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On Brattle Street, a jazzy serenade from a bunch of Squares
Harvard Square has been a premiere spot for street performers for decades, but it took the COVID-era to produce a musical effort as enterprising as Squares in the Square.
Hasty Pudding honors Viola Davis as Woman of the Year in virtual ceremony
Hasty Pudding Theatricals honored Viola Davis as its Woman of the Year Thursday night, sans the usual fanfare.
Rediscovering the Square
New businesses emerge and old favorites awaken after a long pandemic year…
Cambridge’s Y2Y Harvard Square is helping homeless youth access ‘critical’ stimulus checks
There are a plethora of extra steps that have to be taken for people facing homelessness to qualify for stimulus payments, and, without help or internet access, the steps to gain
Markers and Reminders: MLK to #BLM
Cambridge Forum partners with the Harvard Square Business Association to examine Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and the Black Lives Matter movement’s impact on the history of Cambridge, Boston
Creating a sense of community in Cambridge’s ever-changing Harvard Square
Harvard Square is ever-evolving and, although longtime businesses have closed, many think the state of the square is healthy with a mix of landmark and newly-opened businesses.
Touring Harvard Square with Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band
Come along on an inside look at ever-changing Harvard Square from folks who know it best, like rocker Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band (he remembers when rent was
Preserving the history of Harvard Square while planning for the future
Although many iconic Harvard Square locations have closed their doors, the history of the location is continuing to be preserved. Including at Clover Labs, where a surprise behind the walls
In Photos: The State of Harvard Square, One Year Later
Before the coronavirus pandemic, Harvard Square was a center of activity, bustling with people shopping, eating, and admiring the historic buildings of Harvard’s campus. When the pandemic began, the Square
In Photos: The Front Lines of Harvard Square
One year after Harvard undergraduates were sent home and Square businesses drastically shifted their operations in March 2020, the essential workers of Harvard Square and Harvard’s campus have worked tirelessly