David Rabkin

Come see a great show this weekend! All: Happy Spring, everyone! Want something to do this weekend? Go see “The Cutlass Crew” at the Peabody School. Shows are Saturday (3:00 PM and 7:00 PM) and Sunday (1:00 PM and 5:00 PM). Why? Because the show is fun, sweet, charming, AND about women pirates! I was […]

Construction on a great new substation project in Kendall Square – read below to find out more! All: Happy St. Patrick’s Day! And it is almost spring, although with the almost non-winter we’ve had, it’s hard to tell… I am wearing green and will celebrate my patron saint’s day by going to a concert tonight

Senator Lydia Edwards roasts Senator Sal DiDomenico… I’m in the background sitting next to my colleague, Councillor McGovern All: Happy March! This past week I enjoyed a wonderful play at Central Square Theater – ALMA – I definitely recommended it! The small theater setting is optimal for being drawn into the play, and the two

All: I recently got back from a two week vacation in Guatemala which was wonderful! The trip was a time away – a time of reflection, recreation, and learning. One key appreciation was for our car emissions standards – the air anywhere near motor vehicles was noticeably more polluted. There were lots of mopeds since

Join the zoom on Saturday night to meet with members of the Charter Review Committee and learn more about our charter review process! All: First of all, tonight and into this weekend we are expecting extreme cold weather. The city has many resources available in terms of warming centers, overnight shelters, and essential safety information

Come to the Cambridge Public Library Tuesday night to meet with members of the Charter Review Committee and learn more about our charter review process! All: The last two weeks in the city have seen continued reaction to the fatal shooting by police of Arif Sayed Faisal. There have been several protests, a community meeting

Community gathering outside City Hall following a tragic death (Photo: Marc Levy, Cambridge Day) All: With a heavy heart, I wish all a happy new year. A very heavy heart since our first week of 2023 witnessed a tragedy in our community. As broadly reported, a young Cambridge resident, Sayed Faisal, was killed by a Cambridge

A look at our family’s holiday season – a lit Menorah and a Christmas Tree filled with ornaments All: Happy New Year! In this week of year end for 2022, I reflect on the past year. I am grateful and appreciative as ever that we blend the Hanukkah tradition of my husband’s Jewish roots and

Patty enjoying the MIT Museum — free to all Cambridge residents! All: It was a very busy week in City Council as we try to get as much as we can done before the holidays and new year. We have had an array of committee meetings and have been moving quickly to accomplish a lot. 

The vault in the city library in downtown Kansas City All: Earlier this month I was able to visit Kansas City, MO for a “City Summit” conference sponsored by the National League of Cities. The conference was useful and will enhance my work in Cambridge.  The first thing we all celebrated was that all buses