On April 8, throngs of people lined up outside of Pinkberry’s recently-opened clear glass doors to get a taste of the company’s frozen yogurt. New to Cambridge, the store had

Starbucks will open another location in Harvard Square in late May—a two-level shop open until 1 a.m. that will host live music and coffee tastings in the evenings.  The new store,

Bob Slate will close its local chain of stationery stores in March after serving Harvard and Porter Square for 78 years, store ownership announced on Thursday. The company, officially Bob

Bob Slate’s Stationer, a Harvard Square staple for more than 75 years, said it will close its three Cambridge stores by the end of March after a lengthy search for

A touchscreen gadget the size of a Moleskine notebook sits propped up at the end of the table at Uno Chicago Grill. It’s not on every table, but certain returning

Harvard students and faculty joined University President Drew G. Faust and the greater Cambridge community yesterday outside the Holyoke Center to raise awareness about shopping opportunities at local businesses at

The growers who attend farmers’ markets already know you can bring the country into the city. Now the cityfolk have picked up on the same idea.  Last weekend, truly local food

Students scavenging for caffeine at Crema Cafe or searching to quell a sugar fix at Hidden Sweets may have noticed Harvard Square’s own “Green Monster,” a large construction pit blockaded

“I don’t know what happened, they didn’t give us no explanation – they just took it out, “ said Dennis Coveney, “president” of The Chair Club.  “It would have been considerate

Harvard will open its gates to about 1,000 prospective students this weekend under the heading of a new unofficial name: Visitas.  The new moniker for the program is one of several

Forty Winks, a new lingerie boutique on 56 JFK St. above Shay’s Pub and Wine Bar, opened its doors last Friday, hoping to meet Harvard Square’s demand for lingerie.  The store’s

Although the red Chinese lanterns decorating Harvard Square had been destroyed by last week’s high winds and torrential rains, Mass Ave. was alive with firecrackers, drums, and lion dancers during