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Polaroid Corporation of Cambridge was a pioneer and market leader in the instant photography industry, producing both cameras and film. Photo/Wikimedia Commons
History

Polaroid invented instant photography in a Cambridge laboratory

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Author Lorraine Smith says that “A pause in life is not a period ... follow your passion and never give up!”
Notable People

Writer Lorraine Smith overcame multiple obstacles to publish her debut novel

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Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley’s concerts in Cambridge in the early seventies introduced live reggae to a generation of college students and other local music fans. Photo/Wikimedia Commons/Dennis Morris
Arts and Entertainment

Reggae was part of the soundtrack for 1970s Boston area college...

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Self-described “jazz obsessive” saxophonist Russ Gershon started the Either/Orchestra in Cambridge in 1985.
Arts and Entertainment

Either/Orchestra jazz band founder Russ Gershon celebrates 40 years

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Dr. Hugh Morgan Hill, better known as Brother Blue, was a storyteller on the streets of Cambridge and Boston for decades. Photo/Wikimedia Commons
Arts and Entertainment

Brother Blue was Cambridge’s beloved storyteller, street poet and philosopher

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Tom and Ray Magliozzi of Cambridge made “Car Talk” the most popular show in National Public Radio history. Photo/Richard Howard courtesy of cartalk.com
Arts and Entertainment

The Magliozzi brothers of Cambridge made ‘Car Talk’ a nationwide radio...

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Lifestyle

Out of Town News is not out of the minds of...

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The Wursthaus was a popular two-story German restaurant in the heart of Harvard Square in Cambridge for nearly 80 years.
Lifestyle

The Wursthaus was a Harvard Square institution

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1960s folk legends Joan Baez and Bob Dylan played at Club Passim in Cambridge early in their careers. Photo/Wikimedia Commons/Rowland Scherman
Arts and Entertainment

Cambridge’s Club Passim helped launch the careers of many folk legends

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This Month's Features

Multigenerational living good for all

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