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Gong Cha to Open in Cambridge’s Harvard Square
Taiwan-based chain that claims to be “one of the most recognized bubble tea brands around the world” is expanding again, this time opening another shop in Cambridge. According to an article from
Gong Cha to open new location in Harvard Square
Milk teas, fruit-based beverages, slushes, and more will be on the menu. A new branch of the bubble tea company Gong Cha will open in Harvard Square on Sept. 9. This shop
El Jefe’s Taqueria Location Reopens in Harvard Square With Plans to Add Frozen Margaritas to the Menu
The original El Jefe’s Taqueria location in Harvard Square suffered a slow, unglamorous death on Thursday. The horchata was the first victim. Then, the hot sauce wall suffered its demise.
Le Macaron French Pastries® Latest Openings Cement Position as #1 Macaron Franchise in the United States
SARASOTA, Fla., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Le Macaron French Pastries, the #1 destination for authentic French macarons and pastries, announced four new locations this month in Alabama, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Tennessee. The openings solidify the
LGBTQ+ Harvard Affiliates Receive Homophobic Emails Threatening Violence
A group of LGBTQ+ Harvard affiliates received violent threats via email last week in anonymously-sent messages that included a litany of homophobic slurs. A “small number” of students, faculty, and
Gallery 24/7 turns ATM, an icon of consumerism, into a free space for exhibit of artists’ inspiration
What would “trust, respect, generosity, care, positivity and inspiration” look like behind the windowpanes of a corner store? A wander down Mount Auburn Street, beyond Harvard University’s Smith Center at
10 readers share memories of the Harvard Square pit
The hangout spot is being transformed into a plaza. Boston.com readers told us their reflections of the public space. The Harvard Square pit, the red brick, sunken space near the
I Found a Man Dead in Front of Harvard University
By Kody Christiansen July 24, 2022 “I found a man dead in front of my school.” “I found a man dead in front of my school.” For the last few
A unique debut poetry collection, a second Harvard Book Store, and this year’s Thoreau Prize winners
A vision emerges unbidden, seemingly delivered not from inside the mind, but from outside, as though from the gods, or the God, arriving through some superhuman or supernatural force, an
The Harvard Square ‘pit’ is being turned into a plaza. What are your favorite memories of the space?
Construction is expected to begin this summer at the Harvard Square “pit,” the round gathering space near the Harvard Square MBTA station that’s been a hangout since its opening in
Harvard Book Store to open new location in Prudential Center
The second branch of the bookstore is set to open in the spring of 2023. Harvard Book Store, a landmark of Harvard Square that’s been around since 1932, announced Thursday that it’s
Harvard Book Store will open a second location, this one at the Pru
The move comes several months after Red Sox and Globe owner John Henry invested in the nearly-century-old bookstore. By Diti Kohli Globe Staff,Updated July 14, 2022, 2:58 p.m. Come spring 2023,