Cambridge Archives

Video: Covering Cambridge With Marc Levy And Tom Meek Of Cambridge Day

On local journalism, arts and eats beats, and the challenges of reporting in Cambridge and neighboring Somerville too

CHRIS FARAONE August 21, 2025

Video: Cambridge And The Source Of Hip-Hop

A discussion with the Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive about the little-known history of how the iconic hip-hop publication The Source started in Cambridge

CHRIS FARAONE August 5, 2025

Opinion: Rethinking Affordability—It’s Not Just ‘More Housing’

“… if we reduce the affordability requirements, we risk ending up with less housing that everyday people can afford.”

ZION SHERIN July 31, 2025

Opinion: The Soul Of The Community Is Its People

And the people need more roofs over their heads

NED MELANSON July 24, 2025

VIDEO: WATCH OUR PROGRAMS FROM THE CAMBRIDGE KIOSK

Interviews with local media and headline makers about the history of publishing in Cambridge and the current state of independent media everywhere

BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM July 24, 2025

Video: A History Of Alternative Media And Culture In Cambridge, Massachusetts

A conversation w/ David Bieber of the David Bieber Archives about everything from Harvard Square’s theaters and venues of yore to the current underground media in Greater Boston

BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM July 24, 2025