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Harvard Book Store shelves plan for second location in the Pru
The owners blamed ‘considerable’ economic challenges, ‘including supply chain disruptions and escalating costs’ Cambridge-based Harvard Book Store will not be opening a second store in the Prudential Center, after its
Harvard Book Store halts Prudential Center expansion
The Cambridge bookstore cited “ongoing disruptions to the supply chain and escalating costs.” Harvard Book Store announced Friday that it has canceled plans to open a second location in Boston’s
16th annual Taste of Chocolate Festival sweetens Harvard Square visitors’ weekends
Hundreds of visitors lined up on Brattle Street Saturday afternoon for the first day of the 13th annual Taste of Chocolate Festival. Hosted by the Harvard Square Business Association, the festival
A sweet weekend: Harvard Square’s Taste of Chocolate Festival returns with free chocolate extravaganza tastings
Chocolate lovers convened at Brattle Street in Cambridge on Saturday, dressed in warm winter garments and eagerly waiting in line for hours to get their fingers messy with free, chocolate-covered
An Ode to the Renovation of Capital One Café
After a six-week winter break, Harvard students returned to something unexpected: the renovation of Capital One Café. Capital One Café (better known as Cap One Café) is our favorite corporate
Come get sweets – some for free! – this weekend at Harvard Square’s Taste of Chocolate Festival
Union Square Donuts’ Belgian Dark Chocolate doughnut is at the Taste of Chocolate Festival this weekend in Harvard Square. (Photo: Union Square Donuts) The annual Taste of Chocolate Festival is
Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year ceremony delayed due to ‘unforeseen conflicts’
This year’s roast and parade through Harvard Square will now take place at a later date, according to a Hasty Pudding Theatricals spokesperson The streets of Harvard Square will be
Rachael Solem, who ran Cambridge guesthouses, dies suddenly, stunning the business community (corrected)
Rachael Solem in a photo posted Jan. 1, 2021. (Photo: Rachel Solem via Facebook) The proprietor of the Irving House, Turner House and Harding House guesthouses in Cambridge, Rachael Solem,
Grubhub to return $3.5 million to Massachusetts restaurants overcharged during pandemic
BOSTON — Online food ordering and delivery platform Grubhub will pay more than $3.5 million to settle allegations that it illegally overcharged Massachusetts restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state
New book offers glimpse of history behind Cambridge’s Andover Shop; launch celebration for poet David Ferry’s posthumous collection on Dec. 13; local press publishes contemporary Korean poetry series
New book offers glimpse of history behind Cambridge’s Andover Shop A tiny shop with an unassuming storefront on a side street in Harvard Square altered the history of men’s fashion
Like all true love stories, this one comes with heartache
VIDEO Scholar’s ‘Harvard Square’ more than an academic pursuit Catherine J. Turco has a loving relationship with Harvard Square. She grew up in Cambridge, and holds three Harvard degrees. But
