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Sean Collier Remembered at MIT
As we continue to hear more about the alleged terrorists that unfortunately lived in our city let’s remember Sean Collier, the MIT officer who was killed in the aftermath of the Boston Bombings. If you have not had the chance to see the full ceremony of the Memorial Service that took place for him this […]
Central Square Cambridge – An Official Cultural District
Back in October the Massachusetts Cultural Council Board officially designated Central Square in Cambridge Massachusetts a State Designated Cultural District. Some applicable excerpts from the official press release are: A cultural district is a compact, walkable area of a community with a concentration of cultural facilities, activities, and assets. MCC’s Cultural Districts Initiative grew out […]
Cambridge Science Festival – Science is Everywhere
Officially the 2011 Cambridge Science Festival starts on Saturday but there is on pre-festival taking place Friday night. Big Ideas for Busy People will kick things off with 10 minute talks on topics ranging anywhere from the origins of life to the search for habitable worlds. The annual festival can be seen both as a […]
MIT Grad Ray Kurzweil – A Trancendent Man?
Many in the MIT community are probably aware that one of their famous grads, Ray Kurzweil now has a documentary movie about his life and ideas out, Transcendent Man. Though it has been “out” for a while it has really experienced limited release with showings at film festivals including the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival back […]
MIT’s Diamond Hopes Nobel Prize Tips the Scale
Recently Massachusetts Institute of Technology Faculty Member Peter A. Diamond won the Nobel Prize in Economics for 2010. We really shouldn’t be surprised that another winner with Cambridge area affiliations has won the prize. We wrote a while back of Cambridge’s impressive legacy of Nobel Prize winners. We even should not be surprised that Diamond […]
The Social Network Hits Cambridge
Is The Social Network the “real” story on the beginnings of Facebook? Most film goers are not going to care. Let’s be honest, if you are at all interested in business or technology odds are you want to see this movie. If you like Justin Timberlake you might see the movie for that reason too. […]
Cambridge Events for Boston Fashion Week 2010
Boston’s Fashion Week officially starts tomorrow but Cambridge has been and is hosting some pre-Boston Fashion Week Events that include the official opening of a local independent studio and store here in Cambridge. The studio is named La Esquina, Spanish for the Corner. It carries both women’s and children’s clothing and if you visit today […]
Cambridge Commencement Ceremonies Begin
This past Saturday Cambridge Area Colleges kicked off the 2010 commencement season starting with the Longy School of Music. Their ceremony took place on Saturday where famous choreographer Mark Morris spoke and received a lifetime achievement award. Though it is true that just because a speaker is well known or “hot” doesn’t necessarily make for […]
Sumner Redstone Donates to Harvard for Public Service
Media Mogul Sumner Redstone donated $1 million to Harvard to establish fellowships in the area of public service. Motivated by John F. Kennedy’s call to service work Redstone hopes to foster a desire toward public service for Harvard Students. Redstone is both a Harvard and Harvard Law graduate. He also gave half a million to […]
Cambridge Science Festival – Making Science Fun For All
The Cambridge Science Festival is back this year with even more ways to showcase Cambridge’s leadership in science, technology, engineering and math. Last year my family and I had a great time both touring Alewife and visiting Harvard’s Natural History Museum. Last year I was not ready for the festival so this year I am […]
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