NYC-based ice cream chain Van Leeuwen opening 3 Boston-area locations
Lesley University students fill Harvard Square community fridge
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — They’re lifelines for those in need tucked away in communities across the country and in Massachusetts: Community fridges offering food with no questions asked for anyone to […]
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream will open a trio of scoop shops; Greenway food trucks roll into town April 1
COMING SOON: New York sensation Van Leeuwen Ice Cream will open a trio of scoop shops in the Boston area, starting this spring. They’ll begin with Chestnut Hill (55 Boylston St.), followed […]
Here’s when Van Leeuwen ice cream shops will open around Boston
The popular NYC chain will open locations in the Seaport, Harvard Square, and Chestnut Hill. Looking for a new ice cream parlor? We’ve got the scoop. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream will […]
25 Things To Do with Kids in Harvard Square
Harvard Square is a great hangout for students and young professionals, but its full of things to do with kids. With one of the best playgrounds in the Boston area, […]
Here’s the Scoop: Van Leeuwen’s to Open in Harvard Square
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream will look to be the crème de la crème of ice cream selections in Harvard Square as it is set to open a Cambridge location in […]
Despite cancelled Prudential expansion, Harvard Book Store sees bright future for independent book sellers
Harvard Book Store owner Jeff Mayersohn told GBH News that he was excited by the opportunity to expand to the Prudential Center, a marquee downtown shopping location. With an expected […]
City Council Supports Local Real Estate Tax, Discusses Municipal Housing Vouchers
The Cambridge City Council voted to support a tax on large real estate transactions and discussed the feasibility of municipally-funded housing vouchers during a Monday evening meeting. Councilors voted 6-2 […]
Rachael Solem, Longtime Irving House Proprietor, Remembered for Her Impact on Local Businesses
Celebrating Harvard Square’s Newest Performance Space
ARVARD SQUARE’S newest performance venue, Arrow Street Arts (ASA), celebrates its official opening with a weeklong festival starting March 23. Featuring regional artists, organizations, and diverse genres, the event will showcase talents from […]
The Surprising Return of Tracy Chapman: Will There Be More?
Tracy Chapman was 45 years old when she finished her 2009 summer tour at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Although she had achieved every level of success as a recording […]
Arrow Street Arts to Begin Programming in Renovated Performance Spaces This April
The Harvard Square venue will reopen its larger performance space, hosting Boston Opera Collaborative’s production of Carmen beginning April 4. Arrow Street Arts is set to begin regular programming in its […]
Fans, Critics Spill the Beans on New Mexican Restaurant Achilito’s
Achilito’s, a small chain of Mexican restaurants based around Massachusetts, opened its newest location in Harvard Square earlier this year. Though the restaurant already has locations in Jamaica Plain, Brighton, […]
Photos: See Annette Bening parade through Cambridge as Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year
Annette Bening was honored as the 2024 Woman of the Year in Cambridge on Tuesday. The Oscar-nominated actress sat between Hasty Pudding Theatrical members Nikita Nair and Joshua Hillers in […]
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 […]
Event Space ‘Dx’ Dances into Harvard Square
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 […]
In Harvard Square, the Painted Burro is a stylish replacement for the Border Cafe
Where to: The Painted Burro in Harvard Square. Why: For Mexican food, including fairly priced margaritas, in the old Border Cafe space. The backstory: “I’d always identified Harvard Square as a place I […]
Latin American Restaurant Painted Burro Gallops Into Harvard Square
Painted Burro, a Latin American restaurant and tequila bar, opened its third location in Harvard Square last Monday. Located on 32 Church St., the new establishment stands in the former […]
Harvard Square’s Sea Hag is the little sister to Grendel’s Den
The new place serves pub grub made from scratch.
The Painted Burro Opens in Harvard Square
Early last year, it was reported that a small group of Mexican restaurants was planning to expand to a new location in the heart of Cambridge, and now we have […]