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

Festively decorated city streets and retail stores packed with shoppers herald the approach of Christmas. But for many residents of Cambridge, Christmas isn’t the main attraction of the holiday season.

When students and residents who live around Harvard Square wish to shop for groceries, their choices are severely limited. There has been no true grocery store in the Square for

THREE-DIMENSIONAL mapping programs like Google Earth let people fly over the rooftops of virtual cities, and other online services lead them down individual streets.  Now, one company is planning 3-D-like

October 26, 2007 As the Red Sox played for gold rings at Fenway Park yesterday, Harvard Square’s businesses tried to make some gold of their own.  Bars with plasma televisions

Plympton Street now has another landmark—Frank, Mark & Pauline Kramer Square.  Harvard Book Store, a destination for famous authors such as Stephen King and Al Gore ’69, drew a crowd