Word: historicization
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Mapfumo is something of a national treasure in Zimbabwe, where he grew up listening to bands like the Beatles and Elvis Presley, and began to play guitar with the aim of being a rock and roll star. As his social awareness grew—and the country moved towards civil...
Maher emphasized his time on the Ordinance Committee with the extremely popular Kathleen L. Born, who is not seeking re-election. As co-chairs of the committee, Maher and Born finessed historic zoning legislation and built a coalition to pass it through the council.
“The phone calls were a small piece of the plan,” said Development Office spokesperson Andy Tiedemann. “This is a historic event and we want people there.”
On Oct. 2, the Cambridge City Council voted 8-1 to grant a historic preservation easement to the Fly Club. While the building it inhabits may be old, the club itself is unfortunately a bit of Cambridge history that we would be better off not preserving. While we recognize that...
Through an arrangement with the non-profit Historic Massachusetts, Inc., the club had sought to make alumni donations for the preservation of the building tax-exempt. Their efforts were certainly within the letter of the law, but not necessarily the spirit: the citizens of Cambridge derive no great benefits from...