Behind the concrete barriers and relocated traffic of Brattle Street, pedestrians may have noticed a cry for help posted above the green-striped awning of Cardullo’s Gourmet Shoppe: “CITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Although Cambridge’s proposal to provide free citywide wireless Internet service—which was originally slated to be completed in 2006—has been delayed for two years, the city is still working with various

Joan Baez was doing what she always does at a concert, something as inane as tuning her guitar as the audience piped down. Except last night it felt particularly poignant,

When James Shearer arrived at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter, he was without a job and living on the streets. But while living at the shelter, Shearer cofounded Spare Change

All proceeds from the award-winning documentary, The Story of Fenist, about master Russian puppeteer Igor Fokin, are being donated by filmmaker Yelena Demikovsky to benefit his widow and three children.

BOSTON is a city of ghosts, but on the coldest of days, don’t expect them to come to you. Instead, visit Forest Hills Cemetery, a rambling Victorian-era burial ground about

Al Kooper, decked out in dark shades, was joking, but there was a hint of truth in his teasing.  The show could run until midnight, he said, “but they are

A small startup wants to go big with its free wireless Internet technology and blanket The City in coverage by the end of 2008. Meraki, a Mountain View-based company started

The financially beleaguered Alpha Omega Jewelry chain reopened two of its four upscale stores under new management yesterday afternoon after the company’s founder, Raman Handa, disappeared last week and the

Cambridge restaurateur Vinod Kapoor ran into his cousin Raman Handa outside Handa’s jewelry store in the Burlington Mall on Dec. 9. Handa, owner of the Alpha Omega Jewelry chain, picked

The owner of the Alpha Omega jewelry store chain reportedly left the country amid signs that the prominent seller of watches and diamonds was struggling with financial problems.

Oggi Gourmet, with its sleek counters and sophisticated pizza toppings, represents a very different face of Harvard Square dining than the more traditional undergraduate staple of Pinocchio’s Pizza and Subs—but