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🌱 Patch AM: Former Cambridge Home Of Famous Chef Hits The Market For $6 Million

Also, don't miss Tai Chi at the Cambridge Public Library on the Cambridge Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Julia Child's historic Cambridge home lists for $6.475 million
  • What Cambridge's biggest office lease of 2026 means for Kendall Square
  • How will Harvard's golfers follow their hot start at Princeton?

Also on today's calendar: Tai Chi at the Cambridge Public Library and 25 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Cloudy; p.m. rain, breezy, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Saturday: Windy with rain, temps: high: 61, low: 55.
  • Sunday: Very windy; periods of rain, with a high of 61 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Former Cambridge Home Of Famous Chef Hits The Market For $6 Million (patch.com) — Julia Child's former home on Irving Street in Cambridge is back on the market for $6.475 million, showcasing extensive renovations while retaining its historic charm near Harvard Yard. The six-bedroom Victorian, once a backdrop for her later cooking shows, now features a high-end kitchen, wine room, solar panels, and landscaped outdoor space, underscoring Cambridge's premium real estate market.
   

2. Alexandria Lands Cambridge's Largest Office Lease Of The Year (bisnow.com) — Cambridge's office market just saw its largest lease of the year, as AI startup Blitzy expands its headquarters at One Kendall Square in a five-year deal. Combined with Anthropic's recent lease, the move signals new AI-driven momentum for a city still wrestling with high office and lab vacancies and major redevelopment plans by landlord Alexandria Real Estate Equities.
   

3. Princeton Invitational Up Next for Women's Golf (gocrimson.com) — Harvard women's golf, based in Cambridge, heads to Princeton this Friday and Saturday for the Princeton Invitational after a strong third-place finish at Penn State's Nittany Lion Invitational. Several Ivy rivals will join them, and the Crimson will return to New England for the Yale Invitational in early October, giving local fans multiple chances to follow the team's fall campaign.
   

4. There are 25 free vaccine clinics in Cambridge and Somerville, and places to get free masks and tests - Cambridge (csindie.com) — Cambridge residents can access five free vaccine clinic dates in October, offering Covid, flu, and sometimes RSV shots regardless of insurance, alongside 20 more clinics in neighboring Somerville. The article also points to local pickup spots for free masks and rapid tests, and urges people—especially high-risk neighbors—to combine vaccination with masking, testing, and good hygiene this fall.
   

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