It’s a problem that just about everyone who has walked through Cambridge shares:  finding a public bathroom around Harvard Square.  Now, a loose coalition of churches, homelessness organizations, and businesses

The weathered plaque at the base of “Omphalos”, a towering statue in Harvard Square, is hard to spot behind the metal barriers.  A dirty pair of shorts and a discarded

Journelle, a Big Apple exemplar of underwear couture, has converted a … Journelle converts Airstream trailer into a roving showcase of … Journelle, a popular lingerie retailer in New York

Toscano opened in Harvard Square at the end of March, a second branch of the Beacon Hill restaurant with which it shares a name. The Brattle Street spot was for

May/June 2013The Square’s restaurant scene has welcomed more than six newcomers within the last year, with others set to open soon.

In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, many Harvard Square restaurants and businesses are donating portions of their sales to help victims of the attacks.  “Anything that we could

Three decades ago, when customers entered what is now UpStairs on the Square, some assumed that the woman who greeted them was only there to take reservations. But in fact,

The Harvard Square Business Association has partnered with Cambridge-based technology start-up Leaf Holdings, Inc. to begin collecting in-store donations this month to help the homeless, the HSBA announced last Friday.

Shoppers and visitors in Harvard Square no longer have to dig deep in their pockets to look for change to help the homeless in the area.  On Friday, the Harvard

Charitable giving to the homeless in Harvard Square is getting a technological makeover.  Fifteen tablets, using touchscreen and wireless technology, we being installed at local stores to give residents and

Anthony Pira, the photographer featured in the inaugural edition of Scout Cambridge in the story called “Invisible Faces: Photographer Spotlights Homeless Youth in Harvard Square,” has been honored by the

As parents of students in the Class of 2014 pack their bags and finalize travel arrangements for Junior Parents Weekend this coming Friday and Saturday, Harvard Square establishments are preparing