Author: Karyna Cheung
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Miles in Transit: A Cambridge YouTuber’s wild ride
Posting videos riding public transportation around the world has put Miles Taylor on the map. If he didn’t have a YouTube channel, Miles Taylor would still spend his free time going from one end of Massachusetts Avenue to the other…
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Takeda cuts another 250 jobs in Cambridge
City’s largest biotech employer has cut more than 1,000 jobs in the last two years and is consolidating offices around the city. Takeda Pharmaceuticals is laying off nearly 250 employees at its U.S. headquarters in Cambridge. The layoffs will begin…
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“I want to lease that space more than anybody else in the world”
An effort to reduce vacant storefronts in Cambridge is showing some success, dropping 12 percent between November 2024 and October 2025, according to Pardis Saffari, the city’s director of economic opportunity and development. The city’s Vacant Storefront Initiative aims to lessen the…
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Summer jobs program for teens in Somerville now accepting applications
Applications are open for Somerville’s annual summer job program for teenagers. The application for the Mayor’s Summer Jobs Program is available until April 30. Students must be 14 years or older by May 4 and live in the city or…
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Smokers’ rights activists still fuming after all these years
Stephen Helfer never goes anywhere without some kind of tobacco on his person. He carries loose Norwegian shag tobacco in small bags or in a metal roll box that produces short, handmade cigarettes. On many an occasion, he has a…
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Clover restaurant chain seeks a rescuer, may shut down
Clover Food Labs, a Cambridge-based fast-casual vegetarian chain, may close all locations and lay off over 180 employees if it can’t find a buyer before June. According to a March 30 notice filed with the state, all 182 of Clover’s…
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Local pharmacies adapt, push back against corporate stores
As the pharmacy business has shifted, smaller stores have closed and corporations like CVS and Walgreens have taken over. But Robert Skenderian, third-generation owner of Skenderian Apothecary, says these chains aren’t his biggest competitor: It’s benefit management companies, also known…