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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,
Harvard Book Store to open branch in the Prudential Center
Harvard Book Store owners Jeff Mayersohn and Linda Seamonson announced today they’re opening a second branch across the river – in the Prudential Center space Barnes & Noble vacated in June. This is quite
Harvard Square gives a proper sendoff to ‘Michael’
The inscription on the casket just read “Michael”, fitting, as from all appearances, the deceased led a simple life. At the time of death, he had no home, no car,
Fishy Business: Ice Cream Store Taiyaki NYC to Open Harvard Square Location in July
Taiyaki NYC will open its second Massachusetts location on Church St. in Harvard Square. By Miles J. Herszenhorn By Miles J. Herszenhorn, Crimson Staff Writer July 1, 2022 Soft serve ice cream store
The End of the Harvard Square Pit
Reconstruction of a local landmark begins soon. by JACOB SWEET 6.30.22 The Pit Photograph by Niko Yaitanes/Harvard Magazine ON A HOT June afternoon, the Harvard Square Pit was quiet. In the submerged
This Cambridge dispensary caters to women, LGBTQ and older customers
Harvard Square’s first cannabis dispensary — and its first Black-woman-owned business — is on track to open in September, CEO Leah Samura tells Axios. Driving the news: Yamba Boutique is undergoing
Pit-A-Palooza farewell party for Harvard Square sounded, moshed and even smelled like old times
Home | Arts + Culture By Victoria Rein Monday, June 27, 2022 Last revised on: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 The crowd Saturday at Pit-A-Palooza in Harvard Square. (Photo: Victoria Rein) A farewell party to
One last hang at the Pit in Harvard Square
The organizers of Pit-A-Palooza are aware of the irony. They’re putting on an organized, permitted event to celebrate the impending demise of Harvard Square’s longtime home of anarchy, spontaneity and