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  Key Information on Multifamily Housing Zoning

  Looking to learn more about multifamily housing and zoning? Visit the Community Development Department's dedicated website to review important information, past presentations, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), find upcoming meetings, and sign up for updates to proposed changes.

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  Weekend Traffic Alert: Super Sunday Road Race and Harvard Square Chili Cook-Off

  The City of Cambridge is preparing for two events this weekend that are expected to cause traffic delays and road closures.

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  City of Cambridge Celebrates Black History Month With Music, Theater, Tributes and More

  The City of Cambridge will host a series of events and feature a variety of stories throughout February in celebration of Black History Month. Throughout the month, programs led by the Public Library, Veterans Services, Office of Equity and Inclusion, and more will highlight Black theater, poetry, movies, musical traditions, and cuisine to celebrate Black heritage and culture.

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  Apply to the 2025 DHSP Summer Lottery through March 3!

  The Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) offers summer camps and programs to Cambridge children and youth currently in Kindergarten through 8th grade. Activities include art, sports, swimming, field trips, and more. All DHSP summer camps and programs are filled through a lottery process. The deadline to apply to the 2025 DHSP Summer Lottery application is Monday, March 3.

• Traffic Impacts on February 5 from Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year Event

  On Wednesday, February 5th, the Hasty Pudding Theatricals' Woman of the Year Parade will take place in Harvard Square.

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  $450K In Covid Relief Awarded To 25 Cambridge Cultural Organizations

  Applicants were eligible for up to $30,000 each via the Create Cambridge: Arts Nonprofit Recovery Grant from the City of Cambridge (managed by Cambridge Arts and the city’s Community Development Department), in partnership with the Create Cambridge cultural nonprofit coalition, with funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

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  Renew Your Residential Parking Permits In-Person and Online Today

  Starting January 2, residents can apply or renew their Resident Parking Permits online and in-person.

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  Construction Starts on Greater Cambridge Energy Program, Including Only Underground Substation of its Kind in the U.S.

  Eversource, City Officials and other representatives today broke ground on construction of the Greater Cambridge Energy Program (GCEP), a first-of-its-kind transmission initiative to address the increased electric demand in the region,

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  Working Smoke and Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms are Essential Safety Tools

  Carbon Monoxide = the Silent Killer