Thursday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.
Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 80, low: 50.
Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; cooler, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Federal Benefit Changes Prompt $600K Cambridge Response (patch.com) — Cambridge officials just approved $500,000, with another $100,000 from the Cambridge Community Foundation, to help residents keep SNAP and MassHealth benefits as new federal rules take effect. The funding will bolster outreach, application help, translation, and case advocacy through CEOC and more than 30 local groups, aiming to prevent eligible Cambridge households from losing food aid and health coverage.
• Video: See Paul Giamatti and John Turturro in Rhinoceros at American Repertory Theater (playbill.com) — If you're in Cambridge, you can still catch Paul Giamatti and John Turturro in Rhinoceros at the American Repertory Theater through September 20. The Diane Paulus–directed revival of Eugene Ionesco's classic features a star-studded cast and a fresh adaptation, with performances already underway since August 21.
• Follow your nose (csindie.com) — A longtime Cambridge resident traces decades of coffeehouse history around Lesley University, Brattle Street, and Porter Square, ending with a close look at Pavement Coffeehouse at 1663 Massachusetts Ave. The piece reflects on how shifting café locations map the city's changes while highlighting Pavement's atmosphere, hours, and mix of students, parents, and neighbors that now define this corner of Cambridge's coffee culture.
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Soul Legend Bettye LaVette Brings "An Evening With" Show to Cambridge Friday —Mark Allen Wood Read on Patch
Although there are many in Cambridge who have never heard of Lewisville, this area of West Cambridge has been a vibrant and enduring part of the city's history for over two centuries. The neighborhood, roughly bounded by Concord Avenue, Garden Street, and Shepard Street, was a community made up largely of Black residents, a mix of… (Nextdoor Huron Village)
Hi, Looking for a plumber or handyman who can remove my old toilet and bathroom sink and install new ones. Does anyone have recommendations for someone reasonable or affordable? (Nextdoor Area IV)
Albertsons Company posted a job opening for In-Store Shopper in Cambridge. Apply here.
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A Conversation with Curators & Directors from Innovative Art Institutions Coming to Library (watertownmanews.com)
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