Cats

City Life

A Cat Named Rowdy Has Been Roaming Logan Airport, and Evading Capture, for Weeks

Boston children’s book authors are presumably on high alert today after the fascinating tale of a cat on the run at Logan Airport has officially […]

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City Life

Anatomy of a Pet Rescue

What do you do when you’re trapped at home with little to do in the middle of a pandemic? If you’re like many locals, you […]

Guests play with one of Purr Cat Cafe's resident kittens during opening weekend
Restaurants

Boston’s First Cat Cafe Actually Opened

If your Black Friday and Small Business Saturday shopping needs more kitten cuddles, head to Brighton. You won’t be able to come home with a […]

City Life

34 Cats from Hurricane-Ravaged St. John Have Arrived in Massachusetts

Update: The cats have arrived from the U.S. Virgin Islands and are now being kept at the MSPCA-Nevins Farm in Methuen, where they will be kept in […]

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City Life

Did the New York Times Publish Fake News About Cats?

Earlier this week, a must-click story from the New York Times popped into my Twitter feed. The headline read, “Feline Food Issues? ‘Whisker Fatigue’ May Be […]

City Life

Meet “Ivan the Twisted,” a Boston Cat with Special Legs and Special Needs

Update, Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.: Ivan has been adopted! The MSPCA shared the news on Facebook on Monday that, after a week that saw Ivan turned into […]

Restaurants

Brown Student Attempting to Open New England’s First Cat Cafe

Over the weekend, Brown graduate student Amanda Davis began a $65,000 Indiegogo campaign to bring the first permanent cat cafe to New England. Inspired by […]

Arts & Entertainment

The 2014 Internet Cat Video Film Festival Is Coming to Boston

Filming cats isn’t a phenomenon that was born from the boom of the Internet and easy access to handheld devices—cat videos have been hilarious for […]

City Life

Massachusetts Is Filled with (Crazy, Neurotic, Intelligent) Cat People

Massachusetts has the highest ratio of cats to dogs in the United States, according to data published in the Washington Post. That’s right, we are a […]

City Life

Weymouth Is Weighing a Cat Leash Law

The Town of Weymouth is engaged in divisive political debate over a hot-button issue: cat leash laws. According to the Patriot Ledger, a Weymouth resident has proposed revising […]

City Life

Could A Cat Café Open Up in Boston?

The cat’s out of the bag. After someone tweeted about the prospect of a “cat café” trying to claw its way into the Boston market […]

Arts & Entertainment

A Troupe of Acrobatic Cats Are Pouncing Their Way Into Somerville Soon

For two days at the end of July, people curious about what sorts of tricks cats are capable of will be able to get their […]

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Arts & Entertainment

Get Ready for the Somerville Copy Cat Festival

Photo via Tumblr There’s something you’ve been dreaming about for a long, long time, but have never truly acknowledged it. And folks, it’s time to […]