community benefits agreement for redevelopment at Somernova looked solidly approved Thursday with 71 percent of the votes of participating residents, workers, volunteers and property owners in the Somerville neighborhoods surrounding the tech startup complex. That agreement offers arts spaces, union labor requirements and a youth community center in exchange for a 10-year expansion. Somernova is on Somerville Avenue in Ward 2 between Porter and Union squares.

3 days ago | cambridgeday.com | Alvin Buyinza

A healthier, safer and more united Cambridge is the goal of Peter Hsu, a pediatric oncologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center running for a City Council seat for the second time. Hsu is the first challenger to declare a candidacy for one of the nine council seats that will be decided Nov.

4 days ago | cambridgeday.com | Alyssa Chen

The entrance to The Dojo, a youth community center in a tech startup complex called Somernova, is covered with signs imploring visitors and passersby to “vote yes on June 4” on a community benefits agreement for its development. “Somerville needs these community benefits,” reads one. Not all are convinced the tradeoffs are worth it, but developer Rafi Properties, led by founder Collin Yip, has wanted for years to redevelop Somernova’s 7.4 acres to make more space for its tech startup tenants.

6 days ago | cambridgeday.com | Amma Marfo

“My extended community is really going through a mental health crisis at the moment” isn’t the way you’d expect to be introduced to a comedy show. But the answer to the crisis by Half a Mind Comedy founder Shruti Datari is “Project Catharsis,” a blend of music (from Jessye DeSilva), drag (from Chito) and comedy (from Datari, Kathe Farris, Shelby LeCuyer and Liam McGurk).

6 days ago | cambridgeday.com | Sue Reinert

Lubavitch of Cambridge, the Orthodox Jewish sect that was denied permission last year to expand its center on Banks Street in Riverside, has already sued the city in federal court and proposed a zoning ordinance that would eliminate many land use restrictions for religious organizations – both responses that would achieve the group’s expansion goal if successful.