WHAT’S NEW
BY ELIE LEVINE
FOOD & DRINK PORTER SQUARE
YOKI EXPRESS BRINGS POKE TO PORTER
Yoki Express, a new poke place in COMING the former Bruegger’s spot SOONBagelsMOVED at 1876 Massachusetts Ave. serves poke and sushi burritos, according to Eater Boston. The restaurant had its grand opening on Jan. 31, though it had been operating since the end of 2019. The first Yoki Express location is in Boston’s Seaport. Both locations are meant to be casual versions of the sitdown Yoki restaurant at Station Landing in Medford. HURON VILLAGE
BASE CRAVE SATISFIES CRAVINGS FOR NEPALI CUISINE
INMAN SQUARE
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new Mexican cantina replaces Asian-fusion joint Ginger Exchange at 1287 Cambridge COMINGis decorated St., which closed recently. The restaurant MOVED to honor its namesake, Mexican SOON artist Frida Kahlo, with portraits of Kahlo featured prominently across the walls. Its owner, Eric Brambila, co-owns three other Boston-area Mexican spots: Tequila’s in Chelmsford and Wakefield, and Ixtapa Mexican Grill in Groton.
A new Nepali restaurant has moved into the former Full Moon location at 344 Huron Ave.COMING Base Crave, MOVED SOON formerly named Melting Pot, went through a last-minute name change when owner Bhola Pandey received a cease-and-desist order from the Melting Pot fondue restaurant chain, based in Tampa, Fla. Pandey also runs Mitho Restaurant, a Nepali eatery in Winchester, Mass.
CITY BEAT CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCLUDE HALAL OPTIONS FOR STUDENT MEALS In February, Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) introduced halalcertified chicken to its school lunches. According to their website, this effort was prompted by Muslim families in CPS and was made possible through the efforts of Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui and School Committee ViceChair Manikka Bowman.
BERNIE SANDERS WINS AT SATELLITE CAUCUS
Iowa residents gathered in Harvard Square on Feb. 2 for a satellite caucus, one of many caucuses held internationally for displaced Iowans, WGBH reports. This is the first year 10 Meet the Makers | scoutcambridge.com
the program has been enacted; previously, Iowans far from home had no option to vote. The tally totaled 22 votes for Sanders, 20 votes for Warren, and 8 for Buttigieg, translating to 3, 2, and 1 delegates, respectively.
PROPOSAL AIMS TO RENAME AGASSIZ NEIGHBORHOOD
The City Council approved a proposal by Maya Counter, the president of the Black Student Union at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, to rename Agassiz the “Baldwin neighborhood,” for the late educator Maria Baldwin. The neighborhood’s elementary school, The Maria L. Baldwin School, also honors Baldwin, who in 1899 became the first black woman to be a school principal in the
Northeast. Counter, a resident of the Agassiz neighborhood, took an advanced placement history class that unveiled the life history of the neighborhood’s current namesake, Louis Agassiz, who espoused harmful theories such as eugenics.
having used e-cigarettes in their lifetime has soared, rising from 11 percent in 2018 to 33 percent. Close to a fifth of students reported having used the products in the past month. “This is now a crisis, an emergency,” Tracy RoseTynes, the manager of school health services for the Cambridge Public Health Department, said.
CAMBRIDGE UPGRADES ITS VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM
VAPING SURGES AMONG CAMBRIDGE TEENS
Cambridge Day reports that in the past year, the number of Cambridge Ringe and Latin School students who reported
The Office of the Secretary of State offered a new way for Cambridge voters to register in February, The Cambridge Chronicle reports. The all-online registration system allows you to apply to register, change your address, apply for an absentee ballot, or change your party affiliation. The new website is www.registertovotema.com.
Photo, top left, courtesy of Corazón de Frida. Photo, top right, courtesy of Tiger Sugar.
