But we are encouraged by the virulent spread of local Lisa, a blogger, pundit and mother of two, covers local Lisa manages to actually attend most of the town council meetings, in the finest tradition of the American press keeping politicians honest, at least in public. We wonder where she gets the energy, and the patience.<\/p>\n The Cambridge The reporting is workmanlike and the stories that it Since we pretend to publish a humor blog ourself, we For example, on the demise of idiosyncratic independent The decision means Cambridge has lost another of its Oh, now we get it.<\/p>\n The most exceptional feature of this rag is its truly If there is any city in the world that has enough stuff Like the global journalistic matrix called The Metro, H2Otown<\/a> and Cambridge For a fan of daily newspapers who is also a student and teacher of Media News, the relative vitality of the American printed press is something of a sore spot. News about the field usually involves declines in circulation, consolidation … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/locnews.jpg\")
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\n a fan of daily newspapers who is also a student and teacher of Media
\n News, the relative vitality of the American printed
\n press is something of a sore spot. News about the field usually
\n involves declines in circulation<\/a>, consolidation of publications and staffs,
\n closing of venerable papers or accusations of conflicts of interest and
\n crises of accountability. Its enough to make an old news hound cry.<\/p>\n
\n electronic news, via blog, on-line papers and other virtual spaces, and
\n once in a while the ink-stained branch of the press shows signs of life as well. Case
\n in point, the local community news site in our own backyard, Lisa
\n Williams H20town<\/a>, and the recent emergence of the real paper paper, Cambridge
\n Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n news, town council meetings, local politics, interesting local folks
\n of note and current cultural and arts events. She also has a dynamite
\n restaurant guide<\/a> which pretty much covers the area. Check it out,
\n and you’ll never be at a loss for where to eat in the Western suburbs.<\/p>\n
\n Day<\/a> paper is another source with some similarities and many differences. It
\n is a daily, paper paper, published Monday through Friday, featuring "news, business coverage,
\n features (including weather and a crossword puzzle), commentary, and exhaustive
\n calendar listings
\n to the people of Cambridge."<\/p>\n
\n covers are an accurate reflection of the stuff people talk about in their
\n yards and markets; changes in the neighborhoods, the relation between
\n Imperial Harvard and her subjects and vassals, local crime and the police
\n blotter.<\/p>\n
\n feel qualified to comment on the sense of humor which animates the writing.
\n It is rather odd, in the spirit of the wicked smart but socially inept
\n kids who would never be chosen for the laugh-track studio audience because
\n they always laugh at different moments than the rest of the folks<\/p>\n
\n gas station "Gas with a Smile" (which the paper calls "legendary"):<\/p>\n\n
\n most amusing business names – following the defunct Long Funeral Service
\n and Huron Drugs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n extensive and inclusive Calendar. They list 28 interesting cultural,
\n social and scientific events for Friday alone – from a story hour for
\n children up to five years old from 10:30 until 11:30 am (nap time) at Barefoot
\n Books, to Aberdeen City’s CD release party at TT the Bear’s at 12:15 am,
\n 14 hours later. All in chronological order.<\/p>\n
\n going on to fill up a daily cultural calendar, it’s Cambridge. Many,
\n many times we have heard about, or read reviews of, cool stuff that went
\n on the night before, unbeknownst to us. This is just the ticket to keep
\n on top of the many marvelous public events happening every day. Even
\n if we are too lazy, or would rather curl up in bed with Norma Yvonne
\n and a good blog, at least we now know what we are missing.<\/p>\n
\n Cambridge Day is free, hoping to support itself through advertising. They
\n say they are distributing 15,000 copies free every day in Cambridge.
\n Unlike the Metro, there is no attempt to cover the world. But for people
\n who value living in a cultural cauldron like Cambridge, its just what
\n the Doctor ordered.<\/p>\n
\n Day<\/a> both
\n get the Dowbrigade’s highest recommendation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"