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Tomorrow, every corner of France will burst with joy to celebrate the anniversary of Bastille Day, the 1789 storming of the notorious prison at the beginning of the French Revolution.

Everyone is entitled to be an architectural critic, especially of one’s own environment. Since I studied and worked at Harvard for almost half a century, this is theI have a

A lot of people never thought they would see a final sale at the venerable F.B. Hubley Auction Galleries. It did conduct its last sale, however, and the June 4

Saturday was “Make Music Cambridge!”, an outdoor music festival type event in which performers are interspersed on the streets around Harvard Square throughout the day – kind of like every

The students have packed up and left for the summer, and pretty soon Harvard’s art museums will go on an extended hiatus, as well.  After many years and many false

Verizon Communications Inc. is leasing the first floor of 95 Mt. Auburn St. in Harvard Square in Cambrige, Mass.  The New York-based company is taking about 4,500 square feet at

Ah, Paris.  Strolling along the banks of the Seine, munching fresh croissants, watching the surging euro turn your dollar into a worthless scrap of paper.  Since the floundering economy means

Why isn’t there free Wi-Fi everywhere? I ask this as I sit in an Espresso Vivace in Seattle, typing away and enjoying free wireless (and a truly terrific latte—easily an

Home to one of the world’s top universities, Harvard Square normally hosts the exchange of ideas, but can now host the exchange of data, too. On Wednesday a number of

Harvard Square will launch free Wi-Fi to the public Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m.  The Harvard Square Business Association has been working in collaboration with Cambridge, Harvard University and Harvard

Seniors are about to lose their Harvard Internet access, but thanks to a new wireless network, those staying in the Square won’t be left stranded.  The Harvard Square Business Association

The owner of Harvard Book Store, an independent shop on the corner of Mass. Ave. and Plympton Street said this week that he planned to sell the shop that has